Greece
Twitter Blocks Greece's Extremist Golden Dawn Party
Twitter has blocked the account of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, apparently in line with the platform's new rules against hate speech.
The micro-blogging and social networking service did not say why it blocked the Golden Dawn account on Thursday,...
Hollywood
George Stephanopoulos Reveals Daughter Elliott Has Scoliosis
"Good Morning America" co-host George Stephanopoulos recently tweeted out a photo of his daughter Elliott while on vacation, wearing a back brace over her clothes due to her scoliosis.
https://twitter.com/GStephanopoulos/status/876798243723767808
The caption reads: "so proud of my daughter, Elliott. Wearing brace every...
Economy
ESM Announces Release of 7.5 Bln Euros for Greece
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has disbursed the 7.5-billion-euro installment of its loan to Greece, the body announced on its Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon.
“ESM just disbursed € 7.5 billion to Greece. ESM disbursement of € 7.5 billion will...
Economy
'We Believe that Europe Needs to Leave Behind the Austerity Policies,' PM Tsipras Tweets
"We believe that Europe needs to leave behind the austerity policies," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday posted on Twitter during a meeting with Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa at Maximos Mansion.
"We seek a democratic, progressive Europe with social...
Greece
Online Networks Rule Social Life of Greeks
Half the Greek population has an account on at least one social media platform, according to a recent publication in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. Greeks spend more than 80 minutes per day on social networks.
Facebook is the favorite platform...
Greece
Twitter Says #ThisIsACoup As EU Strangles Tsipras and Greece
In the most crucial meeting for the Eurozone, EU leaders are pushing even further for more austerity in Greece.
Twitter users are reacting heavily to Greece's creditors demands that many call unreasonable and undemocratic.
The past hour the hashtag #ThisIsACoup (#2 hashtag...
Economy
FT Journalist Spiegel Caught Juncker Lying About Greece
Financial Times journalist Peter Spiegel hastened to comment on the press conference Jean-Claude Juncker gave Monday saying that it is not true what the European Commission President said about pension cuts in Greece.
Through his personal Twitter account, Spiegel accuses Juncker of...
Greece
The First Tweet of New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras
After all the fuss regarding the Greek Prime Minister’s twitter account which had not been updated, the profile photo was finally changed and the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made his first tweet.
In his first tweet Alexis Tsipras...
Economy
EU Commissioner Moscovici to Visit Greece
France’s Pierre Moscovici, EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, is expected in Athens next Monday and Tuesday (December 15-16) it was announced today.
“I will be visiting Greece on Monday and Tuesday. We stand by Greece and...
Greece
FYROM Official Photographed With Vergina Sun Flag on Mt Olympus
FYROM’s Parliament Vice-President Antonio Milososki tweeted a picture of him and a group of climbers on Sunday, holding a flag with the Vergina Sun symbol after reaching the highest peak of Mount Olympus.
Between 1991 and 1995 FYROM used the...