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September 12, 2010Nikos Deja Vu ? Thessaloniki 11/9/2010 ? A Doctor Threw His Shoe ...Send by Swarna JhaNikos Deja Vu ? Thessaloniki 09.11.2010 ? A doctor throws the shoe in ?Prime? George Papandreou at a protest on the situation in Greece during his visit to the International Exhibition. Doctor arrested but later released, and explains [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greek Protesters To Confront Government On EconomySend by www.bostonherald.comTHESSALONIKI, Greece - Greek unions are planning protest marches in the northern city of Thessaloniki against [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Thessaloniki, Greece Forecast : Weather UndergroundPosted by Hellen PopovichThessaloniki Center-Greece. Administrator: Athanasios Tsioukanaras, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts. 69.3 F, 59 F, 69% [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Watch Atromitos V Iraklis Live | Watch Live Football TVSend by live-footballPAE APS Atromitos Athens take on Iraklis Thessaloniki FC for a breathtaking Super League Greece engagement. Tune in to Atromitos vs Iraklis streaming live with Watch Live Football TV the supreme connection of Greek Super League live [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010From The Greek Streets ? #369 | Demonstrations In ThessalonikiPosted by Hellen PopovichTomorrow, Saturday 11th of September, is the day that many calls are published for gatherings and demonstrations in the city of Thessaloniki, by base unions from all over the country, organizations of the radical left, anarchists and [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010MAN HURLS SHOE AT GREEK PRIME MINISTERPosted by Hellen PopovichA man threw a shoe at Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday in protest against the socialist government?s austerity measures. The shoe missed its intended target and the man was arrested along with two accomplices, radio reports said. The incident took place in the northern city of Thes [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Thessaloniki, Greece - Firebomb Attack At Turkish ConsulateSend by sysiphus13/08/2010 - A predawn firebomb attack on the Turkish Consulate in Thessaloniki yesterday prompted contact between diplomats in Athens and Ankara, although authorities in the northern Greek city insisted that the Molotov cocktails were [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Day Seven ContinuedPosted by Hellen PopovichAfter missing the sign for the ring road around Thessaloniki we ended up in the middle of it at rush hour in 30 deg heat, I was not very popular. A couple of hours later we found the most idyllic campsite ever. Very quiet and unspoilt in an old olive grove right on top of the beach, heaven, we mite [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greeks Rally Against Austerity Plans - NewsPlurkSend by Typed ROBINMinor violent incidents mar premiere of Thessaloniki International Fair in. THESSALONIKI, Greece, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Greek demonstrators protested against government austerity measures in the center of the northern more [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010The Hoops Market: PAOK Thessaloniki Re-signs Todor GecevskiSend by TikotFinally, Todor Gecevski is back to PAOK Thessaloniki. The 32-year-old Macedonian center and the Greek team have finally reached a ?120.000 agreement to re-sign his contract. Gecevski, who was also on the radar of Aris Thessaloniki, [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010XE.com - UPDATE 2-Papandreou Has Little Joy For Austerity-hit GreeksPosted by Hellen PopovichTHESSALONIKI, Greece, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister George Papandreou will seek to soothe austerity-weary Greeks with an emphasis on growth in a speech on the economy on Saturday, but budget constraints leave him little to offer. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Mark's Market AnalysisSend by MarkTHESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) - Prime Minister George Papandreou offered no handouts to austerity-weary Greeks but gave some relief to companies struggling with recession in a main speech on the economy on Saturday. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greece To Cut Retained Earnings Tax In 2011Send by ReutersTHESSALONIKI, Greece, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Greece will speed up tax relief for corporations and lower the tax rate on retained earnings to 20 from 24 percent [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010FINISHED: Nuremberg's Angelos Charisteas Plays Down Aris ...Send by By Peter KatsirisGreek striker Angelos Charisteas has admitted he is looking to leave German Bundesliga side FC Nuremberg this summer, but denies he has been approached by Greek Super League side Aris Thessaloniki. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010The Mayor's Of Moreland Visit To Thessaloniki | Au.GreekReporter.comSend by Kiki DanaktsisThe Mayor of Moreland, Mrs. Stella Kariofillidou, accompanied by the ex President of the Thessalonians of Melbourne, Mr. Pavlos Mavroudis, visited the Prefect of Thessaloniki, Mr. Panagiotis Psomiadis. During theIR [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Rory Phillips In ThessalonikiSend by Stop That Soundgood news party people: Rory Phillips returns to Greece, for a show in Thessaloniki this time: October 8th @ Arthouse i interviewed the man a few months ago, go read. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greek Riot Police Face Off Against Protesters In Thessaloniki ...Send by Teacher Dude's BBQWith 4000 extra police officers on duty Greece's second city, Thessaloniki looks more and more like a city under siege as the government uses the International Trade Fair as an opportunity for a show of strength in what promises to a [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia"Posted by Hellen PopovichGreek Airports , Quarantee to the flights Safety in the Greek Air space!, [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010From The Greek Streets ? #368 | Ultimatum Given To Lorry Drivers ...Posted by Hellen PopovichWe remind that this weekend the International Fare of Thessaloniki takes place, which is a target for demonstrators every year. Normally the prime minister goes to Thessaloniki to announce the 'social policy' of the governement of the [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greek Protesters To Confront Thrifty Government Artesia NewsPosted by Hellen PopovichTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) ? Greece's prime minister promised Saturday to lower corporate taxes to help revive the debt-plagued country's shrinking economy, while thousands of protesters marched ? mostly peacefully ? against the [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greek PM Offers Some Tax Relief, No HandoutsSend by nz.news.yahoo.comTHESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) - Prime Minister George Papandreou offered no handouts to austerity-weary Greeks but gave some relief to companies struggling with recession in a main speech on the economy on Saturday. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greco-Turkish Rivalry Put In Limelight In Thessaloniki ...Posted by Hellen PopovichPride will be on the line on Thursday night in Thessaloniki when PAOK FC welcome Aegean rivals Fenerbahce SK to the Toumba Stadium in the opening leg of a crucial UEFA Europa League play-off tie (21:30 GR, Novasports1). [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010XE.com - UPDATE 2-Papandreou Has Little Joy For Austerity-hit GreeksPosted by Hellen Popovich'We are waiting for a sign that there will soon be growth incentives,' said Telemachos Pentzos, 36, manager at a Thessaloniki food export company. 'There is intense pressure from competitors and the barrage of measures so far has not [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 12, 2010Greek Protesters To Confront Government On EconomyPosted by Hellen PopovichTHESSALONIKI: Greek unions are planning protest marches in the northern city of Thessaloniki against the debt-plagued country's harsh austerity program, before Prime Minister George Papandreou's keynote speech on the economy Saturday. A first taste of trouble came when an elderly man threw a shoe at [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |