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How the world sees Greece
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Samaras Says ND-PASOK Will Serve Term
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, said his odd new partnership with his political rivals the PASOK Socialists will serve out the rest of the government’s term, three years, although their opponents doubt it. Just after a new Cabinet with sworn in, including PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, ...
Scheme for unemployed Greeks to get EU funding though further clarifications needed says Commissioner Andor
By Nikos ChrysolorasThe European Commission is set to approve funding for a state-run scheme to help 400,000 unemployed Greeks, although "some further clarifications are needed," according to Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner Laszlo Andor, currently on an official visit to Athens. Speaking to Kathimerini, the Hungarian economist warned however that the European ...
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Conservation groups raise alert over dead sea turtle sightings
A dead Mediterranean sea turtle (Caretta carreta) found washed up at the port of Aghios Sotiras in the Amvrakikos Gulf, in western Greece, by a fisherman is the fourth to be found this month, according to local conservation groups.It was unclear whether the adult turtle found yesterday died of natural causes or injuries.Conservationists have appealed to fishermen and swimmers to report sightings ...
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One in four Greeks wants to leave country EU finds
A quarter (24 percent) of Greeks want to relocate to another country permanently and of these 63 percent want to migrate to another European country, according to the results of the European ...
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Police investigating criminal rackets make series of arrests around Greece
Police in the Cretan port of Hania on Tuesday detained two Georgian nationals, aged 37 and 30, believed to be members of a racket behind a string of burglaries and muggings in the broader region.The pair were traced by officers yesterday after refusing to stop at a police roadblock on Monday and abandoning their motorcycle following a police chase.Together with the motorcycle, the suspects ...
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New cabinet and energy prospects boost bourse
The broad cabinet reshuffle, favorable reports about the Greek energy landscape and the rises posted by most European markets buoyed the ...
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Greece the sequel
The Greek island of Mykonos is expecting 1 million tourists during the summer as yacht owners and cruise ship passengers make up a much bigger proportion of visitors to Greece. Photograph: Getty ...
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Greek cabinet as of June 25 2013
Hiring and firing in the Greek labor market ought to be easier and simpler, according to the International Monetary ...
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Knicks Hope Papanikolaou Can Revive Them
Kostas Papanikolaou helped bring Olympiakos, which plays in Piraeus, a second straight European championship this year before they lost the Greek league title to arch-rival Panathinaikos. The Knicks would like to have him as a shooting forward. Could there be a Greek revival at the Garden? The New York Knicks have offered future second-round picks and future considerations (cash) to Portland in ...
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Govt stable after cabinet reshuffle Greek premier
ATHENS--Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday insisted that his government was stable despite a reshuffle following the uproar over the disputed closure of public broadcaster ...
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Greece Mali play out stalemate
Mali and Greece play out a 0-0 draw that keeps them both well in the hunt for the Turkey 2013 knock-out stages, with two and four points respectively, ahead of their final Group D ...
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Greece urges OPAP-led consortium to sign state lotteries deal
Greece urges OPAP-led consortium to sign state lotteries deal Reuters ATHENS, June 25 (Reuters) - Greece's privatisations agency (TAIPED) on Tuesday urged a consortium led by betting monopoly OPAP to sign a deal to sell its state lotteries, paving the way for completion of the privatisation of OPAP, the country's first ... |
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Greece's Piraeus Bank tops recap target for rights
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Piraeus Bank will raise more than 19.5 percent of the funds it needs to plug a 7.33 billion euro capital hole from private investors in a rights offering that ends later on ...
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Now you can visit a 2000-year-old brothel in Greece
Now you can visit a 2000-year-old brothel in Greece io9 Archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient brothel attached to a gymnasium and restaurant in northern Greece. It was full of penis-themed items like this vase. But that's not the weird part. What's intriguing about the ten-year-old finding is how ... |
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Greece: the sequel (this time with even more tourists)
The Guardian | Greece: the sequel (this time with even more tourists) The Guardian Like many, the third-generation hotelier believes the time has come for Greece to reinvent itself. For too long, he says, the industry has been overly dependent on its image as a destination of sun, sand and sea. "As a result of catering to price ... |
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Germany's Blood-Drenched Debt Could Save Greece's Economy
VICE | Germany's Blood-Drenched Debt Could Save Greece's Economy VICE In early April of 1941, the German army defeated Greek forces along the country's northern front. Where Greece had spent the previous winter in jubilation after successfully fending off the Italians, they now experienced existential horror at the ... |
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Greece: Austerity Doesn't Involve Public-Sector Layoffs
Heritage.org (blog) | Greece: Austerity Doesn't Involve Public-Sector Layoffs Heritage.org (blog) Greece has promised to lay off public employees before. In early 2012, Greece committed to dismissing 15,000 public servants by the end of the year. It did not happen. Despite the lack of government layoffs, the unemployment rate rocketed to 25 percent. |
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Mexico on brink of early exit in Turkey after loss to Paraguay at Under-20 World Cup
Mexico loses again at Under-20 World Cup
Associated Press - 25 June 2013 13:55-04:00
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — Mexico is on the brink of an early exit from the Under-20 World Cup after losing 1-0 to Paraguay on Tuesday, while newcomer El Salvador stunned Australia 2-1.
Paraguay, which drew its opening match against Mali, made the breakthrough in the 52nd minute when substitute Arnaldo Sanabria fed Derlis Gonzalez, who scored with a superb side-footed volley.
Mexico, the CONCACAF champion and one of the tournament favorites, missed several good chances — hitting the post twice, including with a free kick from Jorge Espericueta in the final minute.
Having previously lost to Greece, Mexico is bottom of Group D.
In Group C, El Salvador improved its chances of advancing with a victory that put its first points on the board. Jose Pena scored the winner in the 40th minute.
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Greece dismisses fears of funding gap from asset sale delays
Greece dismisses fears of funding gap from asset sale delays Reuters ATHENS, June 25 (Reuters) - Greece dismissed fears of a funding gap stemming from delays in its privatisation programme, saying it could dig into funds left over after the country's four big banks are recapitalised. Privatisations are key to Greece's ... |
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Saving the country is first priority of Greek prime minister
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called Tuesday for better coordination between the two remaining parties in Greece's power-sharing coalition. "Each of us has his own political beliefs, but the overriding ideology right now is saving the country," said Samaras. "We have no choice but to succeed and we are determined to succeed." He told members of his new cabinet in ...
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Significant Delays in VAT Rebates
A growing number of businesses around Greece report long and unjustified delays in their VAT rebates. Only one in ten businesses have received their tax rebates by mid June. Of the 10,533 existing cases of tax rebates, only 1,562 have been paid out, while 2,713 are being processed and 7,671 remain unpaid. According to the announcement made by the General Secretary of Public Revenue, the ...
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Greek Doctors of the World Visit Remote Areas
The Greek humanitarian organization Medecins du Monde (MdM) (Doctors of the World) has been conducting visits to remote island and mainland areas of Greece in order to provide their help. In the framework of the medical checkup program, Health for All, a ten-member Medical Mobile Unit staffed by pediatricians, gynecologists and ophthalmologists, along with nursing and administrative staff and ...
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Santorini Crete Top Mediterranean Holiday Destinations
Travelers once again showed their preference for Greek destinations, as Greek islands occupied four of the five first places on the list of the 20 most popular holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region. According to a research carried out by the travel metasearch engine focusing on hotels Trivago on the most popular Mediterranean destinations based on its users comments, Imerovigli on the ...
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Brazilian Cinema Under the Stars
The Greek Film Archive and the Embassy of Brazil attempts to highlight and show the most important trends in contemporary Brazilian cinematography from June 27 to July 3, in the cineBRatenas 2013 – 3rd Brazilian Film Week. In the summer movie theater Lais of the Film Archive, 11 feature long and 11 short films will be screened, works of familiar and new directors. Three of the directors ...
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TAP Gas Through Greece to EU
The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is set to be announced by the Shah Deniz consortium – BP, Azeri state oil company SOCAR and France's Total - on June 28 as the winner to carry Azerbaijan's gas via Greece and Albania and across the Adriatic Sea to the south of Italy, a well-informed source close to Baku told the newspaper New Europe. However, the Shah Deniz consortium said in a ...
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Greek crisis The caprice of the Brussels gods
While the living standards of the Greeks keep falling and the troika's management of the crisis has been called into question, the European institutions continue to gaze elsewhere. It is high time the Commission was held accountable for this appalling ...
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Greece Bailout: Reshuffle As Deadline Looms
Greece Bailout: Reshuffle As Deadline Looms Sky News There are pending issues that must be resolved and deadlines that have to be met for Greece to secure its next (bailout) instalment. "We have to work at a faster pace and in tighter synergy." Although key posts like the finance ministry remained in the ... |
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Is Italy headed for a Greece-style bailout?
Marketplace.org | Is Italy headed for a Greece-style bailout? Marketplace.org Oxfam volunteers wearing caricature heads depicting (L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russia's President Vladimir Putin pose in golf clothing on June 18, 2013 in ... |
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'Nazi salute' Greek footballer seeking redemption in Italy
Yahoo! Eurosport UK | 'Nazi salute' Greek footballer seeking redemption in Italy Yahoo! Eurosport UK “I also understand fully the reasons for the decision made by the Greek Football Federation to which I owe a huge apology as it has helped me to get where I am in the professional game.” AEK promised to review his future. A statement read: “Whether the ... |
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New Cabinet Convenes in Greece
New Cabinet Convenes in Greece New York Times Published: June 25, 2013. ATHENS — Greece's conservative prime minister, Antonis Samaras, convened a new cabinet on Tuesday after a quick reshuffling prompted by the withdrawal of the junior partner in his fragile coalition last week. World Twitter Logo. |
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Minnewaska III Shipwreck in Cretan Sea Bed
The shipwreck of the cruise ship and later warship Minnewaska III has been lying in the sea bottom of Souda in Chania, of the Greek island Crete, over 97 years, at a 23-meters depth. The Divers' Club of Crete has been diving in the territorial waters of Souda. Minnewaska III was the third consecutive Minnewaska ship to wreck, a fact for which the ship has been named "cursed." The ...
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Greek Port Workers Walk Off on June 26
A walk out has been announced by the nationwide federation of port employees (OMYLE) together with the unions of Piraeus port employees, for June 26th, as a protest against the scheduled privatization of all Greek ports. The walkout will take place at 7 pm. Within the framework of the walkout, interventions will be staged at ports throughout the country. A rally has been scheduled as well, which ...
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Ceasing the operation of Greek public TV and radio concerns all European democrats
The Greek government ceased the operation of the Greek Public Radio and Television Broadcast Service (ERT) via an 'emergency' legislative act on June 11th 2013. On that unprecedented event, we need to point out what should be going without ...
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?Greece to avoid more austerity?
';Our immediate priority is to return to recovery ahead of time, defeat unemployment, bring in investment, avoid new measures and create jobs for the youth,'; Samaras told ministers at their first cabinet ...
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Kouvelis pledges to back reforms hints at snub from bigger coalition partners
The leader of Democratic Left (DIMAR), the junior partner in Greece's previous government, on Tuesday pledged to support the debt-hit country's structural reform program while hinting that his leftist party was snubbed by the bigger partners in the ...
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