November 11, 2018 Economy
Thousands of Bulgarians have blocked major highways and roads on Sunday protesting fuel prices and rising cost of living. The blockades have the effect that dozens of truck drivers and private motorists are trapped not only inside Bulgaria but also in neighboring Greece and Turkey. The protests have spread across …
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September 6, 2018
Greece, Politics
FBI and CIA agents will be part of the draconian security measures during the 83rd International Fair of Thessaloniki where the USA is honored country. High-ranking members of the Trump administration will inaugurate the Fair together with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, a strong presence of big American companies are participating …
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July 27, 2018
animals
Animal rights activists were assaulted by locals and muleteers when they staged a protest against the abuse of donkeys on the island of Santorini on Friday. Two of the activists were taken to hospital, two more were slightly injured. One protester fainted. The incident took place took place in front …
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July 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s planned visit to Greece this autumn has been reportedly cancel, as “the timing is no longer suitable,” Russia’s ambassador to Athens Andrei Maslov told TASS news agency on Thursday. Greek officials had invited Lavrov in June before the diplomatic row over Macedonia and FYROM broke …
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July 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
All the Greek police officers on trial for charges of excessive use of violence and tear gas against anti-austerity protests on 28. and 29. June 2011 have been found not guilty. The One-Member First Instance Court in Athens ruled on Wednesday that all 18 police officers were not guilty. The …
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July 16, 2018
Greece, Politics
FYROM prime minister Zoran Zaev claimed that Greek pro-Russian businessmen pay for “violent protests” in his country with the aim to influence Referendum voters over the Macedonia agreement. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Zaev claimed further that the aim of these actions is to stop his country from joining …
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June 17, 2018
Greece, Politics
While officials from Athens and Skopje were celebrating the “historic agreement,” protesters clashed with police nearby and in some villages church bells rang in mourning. In the small village of Psarades at the Prespes Lake, Greece and FYROM signed the Macedonia agreement that will rename the Former Yugoslav Republic of …
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June 4, 2018
Greece, Politics
“The ball is in FYROM’s court,” Greece’s government spokesman, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday. “The Greek government is waiting for Mr Zaef [FYROM PM] to make the decisive step to reach an agreement. The ball is in their court,” the government spokesman said. Negoations between the foreign ministers of Greece …
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May 1, 2018
Greece, Politics
Thousands of Greeks joined the Workers’ May Day and marched through the streets of Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki and other cities and towns across Greece. The workers’ union of communist party KKE, PAME, opened the traditional strike protests with central slogan against imperialism and “Red May Day.” Communists against Imperialism with …
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March 7, 2018
Social
Three protesters were injured when clashes broke out between riot police and a crowd of leftists protecting foreclosure and e-auctions. in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Protesters started to push at riot police when the latter did not allow a delegation but only two leading members to visit the notary’s office …
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January 23, 2018
Social
For one more time, as usual towards the end of January, Greece’s farmers launch their traditional roadblocks to protest austerity measures. Dozens of tractors have been deployed on roads around Kardista in Central Greece since Monday, some 300 tractors are deployed on E65. so far they have not hindered traffic. …
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December 18, 2017
Greece, Politics
Greece’s farmers are angry and in protest mood claiming that their problems have not been solved by the government. During a meeting of the Pan-Hellenic Block Committee in Larissa, Central Greece, over the weekend, representatives from several farmers’ organizations decided to start their mobilizations as of January 20th 2018. The …
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December 8, 2017
Politics, World
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem, Theophilos, the Patriarchs of other Christian religions as well as heads of local churches have sent a letter to US President Donald Trump asking him to revise his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US Embassy from Tel …
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October 21, 2017
Uncategorized
Afghan refugees and migrants continued their protest also on Saturday after many of them spent the night outside the hot spot in Moria on the island of Lesvos. They demand better living conditions but also equal treatment in their asylum requests similar to those of Syrian refugees. Afghan refugees are …
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June 22, 2017
Greece, Politics
Thousands of municipality workers gathered outside the Interior Ministry in downtown Athens on Thursday morning. They threw water bottles, garbage and eggs at the ministry, then they attempted to enter the Greek Parliament. Police pushed them back making limited use of tear gas. The use of teargas angered the already …
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May 18, 2017
Greece, Politics
On the second day of anti-austerity protests, anti-authoritarians clashed with police outside the Parliament in Athens, short before the left-wing/nationalists coalition government voted for more austerity measures. Thousands unionists, students, members of leftist parties, engineers, lawyers and unemployed and self-employed flocked outside the Greek Parliament on Thursday afternoon to protest …
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May 18, 2017
Greece, Politics
Hundreds of pensioners defied the rain and took to the streets to protest the new austerity package to be voted Thursday night at the Greek Parliament. With umbrellas and raincoats, they joined their voices to prevent more austerity measures threatening to put their survival at risk. Holding banners and chanting …
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April 25, 2017
Uncategorized
Armenian protesters clashed with police outside the Turkish Consulate in downtown Thessaloniki on Monday evening. The tension started when a group of Armenian youth attempted to hang a memo at the entrance of the consulate. Greek authorities did not allow that, the angry protesters freaked out throwing objects to police, …
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April 17, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR, World
A slim victory that is a defeat in a divided country. Turkey’s referendum result is tight, with a gap of some 1.3 million votes between winner Yes and loser No. Opposition parties cry ‘foul’ because the Supreme Electoral Council allowed non-stamped ballots to be counted as valid. One and a …
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March 21, 2017
Greece, Politics
The online questionnaire uploaded by the Youth organization of ruling left-wing SYRIZA is theoretically a sociological research, an attempt to gather the opinion of the basic of the youth organization. However, several questions are unconventional and even rename the criminal offense of “theft” into “activism”. The questionnaire triggered an outrage …
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