The Greek debt… An impossible task
“Germany, claims we –the Greeks-
to a bloody operation which lasted five years, without protest no - because the Greeks were aware of their own responsibilities. An operation however that led to a fail-
ure since the country is in a coma… The third largest Greek default seems inevitable - the first was in 2010 when driven deliberately at the IMF after its inability to service its external obliga-
Feed a Family Project in Apokoronas
from Haralampos Koukianakis Mayor of Apokoronas
Heraklion Port Authority Receives Tez Worldberry Award
Dear Friends,
Crete’s Heraklion Port Authority re-
been placed in mini markets in Apokoronas. This letter is not only to tell you of the changes which have taken place, but also to beg you to consider sponsoring the Feed a Family. We are asking businesses and individuals to sponsor the project by giving 10 euros each month. If you can do this we will not only be able to provide for all those in need, we will be able to increase the variety and contents of the bag by including tinned meat, fresh produce and hopefully soap and toothpaste etc.” The Mayor given us a small budget to get the Project started. Twice a year we will receive some food from the European Union and the Periferia of Crete. It is the intention of everyone involved that Feed a Family will be non-political, transparent and supportive of everyone
in need in the community. To ensure this Feed a Family has been given its own Bank Account and accounting system. If you can support Feed a Family with 10 euros each month, you can make your payment at any Bank of Pireaus, there is a branch in Kalyves, and the account number is GR6501711680O6I8O40O30352. If you wish to pay in another way please email – socialservices@apokoronasourhome.com Thank you for taking time to read this letter, Haralampos Koukianakis on behalf of the President of the Social Services Team Argyro Benaki, her team of Niki Nikolaki, Helen Papadogianni and all the volunteers.
“Sifis” the croc was found dead in the lake of Potamon Dam
The most famous crocodile in Greece… the well
known “Sifis”, was found dead in the lake of Potamon Dam, on March 30. It is obvious that the crocodile could not stand the weather conditions during the winter. A worker in the area saw the reptile floating on the water.
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“As you may know, the Social Services Department of the Dimos has now assumed total responsibility for the food parcel programme previously run by the Helping Hands group, and the old school at Nippos will be known as the Social Supermarket Under the umbrella of the Social Supermarket we are setting up a Feed a Family Project. With your help and our volunteers, goal is to provide a bag of food for families every month, regardless of their nationality, and have them delivered to their homes by local priests. In March 259 small 85 larger bags, were delivered by the priests. The names on the list for bags has now risen to almost 400 and 30% of people on the list are foreign nationals. The bags contained packets of; Rice, Beans, Flour. Pasta, a tin of tomato paste and two cans of milk and some toilet paper. Small bags cost around 6.80 euros. To the larger bags we were able to add more pastas and milk plus cornflakes, jam, and oil at a cost of around 12 euros. As you can see it takes a lot of money to give people the most basic of foods, with more money we can provide a greater variety of food. Many people are already helping by putting items into the white plastic boxes which have
cently received the TEZ Worldberry 2014 Award for best partner in cruise tourism by Tez Tour, a leading tour operator in Russia. The Tez Worldberry Award recognizes the tour operator’s outstanding partners worldwide. The award was given during an exclusive event held on the sidelines of this year’s Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT) and is considered yet another recognition of the port authority’s effort to promote cruise tourism to the Russian market. According to the port authority, the Russian cruise market is a new target for Greece and Crete, as part of its overall strategy to enter the specific market. “Opening new markets for our destination and Greece is very important, especially for a target market that has great potential and dynamic”, the authority’s president, Ioannis Bras, said. He added that the authority will continue to support innovative ideas and proposals, particularly those that improve offered services and customer experience. “It is very positive for Crete to be able to offer another vacation option, that of Fly, Stay & Cruise, which combines a traditional holiday and a short 3-4 day cruise, setting new standards for Crete for the years to come”, TEZ Tours General Manager for Greece Manolis Apladenakis said. Tez Tour is one of the biggest tour operators in CIS and Eastern Europe.
According to information, “Sifis” was already dead for ten days. For the last 1.5 month, Sifis was nowhere to be seen and the locals had started to worry about their exotic friend. The crocodile was transferred to the natural history museum of Crete.
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are guilty of the bankruptcy of our country. Mrs Merkel strictly refuses a debt deletion. The contemporary German leadership however, seems to conveniently “neglect” the fact, that German debt was cut by 50% in 1953, although it was the country responsible for the most cruel bloodbath across Europe. Merkel forgets that Germany went bankrupt four times in recent history of - remaining in service failure situation of obligations, from 1800 until today. Sooner or later, the fact of the huge indebtedness of the world will come to the surface, throughout the daunting size - leading many countries to bankruptcy, as well as the global financial system to its limits. In addition, Greece has further the moral high ground to demand the cancellation of debt, after being subjected
tions and the second in 2011, with the coercion of the PSI. The cause is not able to pay its debts in the next time Katerina Polizou and is definitely out of the market after by NEA TV Journalist October 2014, under the responsibility of the ECB. Further, even if Greece proves to be able to repay its obligations until June 2015, the looting of pension funds as well as civil organizations, in addition to taking part in the final installments of the loan from the Troika, the problem will continue be - given the obligations for the period 2015-2018, estimated at 61 billion €, not including any deficits or loans of banks by the ECB (ELA, bonds), which exfor more news click on ceed 100 billion €. http ://cretepost.gr Time is against Greece in very many aspects... Perhaps it’s high time for the new government to look through all possible alternatives for its stay within the Eurozone.