by Ilias Kountoupis Allow me to put graphically how my fellow countrymen are feeling right now: ridden hard by domestic politicians, pursued by international speculators lurking in the dark, and put away wet, exhausted, and abused. And now our pursuers are closing in for the kill, their appetite for blood reinvigorated just as our government [...]
Bring the Marbles Home – Once and For All ~ By: Maria A. Karamitsos
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With the opening of the new Acropolis Museum, Greece has stepped up its efforts in the campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles – and rightly so. Following a visit four years ago to the British Museum, and viewing these artifacts and reading notes of “the head is on display in Athens,” or “the hands are [...]
Greece ─ Remember, Remember the 6th of December!
It’s easy to forget. We open our memory’s garbage bin and in we throw all our bad experiences and sad memories. When it comes to personal affairs, this practice is acceptable. But when it involves bits and pieces of a nation’s collective memory, it can cost us our wellbeing and social solidarity. Amongst we Greeks, [...]
A Future of Immigration
Greece has always played a starring role in the history of human migration. Depending on whatever socioeconomic and political conditions exist, Greece’s population has provided some valuable examples in regards to the incentives behind immigration and emigration. These are widely known as “push factors” (reasons to emigrate), and “pull factors” (reasons to immigrate). According to [...]
Greek Blogging Laws
Press-gr. is one of the most visited Greek blogs, whose purpose is to critique the Greek government and society and to provide news that goes under the radar of the mainstream media. I visit it daily to get information about government scandals and corruption. Some posts are bogus, but most are accurate. The Greek government [...]
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