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Archive - Jun 2011

June 8th

Another proposal for making the old airport in Athens a business centre

08 June 2011 / 14:06:53  
The fifth proposal in a raw for the use of the old Greek airport that was closed years ago was presented by the Spanish architect Jose Asembiyo yesterday. The project of the Spanish architect is to create a park surrounded by residential buildings, a media park, university buildings, government offices and a business centre. The proposal is not binding and will be considered together with the other proposal announced the manager of Ellinika S.A. the Professor of Urban Planning at Harvard University Spiros Polalis, who added that the tender will be announced by the end of the year.


The second rescue plan for Greece is almost ready

08 June 2011 / 13:06:14  
The only obstacle is banks' reticence to take part in the new package. The rating agencies stated that if political pressure is exerted on the financial institutions that, in practice, would mean that Greece failed.


A discontented with the "discontented" on Syntagma

07 June 2011 / 23:06:44  
Despite this euphoria and the "revolutionary" spirit, a significant number of the Greeks disagree with these protests, because they believe that they have no demands, and therefore no proposals for the longed change.


Greek women began earning their living at home

07 June 2011 / 22:06:14  
The crisis and the growing uncertainty in Greece made the women abandon the aprons and afternoon series and begin working like the other European women.


A former minister accused of accepting bribes and money laundering

07 June 2011 / 21:06:32  
The former strong man of the Greek military department is expected to go to the court with charges of accepting bribes and legalization of funds from illegal activities. It is believed that he received at least $ 7 million for his "services".


June 7th

Architects and designers in favour of society

07 June 2011 / 20:06:41  
To construct buildings of aesthetic value, to meet the needs of the community, not to shake the aesthetics of local residents who are also engaged in project implementation is one of the ideas of architects and designers who took part in the second conference in Athens Ethics/Aesthetics, which was held at the Benaki Museum and was organized by Against All Odds Project.


Russia's embargo against imports of fruits and vegetables from the EU is ruining the Greek exports

07 June 2011 / 18:06:56  
The Russian market takes a significant percentage of the fresh fruits exported by Greece. The deadly bacterium E.Coli not only has taken 22 victims recently, but has broken the trade balance between Europe and Russia.