Bannon is moving to Europe to set up The Movement, a populist foundation to rival George Soros and spark a right-wing revolt across the continent. SOURCE LONDON—Steve Bannon plans to go toe-to-toe with George Soros and spark a right-wing revolution in Europe. Trump’s former White House chief advisor told The Daily Beast that he is setting up a foundation in Europe called The Movement which he hopes will lead a right-wing populist revolt across the continent starting with the European Parliament elections next spring. The non-profit will be a central source of polling, advice on messaging, data targeting, and think-tank research for a ragtag band of right-wingers who are surging all over Europe, in many cases without professional political structures or significant budgets. Bannon’s ambition is for his organization ultimately to rival the impact of Soros’s Open Society, which has given away $32 billion to largely liberal causes since it was established in 1984. Over the past year, Bannon has held talks with right-wing groups across the continent from Nigel Farage and members of Marine Le Pen’s Front National (recently renamed Rassemblement National) in the West, to Hungary’s Viktor Orban and the Polish populists in the East. He envisions a … Continue reading
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For the second consecutive year on 1st May a function of commemoration and tribute was organized by the local SYRIZA group of Aegina and held in the naval base at Tourlos, honouring the political prisoners executed during the German occupation and the subsequent civil war. Participating in the function were the Alternate Minister for Social Solidarity Theano Fotiou, the SYRIZA Europarliamentarian Stelios Kouloglou, the SYRIZA national parliamentarians for Piraeus 1st District and for the Islands Thodoros Dritsas and Eleni Stamataki and the SYRIZA parliamentarian for Athens 2nd District Christoforos Papadopoulos. On behalf of the SYRIZA chapter in Aegina the municipal councilor Antonis Delis explained the reasons why the function is being held. A text on the history of the day was read by the medical doctor Mr. Giorgos Bogris In the course of the function a number of the participants laid wreaths and flowers on the monument. The co-ordinators of the local group Mr. Panagiotis Patsakios laid a wreath and flowers were presented by Mesdames Fotiou and Stamatakis, Messrs Dritsas, Kouloglou and Papadopoulos, the mayor of Aegina Dimitrios Mourtzis and the granddaughter of “Captain Moria” Georgakopoulos. The function was also attended by the president of the social organization of the … Continue reading
In periods of economic crisis such as the one that Greece is going through today, the environment is considered to be less important, because there are more pressing needs for liquidity. When money is missing, governments look for it anywhere – at any cost: funds that are destined for environmental protection programs end up elsewhere. Environmental protection mechanisms slacken. Untapped mineral resources suddenly look like the chicken with golden eggs and the …applied macroeconomic policy begins to leave deeper footprints in the environment. It is indeed inconceivable to discuss hydrocarbon mining in places like Epirus and the Ionian, and indeed in valuable areas such as the North Pindos National Park, with its wonderful landscapes and the natural wealth they possess. The developmental program of these areas should rely on these natural advantages and not endanger them! When the planet is in fossil fuel dependency or and there is a problematic of addressing anthropogenic climate change, Greece’s choice to turn to hydrocarbons is politically short-sighted and undermines any attempt to change its course towards clean energy and real sustainable growth. Nikos Vakolidis Ioannina Hellenic American Democratic Association 23rd April 2018 1. We cannot burn the stuff we already got: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/07/much-worlds-fossil-fuel-reserve-must-stay-buried-prevent-climate-change-study-says 2. European … Continue reading
Ενθουσίασε το κοινό η ομιλία της Μαρίας Ευθυμίου στο ΓΕΛ Γέμισε η αίθουσα “Σοφία Μηλιώτη” του ΓΕΛ Αίγινας, την Παρασκευή 2 Φεβρουαρίου,για την ομιλία της ιστορικού Μαρίας Ευθυμίου με τίτλο “1828: Οι κοινωνικές και οικονομικές πραγματικότητες του Ελληνικού κράτους και ο Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας“, που διοργάνωσε ο Σύλλογος Ενεργών Πολιτών Αίγινας. Η κ. Ευθυμίου μίλησε για την οικονομική, κοινωνική και πολιτική κατάσταση της χώρας μετά την επανάσταση του 1821, την ιδιαιτερότητα της κάθε περιοχής ανάλογα την γεωγραφική της θέση και τους τοπικούς παράγοντες, για την διπλωματικούς χειρισμούς του Ιωάννη Καποδίστρια και τα κέντρα αποφάσεων της διεθνούς διπλωματίας, για το δάνειο του 1823, την ελληνική πειρατεία και πολλά άλλα. Μετά την ομιλία έγινε διάλογος με το κοινό, που έδειξε ενθουσιασμένο από την μεταδοτικότητα του λόγου της, αλλά και τα ιστορικά στοιχεία της εποχής. Την ομιλία προλόγισε η κ. Βάσω Κανελλοπούλου όπου παρουσίασε και το βιογραφικού της ιστορικού και από την δημοτική αρχή παρευρέθηκε ο κ. Γ. Τσατήρης και ο κ. Γ. Πούντος. Μπορείτε να δείτε όλη την ομιλία στο βίντεο: https://youtu.be/gIE9GslI8vA … Continue reading