Athens
Forget environment! Cars rule the road in Athens
In Athens driving is quite frankly a way of life. Doctors and environmentalists sound the alarm, yet it’s the financial crisis that’s on everyone’s mind, while health and environmental issues take a backseat. Take a walk around the city, but don’t expect a breath of fresh air
athens, lifestyle, lifestyle, pollution, ecology, air pollution, green europe on the ground
Environmental art in Athens: art project for Kifissos river
Whoever asks the Athenians about the Kifissos river hears mainly legendary tales, as Yvonne Senouf and Corinne Weber, the creative minds behind the international art platform MELD’s Project Nero, can testify. Their project for a vanished river aims to deal with urbanisation and pollution creatively
athens, contemporary art, lifestyle, lifestyle, green europe on the ground, culture, green cities
Indignant Athens: 'get your tax off my ass'
I haven't been on the streets for about twenty years, but I can't stand this anymore. I decided to protest after many years because I cannot bare our politicians’ apathy for people’s problems. They just keep on slamming the taxes on us - and that’s all. If politicians really wanted to find solutions for the country they would. One indignant protestor speaks
athens, andreas papandreou, protest, youth, tax, 'indignant citizens' movement, politics
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: ‘Young people in Europe feel unsafe’
He speaks seven languages, he’s down with the green cause and he’s the leader of the global orthodox movement which in Europe exists in the east, north and the Mediterranean, but he resides in Istanbul. Interview with the spiritual leader of 300 million worldwide. cafebabel.com in Athens and Istanbul meet the man
athens, istanbul, religion, youth, interview, brunch, pope benedict xvi
Monetary union and media stress: young Greeks and Germans debate
This month, Greece was announced to be suffering a eurozone deficit of 12% - the maximum is 3%. The German media has called them the 'deceivers of the euro-family'. The Greeks respond that they are hypocrites, holding them accountable for debts from 1945. Who wants whose diplomatic blood? We hear immediate reactions from the two sides
athens, eurozone, european union, economical crisis, germany, berlin, monetary union
Wanna go out in Athens? Try the Gazi neighbourhood
You could almost call it a phenomenon that has worked its charm on the Athenians over the years. Some of the prostitutes in the area even parade around in the latest fashions, like it’s some kind of catwalk
Greek islands: a new Eldorado for clandestine immigrants
The influx of clandestine immigrants to Italy and Spain has drastically reduced; the eastern Aegean Sea has become the new destination for illegal migrants
athens, eudebate2009, clandestine, leros, aegan sea, island, feature
