Monday, February 13, 2012

GREEK FINANCIAL & POLITICAL SITUATION

     After a weekend of protests and riots around the country the Greek parliament voted 'in principle' in favour of the latest austerity measures demanded by the Eurocrats.  Over the next few days the detail of the measures will be voted on.
     For the expats in Lefkas very little upheaval and angst is noticeable..... although I'm sure the same cannot be said for the Greek population of the island.
     Two extremely good sources of bang up-to-date news in  English are
'Athens News on-line'   http://www.athensnews.gr/
'Ekatherimini on-line'  http://ekathimerini.com/