The existing turbulent debt crisis in the Eurozone is only the tip of the iceberg before the real storm destabilizes the lives of millions of citizens of the perceived mythological “EU happy family”. Debt-ridden EU countries are confronted with a social and economic hurricane never experienced before, not in Europe at least! An entire continent [...]
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11 Reasons Why Greece Really Went Broke in 2011
ATHENS – Unless you were rich, a business executive, a celebrity, or among the few privileged elite who run the country and for whom every year is a banner year of profiteering, 2011 was the worst year for most Greeks since the American-backed junta of repressive Right-Wing Colonels fell in 1974. The economic crisis rolled [...]
Fakelaki, Rousfeti and the 4-4-2 System
While the Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos appears to be shocked with Mr Diomidis Spinellis’ declaration that Greek tax officers, play the 4-4-2 football system a.k.a tax evader gets a discount of 40 per cent on the agreed fine- tax official pockets another 40 per cent and the state receives only the remaining 20 per [...]
The Bone I’d Like to Pick with Greece: Where Have All the Dances Gone?
Every college campus has its local hang-out place. Aside from the fact that this place probably offers the cheapest food around, it is also the place that stays open after everything else has closed, serving irresistibly greasy foods. For those returning to Boston College from a night out on the town, Roggie’s is the primary [...]
Vanishing Cyprus: Politicocracy
The United States Office of Strategic Services, analyzed Hitler’s greatest propagandist, Joseph Goebbel’s rule on persuasion and mass control as follows: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on [...]
The Other Side of Athens
To most who arrive in Athens, the city resembles something between a complex of industrial factories, and the dodgy areas of Detroit. Smokestacks shooting out dark clouds pepper the skyline, above the endless maze of concrete and cement. It is a claustrophobic monstrosity, with street after street of wearisome grayish-white buildings and sidewalks. At night, [...]
Vanishing Cyprus – Failed Democracy – Part Two
Failed Democracy – Part Two “…One needs to take leadership to invent the future of tomorrow…” This is a big order indeed, especially when it comes to Cyprus where long-term vision is in short supply. Within three years, the nation has been politically transformed into an elected autocracy, spear-headed by an unpopular leadership and its [...]
Vanishing Cyprus – Failed Democracy – Part One
Democracy is a form of government in which all people are meant to be equal and to have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. These liberties and valued principles are entrenched into the constitution as being equal before the law of the land. While in theory this sounds like a utopia [...]
The Tale of a Prime Minister: George A. Papandreou
It’s only’ve been two years since George Papandreou after an overwhelming victory moved to the[...]
A New Ancient Greek Drama a Long-Running Flop
The machinations between Prime Minister George Papandreou, a Socialist whose two years in office[...]
Is the Economic Crisis Partially Rooted in “Philotimo”?
Look up the Greek word philotimo and you will find one of the longest entries in your dictionary. Ask a Greek what he means by philotimo and you will see this dictionary entry personified. The individual you have chosen to ask will most likely embark upon a lengthy oration, emphatically waving his hands to illustrate [...]
The Big Fat Greek Babel
While the Greek political turmoil and the fate of the Euro-zone still dominate most of Saturday’s newspapers, Greece’s “national saviors” continue to fight like a married couple about who is going[...]
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05 / 24 EU Leaders Tell Greek Voters to Make “The Right Choice”
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05 / 23 A Crisis of Democracy: Greece
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05 / 23 Fearing Eurozone Exit, More Greeks Stop Paying Taxes
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05 / 23 Market Watch: ‘If Greece Exits Eurozone, Replace It With Turkey’
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05 / 23 Pilot Program Allows Immediate Visa for Turkish Tourists on Arrival to Greek Islands
Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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