Pages

Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Thursday, November 5, 2015

'Star Wars' characters reimagined as ancient GREEK sculptures

However, one artist has taken his praise for the franchise even further, reimagining some of its best-known characters as classic GREEK sculptures.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT robot6.comicbookresources.com

Roving troupe Ghostbird stages unique GREEK tragedy at Unit A

Ghostbird Theatre Company is a troupe without a permanent home this season — and founder Brittney Brady can't wait to bring her guerrilla-style ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.news-press.com

Star Wars Characters Reimagined As GREEK Sculptures, Now We Can Idolize Them Properly

These Star Wars sculptures look photo-real enough to be physical art objects, but they're not — they're the digital design workings of French artist ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.themarysue.com

Former GREEK Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis: 'Ireland is a not a model of successful austerity ...

Former GREEK Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis: 'Ireland is a not a model of successful austerity - your government adopted a 'model prisoner' ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.independent.ie

GREEK Banking Crisis 2015 Update: What Will Recapitalization Mean For Average Greeks?

GREEK banks were set to announce a plan for recapitalization Friday, while GREEK citizens looked ahead to more austerity. People wait in line at an ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.ibtimes.com

Foreign Minister Kotzias meets with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met a short while ago, on the margins of the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Luxembourg, with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi.Ms. Marsudi expressed her country’s strong will to work with the Greek side to impart momentum on all pending issues, while she made special mention of Indonesia’s pursuit of the lifting of the visa requirement for its citizens traveling to the Schengen area.Mr. Kotzias assured his Indonesian counterpart of Greece’s readiness to assist on issues concerning Indonesia’s relations with the European Union and referred, for his part, to the challenges our country...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.mfa.gr

Foreign Minister Kotzias meets with the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy Adviser, ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias today met, on the margins of the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Luxembourg, with the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Policy Issues, Sartaj Aziz.During the meeting, there was a discussion of bilateral relations as well as regional issues, with emphasis on the refugee issue. The two sides referred to the need for further cooperation in order to confront the increasing migration flows from Pakistan to Greece and the rest of Europe, while it was agreed to intensify the efforts of the Pakistan side towards immediate and unhindered implementation of the EU-Pakistan Readmission Agreement.It was...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.mfa.gr

Suspected far-rightists beat up Greek conservative lawmaker outside Parliament

A Greek conservative opposition lawmaker has suffered cuts and bruises after an attack outside Parliament by a group of suspected far-right supporters.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.foxnews.com

Greek lawmaker attacked by suspected far-rightists

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek conservative opposition lawmaker has suffered cuts and bruises after an attack outside Parliament by a group of suspected far-right supporters.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT uk.news.yahoo.com

Greek lawmaker beaten by 'fascists' during protest

ATHENS: A Greek conservative lawmaker suffered a beating at the hands of suspected far-right activists during a protest in Athens on Thursday, his party said.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.brecorder.com

Greece Set to Vote on Bailout Provisions

… European officials who have visited Greece in recent days, noting that … repossessions would threaten social cohesion. Greek officials are also scrambling to … .2 billion in three installments. Greece’s economy remains sluggish, and …


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT world.einnews.com

ARTISTS WHO SHAPED THE MODERN GREEK IDENTITY AT BONHAMS GREEK ART SALE

… is permanent and universal. Bonhams Greek art specialist, Olympia Pappa, said … by their deep attachment to Greece's classical heritage on … to be Greek in the modern world. Their concept of Greekness shaped …


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT world.einnews.com

New Democracy MP assaulted during protest. Media: “It was Golden Dawn”

Lawmaker of conservative New Democracy, former Member of the European Parliament and ex Foreign Ministry spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos was violently attacked by  a mob during a protest for the Pontus Greeks outside the Parliament in Athens earlier today. The mob punched him, attacked with with wooden sticks and torn apart […]


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.keeptalkinggreece.com

GREEK wind power group calls for urgent subsidy reform

A GREEK wind power lobby group has called for adjustments to the country's renewable energy support scheme, recommending a feed-in premium ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.icis.com

Jerusalem: GREEK Fort Of Acra Found Under A Parking Lot

Archaeologists have finally found the ancient remains of the GREEK Fort of Acra, whose location has eluded them for many years. Finding the ruins ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.hngn.com

Foreign Minister Kotzias meets with the Vice Foreign Minister of China, Wang Chao (Luxembourg, ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met a short while ago, on the margins of the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Luxembourg, with the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Wang Chao.During the talks, a brief review was carried out of bilateral relations and developments in the Cyprus issue. Mr. Kotzias thanked the Chinese Vice Minister for the confidence China is showing in the Greek economy and investment sector, while it was agreed that the second meeting of Greek and Chinese experts on research and technology issues will take place early in 2016, in Athens (the first having been held...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.mfa.gr

Deputy FM Amanatidis meets with Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and Greek community/educational ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis carried out a visit to the Holy Metropolis of France today, Thursday, 5 November 2015.Mr. Amanatidis was received by Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, who showed him round the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Stephen as well as the seat of the Holy Metropolis of France.During the meeting, Mr. Amanatidis referred to the need to strengthen the interfaith dialogue, which is following major issues for humanity, including peacemaking in the Middle East, noting in this direction the contribution of both His Eminence and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.Metropolitan Emmanuel of France briefed Mr. Amanatidis on initiatives to be undertaken...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.mfa.gr

More funds needed to cope with 5,000 daily refugee arrivals as winter hits Europe – UN agency

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today appealed to donors for more than $95 million to make sure emergency shelters are equipped with heating and ensure other measures are in place to protect from the harsh winter weather the unrelenting flow of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece and travelling through the Balkan countries.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.un.org

Archaeologists Discover 22 Greek Shipwrecks, Uncover ...

Archaeologists discovered 22 shipwrecks in the Greek islands of Fourni over the course of two weeks at the end of September.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT abcnews.go.com

The Artist Telling Greeks' Stories Through Playmobil Figures

ATHENS, Greece -- We ask how we should describe his work. Is it a form of socially committed art? He says it isn't. "But I recently realized that there is, in fact, a term which describes what I do. Although I don't know if it's art," says Nikos Papadopoulos, who's also known as Mr. Plasticobilism. "I read the term 'artivism,' art plus activism. So I said, yes, if there is something that describes what I do, it's this.” Papadopoulos, 36, was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, and he initially worked as an astrophysicist, a remedial high school teacher and a scriptwriter. For the past two years, he has been using toys to challenge people to think about the woes of Greek society amid the financial crisis. Instead of seeing Playmobil figures as firefighters, pirates, policemen and doctors, he transforms them into protagonists of Greek society. They re-enact events of everyday life, situations that cause distress and ideals that he believes should not be forgotten. Papadopoulos has portrayed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble, who've played key roles in the European Union's handling of the financial crisis, as well as empty cash machines, extremist right-wing party Golden Dawn, the July referendum on the international bailout and the ongoing refugee crisis.  But he also hasn't shied away from universal issues such as gender inequality, love and resistance against the establishment.  Papadopoulos' toy figures aren't intended to bring smiles to people's faces. Rather, his work is a product of the Greek crisis and serves as a "journal of a harsh reality." “I am a happy father of two children, aged four years and six months, but I am also an unhappy Greek. Not because I am personally unhappy, on the contrary. But because there is misery around me. People suffer. We are all miserable when even one person next to us is miserable, as a society. Even if some people haven't realized it just yet,” he says.  Papadopoulos says it all started one day at a mall in the city of Thessaloniki. He had taken his oldest son, who was just 1 at the time, to watch a Playmobil presentation. “We took some of those toys with us. They were stiffer than the typical ones, because they are meant for kids. At night we were trying to put my son to bed. Although he wasn't in a position to understand exactly what I was doing, I made him a first representation of night sleep: Playmobil figures going home to sleep. I took a picture of that and uploaded it on Facebook. Then I got the idea of making more representations of images of my domestic life.” Soon he no longer wanted to limit himself to personal and family moments. He expanded his representations to themes that were of particular concern to him: political issues as well as themes from everyday life like the financial crisis and the refugees. Papadopoulos' collection of Playmobil figures isn't as big as one might think. The makeover of the figures is often simple, some clothes and hair.  "The truth is that before the crisis I wasn't very political," Papadopoulos said. "Like so many others, I said all politicians are the same, discussed austerity a little, but nothing more. Everything is different now. What we demand of our politicians has grown, and the extremes are more intense. The things that touch us are many and the consequences of policies have become far graver.” Papadopoulos “got off his couch,” as he says, and started talking to us through his Playmobil figures about all that annoys us, hurts us, outrages us and troubles us. He doesn't only want to find creative ways of expressing himself, but wants to mobilize people, to get them "off their couches," too, and show solidarity. “In the evening, I think about everything that I have read, heard, seen throughout the day. What touched me, what is really eating me up. And then I think of a new representation.” Even though he is a scriptwriter for a number of comedy series on Greek TV, he doesn't particularly use humor in his creations. “I think I use satire on some representations, in the sense that I tell some truths that apply to all of us, in a sharp way," Papadopoulos says. "There is one rule, though, always. I don't want to make you laugh. The rules of satire require from us to criticize and compel the receiver of the satire to think. To stand, with our work, opposite power. "When I just create something that makes people laugh, for example by ridiculing a political personality, then I just help them get it out of their system. And afterward, people move on. They don't stop to think. That's how each and every one of us becomes a supporter of this system, through inertia.” Papadopoulos has made about 900 representations so far. We asked him to pick his favorite ones to be included here. One of the images is an emotionally charged one he made for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It shows a woman with a bruised face, who has fallen on the ground between the legs of a male abuser. “I painted her face with water paint, to make the bruises," he says. "When I took the first picture I felt there was something powerful and true in this work. I knew what I wanted to say.” Reactions to his work, mainly on Facebook where he counts more than 19,129 likes, are overall warm. But he has received critical and even threatening comments, too, mostly from Golden Dawn supporters. Even the company itself, Playmobil, responded negatively. “At some point my page was blocked and I thought it was someone from Golden Dawn but it was Playmobil from Germany,” he says. In the end, he sorted things out by issuing a statement that said Playmobil was not responsible for the content of his representations.  Of all the praise and interviews, the one that mattered most to him was a young Greek student living abroad who analyzed Papadopoulos' work in his postgraduate dissertation.    _This story originally appeared on HuffPost Greece and was translated and edited for an international audience. _ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.huffingtonpost.com

UK infant death rate one of the WORST among all Western countries: Poverty and lack of NHS funding means more babies die than in 'struggling' Greece or Portugal

There are 1,630 deaths per one million children in Britain, almost double the rate of top-performing countries Finland and Sweden, according to a study by Bournemouth University.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.dailymail.co.uk

The magnificent Mus̩e Rodin reopens in Paris Рwith a chocolate surprise

It was a ruin when he lived there, then nearly ruined by millions of trampling tourists after his death. Now the Musée Rodin has been playfully vamped up – and it’s even got a giant chocolate tribute to France’s most famous sculptor The once shabby mansion in Paris where the sculptor Auguste Rodin worked until his death in 1917, reopens to the public on 12 November – and it is now so chic, warm, accessible and elegant that the artist would surely have been astonished. The splendid high-ceilinged rooms and strengthened floors of this, the Hotel Biron, are full of sculptures once more – not just Rodin’s work, but plaster casts by his pupil and lover Camille Claudel (which have been brought out of storage for the first time) and thousands of fragments of Greek and Roman sculptures that he bought by the crateload for inspiration. Continue reading...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.theguardian.com

United Nations Predicts 5,000 Daily Migrant Arrivals in Europe Until February

The daily influx of migrants and refugees into Europe is not likely to stop anytime soon, despite the worsening weather conditions, a new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees report predicts. The UNHCR foresees 5,000 people crossing from Turkey to Greece on a daily basis between November 2015 and February 2016 amid storms and freezing temperatures.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

Dead Refugees Buried Anonymously on Lesvos Island

The makeshift graves of the anonymous refugees who drowned on the deadly journey between Turkey and the neighboring Greek islands on rickety boats tells a sad story. Behind the cemetery of Saint Panteleimon, on the island of Lesvos, lie about thirty graves, scattered haphazardly. The buried men, women, and children tell the story of people who survived war


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

Refugee crisis: Drone footage captures Syrians on their journey to Greece

A drone mounted camera captured dozens of refugees taking the treacherous journey from Turkey's coastal town of Cesme to set sail to the Greek island of Chios on inflatable dinghies. Thousands of refugees – mostly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq – attempt on a daily basis to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, a short but treacherous journey by boat, often in rough seas and in poor weather. On 5 November, the United Nations said refugees and migrants are likely to continue to arrive in Europe at a rate of up to 5,000 per day via Turkey this winter and was appealing for more funds.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT uk.news.yahoo.com

Greeks struggle to give dead refugees a dignified burial

Beyond even the paupers' graves in a cemetery above the twinkling Aegean Sea lie the graves of refugees. There is no more room for the dead, the mayor says.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.cbc.ca

Recapitalising Greek banks  The damage

… main Greek banks—Alpha, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece (NBG) and Piraeus. Greece … will be made available in Greece via the Hellenic Financial Stability … they feel more confident about Greece’s long-term future within the …


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT world.einnews.com

In Greece, Healthy Teeth Are Now A Luxury

In Greece, Healthy Teeth Are Now A Luxury By dental standards, Greece is one of the unhealthiest countries in Europe.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.huffingtonpost.com

European ADRs Trade Lower as Banking Losses Weigh

American depository receipts of European stocks were trading 0.8% lower at 133.70 on the Bank of New York Mellon Europe ADR Index on Thursday morning. Decliners in Continental Europe were led by National Bank of Greece ( NBG ),


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.nasdaq.com

Trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary (Luxembourg, 5 ...

A trilateral meeting was held in Luxembourg today, on the margins of the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, between the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Nikos Kotzias; Bulgaria, Daniel Mitov; and Hungary, Péter Szijjártó.During the meeting, which took place in a very warm and friendly atmosphere, the potential for further promotion of trilateral cooperation in a number of sectors was considered, with emphasis on the energy sector. More specifically, the three Ministers reaffirmed their desire to work together to implement projects like the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the vertical corridor, and the Interconnector Greece Bulgaria...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.mfa.gr

The Latest: Slovenia leader calls for limit on migrants

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest as tens of thousands of people flood into Europe in search of a new life. All times local.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT hosted2.ap.org

Tsipras says Greece cannot cope with refugees

Greece's prime minister conceded on Thursday that the country was unable to cope with the thousands of migrants arriving daily on its shores, just days after saying that he was shamed by Europe's handling of the crisis. Alexis Tsipras was visiting Lesbos the Greek island which has received the bulk of arrivals and where aid groups condemned living conditions for refugees as dire. "I think we are battling something which is beyond our abilities, and everyone should understand that," he said, on a visit to a packed migrant registration centre with Martin Schulz, head of the European Parliament.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT uk.news.yahoo.com

Two migrant children drown as UN predicts Greece arrival spike

The cold Aegean Sea claimed the lives of two more migrant children early Thursday, sparking protests in Greece as the UN warned another 600,000 people could arrive by February.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT uk.news.yahoo.com

Jerusalem's GREEK Fort of Acra Finally Pinpointed, Excavated

Jerusalem's GREEK Fort of Acra, dating back some 2,000 years, finally has been located by archaeologists – under a parking lot – and is now being ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.newsmax.com

Stop crime of refugees drowning in Aegean, says GREEK PM

ATHENS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reiterated a plea for stronger cooperation between EU partners and Turkey without ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT news.xinhuanet.com

A 2000-Year-Old GREEK Fortress Has Been Unearthed in Jerusalem

The site is believed to be a famous, 2,000-year-old GREEK fortress, known as Acra, which played a key role in the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.smithsonianmag.com

Annual Tampa GREEK Festival highlights culture, heritage and food

When you visit a GREEK home, your hosts want to feed you, says Lisa Alsina¸ who, with a large group of volunteers, has been doing a herculean ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.tbo.com

Spotted® Part 1: SDT 2015 GREEK Grind by Blane Marable

Highlight photos from SDT GREEK Grind 2015. Sigma Delta Tau's annual GREEK Grind raised nearly $90,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America. Photos ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT onlineathens.com

Syrian-Americans Push To Privately Host Refugees In The U.S.

  NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Syrian-American Lina Sergie Attar, a mother of two, has a spare bedroom in her suburban Chicago home, which she would like to use to host a Syrian refugee family. But like many Syrian-Americans willing to pay out of their own pockets to care for resettled refugees directly, she cannot. For although the United States has promised to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year, this can only happen through government channels at present, prompting calls for change as the refugee crisis escalates. "I would absolutely host a family in my home if I could have that option," said Attar, 40, who lives with her husband and pre-teen daughters in upscale Lake Forest, Illinois. If she lived a few hours drive further north in Canada, it could be a different story. The system there allows so-called private sponsorship of refugees. As winter arrives, advocates in the United States are calling for a system like that in Canada where private citizens can buttress government efforts by footing the bill themselves. Under the U.S. model, private donations can be made to non-government groups working with authorities to host refugees. But there is no way people can pick up the tab without going through this system. Attar, who heads the Karam Foundation, a non-profit group providing aid for Syrians, supports the calls for a private sponsorship program in the United States. One of the 170,000-strong community of U.S. residents of Syrian descent, Attar was raised in Syria but earned graduate degrees at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her parents, both physicians, left Aleppo in 2012 due to the conflict and moved to Lake Forest with just four suitcases. This year, after taking a smuggler's boat from Syria, her cousins trekked to Germany from Greece, sending photo updates of their blistered feet to worried relatives around the globe. PEOPLE WANTING TO GET INVOLVED Syria's war, which erupted in 2011, has killed some 250,000 people, uprooted 11 million from their homes and created more than 4 million refugees in a country of about 23 million people. Since 2011, the United States has admitted some 1,900 Syrian refugees, according to the U.S. Department of State. Meanwhile Canada has resettled roughly 2,600 Syrian refugees since the start of the conflict, mostly through private sponsorship, officials said. They joined the ranks of the more than 40,000 Canadians of Syrian descent. For the duration of the sponsorship period, 12 months or until refugees become self-sufficient, Canadians who act as sponsors commit to providing them with a range of care, from lodging to clothing and introducing them to the community. An organization called 'Lifeline Syria' is trying to help bring 1,000 Syrians to the Toronto area as permanent residents. More than 300 groups have formed to help through private sponsorship in just five months, the group said. "The people are just lining up to try to get involved," said spokesman Peter Goodspeed. "How to sponsor a Syrian" was the top query relating to the Syrian refugee crisis in Canada according to search engine Google for one 24-hour period in early September. Niskanen Center, a libertarian think-tank in Washington D.C., is promoting private sponsorship in the United States. "Even if this program is small, it will be a significant contributor to dealing with this issue," said David Bier, its director of immigration policy. Among the politicians who support private sponsorship is Congressional Democrat John Conyers, whose Michigan district has been home to generations of Arab-born people. But others in Washington oppose Syrians coming into the United States, saying they pose a security risk. Last month, a coalition led by the Syrian American Council sent a letter to Obama requesting private sponsorship. It seeks an unlimited number of privately sponsored refugees and at least 100,000 government-sponsored refugees. Sponsoring groups would cover all costs for 18 months or until a refugee becomes self-sufficient. Some organizations have refrained from joining the campaign for private sponsorship, including the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants which prefers to focus on calls to increase the government-sponsored number to 100,000. "We feel the establishment of a new and separate avenue will dilute efforts to increase the number of Syrian refugee arrivals," said spokeswoman Stacie Blake. Campaigners say money is not lacking in the U.S. Syrian-American community, which has hubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and New Jersey suburbs to the west of New York City. Nearly one in five hold graduate or professional degrees, and the median family income is more than 10 percent higher than that of the overall population, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. In Canada, the government estimates the costs of private sponsorship over a year begin at about CA$12,600 (US$9,572) for a single refugee and CA$29,700 (US$22,563) for a family of five. "It could take a family from a situation of despair to building a new future, so it's a worthwhile investment," said Attar. But resettlement is more than a matter of dollars and cents and entails vetting refugees by means of interviews, medical exams and security checks, the U.S. State Department said. "Resettling refugees requires time, staff and other resources," said spokeswoman Danna Van Brandt. (Reporting by Sebastien Malo, Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Belinda Goldsmith; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, corruption and climate change. Visit www.trust.org) -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.huffingtonpost.com

Boston Celebrates OXI Day

  BOSTON – OXI Day was honored in Boston three days early, on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Maliotis Cultural Center. The event organized by the Federation of the Hellenic-American Societies of New England. The opening prayer was offered by His eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston. The choir of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek […] The post Boston Celebrates OXI Day appeared first on The National Herald.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com

Greek Ferrymen End Strike

Greek ferries are to start operating again Nov. 6 after the seamen’s union called off rolling 48-hour strikes. The strikes, which began Nov. 2, have stranded tens of thousands of residents of small islands, prevented agricultural produce from reaching mainland markets and trapped thousands of refugees on eastern Aegean islands. The union has said it […] The post Greek Ferrymen End Strike appeared first on The National Herald.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com

Tsipras Finally Visits Lesbos

Months after a growing refugee crisis began, with hundreds drowning trying to reach Greece, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the island of Lesbos. The post Tsipras Finally Visits Lesbos appeared first on The National Herald.


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thenationalherald.com

Resistance to Authority in Greece as Pessimism Takes Hold ...

LONDON — Yiorgos Kaminis has the privilege and misfortune of being the mayor of Athens, the suffering heart of bankrupt Greece, marked by both the ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.nytimes.com

Anti-Austerity Strikes Compound Refugee Crisis In Greece

Greek ferries remain stationary in ports for a fourth day Thursday due to strike action, stranding thousands of asylum seekers on the Greek islands desperate to reach ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.msn.com

Let battle commence!

AS GEORGE OSBORNE appeared before Germany’s business leaders at their annual conference on November 3rd, dozens of them rose and shuffled off for lunch. Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer was not put off. There followed a well-calibrated speech articulating the _Wertegemeinschaft_ (community of values) uniting the two nations: German firms use components made in Britain, Mercedes builds its racing cars there and both exhibit a commitment to balanced books, hard work and new technology that is not entirely shared by other European countries Mr Osborne could mention. Nonetheless, it was not all flattery. Under the girders of a former station for mail trains in Berlin, the chancellor warned that Britons are worried about Europe’s economic decline, fed up with the EU’s idealistic commitment to “ever closer union” and tired of having decisions—like Britain’s later-overturned participation in the Greek bail-out—foisted on them by the euro-zone countries that dominate Brussels. No problem, reply the Germans. That Europe needs to become more digital and competitive is uncontroversial. Ever closer union was, in effect, killed off by...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.economist.com

Soccer Fans Fight Outside Athens International Airport

Serbian and Croatian organized football supporters clashed outside the Athens International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Around 60 Serbian fans attacked 30 Dinamo Zagreb fans, upon the latter group’s arrival at the airport, Kathimerini newspaper reports. Five people are being treated in the airport’s first aid facilities while another five were carried away by ambulances as a result of the fighting. Greek


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

The dispensable French

BACK in September, as Germany struggled to cope with the politics and logistics of the greatest influx of refugees in modern history, France decided to put on a show of European solidarity. French bureaucrats, armed with Arabic translators and loudspeakers, chartered three coaches and set off for the German city of Munich. The idea was to fill the vehicles with refugees and drive them over the Rhine to France, thus easing Germany’s load. The French had planned to fetch some 1,000 asylum-seekers. But in the end, only a few hundred could be persuaded to climb on board. It seemed they were not interested in French solidarity; they wanted to live in Germany. The coaches left half-empty. The pattern was a familiar one. As Europe has scrambled to respond to the ground-shifting events of the past few months—first the Greek currency drama, now the refugee crisis—France has found itself increasingly marginalised: at best a junior partner to Mrs Merkel, at worst a mute spectator. With Greece teetering on the brink of expulsion from the euro zone in July, Mr Hollande cajoled, consulted and mediated. But it was Mrs Merkel’s word, after the best part of a long...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.economist.com

2 more child migrants drown off Greece coast

… children drowned overnight off the Greek island of Kos when a … children drowned overnight off the Greek island of Kos when a … so, according to UN figures. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras today …


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT world.einnews.com

SOCAR may sell over 16% of stake in DESFA for high status in Greek company’s Board of Directors

… the Board of Directors of Greek gas distributor DESFA, despite the … regard, negotiations with the new Greek government and the companies desiring … advantage of this project in Greece," Gahramanov said.  


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT world.einnews.com

Tsipras, visiting Lesbos, says Greece cannot cope with ...

LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister conceded on Thursday that the country was unable to cope with the thousands of migrants arriving daily on its ...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT news.yahoo.com