Greece

Poverty in Greece

New York Times published a news article “Greece, Battered a Decade Ago, Is Booming” by Liz Alderman, with additional reporting from Niki Kitsantonis (Monday, Sept. 25 / in print on Saturday, Sept. 30, Section B, Page 1 with the headline: “A New Era of Prosperity for Greece”). The article informs us that Greece was hit by an economic crisis […]

“Stop sanctions against Russia”: Greeks called to restore partnership with Russia

More than 50 people attended the action. People brought to the action posters with the words: “Russian oil = work in the ports”, “Stop sanctions against Russian oil”, “Don’t use our ports for the war in Ukraine”, “Greeks should determine with whom they will co-operate for their own benefit”, “Russian oil will save farmers in […]

Greece Arrests 79 ‘Arsonists Scum’ for Fires Claimed to Be Caused by Climate Change

There have been over 500 fires in Greece this summer. Police have arrested 79 individuals on charges of arson. Twenty one people have died in the fires. Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kiklias said, "Arsonist scum are setting fires that threaten forests, property, and most of all, human lives."

Looting the Looters: Theft at the British Museum

What happens when the looters are looted?  Perhaps that strange sense of satisfaction called justice, an offence cancelled by another.  One therefore greets the realisation that the British Museum has been suffering a number of such cases with some smugness.  What makes them even more striking is the inability of staff to have picked up […]

“Chickens are counted in the autumn”… Erdoğan and Menendez take time out

At the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, it was as if a breakthrough had been made in hastening Sweden’s entrance to the North Atlantic Alliance. As previously disclosed, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on the eve and during the summit that Ankara would be willing to expedite the consideration of Sweden’s NATO membership […]

The Fires in Greece Are More Likely to Have Been Caused by Arsonists Than Global Warming

In spite of the climate hysteria being pumped out across the airwaves 24/7, 2023 has not been a bad year for forest fires in Europe. As for Greece, local firefighters and officials say arsonists are to blame.
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“Diplomatic relations with Syria should be restored and sanctions lifted”: interview with Gunnar Lindemann, German Parliament member

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator   The largest migrant boat disaster recently off the coast of Greece involved 750 persons wanting to get to Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Though this was the largest tragedy, similar voyages are happening almost daily with loss of life. The US and EU sanctions prevent Syrians from a […]