Greek authorities say supporters of the extreme far-right Golden Dawn group have clashed with police during an anti-immigrant protest in the western port of Patras. Police say the clashes followed a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of local residents outside an old factory inhabited by migrants seeking to stow away on Italy-bound ferries. Dozens of Golden Dawn [...]
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Greece and Cyprus Pass to Eurovision Final (Video)
Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou (photo) will both be at the Eurovison 2012 final. The singers, who represent Greece and Cyprus respectively, amazed the crowds in Azerbaijan, where the contest is taking place, and qualified for the final. Eleftheriou’s song “Aphrodisiac” is in English. Watch her performance at the Eurovision semifinal below: Ivi Adamou’s song [...]
Anti-Austerity Hollande Greets Pro-Austerity Venizelos, Not Tsipras
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande, the Socialist who rode an anti-austerity platform to victory and refused to talk with Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras, has warmly welcomed PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos – who imposed harsh austerity measures on Greeks. Tsipras, whose party finished a strong second in the stalemated [...]
Pharmacists Warn of Drug Shortage and Strike
Pharmacies in Greece will close on Wednesday as owners protest the fact that social security funds have yet to settle their mounting unpaid drugs bill, while pharmacists are warning that some medicines are already in short supply. Pharmacists have decided to close their stores for one day and to stop supplying customers with medicine on [...]
‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece
The 2012 international conference of Doctors of the World (Medecins du Monde) will take place in Greece for the first time on May 24-26, sending a strong message of solidarity to the Greek people. Delegations of 14 countries of the network will participate in the conference: France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Holland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, [...]
SYRIZA MP Voutsis’ Referendum Proposal Shakes the Political World
SYRIZA member Nikos Voutsis spoke about a referendum in case of a failed attempt to renegotiate the memorandum from a possible SYRIZA government. That proposal frustrated many pro-memorandum party members who rushed to accuse him of bringing chaos to the already shaken political world. Speaking on state television, Voutsis received questions about how SYRIZA will [...]
Panagiotis Pikrammenos: Greece’s One-night Stand ‘Embittered’ New PM
There is a country where people no longer laugh and everyone is gloomy and miserable. This country’s Prime Minister is called Panagiotis Pikrammenos a.k.a “embittered” and reflects perfectly the feelings reigning in its citizens, wrote a Greek 19-year-old university student on his twitter account the day Pikrammenos was appointed as Greece’s caretaker Prime Minister. The [...]
Reactions to Dora Bakoyiannis’ Return to New Democracy
ATHENS – The former New Democracy minister, who was kicked out of the party for refusing to support austerity measures and formed her own political group that failed to win seats in the May 6 elections, has returned to the Conservatives, headed by Antonis Samaras, the man who defeated her for the party leadership and [...]
Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs
The promotion of Crete’s endemic plants should be given a boost soon, says Cretan community’s representatives. During this past weekend, as part of an event held to promote Crete’s aromatic plants and herbs, local businessmen, producers and local members of the Municipality of Platania came to the conclusion that there is a need to showcase [...]
International Gold Distinction for Alonissos and Samothraki Beaches
A Gold Medal was awarded to Alonissos and Samothraki islands by the Quality Coast association. This year’s ceremony took place in Torres Vedras, Portugal. It was held under the auspices and the financial contribution of the European Union beaches and coastal areas (EUCC) on May 18. The EUCC awarded Europe’s Top 100 beaches, under the environmental, natural, [...]
Athens Stock Exchange Ends at Lowest Level Since 1990
The General Index of Athens Stock Exchange ended at the lowest level since January 1990, recording new losses and having set a new 22-year low intraday. The small rise of the General Index at the beginning of trading quickly evaporated, with the index moving steadily after in negative territory, with losses reaching 2.95% at 528.49 [...]
Apple’s iPad Plays Crucial Role in Greece’s Debt Restructuring
One-hundred iPads were used to coordinate tens of thousands of bondholders signing off on the restructuring of Greece’s debt. Bob Apfel of Bondholder Communications Group was tasked with getting roughly 100,000 bondholders from around the globe to sign off on a series of complex restructuring transactions. He told Philip Elmer-Dewitt of Apple 2.0 that he [...]
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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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