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Teachers on strike

Greek teacher's umbrella union OLME, has announced rolling five-day strikes, after an extremely long session of their assembly. Of the 85 local representations, 72 voted in favor, of the strikes. The union reps stated that they would re-examine their position after every five day strike.
Meanwhile OLME has issued a call, through the media for parents to support their "struggle for public schools that will cater for all students and all teachers."
Certain tertiary and vocational education institutions, across the country have also decided to go on strike, mostly for reasons of employee side transfers in the state sector .
Recently, Education Minister Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos refuted all rumors that the government would resort to a "mobilization" of teachers.

September 10, 2013
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

New York City's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Spring Summer 2014 kicked off on September 5 and runs through to September 12th at Lincoln Center.

September 10, 2013
Written by jo.daril

N.Y. Couture Fashion Week featuring Loula Loi Alafoyiannis

Designer Loula Loi Alafoyiannis showcased her day wear at Couture Fashion Week with a presentation of her latest distinctive outerwear designs on Saturday September 7, 2013.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Mayoral race crunch time

Just 48 hours to go before the primary election for Mayor and the leading candidates are in crunch time for the final phase of drama trying to get people to the polls to vote.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Serena Williams wins U.S. Open Title

Serena Williams wins her 5th US Open singles title and her 17th Grand Slam singles title in a rematch of last year's women's final, defeating Victoria Azarenka, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Protest against war on Syria in New York

Protesters that included anti-war activists, anti-Wall Street activists, and some Syrian expatriate who support the Assad government gathered in New York City's Times Square to oppose any U.S. military action in Syria.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Strikes against Syria outside the Whitehouse

People protested against President Barack Obama's call for a U.S. military strike against Syria on Saturday, tirelessly chanting "They say more war; we say no war," and gave speeches outside the White House.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Assad denies gas attack

In an interview with CBS's News, Charlie Rose, Mr.Assad stated that his government was not behind a chemical attack that killed and injured hundreds of civilians, and stated that Syria might retaliate if attacked.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Syrian refugees fleeing Egypt

Tension rises in Cairo amongst the locals and Syrian refugees.

September 9, 2013
Written by jo.daril

Samaras' intervention on the issue of auctioning

"It's a very important issue. It cannot be discussed at present," Samaras said

In a statement that represents a clear departure from the political opinion of those government officials who want the immediate deregulation of real estate auctions, Greek premier Antonis Samaras interfered in this major issue for thousands of Greeks. "It's a very important issue, I want to deal with it personally and in depth. It cannot be discussed at present," Samaras said during today's meeting at the Maximos Mansion.

August 20, 2013
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Der Standard: Tourism in Greece is "blooming"

It generates high revenue, the Austrian newspaper says

It is the only developmental driving force for the Greek economy

"Tourism in Greece is blooming," is the title of today's article in the Austrian newspaper «Der Standard», where the subtitle says that at the moment tourism is the only developmental driving force for the Greek economy.

"The thriving tourism in Greece, the euro country facing a crisis, generates high revenues and is the only developmental driving force for the Greek economy that is on the 6th consecutive year of recession," the article reads at the start.

August 20, 2013
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Angela Merkel does not see a new haircut for Greece

What is the real concern of the Staff of the German Chancellor?

The debate over the Greek debt haircut continues in German media but what seems to be of a greater concern for Merkel’s team is the political strength of the Greek government before and after the German elections.

For the second time in a week the German Chancellor said she does not see a new haircut for Greece, according to Deutsche Welle. In today's interview with the Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper, Merkel says "no, I do not see such a new haircut for Greece. We take one step at a time and we do not hide the fact that a lot of things should change in Greece, but on the other hand, we see clear progress and recognize it. In some areas things in Greece are going much better than a year ago."

August 20, 2013
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GOYA FALL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED

December 23, 2012
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Health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore

December 23, 2012
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