In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a famous phrase asks: “To be, or not to be, that is the question!” That question is also valid when it comes to the Cyprus issue: to negotiate, or not to negotiate, that is the question? It is one of the most perplexing questions faced by tiny Cyprus in its effort [...]
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“Kazantzakis and the Arab World” Exhibition at Egyptian Cultural Centre of Athens
“Kazantzakis and the Arab World” is the title of the pending exhibition to be hosted at the Egyptian Cultural Centre of Athens from February 28 to March 3, within the framework of international celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the author’s death, organized by the International Society of Nikos Kazantzakis’ Friends. In the inauguration of [...]
The Telegraph: Shame on Europe for Betraying Greece
“Capitalism is triumphant as EU states sacrifice the Greek people in a desperate attempt to appease the gods of speculation,” says William Wall from the Telegraph, explaining why the EU has betrayed Greece and its people, how the markets and capitalist governments which serve them have more misery in store for Greeks and why this “bailout” is [...]
The Telegraph: Greece Won’t See a Cent of The Great Bail-out
Over the weekend, the Greek parliament voted to accept Europe’s latest demands for spending cuts and tax rises and other reforms and retrenchments. The aim was to make it marginally less implausible that Greece will pay back the hundreds of billions of euros that its neighbours are lending it. The alternative, we were told, was [...]
Repower Greece: The New Game Plan
My laptop always freezes when I need it most. When Firefox has at least ten tabs open, when Facebook chat has four heated conversations going, when there are six Word documents minimized, and when the one I am furiously working on has yet to be saved, my laptop flashes me the virtual equivalent to the [...]
16 ‘Angry Parents’ Lecture Greece
BRUSSELS—The patience of the euro zone’s paymasters with Greece is wearing paper-thin. In an often fractious meeting here Thursday night, officials present said one finance minister after another from other euro-zone nations chided Evangelos Venizelos, their Greek counterpart. Why had the Greek government waited until the 11th hour to agree to tough measures they [...]
Van Vlahakis: “We Either Become a Colony of Germany or Stay Independent”
By Van Vlahakis* I just listen to the news from Greece and I thought it might be useful to pass some advice to Greek politicians. I have substantial and long-term experience in business, creating Earth Friendly Products, the leading green manufacturer of cleaning products in the US. Business wasn’t always thriving for us as it [...]
Forbes Magazine on Harsh “British Empire”-Style Terms, and Why Greeks Should Tell Their Creditors to Take a Hike
Tim Worstall from Forbes magazine explains why Greece shouldn’t agree to British Empire style terms imposed by the IMF and the EU and why Greeks should tell their creditors to take a hike. The Greek debt negotiations are getting into a very interesting phase indeed. Interesting as in, if you’re not scared about what might [...]
A Comforting Winter in Greece Amidst The Crisis
When home for the holidays, I initially welcome the onset of New York’s holiday season, but as it progresses, I find myself packing my bags for Timbuktu. Christmas lights, goofy-looking Santa Clauses, and jeering reindeer envelop our neighborhood all too quickly. The family at the end of the block positions a blow-up snowman in their [...]
Is 2012 The Year Cretans Decide If They Want Out (from Greece)?
“Since Greece is such a geographically fragmented nation, do you think there is any movement for independence from any of the larger islands such as Crete?” No, this extract is not from some crazy local blog defending Crete’s independence movement. Cretans do introduce themselves as Cretans first, and then as Greeks, and they are indeed [...]
Greece’s Deal with the Devils: Did Anybody Read this Thing?
ATHENS – At least he didn’t say the dog ate the memorandum or go “hummana hummana hummana” while looking sheepish and wiping his face, like Jackie Gleason’s portrayal of Ralph Kramden confronted by wife Alice when he screwed up yet again, but Greek Development Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis’ excuse for not reading the deal Greece signed [...]
“Desperados” Unveils the Present Reality of Greek Youth
“Desperados”, a play written by George Iliopoulos and directed by Charalabos Loukopoulos, is about a group of college students that have just graduated from law school. When audiences walk into the Dimotiko Theatre Kallithea in Athens, they seen an on-set scene taken from a college party. As the play begins and the actors start to [...]
Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Victoria Hislop Presents her Νew Novel in Agios Nikolas of Crete February 22, 2012
- 1st Interbalkan Poetry Festival to be Held During Thessaloniki’s 9th Book Fair February 21, 2012
- 100 Years Since the Birth of Nikiforos Vrettakos February 20, 2012
- Diaspora Documentarian Athina Krikeli Honored for her Overall Work in Larissa February 20, 2012
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