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The Shock Doctrine – Documentary (A Must See…)

The Shock Doctrine - Documentary (A Must See...)

An important documentary based on Naomi Klein’s 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine. A study of disaster capitalism, based on Naomi Klein’s proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on disasters, war and terror in order to establish its dominance. Today Greek society seems ...

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DEBTOCRACY – a documentary produced by the audience

DEBTOCRACY - a documentary produced by the audience

“Debtocracy” is a documentary that seeks the causes of the Greek crisis and proposes solutions, hidden by the government and the dominant media. Watch it below with English subtitles: [youtube 1_yTriIJa9I] Debtocracy website: http://www.debtocracy.gr/indexen.html

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TEENAGE RIOT: ATHENS – Documentary Video!

TEENAGE RIOT: ATHENS - Documentary Video!

An extremely interesting documentary from VICE network about the recent riots last month in Athens: On the eve of the biggest Greek strike since the right-wing junta was overthrown almost three decades ago, VICE travels to Athens to meet up with the people ...

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CATASTROIKA: Privatization goes public (Video – A must see…)

CATASTROIKA: Privatization goes public (Video - A must see...)

On April 26, 2012 at 20:00 let’s turn off the TV and turn to an alternative source of information. The creators of Debtocracy, a documentary viewed by millions of people around the world, present their new production, entitled CATASTROIKA. They analyze the ...

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“I, too, am Greek ! Solidarity with the Greek people !”

I, too, am Greek ! Solidarity with the Greek people !

Thousands of ordinary European citizens have joined their voices to the "Movement of Nantes." demanding double nationality! People all across Europe who want to express their support to Greece during this difficult period of crisis, started the "Movement of Nantes" and ...

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“We Are All Greeks” – Protests of solidarity all around the world!

We Are All Greeks - Protests of solidarity all around the world!

Solidarity protests for Greece are organized in many European countries for this Saturday! People will protest against economic crisis and its effects on the Greek society. As noted in an online call to the international audience, the austerity measures that the ...

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17th November Celebration in Greece

17th November Celebration in Greece

Every year, on the 17th of November, Greeks but especially Greek students memorialize the students’ revolt against the colonels’ junta. Students prepare school celebrations, and a big march starts at the Athens Technical University and ends in the American Embassy, ...

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21Jun/12

The composition of the New Greek Government

Antonis Samaras, the leader of the center-right New Democracy party that won critical parliamentary elections on June 17, was sworn in as prime minister.

Together with Pasok party and the Democratic Left, a small party that won only 16 percent of the vote, Mr. Samaras forms a New Government.

Mr. Samaras had supported the bailout. After the May elections, in which New Democracy and Pasok suffered a drubbing while Syriza made big gains, Mr. Samaras has said he will seek to soften the deal’s terms; but soon, Mr. Samaras will be forced to make massive spending cuts to carry out the country’s “obligations” according to the Memorandum…

Syriza party stated it will fight if the new government does not repudiate the most onerous terms of Greece’s loan deals.
Meanwhile, the departmental finance minister George Zanias will represent Greece at the meeting of Eurogroup on Thursday, and Ecofin on Friday. Mr. Zanias will ask the Finance Ministers of the Euro zone for a time extension of two years to reduce the deficit (until 2016).

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

Ministries:

Ministry of Interior
Minister: Euripides Stylianidis
Undersecretary: Charalambos Athanassiou (former president of the Judges Association)

19May/12

Merkel wants Greek euro referendum along with elections!

Germany's chancellor has decided that Greece should hold a referendum on the euro together with next month's national elections! The news came from office of the Greek prime minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos who informed the leaders of the seven parliament parties on the content of the conversation between Merkel and Greek president Karolos Papoulias.

PM Pikrammenos contacted political leaders A. Samaras, Al. Tsipras, Ev Venizelos, Al. Papariga, N. Michaloliakos and F. Kouvelis and filled them in on the contents of the conversation held between the President and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

According to the statement of the prime minister's office, Mrs Merkel expressed her thoughts to the President about a referendum alongside with the Greek elections. The referendum would have to do with whether Greek citizens wish to stay in the eurozone...

7May/12

Golden Dawn shocks Greeks: “All Rise!” (Video)

The first shock came very early or our "Democratic" nation... The leader of the far right party "Golden Dawn" (Crysi aygi) N. Michaloliakos was about to address the media when a member of the party urged the television reporters to rise and “Show respect to our leader!”

Moreover, the members of the party demanded that their leader's speech should be "live" broadcasted by all media otherwise the journalists should leave the place...

“This is customary with us” said the man when the stunned reporters raised objections! Watch the video below: