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Economy
Greek Budget for 2015 Voted Amidst Protests
The 2015 budget was voted in Greek Parliament (by a vote of 155 in favor, 134 against, 1 present) at midnight amidst anti-austerity protests and scenarios that the government plans to bring the Presidential election forward in early January, to put an...
Greece
ADEDY To Strike June 30 and July 9
Public Servant’s Union (ADEDY) in Greece demands the abolition of the proposed legislation regarding the selection criteria by which Greek public sector senior staff will be evaluated, as well as the abolition of all measures concerning availability and redundancies of employees.
In fact,...
Greece
Greek Farmers Preparing for New Showdown With Government
Starting Tuesday, Greek farmers have planned a new round of protests in towns and villages all over Greece. Amongst their basic demands towards Greek lawmakers is the annulment of mandatory accounting ledgers for small and medium sized farming businesses,...
Australia
Golden Dawn Supporters Demonstrate in Sydney
On December 16, members of the Australian extreme right-wing First Party (AFP), demonstrated in favor of Golden Dawn outside the Greek Consulate in Sydney.
Head of protesters was the President Dr. Jim Saleam, who presented a related resolution to the...
Greece
Protesters Attack MP Pavlopoulos
There was tension outside the Parliament when the employees of the mining and metallurgical company LARKO, who were having a protest rally, saw New Democracy MP Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
The protesters started shouting “thieves, thieves” and some of them threw bottles...
Australia
Senator Nick Xenophon Found Himself ‘Trapped’ in Malaysian Demonstrations
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon was "trapped" in a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and had tear gas fired in his direction.
The politician called on Australian government to disapprove of the human rights violations in Malaysia. He also suggested that...
Greece
Paxi Island Residents Protest For More Ship Routes During the Summer
The "Kerkyra" ship, travelling from the port of Igoumenitsa to Paxi island, didn't manage to reach Paxi island last Tuesday. The reason was not damage to the ship's engine or the bad weather conditions, but rather a demonstration of the...
Greece
German Activists Protest Outside Their Embassy in Athens
At 4pm on Thursday, German activists protested outside their Embassy in Athens. They had some placards suspended, with slogans against their country's policy.
13 protesters were adduced by policemen, together with three photojournalists of different news agencies, one of which...
Europe
Greek Students Demonstrate In Front Of German Embassy in Rome
Greek students and Italian Philhellenes staged a “symbolic” demonstration on Saturday in front of the German Embassy in Rome.
Demonstrators gathered at 7:00 p.m. in front of the German Embassy holding banners that wrote: "Greece is not a shooting star"...
Greece
Hellenic Police Αsks for More Teargas Guns
The imminent danger of possible social disturbances breaking out this fall due to the unbearable austerity measures has made the Generals of the Hellenic Police to put pressure on the Ministry of Citizen Protection for supplying them with enough...