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Archive - May 2011

May 26th

We should fight crime, not the suppression of social problems, say the police

26 May 2011 / 17:05:07  
"Unfortunately, in many cases we become a field to serve the interests of different parties, which is taking us away from our basic obligation to protect the citizens," said Fotopoulos.


Over 20,000 discontented Greeks came to the Parliament

26 May 2011 / 09:05:11  
The movement “The indignant on Syntagma”, formed on Facebook, gathered more people that any other trade union call made during the last year and a half.


May 25th

The crisis of the press and the difficult transition to the digital era

25 May 2011 / 20:05:26  
The fear that print editions would disappear should be overcome, and there should be discussions about the public need of reliable information and transparency, about the possibility of a dialogue. The 20th century model which was built on the existence of gatekeepers, who follow the news and control the information flow collapsed and something new appeared in its place, something that is still evolving," said the lecturer Betty Tsakarestou during the congress "The crisis of the press and the difficult transition to the digital era," organized by Panteion University in Athens.


Thunderbird - our main office assistant

25 May 2011 / 14:05:44  
Thunderbird is free and offers many opportunities to expand its functionality. Furthermore, it is not only available for Windows, but also for Mac and Linux.


The big business is split on whether Greece needs a referendum

25 May 2011 / 12:05:49  
The chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises Dimitris Daskalopoulos suggests that people should make a referendum in support or against the measures. His colleague from the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kostadinos Mihalos said the idea is meaningless.


May 24th

Bulgarians in Athens and the economic crisis

24 May 2011 / 16:05:21  
"The percentage of those who have the luck to get a job dropped down," said one of the women whom I spoke with about the crisis. Almost every day of the week my way passes through Omonia Square and its surroundings where most of the shops selling products from Bulgaria are located, and the restaurants which have Bulgarian managers are gathering points of the economic migrants on weekends. I decided to finally ask them how they cope in the crisis, whether the number of their customers had decreased, whether Bulgarians are leaving or are they trying to survive somehow.


Papandreou seeks a political consensus

24 May 2011 / 15:05:39  
The difficult economic situation and the uncertainty about the near future of Greece led the Prime Minister George Papandreou to urge for consultations the leaders of all key political parties.