Greece asks public agencies to hand over reserve cash

I was reading an article the other day in the online edition of “BBC” and it talks about Greece which is running out of cash.

I thought you might be interested because it has been a topic for many years now and the topic directly affects every European citizen.

As you might know, Greece has been in economic troubles for a long time. Since they are running out of cash, the Greek government is unable to finance public services (i.e. health care, salaries, etc.).

Basically the article reports that the Greek government asked public agencies for money.

It also says that Greece could go bankrupt and exit the Eurozone.

What interested me most was that the UK betting office William Hill has already stopped offering to bet on chances that Greece leaves the European Union.

What do you think about the situation in Greece?

Regards,

Julian

Fairtrade in Hofkirchen

I was reading an article the other day in the printed version of OÖ Nachrichten. This article talks about Hofkirchen, a small town in Upper Austria, which becomes a “Fairtrade-Municipality”.

I thought you might be interested because it is a current topic which concerns social responsibility. Fairtrade is a label which guarantees that products are produced under fair circumstances and are sold at fair prices.

Basically what the article says is that the municipality’s goal is to make its citizens buy more fair trade products.

It also says that the municipality’s representatives drink fair trade coffee during proceedings and meetings

What surprised me most was that a small municipality like Hofkirchen is going to buy expensive Fairtrade products in these times where municipalities have to save money.

I personally think that is a good idea to pay Fairtrade products. These products assure not only high quality and fair products they also ban child labour. I hope that Hofkirchen is a model for many other municipalities.

What do you think about the Fairtrade products?