http://www.newsvine.com/athensNewsvine - athensen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 3 Aug 2012 19:56:49 +0000Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:09:16 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13107707-8-years-later-athens-olympic-venues-in-decayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13107707-8-years-later-athens-olympic-venues-in-decayolympicsathensworld-newsdecayFri, 3 Aug 2012 19:55:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Olympic beach volleyball lies abandoned in southern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The purpose-built stadium has seen minimal use &#8212; mostly for concerts &#8212; since the Athens 2004 Olympics. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Weeds sprout in the remains of what was once the playing field at the abandoned Olympic softball venue in southern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Frogs inhabit the murky waters of an abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic village on the northern fringes of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. After the Athens 2004 Games, the village was used as a worker housing project. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Murky water and rubbish fill an abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic village on the northern fringes of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. After the Athens 2004 Games, the village was used as a worker housing project. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Frogs sit on rubbish floating in the murky waters of an abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic village on the northern fringes of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. After the Athens 2004 Games the village was used as a worker housing project. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>The open Olympic swimming pool sits empty at the rundown Olympic complex, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Athens. After the Athens 2004 Games, the pool has been sporadically used for national championships. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Two people walk inside the Olympic stadium, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Athens. The stadium is one of the very few Olympic venues to have been used for sports after the Athens 2004 Games, hosting soccer matches and athletics. But eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Smashed boards left over from last year's Special Olympics litter the abandoned Olympic hockey venue in southern Athens on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>A worker mows the field of the Olympic baseball venue in southern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The stadium has been used for the past two years by a fourth-division local soccer club. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>The gate to the Olympic taekwondo and handball arena is locked in southern Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The purpose-built arena has been occasionally used for non-sporting events since the Athens 2004 Olympics. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>Paralympic athlete Paraskevi Katza practices at the Olympic stadium of Athens on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The stadium is one of the very few Olympic venues to have been used for sports after the Athens 2004 Games, hosting soccer matches and athletics. But eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>The Olympic cauldron rises behind the central arch in the Olympic stadium of Athens on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The stadium is one of the very few Olympic venues to have been used for sports after the Athens 2004 Games, hosting soccer matches and athletics. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p><p>A bus passes the remains of a fountain made with Olympic rings and graffiti-defaced marble blocks that were originally dedicated to Greek Olympic medal winners, at the former Olympic village on the northern fringes of Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. After the Athens 2004 Games, the village was used as a worker housing project. Eight years after the Athens Games, many of the venues remain abandoned or rarely used, focusing public anger on past governments as the country struggles through a fifth year of recession and a debt crisis that has seen a surge in poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11732513-anxious-greeks-withdraw-894-million-in-one-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11732513-anxious-greeks-withdraw-894-million-in-one-daycrashcurrencyeuroathensgreeksfearingonly-on-msnbc-comwithdrewemergedaltpoliticalWed, 16 May 2012 16:00:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Political leaders in Athens were due to discuss an emergency government Wednesday to deal with a possible run on banks as it emerged Greeks withdrew almost $900 million in a single day, fearing their country could crash out of the euro currency by the end of the week.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10469318-greek-debt-pact-is-far-from-a-done-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10469318-greek-debt-pact-is-far-from-a-done-dealathensbondholderslentonly-on-msnbc-comalignleftjubilantclearallstylemargingreece'sTue, 21 Feb 2012 19:52:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In their jubilant celebration over the latest agreement to solve Greece's debt debacle, European officials forgot to check with two important groups: the Greek voters and the bondholders who lent Athens the money it now says it can’t pay back.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10405383-despite-riots-greece-still-safe-for-most-travelershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10405383-despite-riots-greece-still-safe-for-most-travelerstraveltouristsgreeceathensdemonstratorstripsdestinationundoubtedlyonly-on-msnbc-comTue, 14 Feb 2012 13:43:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Rioting involving up to 80,000 demonstrators in Athens over the weekend undoubtedly is raising concerns among tourists headed to the popular destination, but travel experts say trips to Greece are safe at present. </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10373097-greek-anger-boils-over-as-country-faces-bankruptcyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10373097-greek-anger-boils-over-as-country-faces-bankruptcypolicefridayathensmolotovcocktailsteargasausterityonly-on-msnbc-comdenouncedFri, 10 Feb 2012 16:08:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Black-masked protesters threw Molotov cocktails and police fired teargas during clashes in central Athens Friday, as striking Greek workers denounced a new wave of austerity Friday.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10344058-strike-over-greece-austerity-measures-turns-violenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10344058-strike-over-greece-austerity-measures-turns-violentprotestburneddebtathensgermanloadgreeksausterityonly-on-msnbc-comTue, 7 Feb 2012 22:04:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270381-stocks-slump-amid-greek-budget-woeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270381-stocks-slump-amid-greek-budget-woesgermanygreecefinancesathensmondaysslidonly-on-msnbc-comsparredeurope'sMon, 30 Jan 2012 14:31:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270012-stocks-set-to-fall-as-greek-budget-issues-loomhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270012-stocks-set-to-fall-as-greek-budget-issues-loomgermanystocksforgreecefinancesathensonly-on-msnbc-comsparredeurope'sMon, 30 Jan 2012 12:51:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6322332-report-officer-killed-in-athens-ga-shootinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6322332-report-officer-killed-in-athens-ga-shootinggeorgiapoliceathensshotatlanta-journal-constitutionofficerscrime--courtsonly-on-msnbc-comathens-banner-heraldathens-clarke-countyTue, 22 Mar 2011 19:13:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/03/4455610-did-2004-olympics-spark-greek-financial-crisishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/03/4455610-did-2004-olympics-spark-greek-financial-crisissportsolympicscrisisathenssummer-olympicsworld-newsfinancial-crisisThu, 3 Jun 2010 09:06:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Greek Environment Minister Tina Birbili, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou, Public Works and Transport Minister Dimitris Reppas and Culture and Tourism Minuister Pavlos Geroulanos, from left, hold a press conference on planned privatizations in Athens on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Greece's cash-strapped government will sell off stakes in loss-making Hellenic Railways as well as state-controlled water companies and the Post Office. Reppas said the rail company is losing €1 billion ($1.2 billion) a year and that rail services causing the greatest financial losses will be scrapped. Reppas and other ministers did not say when the sales are scheduled and how much money they plan to raise. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2005, file photo, a padlock hangs outside the Tae Kwon Do and Handball olympic stadium at the Faliro Coastal Zone, near Athens, Greece. While many factors are behind the crippling debt crisis in Greece, the 2004 Athens Olympics &#8212; being the global event that it was &#8212; has drawn particular attention. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 8, 2005, file photo, the Olympic canoe and kayak center in southern Athens is shown during the first day of the International Canoe Federation Slalom Racing World Cup. While many factors are behind the crippling debt crisis in Greece, the 2004 Athens Olympics &#8212; being the global event that it was &#8212; has drawn particular attention. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 17, 2010, a man walks inside the modern Agora walkway at the Athens main Olympic complex. Olympic officials deny that massive spending for the 2004 Games in Athens contributed to the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 18, 2010, a vacant field hockey arena stands at a seaside Olympic complex near Athens. Olympic officials deny that massive spending for the 2004 Games in Athens contributed to the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 19, 2010, a man fishes near the vacant beach volleyball arena at a seaside near Athens . Olympic officials deny that massive spending for the 2004 Games in Athens contributed to the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 17, 2010, a Greek flag waves next to the metal arch over the velodrome at the Athens main Olympic complex. Olympic officials deny that massive spending for the 2004 Games in Athens contributed to the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 17, 2010, a worker cleans a fountain near the modern Agora walkway at the Athens main Olympic complex. Olympic officials deny that massive spending for the 2004 Games in Athens contributed to the country's financial crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p>