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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Ben Needham's pregnant sister is 'terrified baby will be stolen'
Leighanna Needham, 20 (left) was not yet born when her brother (inset) vanished on the Greek island of Kos. She told the Daily Mirror she will do everything to stop the same thing happening to her daughter.
Greek government faces political balancing act
Instead, he said that Greece would stick to the agreements. Samaras' statement was immediately met with condemnation by Alexis Tsipras of the radical left Syriza alliance who will be the main opposition force in the new parliament. Syriza will watch ...
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Prosecutor Wants Papaconstantinou On Trial
ATHENS - A Greek prosecutor has asked for former finance minister George Papaconstantinou, accused by Parliament of breach of duty and wrongdoing in the mishandling of a list of Greeks with secret Swiss bank accounts, to be put on trial.
Papaconstantinou, who served under then-Premier and previous PASOK Socialist leader George Papandreou from 2009-11, has denied all the charges and said he?s being made a scapegoat for the country?s crushing economic crisis.
A special council of senior judges will decide whether the trial should take place but no date has yet been set. Papaconstantinou was charged after the names of three of his relatives were somehow erased from the list of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 billion in the Geneva branch of HSBC.
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Greek Antiquities Coming to Canada
GATINEAU, Quebec (CNW) - Over 500 treasures of Greek antiquity will be showcased at the Canadian Museum of Civilization beginning in June 2015 as the Museum presents The Greeks - From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great. It is the most comprehensive exhibition about Ancient Greece to tour North America in a generation.
Presenting outstanding artifacts from 22 Greek Museums, the exhibition will invite visitors on a journey through 5,000 years of Greek culture, from the Neolithic Era to the age of Alexander the Great.
The artifacts ? many of which have never been exhibited outside Greece ? include the iconic bust of Alexander the Great from Pella, the impressive statues of Archaic-period Kouroi, and golden jewellery from famous tombs.
?The Canadian Museum of Civilization is proud of its role in developing and presenting this exceptional exhibition about one of the world?s great cultures,? said Mark O?Neill, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.
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Facts and falsehoods
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel was particularly significant.
Greece has achieved much in the fiscal department over the past few years and is now in the final stretch of the race before it can ... ...
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Couple dies in Thessaloniki from smoke inhalation
An elderly couple was found dead in an apartment in the Polichni suburb of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Saturday, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Firefighters arrived at the couple’s home after receiving a call from neighbors that saw fume... ...
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Pop star lashes out at colleague over comments supporting Golden Dawn
Best-selling Greek pop singer Despina Vandi has announced that she will be breaking off her collaboration with her colleague Notis Sfakianakis due to recent remarks made by the controversial artist in support of the neofascist Golden Dawn party.
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Greek Bake Sale For Tornado Relief
Greek Bake Sale For Tornado ReliefWIFRSt. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church is holding its annual bake sale and bazaar Friday and Saturday. The group is selling homemade Greek pastries including baklava and spinach and cheese pies. The proceeds from the treats will benefit the ...and more »
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Greek gov't turns focus to reforms after German boost
KathimeriniGreek gov't turns focus to reforms after German boostKathimeriniEchoing the words of encouragement voiced by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble expressed his “respect” for the Greek government and its efforts to mend the country's ailing economy, noting however that ...Greek economy on track Samaras tells Angela MerkeleuronewsMerkel hails Greek progress in cutting debtThe New Indian ExpressSamaras tells Merkel 'no hole' in Greek aid programmeReuters UKIrish Times -The Guardianall 180 news articles »
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Greece needs no across-the-board fiscal cuts, IMF says
Greece needs no across-the-board fiscal cuts, IMF says - reportReutersATHENS Nov 23 (Reuters) - Greece needs to find further savings to meet its fiscal bailout targets but can avoid unpopular across-the-board spending cuts, the IMF's envoy for the country said on Saturday, according to a Greek media report. "Further ...and more »
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Ireland and Greece prove the naysayers wrong
Ireland and Greece prove the naysayers wrongEUobserver.comMeanwhile, Greece's public debt exploded from €2 billion in 1981 to €140 billion by 2000. Before the financial crisis hit, the spending bonanza had soared to €261 billion, meaning ever larger interest payments eating into the budget and jeopardising ...and more »
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Greece’s prime minister warns of reform fatigue
Implementing change too fast risks “reform fatigue” in Greece, the country’s prime minister has warned, in a fresh sign of resistance to pressure from international lenders for further cuts to wages and pensions. In an indirect reference to the ...
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Samaras tells Merkel 'no hole' in Greek aid program
Samaras tells Merkel 'no hole' in Greek aid programReutersThe Greek prime minister spoke of "light at the end of the tunnel" after Athens confirmed it would emerge from a six-year recession next year and more than doubled its forecast for the budget surplus before interest payments for this year. Posting a ...
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Merkel, Samaras see 'light at end of tunnel' for Greece
Ahram OnlineMerkel, Samaras see 'light at end of tunnel' for GreeceAhram OnlineGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday they saw "light at the end of the tunnel" for Greece thanks to painful reforms. After talks in Berlin, Merkel hailed "impressive facts" and "significant progress ...
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Greece floods leave one dead on tourist island of Rhodes
Greek authorities on Friday recovered the body of a 40-year ... persons continues," a spokeswoman for the fire department said. Earlier on Friday, local media had reported that a man and a woman whose car was caught in a flood after the ...
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Greek Prime Minister: Progress Is Evidence That Europe Works
Greek Prime Minister: Progress Is Evidence That Europe Works
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Two dead, one missing in Greece after island flood: authorities
Greek ReporterTwo dead, one missing in Greece after island flood: authoritiesNew Straits TimesTwo dead, one missing in Greece after island flood: authorities. 0 comments. ATHENS: Two women died on the Greek tourist island of Rhodes and a man was missing after heavy rainfall hit the area, the fire department said on Saturda. The 27-year-old ...2 Missing in Rhodes Due to Bad WeatherGreek ReporterOne dead after heavy rainfall in GreeceGlobalPostOne dead after heavy rainfall in Greece: OfficialGulf TodayTelegraph.co.ukall 9 news articles »
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Greek Company Korres Opens First Store in Brussels
In this exclusive store, there is a wide variety of Greek beauty products based on natural active ingredients and high value organic extracts. The people will have the opportunity to experience the full lineup Korres in an environment which ...
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First Debate in Athens for Next President of European Commission
The first debate for the candidacy of the next President of the European Commission will take place in Athens during the Summit of 800 regional governors and mayors of the European Union in March 2014. More than 800 mayors and prefects from all EU countries will come to Athens to attend the Summit of Regions […]
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1 Dead and 2 Missing in Rhodes Due to Bad Weather [update]
One person is confirmed dead and two are missing in Rhodes, Greece because of the unprecedented storm that hit the island. The disaster that struck Rhodes unfortunately left one woman dead. The woman went missing around noon, after being dragged by the torrent on the bridge of Maritsa in Ialyssos Rhodes. According to what eyewitnesses […]
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Exclusive Look Inside the BBC's Greek Mythology Mashup Series, Atlantis
Exclusive Look Inside the BBC's Greek Mythology Mashup Series, Atlantisio9OK, here's the run down: Young Jason teams up with Pythogoras and Hercules to form the ultimate hot Greek guy team. Together they go on many adventures that collide with various famed myths and folklore from ye olden tunic times. Bottom line: We'll ...
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Greek economy on track Samaras tells Angela Merkel
The New Indian ExpressGreek economy on track Samaras tells Angela MerkeleuronewsGreek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Greek economy is on track. The two met in Berlin with Samaras saying there was no financing hole in the current aid programme for Greece. Angela Merkel was positive as ...Merkel hails Greek progress in cutting debtThe New Indian ExpressSamaras tells Merkel 'no hole' in Greek aid programmeReuters UKMerkel praises Greek government efforts as troika leaves Athens without a deal ...KathimeriniIrish Times -The Guardianall 81 news articles »
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Samaras Tells Pritzker Greece Rebounding
ATHENS ? Despite a crushing economic crisis, a combination of harsh austerity measures and other fiscal and structural reforms are finally starting to pay off, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.
In a news conference at the Acropolis Museum, Samaras said that, ?We are going to have a primary surplus for the first time in many years, a current account surplus and a foreign trade balance for the first time in decades.?
He added that, ?These are tangible results and these tangible results, along with the anticipation of Greece entering a period of recovery after six years of a very painful recession offer major investment opportunities in our country.?
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Army officer arrested for illegal weapons possession
A Greek Army officer was arrested on Friday and will face a military prosecutor after counter-terrorism officers found him to be in possession of a number of illegal weapons, as well as pamphlets and paraphernalia suggesting that he is an admirer of the G... ...
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Merkel gives PM political support, nudge to do more
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday secured a valuable message of political support from German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin with the latter praising Greece for its economic reform efforts but also nudging authorities to redouble efforts to com... ...
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Three arrested for drug smuggling in Igoumenitsa
Police in Igoumenitsa, northwestern Greece, have arrested three Albanian nationals for trying to smuggle 388 kilos of cannabis into the country.
The drugs were hidden inside a small boat that was fastened to the back of a mule.
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Erdogan says aim must be 'one Cyprus'
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the involvement of Cyprus’s three guarantor powers – Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom – in negotiations for a peace settlement, adding that the aim of all sides must be to create “one Cyprus,... ...
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Bear shot to death in Kalambaka
A bear was found dead, of a gunshot wound, in a forest near Kalambaka in Greece’s Thessaly region earlier this week. Experts said that the animal was about 20 years old and weighed 200-250 kilos.
They said the bear had died as a result of wounds to the he... ...
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PPC growth helps to end local bourse’s three-week losing streak
The Greek bourse’s benchmark index finally saw an end to its three-week losing streak on Friday as by the end of the session it had racked up a weekly rise of 3.13 percent.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,168.90 points, adding 2.37 p... ...
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Crisis sends pay-TV penetration rates soaring
Few industries in crisis-gripped Greece can boast the growth that pay TV has shown over the last two or three years, helped by a major increase in competition along with a variety of options offered to subscribers combined with broadband Internet. However... ...
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Samaras Tells Merkel No Budget Gap
BERLIN - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Nov. 22 that despite claims by international lenders that there?s a big gap in the country?s 2014 budget that could require more austerity measures, that there is no hole and that he will delay asking for debt relief until a primary surplus that is expected is achieved, likely next year now.
Samaras said at a news conference with Merkel that he was optimistic there would be a deal on a new aid tranche with the Troika of the European Union-International Monetary Fund-European Central Bank which has delayed a one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment because of what it said was a budget gap of as much as 2.9 billion euros.
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Pangalos Tells Greeks: Flee If SYRIZA Wins
ATHENS - Outspoken former Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoras Pangalos has advised Greeks to get out of the country fast if the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party ever comes to power.
Pangalos, who didn?t mention that many already have fled Greece during a crushing economic crisis while his party serves in a coalition under Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, urged all Greeks to ?get on a plane and go? if SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, who is opposed to austerity measures attached to $325 billion in two bailouts from international lenders becomes Premier.
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Kouvelis Says DIMAR Won?t Re-Join Coalition
ATHENS ? With Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras? coalition of his New Democracy Conservatives and PASOK Socialists down to a four-vote majority in Parliament, an entreaty for one of its former partner ? the Democratic Left (DIMAR) ? to return has been rebuffed.
DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis, whose party has only 14 seats in the 300-member Parliament, said he?s not coming back and said he wouldn?t align his party with the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) either although he couched those remarks.
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BBC 'Atlantis' brings Greek mythology to life
BBC 'Atlantis' brings Greek mythology to lifeFarmington Daily TimesThe myths, magic and monsters of ancient Greek lore are coming to life in the BBC's new fantasy-adventure series "Atlantis" from the unlikely setting of a former frozen-food warehouse in Wales. A vast space once stuffed with supermarket foodstuffs has ...and more »
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European markets edge higher after Dow sets new record – as it happened
• German business confidence on the rise• ....as country's GDP climbs 0.3% in third quarter• Greek PM says not seeking further aid after meeting Merkel• US job openings rise to 3.9m in September
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Fetzner Road house fire displaces nine in Greece
13WHAM-TVFetzner Road house fire displaces nine in GreeceRochester Democrat and ChronicleFire caused significant damage to a house at 603 Fetzner Road in Greece early Friday, displacing six adults and three children. There were no serious injuries. (Photo: CHAD ROBERTS Staff photographer ). SHARE 1 CONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAIL ...Nine escape home fire in Greece13WHAM-TVNine people escape early morning fire in GreeceNews 10NBCOvernight House Fire in GreeceWROC-TVRochester YNNall 9 news articles »
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Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras denies bailout hole
Angela Merkel calls for greater optimism over reform efforts
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Students debate Greek life at Fairfield University
The topic of Greek life dominated the entire hour-and-a-half of FUSA’s Presidential Forum last night, with students weighing the pros and cons of its implementation on Fairfield’s campus. The students’ discussion overshadowed other forum ...
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Greece show fabulous fairplay in victory over Romania
Greece qualified for the 2014 World Cup after defeating Romania over two legs in their qualification playoff. But they could have avoided the trouble and qualified with much more ease instead if they had submitted a complaint regarding a ...
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Merkel hails Greek progress in cutting debt, urges more efforts
BERLIN, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday praised the progress Greece has made in cutting debt while meeting her Greek counterpart, but said more could be done in its efforts to overcome the crisis. Merkel noted ...
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Antonis Samaras insists Greek public finances are healthy enough to meet its bail-out repayment obligations and that the country is not asking for another rescue loan
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Greek Cyprus to auction gas exploration blocks
Hurriyet Daily NewsGreek Cyprus to auction gas exploration blocksHurriyet Daily NewsGreek Cyprus has entered talks with Italian-South Korean venture ENI-KOGAS on licensing two offshore exploration blocks, state media said, as the recession-hit island steps up its search for gas reserves. The cabinet reportedly gave the green light for ...and more »
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