The Roma live in Europe since the 14th century, but still most Europeans do not consider them as their equal fellow citizens. Many Roma now live in extremely difficult conditions, and their participation in public life is very limited.
More and more common citizens and businessmen dare to enter in an attempt to get some cash to pay expired bills, outstanding checks, insurance payments and monthly installments on their loans.
The authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak fights tooth and nail for its survival. After the killings and beatings in the ranks of the demonstrators who do not leave the "battlefield" started attacks against foreign journalists who cover the events.
Protest and a symbolic occupation of the building of the Journalist Union in Athens held today the Initiative solidarity for the immigrants who are conducting a hunger strike, requesting that they be granted asylum in Greece.
Agricultural association of Ceres Municipality first announced it was considering blocking the road that leads to the border with Bulgaria, Promahonas-Kulata. The angry farmers from Greek Macedonia and Thrace will also participate in the protest. The final decision will be announced after the meeting of the agricultural union held this weekend.
Credit spreads on corporate bonds are much lower than the spreads of the government ones and the bankruptcy risk index of the private enterprises has dropped significantly in the period after the banking crisis in 2008.