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Workshop: new solar heating solution for the Greeks

26-28 in Thermaikos, Greece, near Thessaloniki, we will have workshop to teach people how to build an efficient solar air heating panel. The technology is described here: http://www.iedu.com/Solar/Panels/index.html and the details of the workshop here: http://anexartitiprotovoulia.blogspot.gr/2015/08/workshop-solar-panel.html If you are around,

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Statement by Yanis Varoufakis on the FinMin’s Plan B Working Group & the parallel payment system

Originally posted on Yanis Varoufakis:
Statement by the Office of Yanis Varoufakis, former Minister of Finance, Member of Parliament, Hellenic Republic During the Greek government’s negotiations with the Eurogroup, Minister Varoufakis oversaw a Working Group with a remit to prepare…

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A Brief History of Zoi Konstantopoulou

Originally posted on Omaira Gill:
One of the many Zoi themed memes: “Miss, could I go to the bathrooom?” Source: Luben.TV This article was written for the German news outlet N-TV. You can read their translated German version of it…

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Minister No More!

Originally posted on Yanis Varoufakis:
The referendum of 5th July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt-bondage. Like all struggles for democratic rights, so too this historic rejection of the…

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Greece vs. Troika. Your bets?

So, we will have a referendum, I herd? What are your bets, folks? what will be the answer, if the question is, like, “Should Greece accept more cuts in pensions, bigger VAT on electricity and long-term control of Troika over

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Greece: do not miss out!

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Greece and the Global Casino

Reading „The Thessaloniki Programme1” Had I been a left-wing, mildly anti-capitalist statist, such a program would gain my unconditional applause. Even being who I really am, I like it and wish Syriza success – for the time being at least.

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Sweeping floor in Thessaloniki

It is the fourth weekend already, which we spend helping at the “Solidarity Kitchen” in the Migrant’s Center of Thessaloniki. Eight days spent on cooking, serving food, cleaning after the “customers” – the kitchen is open for everybody and the

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Special correspondence: ERT and the historical moment

Now, 6 days after the totally stupid decision of shutting down ERT, people in Saloniki seems to be a bit confused. We must be aware, that the position of ERT journalists before the closure was clear – popularly they were

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