Austerity and addiction in Athens
26/02/2014
Cuts to the social safety net in Greece mean the sick and addicted often can΄t get the help they need.
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Greece is out of dough, but not for cookies: the Parliament’s ludicrous coffee and pastries bill
26/02/2014
There are a number of perks to being a Greek member of parliament. Aside from a plump salary there’s also the free coffee. Lots of free coffee. Thousands of euros…
Press Review February 26
26/02/2014
An agreement with Gazprom is reached to reduce the price of gas; mixed messages emerge from yesterday’s negotiations with the troika; work over WWII reparations is shelved; hotel workers in…
One degree of separation: President of German industrialists met directly with corrupt Greek official to discuss ΄status and priorities΄
25/02/2014
According to the German magazine Der Spiegel, the STN Atlas representative in Athens, charged in the defense bribes probe, was sending quarterly reports to Grillo, then CEO, about the German…
An interview with an HIV positive inmate of Korydallos prison: “Prejudice comes not from the staff or the inmates but from the ministry”
25/02/2014
A recently launched social media campaign by inmates in Greece’s Korydallos prison is drawing attention to the deplorable conditions in what passes for the prison’s hospital. Designed for 60 patients,…
Press Review February 25
25/02/2014
The Bank of Greece accuses the IMF of playing dirty games; hopes that the government will use the primary surplus to help vulnerable citizens are waning; the government gives media…
Death by a thousand (health) cuts
24/02/2014
Greek and European officials are accused of being in denial over the effects of spending cuts in health care. “Greece no longer has a health system,” says president of Medecins…
SEC filings shed light on Greek billionaire΄s legal past
24/02/2014
The prospectus filed by Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. prior to the company’s 2006 listing on the New York Stock Exchange provides a wealth of details about Dimitris Melissanidis’s past…
Flu vaccine shortages have led to the deaths of 58 patients (so far) according to Athens Medical Association
24/02/2014
Shortages of the flu vaccine mean that 40% of those in high risk groups have still not been vaccinated according to the Athens Medical Association. The shortages have already contributed…
Press Review February 24
24/02/2014
The new government schedule for negotiations with the troika; fuel smuggling rackets have made 25 billion euros in profits; new testimony in the NGO fraud case implicates former PM George…