One Year After the Bailout, Greece is Still Hurting By Joanna Kakissis / Athens Konstantinos Sourmelis, a 56-year-old technician for OSE, Greece’s state-owned railway, marched to central Athens on Wednesday to send parliament a simple message: Stop selling out the country. Like the thousands of other demonstrators who protested in the country’s latest general strike, Sourmelis accuses the government of…
Greek Voters Give Austerity Plan a Second Chance By Joanna Kakissis / Athens Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou read triumph in the results of the regional elections Sunday, Nov. 7, that put his center-left PASOK Party’s candidates ahead in several regional races, including the powerful position of Attica governor. “The Greek people have reaffirmed they want change,” Papandreou said on…
Griechen rebellieren gegen Brüsseler Spardiktat Aus Athen berichtet Corinna Jessen In Griechenland startet ein gigantischer Generalstreik: Die Flughäfen machen dicht, Staatsdiener erscheinen nicht zur Arbeit, landesweit wird demonstriert. Dabei sieht die Bevölkerung ein, dass die Regierung sparen muss. Ihr Unmut richtet sich gegen die Vorgaben der EU – und gegen Deutschland. “Ich habe nichts gegen eine Registrierkasse”, sagt Stavros Zervos.…
European countries feel the pain as cuts keep coming By Howard Schneider ATHENS — A retiree at age 59, with a comfortable pension and a generous severance payment as well, Yolanda Hatzi knows she got a good deal when she left the National Bank of Greece three years ago. She also knows such arrangements have added to the rage that…