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October 2013

Justice for a Scapegoat?

 The passing of a twenty year sentence for laundering money from illicit gains for former PASOK minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos, last week, for some, had a tinge of the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad; the end of an era.

100,000 Apply for 10,000 Temp Jobs

More than100,000 applications have been turned in by people from families with no income for 10,000 temporary, five-month jobs at municipal and regional authorities, throughout Greece.
Pay under the programme, which is being run by state employment agency OAED, ranges from €427 a month for those under 25 years old and €490 for anyone else.

  • Published in Greece

EU Commissioner Blasts Greek Agricultural Policies

Harsh criticism for Greek agricultural policy was the theme which EU agriculture commissioner Dacian Ciolos harped on during a common meeting of the Greek parliament's standing committees of European Affairs and Productivity & Commerce.

  • Published in Greece

Sponsored Military Parade

The 28th October military parade will have a sponsor!!! The Vardinoyannis group has undertaken to cover the costs of moving heavy military vehicles and the overflights by fighter aircraft.

  • Published in Greece

Venizelos Meets Rama in Tirana

Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met in Tirana on Monday with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati in the context of his one-day official visit to Albania.

  • Published in Greece

Jailed Golden Dawn MPs Will not Attend Parliament

The prosecutor of Korydallos prison has turned down a request of jailed-pending-trial Golden Dawn Mps Mihaloliakos, Pappas, and Lagos to participate in the parliamentary plenum tomorrow.

  • Published in Greece

Simitis Blasts Political Nepotism

Former PM Kostas Simitis let fly barbs against nepotism in Greek political life, in presenting the book of former Cypriot president Georgios Vasileiou, entitled "A Contemporary Odyssey."

  • Published in Greece

Obama's meeting with Congressional Leaders Postponed

Translation By Lisa Darilis

The meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and congressional leaders that was scheduled for Monday, has been postponed for reasons not yet fully clarified.

  • Published in U.S.
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