Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Personal Growth on Oct 25th, 2007
The Parthenon Marbles and their possible return to Greece is the hottest news this week. The Marbles have been housed in a British Museum since 1815 and sources at the Museum have said under no circumstance will they be returned to Greece.
The Director of the new Acropolis Museum Dimitris Pandermalis agrees that the reunification […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Oct 18th, 2007
The issue of poverty has become a global one, such that programmes have been set up to raise awareness of this problem. In 2005, A Global Campaign against Poverty was launched with over one hundred International co-olition around the world. The campaign recently mobilized people in order to raise their voices against poverty. The idea […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Oct 7th, 2007
The compative research on integration policies in 25 European Union countries including Switzerland and Canada shows
Greece at a very low level. The exercise among the European countries indicates the different fields of integration policy were
Greece has to improve. Most it’s about the political participation of immigrants which includes the right to vote at […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Oct 4th, 2007
A new World Bank report has been published citing Singapore as the easiest place in the world to do business. 178 countries are ranked in a league table which shows Greece in position number 100…the worst placed of the European Union countries.
With the EU bloc generally considered a pretty good place to do business, […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Sep 25th, 2007
Within days of New Democracy re-election, the goverment gave property developers the green light to build on an enviromentally sensitive area next to forests ravaged by this summer’s deadly fires. Documents leaked to the Greek press show the finance Ministry pushed through an agreement allowing building to begin in a protected area in the Southern […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Sep 20th, 2007
The ruckus in the opposition party is dominating headlines in Greece. It’s become so dirty that the hope of settling it relatively peacefully seems farfetched. A minute after George Papandrew made his first speech conceding defeat to New Democracy, Evangelos Venizelos came out and made his and both took calm swipes at each other. Though […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Sep 14th, 2007
Posted in Personal Growth on Sep 13th, 2007
Turkey’s ascension bid into the European union will be very crucial in the world stage considering the recent election of the former Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul as the president in a parliamentary vote. He is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state since the creation of the deeply secular […]
Posted in Personal Growth on Aug 30th, 2007
The fires that engulfed large parts of the Peloponnese since Thursday have finally subsided. Though, the government has defended the way it handled the fires but the opposition parties have been quick to condemn the speed with which the firefighting operation was conducted and the way those affected have been treated.
The good news is the […]
Posted in Music, Personal Growth on Aug 5th, 2007
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the singing sensation from South Africa, originally became known for their profound cultural mix of traditional African sounds, expressing the deep heritage of South Africa. Its blend of instruments, vibrant performances and powerful music make them a much sought after group.
Music was a medium used by the group to encourage and strengthen […]
