Greece’s Political Climate Turns Bad
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 18, 2013
In the elections of June 17, 2012 - almost exactly one year ago and the second time in two months that Greece went to the polls – New Democracy edged out SYRIZA for first place by about 1.5% percent. ...
Privacy Isn't All We're Losing
- Peggy Noonan - Wall Street Journal
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- June 17, 2013
The U.S. surveillance state as outlined and explained by Edward Snowden is not worth the price. Its size, scope and intrusiveness, its ability to target and monitor American citizens, its essential un...
Why ERT’s Closure Should Offend All Greeks
- Hellenic American Leadership Council
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- June 16, 2013
Just because someone has the power to do something doesn’t mean they should.
In the blink of an eye, Greeks watching the public broadcaster ERT or listening to ERT Radio were treated to black screens...
Troika’s Chance To Do Better On Greece
- The New York Times
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- June 15, 2013
The International Monetary Fund now has a chance to show what it has learned from past policy mistakes on Greece, mistakes it acknowledged last week. This week a delegation from the fund, the European...
ERT Switchoff Right Call For Greece
- The Financial Times
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- June 14, 2013
The decision by Antonis Samaras, prime minister, to switch off ERT, the national broadcaster, produced knee-jerk reactions both in Greece and abroad. The unions called a general strike on June 13. Lea...
Bankers’ Beautiful World
Michalis Sallas, the founder of Piraeus Bank, now the largest bank in Greece, "graced" a large part of the first page of the Business Day insert of the New York Times this week, and two thirds of the ...
Journalism in Greece
Because Greece’s remaining media outlets are on strike, consumers of news may have missed an important piece of information: “Greece Ousted from Index of 'Developed' Countries,” screamed a headline fr...
Samaras Clears the Air
For the past four years, all of us embraced what to some sounded like a … strange idea: that Greece had to shrink its bloated public service sector.
Up until June 11, however, not a single worker was...
The Beautiful World of Greek Bankers
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 13, 2013
Michalis Sallas, the founder of Piraeus Bank - now the largest bank in Greece - “graced” a large part of the first page of the Business Day insert of The New York Times this week, and two-thirds of th...
What Greek Journalism Misses
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 13, 2013
Because Greece’s remaining media outlets are on strike, consumers of news in Greece may have missed an important piece of information. “Greece Ousted from Index of ‘Developed’ Countries,” screamed a h...
Samaras Clears The Air
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 12, 2013
For the past four years all of us embraced what to some sounded like a strange idea: that Greece had to shrink its bloated public service sector.
Up until June 11, however, not a single worker was fi...
Greece Kills Its Own Messenger
- Maria Margaronis - The Nation
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- June 12, 2013
"We’re on air, the last little bit of air that’s left for us to breathe. We’re staying here all night, and beyond that, as long as it takes…”
I’m watching an overloaded Internet feed from ERT, (late ...
What The Speeches Reveal
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 11, 2013
I read from beginning to end the speeches of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the leader of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras and the press release of Golden Dawn, which responded to Samaras.
I sacrificed part of...
Does Greece Have Enough Time?
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 11, 2013
The question today is not - as SYRIZA erroneously puts it - whether Greece is making progress or not. It is an undeniable fact that it is. You just have to look at financial picture last year compared...
What’s In The Interest of the People?
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 10, 2013
I worry that the Greek people will draw the wrong conclusions from the recent admission of “serious errors” by the IMF and the infighting that has broken out with the Eurozone.
I am worried that this...
Troika’s Nobel Prize For Fiction
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 07, 2013
The members of the Troika, who hold Greece’s fate in their hands, are engaged in a public brawl. The European Union (EU), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and European Central Bank (ECB) are fightin...
Blossoming Greek-Israeli Ties
It is gratifying that Greek-Israeli relations are becoming increasingly stronger, both at the intergovernmental level and – this is extremely important – between our two communities in the United Stat...
Passias’ Problems
The New York Post’s article about Father George Passas, the head priest of the historic church of St. Spyridon in Washington Heights, contains serious allegations that might constitute new wounds for ...
Big Gift, Big Soul
The $2 million dollar donation by the Jaharis Family Foundation to benefit the children of Greece is a commendable act of the highest order honoring first and foremost the donors, Michael and Mary Jah...
Avramopoulos’ Message To Jewish Community
- Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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- June 05, 2013
It is gratifying that Greek-Israeli relations are getting increasingly stronger, both at the intergovernmental level and between our two communities in the United States.
It is striking, for example,...
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