October 2013

Citizens from Crete calling themselves "Group of Iraklion Sensitized Citizens" sent a "care package" to the mother of finance minister Yannis Stournaras.

Finance minister Yannis Stournaras caused an uproar in parliament when he said that the government's efforts equal all the efforts made since the end of the junta.
Mr. Stournaras went as far as to say that the memorandum was the only "serious text in the country. The only one with targets and schedules."
However, the tones were high since the beginning of Mr. Stournaras' speech when the minister said there will be structural changes, although there would be no new cuts in pensions and wages .The announcement of possible new measures had caused an outburst from historic PASOK MP Apostolos Kaklamanis.
Retorting to MR. Kaklamanis, the minister noted that "when we bring new measures, you too will vote them in."This caused presiding member Yannis Dragasakis to say, "that's news."
The minister also referred to the tax on real estate stating that the aim was to get less from more taxpayers. As he noted the tax would be minimal, "10-20 euros a year, even for large plots."

Με οριακό προβάδισμα 0,2 ποσοστιαίων μονάδων προηγείται στην πρόθεση ψήφου η Νέα Δημοκρατία έναντι του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, σύμφωνα με δημοσκόπηση που πραγματοποίησε η εταιρεία Marc για λογαριασμό του τηλεοπτικού σταθμού Alpha.

Translation By Lisa Darilis

Four men were arrested, two of whom were Rabbis, in New York for abducting and torturing Orthodox Jewish men in order to force them to grant their wives a religious divorce.

Following the hilarious smash hit comedy "The In-laws from Tirana" with sold out performances in Greece and the US the successful writing duo, M. Reppas and I. Papathanasiou, strikes again with an even funnier new comedy called "Raus! Get outta here!", satirizing and sarcastically criticizing Greece's social and financial corruption.

Translation By Lisa Darilis

Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo, is experiencing legal problems in India, due to published pictures of her photo shoot at the Taj Mahal, a holy sanctuary for Hindus in India. Ms. Culpo is in violation of what's called India's Heritage Act, wherein permits have to be issued for such pictures to be taken at this site.

Translation By Lisa Darilis

The committee of Athens Square Park, located in Astoria, Queens, NY, had a fundraising event at Flo Restaurant. This even was organized in order to help raise funds for the new statue of Sophocles, which is to join others in further adorning this park with its themed Hellenic culture.

"Philoxenia" hosted by Yanna Darilis is a journey throughout Greece that captures the beauty of the Greek landscapes featuring Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni.

Ελεύθερος αφέθηκε πριν από λίγο ο πρωθυπουργός της Λιβύης Αλί Ζεϊντάν, σύμφωνα με κυβερνητικές και αστυνομικές πηγές της χώρας.

An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale shook the community of Koroni, a town in the Messenian area of the Peloponnese, near the Mediterranean Sea.