From the first Greek bailout until the upcoming EU summit, there were some important touchpoints for the protracted governmental debt crisis in Europe’s 17-nation euro currency bloc. We have summarized them below: February 2, 2010: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou proposes new measures to freeze civil service salaries and raise fuel taxes and retirement ages. He urges [...]
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BBC Panorama Presents “Life and Debt: A Greek Tragedy”
BBC Panorama is presenting yet another documentary feature on Greece and the ongoing crisis on July 4th. Entitled “Life and Debt: A Greek Tragedy” the documentary will be broadcasted on BBC 1. British reporter John Humphrys, who has developed over the last twenty years very close ties with Greece and whose son and grandchildren live [...]
Nikos Pilos Showcases Greek Rage at 2012 Berlin Browse Fotofestival
Prominent Greek photo-journalist Nikos Pilos will be presenting his latest work at this year’s Browse Fotofestival in Berlin, Germany. With many years of experience behind him, the awarded photo-journalist has travelled the world capturing wars, conflicts and human hatred through his camera lens. Now that the crisis has taken over Greece, he does not need [...]
European Finance Ministers Meet on Eurozone Crisis
European finance ministers are discussing how to tackle Europe’s sovereign debt and banking crisis during a two-day meeting in Luxembourg. The talks begin a series of critical economic meetings. The eurozone finance ministers have plenty on their plate in talks that stretch through Friday, and that will be complemented by a summit in Rome among [...]
Austrian Magazine Reports: “Do not Blame Greece for Everything Bad Europe Struggles With”
Austrian weekly political-financial magazine Profile criticizes the political climate that claims Greece is responsible for any negativity occuring around the world. In , four Austrian editors, three of whom are currently in Athens, have featured Greece once more in an eight-page-long article titled “Downturn (and return?) to Hades” but in a different light. The article’s [...]
Crisis-Hit Greeks Flock to Sweden
As the economic crisis intensifies in Greece, the number of Greeks coming to Sweden in search of housing and jobs has soared, a leader of the Scandinavian country’s Greek community said Tuesday. “It looks like there will be double the number of Greeks coming this year as last year,” Komninos Chaideftos, the head of the [...]
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05 / 23 New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece
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05 / 23 Post-Byzantine Art At Budapest University
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05 / 23 EU Withdraws Ban On Olive Oil Bottles
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05 / 23 Georges Moustaki Dies at 79
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05 / 22 Greek Participation in Vienna’s Long Night of Churches
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
