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Opposition accuses Greek gov’t of losing pandemic control

April 19, 2021 Greece, Politics 1

“The New Democracy government has lost control of the pandemic through its own choices and at the same time has lost the trust of society,” main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance spokesperson Nassos Iliopoulos said on Monday in an interview 90.4 FM radio station. Speaking about the self tests, he said that …

Man with disabilities found next to dead mother. Both Covid-19 positive

November 19, 2020 CORONAVIRUS 3

A 61-year-old man with heavy disabilities was found crying, hugging his 90-year-old mother in a Kavala neighborhood. The mother had died two days earlier. Both were diagnosed positive to Covid-19 and were advised to quarantine at home by the National Health Care Organization EODY. A tragic incident in Kavala, northern …

Tourists stranded on Diapontia islands off Corfu after ferryboat mechanical failure

July 10, 2018 Tourism Comments Off on Tourists stranded on Diapontia islands off Corfu after ferryboat mechanical failure

Greek and foreign tourists have been stranded on the small islands North off Corfu in the Ionian Sea since Saturday. A mechanical failure of the small ferry boat that connect the islands Mavraki, Erikoussa and Othoni with Corfu has halted the service. By Tuesday, locals are also desperate as they …

“Europe is not what you expect it to be” say frustrated migrants

July 9, 2018 Politics, Refugees Comments Off on “Europe is not what you expect it to be” say frustrated migrants

The dream of a Europe that can meet one’s needs can turn to a nightmare and frustrate the thousands of migrants seeking a better future away from their home. Website InfoMigrants spoke with a Pakistani national a day before he returned to his home country on a ticket he bought …

Eurogroup: Greece talks break down, when Schaeuble and IMF fail to bridge the gap

May 23, 2017 Economy 12

Decisions taken by the eurozone finance minister at the Eurogroup on Monday were supposed to be from ‘good’ to ‘excellent’. What really happened was a long meeting that ended in suspending the meeting and postponing the decisions for three weeks later. Not only there was no decision on debt relief. …

EU Auditors’ report on Task Force in Greece: They Came, Saw & Delivered Few Results

February 16, 2016 Politics, Society 8

“More attention to results need to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece.” That’s the title the EU auditors, “the guardians of the EU finances” put on their report about the technical assistance the Task Force delivered to Greece since 2011. “Progress in structural spending was good but technical …

Varoufakis reveals: Plan X & Parallel Currency in case Greece would have been kicked out of the eurozone

January 20, 2016 Economy 1

Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufaks revealed that there was a Plan X for the case that Greece would have been kicked out of the eurozone. Speaking to private Skai TV about the long and winding road of the negotiations with the European nand the IMF creditors in the first half …

Surprised? IMF’s Lagarde: “Global growth is disappointing and uneven”

September 30, 2015 Economy 4

Welcome to the real world! For one more indirect time the International Monetary Fund “admits” what it has been wrong in its economic policies. And tries to find out what went wrong. It sees no growth, but bleak future. And keeps the whole problem on a pure academic level. Speaking …

Study: Fiscal consolidation programs trap Greece into a permanent debt- and economic-crisis

September 2, 2015 Society 37

A study conducted by the Labor Institute of Greece’s biggest private sector union GSEE highlights the dramatic deterioration of the living stands of Greeks due to the austerity policies of the last 5 years, that is ever since the country sought its financial ‘rescue’ from the International Monetary fund. Analyzing …

My daily Bread & Milk: OECD’s Myth of “Competition Toolkit & lower prices for consumers”

August 12, 2015 Economy 20

Hurrah! The milk and bread market in Greece is to be liberated! The much anticipated liberation has been pushed forward by the Troika lenders since the first bailout agreement in 2010. The OECD had provided its famous Competition Assessment Tollkit for this. But although the previous Greek governments had passed …

Troika, Greece meeting in Paris had also a Snap-Polls Dragon

November 27, 2014 Editor Comments Off on Troika, Greece meeting in Paris had also a Snap-Polls Dragon

Like in all good old fairy tales, the meeting of Troika and Greece’s representatives in Paris had a dragon. A dragon spitting fire and generously distributing slaps in the face of the team sent by Samaras-Venizelos coalition government to negotiate with the country’s lenders the bailout exit. Aim of the …

Patras: Parents beat doctor for not prescribing “medical supplies” for disabled kid

June 13, 2014 Society 2

Furious parents of a girl with chronic disability have reportedly beaten an IKA doctor in Patras because he refused to prescribe a special nutrition food for the bed-ridden child. The doctor was just following the guidelines of the Troika and the austerity Health ministers and the electronic prescription system that …

RT report: “Debt Drama: Was whole Greek bailout deal a failure?” (video)

August 31, 2013 Economy Comments Off on RT report: “Debt Drama: Was whole Greek bailout deal a failure?” (video)

Stuck in recession, plagued by soaring unemployment and suicides – the Greek plight is dragging on, sending shivers across the EU. Greece is struggling to meet the conditions of its international lenders, who are pouring billions into the ailing economy. But when will the rescue package actually work? Or has …

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