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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Raising the profile of Cypriot products in Greece


Kathimerini

Raising the profile of Cypriot products in Greece
Kathimerini
A new campaign appealing to Greek consumers to purchase Cypriot products has been launched, continuing the success of a similar drive in Cyprus for the promotion of Greek products, both organized by the Cyprus-Greece Business Association (CGBA).


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Ancient Gold Wreath Found In Greek Subway


Ancient Gold Wreath Found In Greek Subway
Discovery News
An abundance of gold wreaths appear to lay hidden in a subway network in Greece. Indeed, excavation work during construction of a new subway in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, has revealed another gold wreath – the ...


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Cybercrime goes unreported in Greece: experts


FRANCE 24

Cybercrime goes unreported in Greece: experts
FRANCE 24
A general view of Athens with the Acropolis rising above the city on June 21, 2012. Cybercrime attacks are going unreported in Greece with companies either unaware of incidents or trying to sweep them under the carpet, experts told a security ...

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Fragkiska Megaloudi: Growing Police Brutality in Greece: The Hidden Face of the Crisis

As startling images of Greeks struggling to get bags of free distributed vegetables make the headlines in the international media, it's becoming evident that the crisis in the country has now overpassed vulnerable groups of people and is taking over the once thriving middle class.

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Neil Durkin: Orwell Would Have Liked Photoshop

Under the blitz of current Orwell stuff in the media there's a recurring theme: what would the great man have made of the present day, and how right was he about the modern world? Recent chit-chat in my office was broadly positive about his "predictive" powers. Recent chit-chat in my office was broadly positive about his "predictive" powers: Doublespeak (modern political/managerial jargon?), Telescreens (TV, especially those tuned to the Big Brother house on Channel 5!), Napoleon, the revolutionary-turned-authoritarian pig from Animal Farm.

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Greek Lawmakers Complain as Parliamentary Smoking Ban Is Flouted


Greek Lawmakers Complain as Parliamentary Smoking Ban Is Flouted
Businessweek
Greek lawmakers demanded action be taken to stop colleagues from breaking a law banning smoking in Parliament, saying failure to do so undermines public faith in the legal system. “This image being presented by Parliament of lawmakers being indifferent ...


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Confidence returns to Greek economy


Confidence returns to Greek economy
Financial Times
“The external environment is better, we feel safe in the eurozone and the government has got reforms back on track,” Mr Karayiannis told the FT, echoing opinions voiced by a growing number of Greek businesspeople. Greece's business confidence index ...


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Policymakers and business men at least see some light on the horizon


VICE

Policymakers and business men at least see some light on the horizon
The Economist
Even so, Greece is struggling to meet a new set of targets set by the troika—the European Central Bank, EU and IMF officials who monitor the €130 billion ($176 billion) international bail-out. Two slices of aid amounting to €43.5 billion have been ...
Alexis Tspiras and Greece's Radical Left Take New YorkVICE
SYRIZA Sacks MP For Backing TurkeyGreek Reporter

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Greece: Is a Grexit off the table?




THE mood in Greek business circles is brightening. Greece is still grappling with a record recession that has shrunk output by more than a fifth and pushed unemployment close to 27%, the highest rate in the European Union. But a monthly index of business sentiment produced by IOBE, a think-tank, jumped in December to its highest level in two years (see chart).Yannis Stournaras, the finance minister, predicts the economy will start to recover by October, boosted by a long-awaited rebound in tourism. A rush of early bookings has cheered hoteliers on Aegean Islands. Optimism in foreign markets and assurances from Berlin that Greece will be able to stay in the euro zone are helping, too. Billions of euros stashed under mattresses last summer, when a “Grexit” seemed imminent, have returned to their owners’ bank accounts. The Athens stockmarket has perked up and private-equity firms are scouting for bargains among crisis-battered Greek companies.Opinion polls suggest the coalition government led by New Democracy, a centre-right party, is becoming more stable. Several recent polls showed the conservatives edging ahead of Syriza, the left-wing opposition, despite new...


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Order! Greek lawmakers fume at smoking colleagues


Order! Greek lawmakers fume at smoking colleagues
MiamiHerald.com
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed. A cross-party group of 88 representatives wrote to the Parliament speaker Thursday urging ...

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Order! Greek lawmakers fume at smoking colleagues




A cross-party group of 88 representatives wrote to the Parliament speaker Thursday urging action against what they call a "pathetic and infuriating" state of affairs.

The lawmakers wrote that, apart from assembly halls, at times there is "not a single square meter" in Parliament where the law isn't broken.


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Despairing Greek lawmakers urge action against colleagues who illegally ...


Washington Post

Despairing Greek lawmakers urge action against colleagues who illegally ...
Washington Post
ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed. A cross-party group of 88 representatives wrote to the Parliament speaker Thursday ...

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Greek Glendi Festival Kicks Off Today


Greek Glendi Festival Kicks Off Today
Patch.com
The 29th Annual Greek Glendi Festival kicks off at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church today and runs through the weekend. Florida's largest authentic Greek Glendi Festival attracts as many as 17,000 visitors over four days. Each year more than 350 ...

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Despairing Greek lawmakers urge action against colleagues who illegally smoke in Parliament

ATHENS, Greece - Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed.

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UNT bans alcohol at Greek Life events after frat house fall sends student to ...


UNT bans alcohol at Greek Life events after frat house fall sends student to ...
Dallas Morning News
Following a fraternity house fall that left a student hospitalized, the University of North Texas in Denton has decided to ban alcohol “at all Greek Life events.” Dustin Starks, a junior at the University of North Texas, was sent to Parkland Memorial ...

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Eurostat Concerned About Greek Statistics Developments


Kathimerini

Eurostat Concerned About Greek Statistics Developments
Bloomberg
“It is striking that a criminal prosecution for 'erroneous production of the public finance statistics of the country' did not take place when 'Greek statistics' were a constant source of concern,” Georgiou said. To contact the reporter on this story ...
EU statisticians defend Greek colleague over data chargesGlobalPost

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Scrod alla Greece


Scrod alla Greece
Providence Eyewitness News
Today on the Rhode Show we learned how to make Scrod alla Greece with Christine & Alex Kitsilis of Angelo's Palace Pizza. Scrod alla Greece Ingredients: 2 pounds of scrod; 2 white onions sliced; 1 bunch of scallions chopped; 1 cup of chopped parsley; 1 ...


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Quick Fix: Greek style prawns


The Hindu

Quick Fix: Greek style prawns
The Hindu
INGREDIENTS: Olive oil: Two Tsp. Garlic cloves (finely chopped): Five. Fresh parsley (chopped): Two Tsp. Tomatoes (peeled and coarsely chopped): 10. Large prawns (peeled and deveined): 400 gm. Feta cheese: 250 gm. Lemon wedges: A few. Salt and ...


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German tourists turn their back on Greece


Kathimerini

German tourists turn their back on Greece
Kathimerini
Greece's tourism industry, crucial to its ailing economy, has been hit hard by political turmoil and economic uncertainty. German tourists are put off by reports of anti-German sentiment in some places and television images of strikes and anti ...


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Greece Said to Set $35 Million Minimum for London Home Sale


Greece Said to Set $35 Million Minimum for London Home Sale
Businessweek
Greece set a minimum bid price of 22 million pounds ($35 million) for a London townhouse, one of six overseas properties the government is selling to help pay its debts, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The Greek consul's residence in ...

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Greek Household Incomes Down Average 38% From Cuts, Survey Shows


Greek Household Incomes Down Average 38% From Cuts, Survey Shows
Businessweek
More than 90 percent of Greek households say their incomes have fallen since the start of the crisis, the average drop being 38 percent, according to a survey by Marc SA. More than 82 percent say their total incomes amount to 25,000 euros ($33,900) or ...


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Privatization Of Greek Assets Runs Behind Schedule


NPR

Privatization Of Greek Assets Runs Behind Schedule
NPR
In exchange for multibillion-euro bailouts, Greece was required to sell state-owned assets. But the sweeping privatization process is behind schedule. In addition, European governments are nervous that Chinese, Russian and Arab companies are lining up ...

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Israeli tourism to Greece surges, minister visits


Greek Reporter

Israeli tourism to Greece surges, minister visits
Jerusalem Post
The number of Israelis visiting Greece grew from some 150,000 in 2010 to 400,000 last year, but to listen to Greece's Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is to believe this has more to do with Greece's allures than to the Israeli-Turkish fracture that ...
Greece-Israel: Athens' minister woos tourism, investmentANSAmed
Greece Wants Israeli Tourists, InvestmentsGreek Reporter
Israel and Greece agreed on cooperation in tourismCapital.gr (press release)

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