The perfect resume
03/11/2014
“I do not have a personal life. I have no friends. I have no girlfriend. I don’t ever intend to have a family (so I do not have increased financial…
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The word for Greece in various European languages
21/10/2014
Did you know the word for Greece in Norwegian is Hellas?
And the years go by with no hope
07/10/2014
I maintain my sanity thanks to the help of a psychiatrist friend who offers his service for free. Otherwise, I would certainly have been a dead man by now…
How much did the Hochtief-managed Athens airport dodge in taxes? €12, 150 or 600 million?
06/10/2014
Media reports say that the Athens International Airport (AIA), which was run by the German construction giant for 20 years, owes €600 million in taxes but the company denies the…
Shipowners agree to pay voluntary tax but critics accuse government of a ‘sell out’
04/10/2014
New law stipulates shipowners will pay more than 400 million in tax on a voluntary basis while critics slam the government for bowing to Greece’s powerful shipping industry
Ikaria: A little land’s ‘special relationship’ with time
04/10/2014
The island that made the pages of the New York Times and even inspired a book by National Geographic is exalted in Little Land, an award-winning documentary about life in…
Greece: a country of riches led by impoverished minds
25/07/2014
From the insane drive to allow large corporations to extract oil and minerals from under Greece as quickly as possible, to the bone-headed move to open the country’s forests and…
Press Review June 25: Victory!
25/06/2014
For the first time in history, the Greek team has made it out of the group stage of the World Cup, beating Ivory Coast 2-1 with a last-minute penalty after…
After UN, EU also condemns refugee push-backs
20/11/2013
EU Commission chimes in on refugee push-backs following UNHCR΄s remarks Friday, putting Greece and Bulgaria on the spot.
Germans measure happiness in Europe, find Greeks lacking
29/10/2013
In this year’s Europe-wide “Happiness Atlas”, Greeks occupy the last place, with Danes coming in first, proving sunshine is not enough where there’s a crisis.