Society
Greece
What Golden Dawn Believes In
The statute of the Golden Dawn adopts military hierarchy and a secret separate structure for hit squads, referring to the respective features of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party).
The statute, which was revealed by the Greek journal...
Economy
Unable to Pay Fees, Elderly Man Gives up House
An 83-year-old man, named Antonis Margetakis, resident of Metaxohori village in Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, took the decision to give up his house to the Municipality of Ierapetra as he was unable to pay all the fees.
Margetakis...
Crime
Rhodes Headmaster Accused of Indecent Assault
A 55-year-old headmaster of secondary education is accused of indecent assault against a 14-year-old student on the island of Rhodes. An arrest warrant against the headmaster has already been issued with an ex officio intervention by the prosecutor of...
Education
Golden Dawn Recruiting Young Greek Students
It seems that the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has invaded Greek schools, as it is attempting to recruit young students, while several teachers talk about groups of out-of-school individuals who try to recruit minor boys and girls in...
Economy
Teachers Suspend Strike and Open Schools
After eight days of striking, Greek secondary school teachers decided on September 25 to suspend their strike, as reported by Greek media. Schools began functioning normally from September 26.
The strike’s end was decided by the presidents of the local...
Education
Μore Greeks Seek Job, Studies in Austria
The Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse in an extensive article entitled, A PhD and only three euros hourly wage, describes the difficult situation young university graduates are facing in Greece.
The number of Greek students who come to Austria for...
Culture
Hellenic Post Celebrates 185th Anniversary
The Hellenic Post (ELTA) celebrates 185 years of its existence, since September 24, 1828, the day that Greece’s first Governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, signed the resolution that founded the General Post.
With the same resolution, the first five central posts were...
Europe
Greek Neo-Nazis Threaten Journalists
The electronic version of the German newspaper Spiegel published an article denouncing the fact that the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn political party has filed complaints against journalists in Greece.
After the revelations that followed the murder of the anti-fascist hip-hop...
Greece
No Health Insurance For 6M Greeks
The astronomical number of 6,000,000 uninsured citizens, who along with their families have no access to medical care, evokes feelings of shock and awe.
In the time of the Memorandum, unemployment has taken explosive proportions and has condemned millions of...
Greece
Day Two of ADEDY Strikes
The Civil Servants’ Union, ADEDY, is on the second day of the 48-hour strike it has declared against the plan to suspend and fire public workers.
Teachers, employees in insurance funds and the Public Employment Services (OAED), hospital doctors, lawyers...
Greece
Knossos Closed Due to Strike
The archaeological site of Knossos remained closed on September 18, due to the museum guards' strike, who are protesting against the dismissals of 250 employees from the Ministry of Culture.
At this time of the year, the Palace and the...
Greece
Greek, Albanian Scuffle in Monastiraki, 6 Wounded
A wild scuffle between Greeks and Albanians for personal differences occurred on September 17, at 23.30, in Monastiraki. Six people were wounded.
According to the evidence so far, two large groups of Greeks and Albanians scuffled with clubs, knifes and...
Culture
Greek Woman Kicking Roma Girl in Athens – Pic Goes Viral
A photograph of a female shop owner pushing a little Roma girl street musician on a pedestrian walkway under the Acropolis to send her away has taken off on the Internet and set Greek authorities to investigate the apparent...
Greece
Aids Infected Prostitutes in Athens
As noted in a document signed by the Secretary General for Gender Equality, Zetta Makri, which was sent to the Hellenic Parliament after a question raised by New Democracy MP Fevronia Patrianakou, "...the deadly virus was introduced in Greece...
Economy
25% Increase in Urban Transportation
An increase of 25 percent was announced for urban transport tickets, which will be implemented from October.
The extension that was given last March will expire in October and the Troika demands an increase in tickets, as it does not...