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Archive - 2010

October 22nd

Captain Renato Humberto Navarro, especially for GRReporter!

22 October 2010 / 09:10:37  
We met captain Renato Umberto Navaro, one of the leading rescuers of the Chilean miners, a few days after Propeller Club Port of Piraeus in Athens rewarded him the AMVER saving lives award. Award the club rewards Greek ships that voluntarily participate in the U.S. system of research and rescue of persons in distress at sea.


October 21st

Save the business before reducing the prices

21 October 2010 / 17:10:17  
The President of the Athens Chamber of Industry and Commerce Dimitris Daskalopoulos urged Minister Michalis Chrysohoidis to liberalize the market and simplify the administration. This will help competitiveness that will level the prices.


Rail workers to strike four days the next week

21 October 2010 / 16:10:36  
The union of rail workers questioned the the government's statement for the "mammoth" salaries amounting to 6000 euros.


Panathinaikos drew the match with Rubin Kazan scoreless after a game of nerves

21 October 2010 / 13:10:51  
The score of the match between the teams of Panathinaikos and Rubin Kazan, played on the OAKA stadium in Athens, is 0:0. The greens were not in shape again and they played more defensively than to score a goal, excluding the last 15 minutes. The score of the last night diminished their chances to rank among the 16. The only one point they have placed them last in the group... Neither the 45 000 people that gathered on the Olympic stadium, nor the eagerness of Cisse to score helped the outcome. The forward was utterly alone last night.


Athens awards one of the leading rescuers of Chilean miners

21 October 2010 / 12:10:59  
The captain of the Navy of Chile was awarded a special award for his contribution in the rescue operation at a ceremony organized by the International Propeller Club in Athens. He said at a press conference that he is really greatly satisfied with the completion of his mission. “A mission is accomplished when you do more than you are required to."


Exporters: 42% of the Americans have not seen a ‘Made in Greece’ product

21 October 2010 / 11:10:05  
Kairos Consumer studied the popularity of four typical Greek products on the U.S. market. The results proved to be quite discouraging since only one out of every 100 respondents can associate Greece with a product.


UN: Europe countries should equally allocate the burden of unregulated migration

21 October 2010 / 10:10:32  
The Special Rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak said that 90% of the immigrants entered the European Union through Greece this year, mostly crossing the border with Turkey. He appealed to European countries to stop sending refugees to Greece because the country is in crisis.