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Friday, August 23, 2013

IMF concedes mistakes in reform drive

The International Monetary Fund argues in a working paper that its mistaken projections regarding the Greek recession were mainly due ...

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Fears over Greece haunt a recovering euro zone

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has become the latest politician to concede Greece may need a third bailout, casting a shadow over news that euro-zone companies are reporting their best growth for more than two years. "The problems in Greece won ...

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Sarah Jessica Parker Wears Sexy Swimsuit on Yacht in Greece

Us MagazineSarah Jessica Parker Wears Sexy Swimsuit on Yacht in GreeceUs Magazine... and the City actress and designer, 48, has rarely been photographed in a swimsuit. But during a recent yacht vacation near Kefalonia, Greece, the mother of three showed off a glimpse of her still-toned physique and cleavage in a simple blue one-piece.and more »

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A Greek Gift By Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma Esq.

By Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, Esq. I start with an unequivocal statement. The appointment of the President of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal as the acting Chief Judge of Rivers State is LEGALLY WRONG and UNCONSTITUTIONAL. I rely purely on the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (the 1999 Constitution) and case law to so contend. Section 271(4) of ...

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Eleven to stand trial in Athens over soccer match-fixing allegations

A council of appeals court judges in Athens decided on Friday that 11 people should stand trial in connection with soccer match-fixing allegations.The 11 suspects included former AEK and Kavala owner Makis Psomiadis (photo) and his son, Stavros.The 11 men are charged with forming a criminal gang to fix the outcome of soccer games in Greece between 2008 and 2011 in order to win bets.They are ...

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Former church treasurer wanted for 7 years caught at Athens Airport

The ex-treasurer of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, who has had an international arrest warrant pending against him for the past seven years in connection with a land swap scandal in Greece, was arrested on Friday at Athens International Airport.Nikos Papadimas, who was stopped at passport control, is alleged to have swindled the Church out of some 800,000 US dollars (or 600,000 ...

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Two Big Fires Broke Out in Euboea

Two big fires broke out in forest land with pine trees in Ritsona and Psachna, both located in Euboea, Greece. The firefighters are struggling with the flames to extinguish both fires. Residential areas in both cases have not been threatened. The first fire is burning a pine forest and dry grass, while, according to the Hellenic Fire Department, the strong winds blowing in the area are making ...

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Bill to stop politicians from claiming two pensions

Ministers, MPs and mayors no longer have the right to claim two pensions, according to a legislative amendment submitted in Parliament on Friday.The reform foresees the abolition of a provision passed in 2010, the year that Greece signed its first foreign rescue deal, allowing cabinet members, MPs and elected local authority officials to either keep paying into their professional pension or have ...

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Greece: Doctors strike over plans to close hospitals

euronewsGreece: Doctors strike over plans to close hospitalseuronewsDoctors and hospital staff in Greece have been on strike in protest at their government's plans to close hospitals and lay off staff. The Greek government intends to shut some hospitals completely and turn others into day centres. It is also getting ...

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Greece fits Merkel's re-election campaign, Italy (or Spain) not so much

Greece fits Merkel's re-election campaign, Italy (or Spain) not so muchGlobe and MailThe theory is based on the assumption that Greece, hurtling towards its third bailout, is unfixable and doomed to become an eternal drain on German taxpayers, who have been the single biggest contributors to the €250-billion ($350-billion) in bailout ...

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Greek banks appear hopeful of better days

KathimeriniGreek banks appear hopeful of better daysKathimeriniGreek banks are reportedly optimistic that the planned new stress tests by BlackRock in the autumn will not require them to replenish their capital bases as extensively as last year, when nonperforming loans were projected at 46.8 billion over three years.

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Greek Goddess! Sarah Jessica Parker Shows Off Heavenly Body While Taking A ...

Greek Goddess! Sarah Jessica Parker Shows Off Heavenly Body While Taking A ...Radar OnlineGreek Goddess! Sarah Jessica Parker Shows Off Heavenly Body While Taking A Dip. Posted on Aug 23, 2013 @ 10:55AM | By radarstaff. Giannis Moutousiadis/Pacific Coast News. Sarah Jessica Parker's still got it. The 48-year-old Sex And The City star ...

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Putin dig at investment in Greece irks Athens

KathimeriniPutin dig at investment in Greece irks AthensKathimeriniIn June Gazprom failed to make the only expected bid for Greece's gas company DEPA despite several meetings between the Russian giant's chief executive Alexey Miller which had led Greek authorities to believe the deal was in the bag. Gazprom said it ...and more »

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Food Network Star Cat Cora Shares Her Greek-Style Nachos

courtesy photoNormally, we think of nachos as a fattening mound of fried corn chips, meat, sour cream and cheese. (Unless you're thinking of our lightened-up version of the bar-food staple.) But Food Network's Cat Cora put a Mediterranean spin on classic ...

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Jeremy Clarkson seen kissing Top Gear colleague on Greek island holiday

But when Jeremy Clarkson, the Top Gear presenter, was seen holidaying with the former beautician and masseuse Phillipa Sage this week, the nature of their relations appeared a little more than friendly. Spotted with friends on the Greek island ...

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Argentina Just Lost Huge To A Bunch Of Hedge Fund Creditors, And The Judge Was Brutal About It

Argentina just lost its appeal to continue refusing to pay a group of hedge fund managers, led by Paul Singer, $1.6 billion worth of sovereign debt dating back to its $95 billion default in 2001. You can read the full decision here (via Credit Slips).

For years the country has been trying to avoid paying a bunch of "vulture" hedge fund managers  that refused to take a 70% haircut on Argentine bonds like every other investor. This has resulted in some wacky news items — Paul Singer getting the government of Ghana to impound an Argentine naval ship last October, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner flying commercial to see the Pope so her jet isn't taken — you get the idea.

Now it's (almost) come to a head. A New York Judge fully rejected Argentina's appeal of a decision made last year — a decision that would've had it pay Singer and company in full. Argentina wanted to be able to pay hedge funds that restructured debt without making a payment to Singer (the "vulture"), and yet again that idea has been given a massive thumbs down.

The decision comes from U.S. Circuit Judge Barrington Parker and frankly, it seems like he zero patience for Argentina. He doesn't buy the argument that paying Singer causes injury to third parties, basically implies the country hasn't been arguing in good faith, and binds Bank of New York Mellon, Argentina's custodial bank, to comply with it.

From the decision: 

"...the proposal submitted by Argentina ignored the outstanding bonds and proposed an entirely new set of substitute bonds. In sum, no productive proposals have been forthcoming. To the contrary, notwithstanding its commitment to resolving disputes involving the FAA in New York courts under New York law, at the February 27, 2013 oral argument, counsel for Argentina told the panel that it “would not voluntarily obey” the district court’s injunctions, even if those injunctions were upheld by this Court. Moreover, Argentina’s officials  have publicly and repeatedly announced their intention to defy any rulings of this Court and the district court with which they disagree...

What the consequences predicted by Argentina have in common is that they are speculative, hyperbolic and almost entirely of the Republic’s own making...

The most important argument that the Judge rejected was Argentina's assertion that this would impact future sovereign debt restructurings (Think: Greece restructuring over and over again). He essentially says we'll deal with those as they come.

For now, Argentina has one more recourse — The Supreme Court — and it's not looking good.

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Three cheers for Skiathos, the Greek island idyll that remains unchanged by time

The Greek island of Skiathos is a special sort of place. My childhood holidays there were filled with walks along parched tracks, views of the Aegean, figs bursting with sweetness still warm from the tree and fresh octopus hanging outside ...

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New IMF working paper says overestimated growth prospects in Greece

KathimeriniNew IMF working paper says overestimated growth prospects in GreeceKathimeriniThe International Monetary Fund, one of Greece's three official foreign creditors, has admitted in a new working paper that it overestimated the impact of austerity in Greece and the prospects for growth in the recession-hit country. In a 31-page ...IMF's New Greek Austerity Mea CulpaGreek ReporterIMF admits it misjudged impact of austerity on GreeceTelegraph.co.ukall 3 news articles »

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Argentina loses US bond appeal

by  NEOnline

In a move that could have major repercussions for eurozone economies, a US appeals court dealt Argentina a blow on August 23 in the legal battle over the country's massive 2001 default by upholding a ruling ordering Buenos Aires to pay over €1bn to bondholders.

The decision by the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan stayed the order to pay so that Argentina could file an expected appeal to the US Supreme Court.

The decision "affirms a proposition essential to the integrity of the capital markets: borrowers and lenders may, under New York law, negotiate mutually agreeable terms for their transactions, but they will be held to those terms," the appeals court wrote.

The case stems from Argentina's financial crisis a dozen years ago, when the government could not pay its debts and Argentine bonds became nearly worthless. As the country tried to get its finances in order, it offered creditors new bonds that initially paid less than 30 cents for each dollar of bad debt. More than 90 percent of bondholders agreed and some of them have since recovered three-quarters of their pre-default investment.

But a small fraction of bondholders, some of whom bought the debt securities at cut-rate prices during the crisis, say Argentina should pay them the face value of the bonds, plus interest. Investment fund NML Capital and 18 other creditors sued and a lower court ordered Argentina to pay $1.4 billion.

When Argentina issued the bonds in 1994, it promised to treat them "at least equally with its other external indebtedness," the appeals court wrote. "As we have held, by defaulting on the bonds, enacting legislation specifically forbidding future payment on them, and continuing to pay interest on subsequently issued debt, Argentina breached its promise of equal treatment."

The impact of the ruling on Argentina's economy could be severe, since a novel payment formula already generally upheld by the appellate court last year could prompt the South American government to default again.

The case draws interesting parallels with recent moves, reported in the Financial Times, by thousands of Greek bondholders seeking compensation for having to accept a 75 per cent “haircut” on the value of their investments in last year’s partial default agreed with the EU and International Monetary Fund. Greece's creditors want to see their case examined by US courts.


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Greek health workers down tools to protest reforms

Greek health workers down tools to protest reformsGlobalPostGreek hospital workers downed tools Friday to protest against health sector reforms being carried out as part of the country's international bailout deal. Hundreds of nurses and doctors from hospitals across the country stopped work for four hours and ...and more »

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Take Five Greek Dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves)

Take Five Greek Dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves) - 8/23/2013WZZMBoil grape leaves for 10 minutes to soften. Sauté onions for a few minutes. Add tomatoes, parsley, and mint and let cook for 20-30 minutes. Let the mixture cool for another 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine meats and rice and kneed well. Season with ...

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Cereal killer? Beware of Greeks bearing breakfast yogurt

Cereal killer? Beware of Greeks bearing breakfast yogurtToday.com (blog)Cold cereal is still the number one choice for breakfast in America, with sales topping $9 billion over the last year, but the Greek yogurt craze has helped propel the fermented milk product to the number two position at nearly $7 billion in sales ...

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IMF admits it misjudged impact of austerity on Greece

The IMF admitted for a second time in almost as many months that it had misjudged the effect of austerity on a country that has been mired in recession for six years. In June, the IMF said that it had miscalculated the so-called “fiscal ...

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Greece Downplays Finding Alexanders Tomb

Archaeologists at a tomb in the city of Amphipolis, near Serres, northern Greece, which they believe could belong to the wife and son of Alexander the Great, Roxana and Alexander IV, and that the conqueror's resting place is there too. ATHENS - Greece's Culture Ministry has warned against "overbold" speculation that an ancient artificial mound being excavated could contain a ...

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Greek Fest kicks off Friday

Greek Fest kicks off FridayWISH2013 marks the 40th year for the fest. In that time, Greek Fest has become one of central Indiana's oldest and largest ethnic festivals. This year, the three day event takes place two weeks earlier than usual. Greek Fest features authentic food, wines ...

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On The Observers: Ancient Libyan necropolis threatened by real estate speculators

  Local residents recently destroyed part of the Cyrene necropolis, an ancient Greek city in north-eastern Libya, to make way for houses and shops. Our Observer, an archaeology professor, laments the authorities’ unwillingness to act to prevent the destruction of this invaluable archaeological heritage. Read more...

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Ambitious project to restore one of Norfolk’s rare Greek Orthodox churches

The stone sound openings were just dangerous,” he said. “Every winter with the frost damage they just shear off. Whole ones were missing so they must have come down at some stage. It really needed doing.” St Spyridon’s is a Georgian building which ...

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Third annual Greek Festival set for Labor Day weekend: A Place in the Sun

in Fairview Park, North Olmsted and West Park for the A Place in the Sun column, which I am continuing to write on a freelance basis. Submit information as soon as possible to carolkovach@hotmail.com.

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Next bailout for Greece will be much smaller says Schaeuble

Germany's finance minister says he expects a future aid package for Greece to be much smaller than the country's existing rescue deals.In two bailout packages so far, Greece's European partners and the International Monetary Fund have committed 240 billion euros ($320 billion) in loans. This week, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said there will have to be another aid ...

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World Crisis Theatre At Little Epidaurus

In this different festival, artists from all around Europe who draw inspiration from everyday life, will present their works at the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus. The European program World Crisis Theatre includes groups from France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Portugal who are involved in performance arts in order to point out social phenomena and issues of human behavior that result from ...

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Germany claims any future aid for Greece will be 'smaller'

Germany’s finance minister said in an interview published today that he expects a future aid package for Greece to be much smaller than the country’s existing rescue deals. In two bailout packages so far, Greece’s European partners and the ...

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The Character Of The Market Has Taken A Significant Turn For The Worse

Last week’s breakdown from a consolidation top looks more and more like a significant change in market trend to the downside on both a fundamental and technical basis.

Technically, the sharp move down was a classic definition of a breakaway gap, typified by a daily high that was lower than the prior day’s low in a direction opposite to the previous market trend. In addition, the August 2nd peak in the S&P 500 was not accompanied by a new high in breadth while the 10-day average of new daily NYSE highs was only 400, compared to 800 during the period of the May highs in the market.  It is also significant that the decline occurred from the top of an aging bull market that had gained 156% in four years and five months.

Fundamentally, as well, the market appears to be reacting to some important changes in comparison to the last few years.  The Fed, in posing the strong probability of a finite limit on quantitative easing (QE), has changed the nature of the game.  The market climbed strongly during QE1 and QE2, only to correct when they ended.  To avoid that pitfall, the Fed made QE3 and QE4 open-ended, and the market accordingly responded with a strong bullish move.  Now that period is over, and whether tapering occurs in September or December or early next year doesn’t matter as much as the fact that the market focus has been changed toward anticipating a finite ending as illustrated by the sharp rise in the 10-year yield.

This is happening at the same time that corporate earnings growth is slowing down after rising rapidly since the end of the recession.  It was this factor combined with the QE programs that kept the market going higher despite an extremely sluggish economic recovery.  From 2008 through 2011 S&P 500 earnings increased 95%, but only 2% annualized since then.  In addition forward-looking estimates are being revised down, and still appear to be too high.  This is confirmed by recent disappointments at key companies such as Wal-Mart, Macy’s, Cisco, IBM, Amazon and Google.  

The market is continuing to receive minimal support from the economy, which has been slogging along at about a 2% growth rate for the last three years.  Real disposable income has risen by an average of only 0.5% year-to-year over the first six months of 2013, and retail sales have been accordingly tepid with little room left to reduce an already low consumer savings rate. Job growth remains inadequate with an unusual proportion of employment gains coming in low-paying industries and part-time jobs.  Now, the sharp increase in mortgage rates threatens the growth of the housing industry as well, with monthly payments on a $300,000 mortgage rising by 14% or close to $200.  Add to that mix an escalating crisis in the Mid-East, the likelihood of a 3rd Greek bailout and the coming conflict in Washington over the budget and debt limit.

In sum, it appears to us that the character of the market has taken a significant turn for the worse, and that the period ahead will far more difficult than the years since 2009.  Now selling at 19.5 times trailing reported (Gaap) earnings on the S&P 500, the market is highly overvalued compared to the long-term norm of 15 times and its bear market lows under 10.  In our view the potential downside for the market is unusually high.

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Wolfgang Schaeuble: third Greek package will be 'much smaller'

"I'm happy that the broad public is aware of what I've been saying for a long time, that we'll have to look next year at further measures for Greece," he told German newspaper Handelsblatt. "I don't want to be accused, after the election ...

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Greeks penalized for GPAs

Greeks penalized for GPAsThe Daily Tar HeelSeven Greek organizations will be punished under a set of restrictions on fraternity and sorority recruitment known as the performance-based recruitment policy. The policy requires chapters to raise their GPA average to or above the University-wide ...

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Up To 15000 Homes On Seizure List

Greece's coalition leaders said they will allow banks to confiscate 12,000-15,000 homes because they believe the owners have been trying to manipulate laws that protect people with primary residences worth up to 200,000 euros ($260,000) from losing them because they claim not to be able to afford the mortgage. Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras and his ...

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Alexander’s Tomb May Not Be Found

On Aug. 22, the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports published an announcement on its official website about the way the media handled the recent excavation of a big built precinct of the 4th century B.C. in Kasta near Amphipolis, in the Serres regional unit of Greece. As many Greek websites rushed to link the monument that was discovered to the long-sought tomb of warrior-king Alexander the ...

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IMF’s New Greek Austerity Mea Culpa

The International Monetary Fund, in a new working paper, has admitted again it vastly underestimated the crushing effects of austerity on Greece even as it said it’s going to insist on more. The IMF last year tried to distance itself from a similar internal finding in the agency that said deep pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions had seriously backfired and driven down expected tax ...

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Samaras talks with Saudi billionaire focus on banks tourism properties

Talks between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Alsaud focussed on the Greek banking sector and state assets up for privatization, sources said.The two men met at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Thursday. There were no statements after the meeting but sources said that the Saudi prince, who is ranked 26th on ...

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Greek ancient mound fuels speculation

Athens - Greece's Culture Ministry has warned against "overbold" speculation that an ancient artificial mound being excavated could contain a royal Macedonian grave or even Alexander the Great. Site archaeologist Aikaterini Peristeri has voiced hopes of ...

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German minister: future Greek aid package smaller

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister says he expects a future aid package for Greece to be much smaller than the country's existing rescue deals.

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Tag: Greek EU Presidency

We are already preparing the Greek EU Presidency - 21 February 2013 - Interview By January 2014 Greece will be much closer to exiting the sovereign debt crisis than today - and its EU Presidency will be organised in the best possible way, Dimitris ...

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Shunned by Europe, Greece turns to Saudi prince

As European leaders openly disagree over whether Greece will get further financial aid, the country's prime minister has turned to Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal for investment. Greek Prime minister Antonis Samaras met the Saudi prince, who ...

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Greece drops enlargement from its EU presidency priorities

Greece's priorities for its upcoming EU council presidency does not mention enlargement policy, despite a previous commitment by Athens to promote the bloc's expansion into the Western Balkans. The website of the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry has recently ...

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German finance minister: future aid to Greece will be much smaller than existing bailout deals

BERLIN — Germany’s finance minister says he expects a future aid package for Greece to be much smaller than the country’s existing rescue deals. In two bailout packages so far, Greece’s European partners and the International Monetary ...

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Greece should leave Euro

Greece should leave EuroExpress.co.ukSo long as Greece remains part of the single currency its need for bailouts will continue. Before too long Europe's political class will look back on the third tranche with nostalgia as they dish out the fourth, the fifth and the sixth. So long as ...

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Be Greek for the weekend at annual festival

WOOD-TVBe Greek for the weekend at annual festivalOmaha World-HeraldOmaha's Original Greek Festival, hosted by St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, will run Friday through Sunday at Canfield Plaza, 85th Street and West Center Road. Expect Greek music, food, pastries and folk dancing; an area for children, a ...Greek Festival kicks off in Port JeffPort Times RecordWin Tickets to This Weekend's Greek Fest on Sunrise, Opa!KSEEOpa! The Yassou Greek FestivalWOOD-TVall 5 news articles »

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Bid to modernise Greek economy ‘paying off’

Greece’s efforts to modernise the economy with support from Germany are beginning to pay off at a local level two years after joint projects were first begun, according to Angela Merkel’s special envoy to the country. Hans-Joachim Fuchtel ...

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Greek Tourism Revenues Soar 17.8

It’s not just a record-breaking number of tourists pouring into Greece this year but big bucks too with revenues reaching 3.324 billion euros ($4.44 billion) in the first half of the year, a jump of 503 million euros ($672.07 million) and 17.8 percent over the same period last year when visitors stayed away in the aftermath of protests, strikes and riots against austerity. During the month ...

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Richard Grenell: Stop Endless International Welfare

It is imperative that UN diplomats and permanent members of the Security Council understand there needs to be a peace to keep or a political will to support before launching a new operation. And before renewing an existing peacekeeping mandate, there must be progress made.

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Greek street food eatery opens

Greek street food eatery opensDurham Herald SunKalamaki, a Greek street food eatery: The owner of Kipos Greek Taverna in Chapel Hill has also opened Kalamaki, a take-out and quick-service eatery. The eatery, which is focused on Greek street food, is at 431 W. Franklin St. at The Courtyard, which is ...

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