Greece's lost generation

To look at the cafes full of young people sipping four euro coffees it would be easy to imagine that young Greeks have little to trouble them apart from the normal cares of exams, relationships and ...

Greek papers left with egg on face over meeting that never was

The atmosphere between Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and Greek PM, Kostas Karamanlis was described as tense, somewhat "icy" according to Greek national daily, Vima. On the other hand, the Ethnos newspaper...

Firefighters Battle Wildfire Near Athens, Greece, Arson Suspected

Wildfires are burning near the Greek capital of Athens. Over a hundred firefighters are battling the wildfires that started on Saturday when temperatures approached 30 degrees Celsius. Evacuations are in effect for farmers and residents to clear the dangerous area. Homes and...

Athens school principal on trial for teaching other languages

The case of the ex - grade school principle standing trial today in Athens for allowing the teaching of some lessons in languages other than Greek has exposed the struggle that Greece is facing over its handling of...

Greece plans immigrant detention camps

Four days after the European elections that saw far right parties rising in prominence across Europe, the Greek government announced measures aimed at curbing illegal immigration. Greek daily "Ta Nea" reports...

Beach beats ballot in Greek Euro vote

With over 98% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections counted the winner of the 2009 countdown seems to be the beach as voters across the country fled the cities and enjoyed the good weather. Greece...

New Moon Movie: Twilight movie sequel!

It's hotter than ever, on the 20th of November 2009 New Moon the movie a sequel to Twilight Movie will make young fans squeal with glee. Last year's Twilight movie grossed more than USD150 Million using a low...

Greece's (not quite) naked riders take to the streets

Billed as a protest against excessive car use, cyclists, wheel chair users and even skateboarders with their dogs rode through the centre of Greece's second city, Thessaloniki drawing amused glances and cheers...

Flatly Fever grips the UK

Written for Now Public and inspired by Cyprus EventsFollowing the recently reported hilarious performance of the Greek Cypriot's living in London, namely Dimitrios and Lagi (father and son act called "Stavros Flatly - Greek Irish Dancers") on Britains Got Talent, previously...

Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity?

It is still very unlikely the island will reunite soon. "Britain granted Cyprus independence in 1960. Only three years later, communal conflict led the Turkish Cypriots to withdraw from powersharing. In...

Secret Bilderberg Meeting to be held in Greece

I've always been curious about why this meeting never gets covered by the media.   "The 2009 Bilderberg Group Conference will be held at the five-star Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel in Vouliagmeni, Greece, May 14-17, according to author Daniel Estulin. Insiders have told...

Migrants flock into Greece - and sneak out to Italy

Patras in Greece is being used as one of the people-trafficking routes into Europe. Illegal immigrants and stowaways in Greece will either cling to the undersides of tractor-trailers being loaded onto ships and ferries or sneak into refrigerated trucks, shivering among...

May Day Marches Continue as Several Protests Turn Violent

Thousands of people marched in the streets of a number of countries on Friday, where May Day is traditionally seen as a day of rallies by labor unions. Protests in Turkey, Germany, and Greece became violent with...

Atlantis the true story. (News/Fiction)

By, Uwe Paschen.   Atlantis, the never-ending legacy trapped in a time lope.  Let me tell you the real story of Atlantis as it did not happen and yet will still happen. As many of us know of the story of...

Social media and the Greek uprising

One of the most striking features of the recent series of revolts, rebellions and riots in Greece over the last few weeks has been the use of social media to relay events to a wider audience. What has been...

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