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A Citizen’s Guide to Greece 2015

 
 

 
 

Public service is a calling — even when the government is shut down

Excerpts from an opinion piece in this past Saturday’s Washington Post by Ann Marie Oliva, director of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs. “The past two week...
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Greeks are (not) stingy!

By Diego Salas. I go to the restaurant next to the Hotel and the owner gives me a salad without me asking for it…oops, suddenly why not a glass of ouzo.  Assisting people is very important in order to progress and maybe that...
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RIP Loukakinos

                            Photo: Thanasis Tsalikis
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Citizenship resources online

By Niko Adamopoulos Editor’s note. Niko Adamopoulos is a summer intern at the Dukakis Center from Colgate University, where he is a junior in international studies. While in Thessaloniki he will volunteer in local humanit...
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Gender biography and citizenship

By Maria Kyriakidou On  March 5, 2012 the Dukakis Center co-hosted a workshop on women’s biographies, life stories and autobiographies. The workshop consisted of panels regarding the research methodology on gender and biogra...
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Greek PM’s letter to the European Council (in English and Greek)

The letter in English: Athens, 27 June 2012 As I have already informed you, I will unfortunately not be able to attend the current European Summit, due to an eye operation I had to undergo. Greece will be represented by the Pre...
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Ageing, but with grace?

The editors of Kathimerini write in today’s online English edition that “The prime minister knows better than anyone else how difficult the job ahead is, and how many problems he has to deal with… he is makin...
 
 
 

Wanted: A new narrative for the nation

By Alexis Papachelas What Greece really needs right now is a fully-fledged plan to regenerate the nation. People are in despair. Some over the extra taxes they are forced to pay at the end of each month, and others because they...
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Tax cheat sheet

By Andy Dabilis After hostile reaction, the Greek government said it would not go ahead with plans to give tax cheats an 80 percent discount on fines they would have to pay for breaking the law, including some 2,062 people with...
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