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Archive - 2012

February 4th

Discussions between the Greek government and the supervisory Troika have drawn a blank

03 February 2012 / 22:02:17  
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos threatens to resign if the political leaders of various parliamentary groups fail to find a common platform for the future of the country. Social partners refuse to accept a reduction in wages in the private sector and the bailout to Greece is still under question.


February 3rd

Love affair and rumours of pregnancy stir the Greek political scene

03 February 2012 / 21:02:51  
According to publications, a beautiful and ambitious deputy from New Democracy is pregnant by a minister from PASOK. Their names have not yet been mentioned, but their description leaves no doubt about their identity.


Nuclear accidents are never local, they affect humankind

03 February 2012 / 20:02:41  
Almost a year after the accident at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, the discussion about the dangers of nuclear technology continues.


The coastline of Athens in the eyes of an American with Italian blood

03 February 2012 / 17:02:50  
Anyone who has visited Athens once associates it with the Acropolis, the taverns in Plaka or with the Parliament building on Syntagma Square. In his exhibition "Coastline, Athens", the young photographer Matteo David Johnson presents pictures of Athens, which we do not know very much.


Leave banks private, insists Alpha Bank

02 February 2012 / 22:02:55  
The ownership of financial institutions in South East Europe is an important asset, but it is possible to sell it if the Greek banks fail to raise enough capital.


February 2nd

Only one resident of Sodeto did not win the El Gordo lottery and he is a Greek

02 February 2012 / 20:02:37  
The news that the unfortunate man is called Kostis Mitsotakis sparked a wave of humorous comments in the media. No one in Greece is surprised that the luck passed by the namesake of the former Prime Minister Kostas Mitsotakis, widely known as "the jinx."


Journalists in Athens turn their backs on their union representatives

02 February 2012 / 18:02:09  
The majority of them voted against the general strike of indefinite duration. Their will is contrary to the opinion prevailing among the members of the management board.