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How the world sees Greece
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Australian Labor Party Wins Victorian Elections
Mikakos The Labor Party victory at the Victorian elections on Saturday, November 29, opens the door for Greek-Australian MP Jenny Mikakos to ...
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PAOK beats Panthrakikos 3-2 to stay in the lead as Greek league resumes play
by Associated Press PAOK beats Panthrakikos 3-2 to stay atop standings Associated Press - 30 November 2014 16:31-05:00 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dimitris Salpingidis scored a goal and assisted on another in PAOK's come-from-behind 3-2 home victory over Panthrakikos in the Greek league Sunday. Dimitris Papadopoulos and Facundo Pereyra also scored for league-leading PAOK. Nicolas Diguiny and Nikos Tsoumanis scored for the visitors. The league resumed play after games were canceled last weekend following the street assault of a senior refereeing official. The win kept PAOK in first place, two points ahead of defending champion Olympiakos, which won 4-0 at Kerkyra. Kalloni, which played Platanias to a 0-0 draw Saturday, is tied for third with Panathinaikos, which won 2-1 over Veria on Sunday. Also, Asteras won 4-1 at Ergotelis, Panionios beat Niki Volos 2-1 and Giannena defeated OFI 3-0. On Saturday, Atromitos beat Xanthi 2-0 and Levadiakos vs. Panetolikos ended 0-0. News Topics: Sports, Soccer, Men's soccer, Men's sports People, Places and Companies: Greece, Athens, Western Europe, Europe Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Both sides have to give some ground
The markets understand Greece does not need another dose of fiscal austerity, barring some minor measures, to fill the disputed fiscal gap in 2015.
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Greek envoy sees growing investment, trade ties with KSA
JEDDAH — The Greek Deputy Minister of Development and Competitiveness recently visited Riyadh in an effort to promote Foreign Direct Investment and export trade between his country and the Kingdom. Notis Mytarakis had meetings with several ministers in ...
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PAOK stay top as Greek League resumes
ATHENS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - PAOK Salonika stayed top with a 3-2 home win over Panthrakikos on Sunday when the Greek Super League resumed ...
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Egypt wants to buy gas from Cyprus
Egypt’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Sherif Ismail said on November 25 that his country can buy as much natural gas as Cyprus can export. Ismail said he discussed with his Cypriot counterpart details of a framework agreement for the export of natural gas from the Aphrodite gas field off the southern coast of Cyprus to Egypt. The possibility of re-exporting liquefied Cypriot natural gas from Egypt is an option under consideration between the two countries, he said. “Egypt has a very huge natural gas infrastructure and can accommodate the production coming from Cyprus’ economic waters,” Ismail said. US-based Texas Energy has discovered a gas deposit estimated to contain 4.54 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and Italian-South Korean ENI-KOGAS consortium is about to announce results of an exploratory drill in an adjacent gas field. Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said he agreed with the Egyptian minister that the best way to export the gas to Egypt is through a pipeline. “Discussions focus on current liquefaction infrastructure in Idku and Damietta on the Egyptian side,” Lakkotrypis said. The distance between Cyprus and Egypt is about 600 kilometres, but Egypt has existing pipes connecting its offshore gas fields with its liquefaction infrastructure. Lakkotrypis said that within two months they will have a feasibility study on all options available. Ismail said Egypt is currently producing around 5,000 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day. “We consume it all in the local market ... and we have a deficit approximately of about 700 million standard cubic feet that we will recover through liquefied natural gas imports,” he added. Their talks were part of a tripartite meeting with Greece’s Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Yiannis Maniatis aimed at advancing a trilateral cooperation agreement on energy forged when the leaders of the three countries met in Cairo on November 8.
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The Melancholic Shipwreck of Amorgos
Visitors and residents of the Greek island of Amorgos have the chance to visit one of the most melancholic but also beautiful beaches in Greece. The famous Olympia shipwreck lies in the southwestern coast of the Greek island, near Kalotaritissa beach. The shipwreck has been featured in many documentaries and travel shows, as well as in Luc Besson’s feature film “The Big Blue” starring Jean Reno, which was filmed in various locations around Amorgos. According to residents, a ship approached the island in February 1980. The captain was looking for a place near the coast where he would find shelter from the strong north winds. The ship anchored near the beach of Kalotaritissa but did not hold and the waves threw it on the rocks. The ship’s original name, “Inland,” is still visible despite the rust. It was later renamed “Olympia.”
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Germany's Schaeuble says ministers to discuss Greek credit line early December
BERLIN (Reuters) - Eurozone finance ministers will discuss in early December conditions for providing Greece with credit when its current aid programme expires, German Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble ...
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Big Bill Lias: Forgotten Criminal Kingpin Outlasted More Famous Counterparts
As Greek-Americans are fond of saying: numbers don’t lie. Let us test this assertion by reviewing the number of years notorious American criminals actively conducted their careers. The wild ride of robberies undertaken by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow (better known simply as Bonnie and Clyde) lasted no more than 2 years before they were […] The post Big Bill Lias: Forgotten Criminal Kingpin Outlasted More Famous Counterparts appeared first on The National Herald.
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Pope brands ISIS violence in Syria, Iraq 'grave sin against God'
Pope Francis leaves after the Divine Lithurgy at St George church, the principal Greek Orthodox cathedral, on November 30, 2014 in Istanbul as part of ...
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Major Greek investment forum in NY
Representatives of the Greek government, state sell-off fund TAIPED, the HFSF bank bailout fund, local banks and other listed companies are in New ...
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BC-SOC--Greek Results
by Associated Press BC-SOC--Greek Results Associated Press - 30 November 2014 14:01-05:00 BC-SOC--Greek Results Greek Football Results ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Results from Greek football: Greece Super League Saturday's Matches Kalloni 0, Platanias 0 Levadiakos 0, Panetolikos 0 Atromitos 2, Xanthi 0 Sunday's Matches Kerkyra 0, Olympiakos 4 Ergotelis 1, Asteras 4 PAOK Thessaloniki 3, Panthrakikos 2 PAS Giannina 3, OFI Crete 0 Panionios 2, Niki Volos 1 Panathinaikos vs. Veria News Topics: Soccer, Men's soccer, Sports, Men's sports People, Places and Companies: Athens, Greece, Western Europe, Europe Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Over 100000 Greek Scientists Working Abroad
greek-scientists-working-abroad In the midst of the financial crisis that hit Greece over 5 years ago, young people are leaving the country in search for ...
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29 Refugee Children Without Families in Crete
ierapetra-refugees The indoor gymnasium of Ierapetra in Crete currently hosts refugees who arrived on the Greek island with cargo ship M/V “Baris.
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Immigrants or refugees?
by Monnet Matters The continuing unrest in the Middle East and in Northern Africa has resulted in new waves of desperate people forced to flee their home. It is not an exaggeration to describe the situation in Iraq and Syria as a human catastrophe. A civilisation of centuries has to follow the demands of history. The Middle East has turned the page. A new reality is coming. One of the consequences of such change is the enormous number of people who are trying to escape – fleeing in almost every direction. But in our own house, in Europe, the situation does not seem to be so clear. Populists from different political parties prepare themselves in order to speculate about a new immigration threat! But are they immigrants? During the 1990s and during the first decade of the 21 century, many European countries attracted immigrants. Hundreds of men and women arrived from the former Communist countries and from any part of the world to Europe. They found work in the strong economies, but even in the weaker economies like Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Cyprus. During these years, hundreds of thousands of immigrants were able to build a new life right alongside other Europeans. They helped the economies of their new countries and had a strong participation in the successful preparation of those economies that founded the euro currency. However, the recession and the economic crisis that especially hit the South European countries, has all but stopped this movement. Many of the countries in South Europe are struggling with unemployment rates that have turned into a permanent problem since many once-lucrative activities have gone bankrupt. The immigrants were hit by the same crisis and many of them have lost their job. As one can only imagine, every immigrant who had an opportunity to leave the country in crisis for another one with a healthier economy did so. After all, an immigrant goes to a country with a stable economy where he can work and create wealth for him and his family. That means immigration waves toward the EU are now limited and completely non-existent in the countries of the South. But what are the people from Syria, Iraq and Africa when they arrive in Europe? Why are Nordic countries preparing new programmes for receiving them? Why is Poland, which is not an immigrant-receiving country, considering the possibility of taking them in? In opposition to the populists, they dream of growing their electoral base. We must distinguish between immigrants and refugees, since the last wave of people knocking at our door is made up only of refugees. These people are not searching for new, improved conditions, or to set up a more lucrative business. They are escaping from death. Their aim is to abandon their dangerous land and cross the border at any cost. This is why 1.6 million people have arrived in Turkey. This is why they continue to cross the Sea without taking in consideration how dangerous it could be. It is correct that the countries that can afford it are ready to help them. It is correct that we want to take care of them. But after we, as EU member states, have acted out of duty we must also discuss about our responsibility for what is happening in the Middle East and Africa. And we must also discuss serious and permanent ways to help these people and the societies. Donating food, clothes and money, making charity in poor worlds, isn’t the best and only way to help the modern refugees.
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Euroleague Basketball: Olympiacos and Panathinaikos Qualify to the Final 16
Both Greek representatives have successfully managed to qualify to the top-16 of Europe’s most prestigious basketball tournament. Last week it was Olympiacos, yesterday it was Panathinaikos’ turn. Panathinaikos – Bayern Munich 87-72 Having five players with double figures and an almost full-house OAKA stadium, Panathinaikos made their win against the German champions look like a piece of cake. Mavrokefalidis with 16 and AJ Slaughter with 17 ran the offense, while Fotsis, Diamantidis and Giankovic put on an excellent defensive display, keeping Bayern to just 72 points. With this win, Panathinaikos accomplished his initial goal to make it through the next round and now hopes to reach the final four. CSSKA Moscow, Real Madrid and Barcelona are levels above this season, but in respect of their glorious past, the greens can always aim for the end of the road. Laboral Kutxa – Olympiacos 89-70 Failing to care about the game’s outcome, Olympiacos surrendered to the Spanish side’s appetite to grab the win, which kept the winners in the hunt for a spot in the top-16. Vasilios Spanoulis survived the Waterloo by scoring 27 points in just 29 minutes, while at the same time reaching and surpassing the 2.500 point mark, placing him no4 in the all-time scoring leaderboard of the Euroleague. While the Piraeus club’s shooting percentage beyond the arc was plainly awful (3/19) and total assists were just 5, Laboral put together their season’s most complete performance, leaving nothing for their opponents to fight for. The final score was just and Olympiacos picked up his first loss in two years in the Euroleague’s group stages.
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Watch The Greek Freak Take Ball Over Defender's Head, Jump Stop, Rise For Dunk
Watch The Greek Freak tap into his limitless potential against the Houston Rockets by taking the ball over Kostas Papanikolau's head before ...
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MTV's 'Growing Up Greek' Sparks Dueling Petitions
The show follows a group of young Greek residents as they go about their daily life. “In this bustling town, everyone is either dating, related or work ...
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World's Oldest Computer Is Older Than Previously Believed
The Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator believed to be the first computer ever, is as much as 100 years older than ...
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Amphipolis Looted Says Dig Leader
Greek prosecutors are reluctant to bring bribery charges against LAOS party leader Giorgos Karatzaferis although 1.6 million euros END .article-big-block -- ...
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Greek Government Sends Email to Troika
The Greek government sent an email to the Troika on Saturday evening, containing all the measures that Greece is willing to commit to, if the Troika returns to Athens. The next few hours are considered extremely critical, as the lenders will reveal their ...
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Greek FinMin Venizelos Meets with Turkish President Erdogan in Istanbul
Greek Government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday, in a “very positive climate.” The issues discussed included the Cyprus problem, especially “to put an ...
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Masked group attacks Turkish Consulate in Greece
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is expected to join the Turkey-Greece High-Level Cooperation Council meeting on Dec. 5-6 in Athens, under the ...
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Greek PM: Agreement on Presidential Election a Must
Negotiations to wrap up the fiscal adjustment program with the country’s Troika of lenders are “tough and comprehensive but must be completed before the end of the year,” Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told Greek newspaper “Ethnos” in an ...
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Greece lauds savvy startups amid slow economic revival
ATHENS--A taxi-tracking tool, a head-hunting engine and a vertical gardening company — all business startups that have paradoxically emerged from ...
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Turkey cautions Greece, others to avoid tension in eastern Med
Referring to Greece, Greek Cyprus, Israel and Egypt, Çavuşoğlu said over the weekend that they are independent countries and have the right to ...
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Greece Said to Weigh IMF Role in Credit Line in Samaras Reversal
Greece is considering bowing to external pressure and accepting a full role for the International Monetary Fund in its next aid deal with European Union authorities, according to three officials with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Keeping the IMF ...
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UVa's entrenched fraternity culture reaches crossroads
The school's board of visitors, meeting in emergency session Tuesday, heard proposals to restrict Greek organizations that would have been ...
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National Bank of Greece Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts (NYSE:NBG)
National Bank of Greece logo Shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten ...
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Pope and Orthodox leader seek to ‘promote unity of all Christians’
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 1 took another step down the long road to Catholic-Orthodox unity when they prayed together in the Greek Orthodox church of St George’s in Istanbul on Sunday morning. Speaking during the rich pageant of a ...
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Our Common Real World: Some Reflections on Greece and Turkey
Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger a brotherhood of man Imagine all the people sharing the world. John Lennon, my generation's hero, tried in his own way to spread the message of brotherhood and peace. Not surprisingly, some suspected him of subversion. I guess that even today the lyrics to "Imagine's" are not welcome in some lands and sands of the Eastern Mediterranean. I am about to conclude my visit to Smyrna. I am sitting at my balcony, overlooking the bay. This was my second visit this year in this beautiful, cosmopolitan and liberal city. I participated as a panelist for the symposium organized by Izmir's Mediterranean Academy. So, I thought that, notwithstanding the traditional Thanksgiving menu, some across the Atlantic might be interested in the views I expressed while in Turkey, which are below. ________ On The Real World Last March, following a lecture I gave at Izmir's Yasar University, a good friend of mine and fine Turkish diplomat surprised apparently by the '' idealism'' of my lecture told me: "Alexandros, you spoke nicely, but we live in the real world." His point was well taken. Since then, I much reflected on his remarks. Between Turkey and Greece, and Greece and Turkey as well, the "real world" looks like a dividing line between pragmatists and dreamers. If dreamers still exist. After 35 years of service, I will not claim only success stories. I served almost for 15 years in the Balkans, from the Eastern Slavonian front during the Croatian-Serbian conflict in the early 90's, to Sofia, to Skopje, to Tirana and often to Prishtina. Furthermore, as Head of the M.F.A.'s Balkan Affairs Department, I participated ex officio in the meetings of the National Council of Foreign Policy. I also served in somehow loftier diplomatic posts including the United Nations and as Ambassador to Washington D.C., considered to be, as you may guess, easy and relaxed assignments ... for Greeks. Based on my personal experience, I know that this is also the case with Turkish diplomats serving in Washington D.C. and New York. Turkish diplomats can witness the dedication and engagement of their greek colleagues. Often we carefully watched our respective moves from our barracks; Sometimes even from across the street; this was the case, for example, around the Sheridan Circle in Washington D.C. So, most of us participating in this conference, fortunately or unfortunately, we know indeed how the "real world" looks like. We have learnt it rather the hard way. Revisiting Heraclitus As Ephesus is close to Izmir, allow me to seek some kind or real wisdom, from Heraclitus. Intentionally or not, he offers a rather accurate description of the recent trend in Greek-Turkish relations. I quote him: ''What was cold soon warms up and warmth soon cools down." Or even better that "the line going from up - down is the same line as from down - up." At this moment, my guess is that we are rather at the cooling process. Or, if you wish to follow the line, we are from a certain point up moving downwards. The pace will not remain unpredictable if the present military build - up in Cypriot maritime zones and in the Aegean Sea continuous unabated. So,who is really ready to take the blame for the present course of events? I turn again to Heraclitus to seek advice. He insists on the practical dimension of things. No lofty idealism or diplomatic generalities, no evasive talking and thinking. He clearly tells us that ''you cannot know the world in the manner of natural philosophy or mathematics or deductive logic. Because by cosmic rule ... all things change." Furthermore, he goes on offering a reflection pertinent to what is happening today in the greater Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In his own words ''what was scattered gathers. What has gathered blows apart." In nine words we get the accurate description of the ongoing developments, in our vicinity. From Erbil, Kirkuk and Suleimani to Alep and Kobani and even farther to Derna to Benghazi and to Tripolitania. I doubt if the Sykes_- Picot Agreement 100th anniversary will be celebrated. His description pertains to nations, to religion and to state structures, as well. The disintegration of state structures, notwithstanding the existing borders, leads to what we would call in mathematics and policy planning the lack of ''stable parameters." The "Stability Game" Theory So, it is not hard to define the "real world." I do not want skip pragmatism. Where lies the problem ? The real problem is that there are more than one real worlds. Each one lives in and observes only his own. At present, while everything seems to change, we need ''stable parameters'' now more than ever. I was earnestly expecting that Greece and Turkey, two NATO allies, would be at the core of this '' stability game '' framework. If not now, if not during this unprecedented turmoil in the region, then when? For sure, wishful thinking is not per se enough to bear results. From an Athenian perspective, we earnestly hope that Turkey will reciprocate. Though there are strong indications that our important neighbor prefers to sail in troubled waters and has different priorities and agendas. It is strange to see that Greece and Turkey cooperate better and swifter the day after national disasters and earthquakes and are still hesitant during this political earthquake launched since December 2010, with the Arab Spring. As things stand now, this is the case in Greek-Turkish relations where dreamers lose.The unanswered question remains if pragmatists will win. There are no winners from a lose-lose situation. I regret to say that recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Aegean Sea, do not confirm the '' stability game '' theory. Izmir's Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu did his best to win the hearts and the minds of his guests from Greece. He hosted an on board dinner while sailng in Smyrna's gulf. This is the kind of boats we prefer to see cruising in the Aegean Sea ; not the kind of Turkish naval units sailing even at this moment. After so many years of such war games has any one drawn the lessons related to the impact of such operations ? I doubt it. As long as such practices continue, the so-called Confidence Building Measures ' process, will remain the substitute to confidence and trust between Greece and Turkey. Allow me to say that again. The longer this practice goes on, the real trust and confidence will be replaced by the C.B.M.'s process. I also see that our neighbor and NATO ally, is deciding to change friendships, alliances and even - as some guess - the course of events and perhaps that of history from the Pillars of Hercules to the moving sands of sorrow so passionately accounted by Colonel Lawrence's ''Seven Pillars of Wisdom." Neither the motivations nor the nature and the means of the change of attitude are well understood in many capitals, Athens included. Accordingly, they are causing to Turkey's neighbors skepticism and concern. They also question and undermine trust and confidence. The dominant theory and perception is that, Turkey, our important neighbor, decided to join the chorus of those who operate beyond predictable and existing norms. This is neither my own, nor the others' "real world." It was meant to be a politically and legally binding real world, the United Nations, common to all of us. Peoples and Nations as well. Indeed, since the end of the Second World War, this is the common world order we all decided to adhere. Power and Interest Power and interest based politics do not sound Greek to me. They were very evident indeed, in the hegemonic Athenian politics and behavior, as Thucydides taught as in the History of the Peloponnesian War. We know how the mighty Athens treated the weaker Cycladic island of Melos. It is perfectly articulated and defined in the Melian Dialogue one of the most powerful political texts. Athens declined Melian conciliatory offers and ultimately occupied Melos. History also tells us that assertiveness coupled with the arrogance of hegemonism and political miscalculations rendered Athens, the cradle of wisdom, political ethos and democracy weaker and vulnerable. Athenian might helped to create the strongest anti-Athenian unifying factor that bolstered the Spartan led alliance. The expedition to Sicily is the beginning of Athens' decline. Or, as Heraclitus puts it "the beginning is the end." Pragmatism is a prerequisite for politics. Yet, principles, values and international norms are the cornerstone of sound policies. In the Mediterranean region and at an ecumenical level as well. As I clearly emphasized in my lecture, the Republic of Cyprus has been a mature member of the European Union for 10 years. It has equal sovereign rights as all the other E.U. and United Nations member - states.This is how our common real world real world is done.This fact will not change. From the Urals to the Atlantic, to remind a political - geographic axiom from the Helsinki Final Act era, symbolism and paradigms are very much needed in order to restore the rule of Law and that of international norms' based, principled action in the Caucasus, in Ukraine and in the Middle East and North Africa region at large. The continuation of the present status quo in Cyprus served as a bad precedent for what happened with different protagonists but based on similar scenarios in Georgia and in Ukraine. How can the European Union, NATO and the O.S.C.E, as well, be credible in seeking in Crimea,in Ukraine or earlier in Ossetia in Abhazia and in Georgia the return to status quo ante, while in Cyprus the situation remains unchanged? How ? It is not hard to understand that Ankara is upset with the political postures and their results - personally I doubt even if such a posture exists - of unilateral and multilateral interventions in Iraq, in Libya and the changing priorities in Syria. Should this be the case, how is it possible for the "zero problems with the neighbors" proponents, not to understand Athens's concern in relation with the ongoing mission of Turkish naval units in Cyprus 's maritime zones and the standing threats for the Aegean Sea? I earlier referred to the Peloponnesian War and to the big and small alliances forged by the cities that felt threatened the risks of the arrogance of hegemonism. It is also clear to me that some of the recent economic, energy and political partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean, engulfing Greece and Cyprus, have a high common denominator based on strong interests and even stronger incentives. Let 's listen to Pericles I think time is now ripe to return to Ephesus and seek the last advice from Heraclitus. He is addressing us with the following words: ''Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within' Heraclitus is generally considered to be a rather cryptic and difficult to understand philosopher. Referring simply to him for advice would not be enough to remedy with the present challenges. I therefore prefer to conclude with a quotation from Pericle's Funeral Oration (EPITAPHIOS) while addressing the Athenians: ''We decide public questions for ourselves or at least endeavor to arrive at the sound understanding of them, in the belief that it is not debate that is a hindrance to action, but rather not be instructed by debate before the time comes for action." 2500 years later, it is still the best option. I earnestly hope that, co-chaired by the Prime Ministers of Greece and Turkey, the Joint Greek-Turkish Cabinet Council scheduled for this December, in Athens, will also follow Pericles' advice.
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A terrible combination
The stubbornness comes from the German finance minister and other like-minded policymakers who see Greece as a “special case” and afford it a lot ...
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Family & Friends Gather to Remember Those Lost in the Holiday Inn Fire 36 Years Ago
Greece, NY (WROC) - It's been 36 years since a deadly fire killed ten people at the Holiday Inn located in Greece. Saturday, family and friends ...
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On the lustful means of tragedy
Like every Greek tragedy, Phaedra's story is marked by the confrontation between divine will (present in the form of ananké, fate) and human freedom.
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World's oldest computer may be 2000 years old
The Antikythera Mechanism is made of complex bronze gears, assembled in a clocklike fashion with display dials of Greek mathematics, as it is widely ...
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German Prosecutors Head For Athens
Greek and German prosecutors will join in the probe over the growing scandal at the Greek Defense Ministry and arms contracts. The post German Prosecutors Head For Athens appeared first on The National Herald.
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Turkey and Greece support resumption of Cypriot talks despite lingering differences
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, right, and his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos shake hands after a news conference in Ankara, ...
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Syrian Refugees Find Little Comfort In Greece
Many Syrians fleeing war hope to get to northern Europe. An increasingly popular route is across the Mediterranean to Greece. Those who make it ...
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Iberia corruption, austerity fuel anger at leaders
... aftershocks of Europe's debt crisis, economics and ethics are poised to drive a shift in the political landscape, just as they have in Italy and Greece.
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Stournaras Calls For Debt Relief
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said Greece should compromise with its international lenders but that debt relief is needed too. The post Stournaras Calls For Debt Relief appeared first on The National Herald.
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No Bribery Charges For LAOS Chief
Greek prosecutors are reluctant to bring bribery charges against LAOS party leader Giorgos Karatzaferis although 1.6 million euros was paid to his offshore company. The post No Bribery Charges For LAOS Chief appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece Is Becoming A Huge Startup Incubator Despite Economic Crisis
Athens (AFP) - A taxi-tracking tool, a head-hunting engine and a vertical gardening company -- all business startups that have paradoxically emerged from a Greek economy long in the doldrums. Faced with the worst unemployment wave in living memory, Greece ...
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Worlds first computer more complex than previously believed
A new study has revealed that the Greeks were able to predict eclipses and engineer a highly complex machine-sometimes called the world's first computer-at an earlier stage than believed. The study ...
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Rockets report: Johnson gets trial by fire out of necessity
Papanikolaou is proud to be a part of the small group of Greek players in the NBA and was thrilled to be on the floor against someone from home.
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Pope wraps up challenging Turkey visit
Istanbul (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday was attending a divine liturgy led by Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, wrapping up his first visit to Turkey where he has sought to reach out both to Muslims and other Christian confessions.Francis's attendance at the divine liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George on the banks of the Golden Horn in Istanbul was the latest sign of the warming ties between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches under his papacy.The visit of the pope to Istanbul -- once the capital of the Christian Byzantine world and formerly known as Constantinople -- has been heavily loaded with symbolism.On Saturday, the pope during a visit to the Sultan Ahmet mosque -- better known abroad as the Blue Mosque -- turned towards Mecca and stood in two minutes of reflection next to a top Islamic cleric.Later in the day, he bowed his head and asked Bartholomew to kiss him on his brow, in a remarkable sign of humility towards Bartholomew, the "first among equals" of the Orthodox Church.The pope and Bartholomew have in the last months worked hard for a rapprochement between the eastern and western churches which have been split since the schism of 1054.Their meeting is the latest positive step in a reconciliation process that began in 1964 with the famous embrace between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, the first such meeting since the 15th century.The pope is due to sign a common declaration with Bartholomew -- whose official title is Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch -- before returning to Rome in the afternoon.Bartholomew, who commands considerable respect beyond the Orthodox Church, holds an office that dates back to the early days of the Byzantine Empire, over a millennium before the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453.The patriarchate in Istanbul remains his "headquarters", and the patriarch himself must under Turkish law be a citizen of the country. - 'A beautiful moment' - Turkey's own Christian community is tiny -- just 80,000 in a country of some 75 million Muslims -- but also extremely mixed, consisting of Armenians, Greek Orthodox, Franco-Levantines, Syriac Orthodox and Chaldeans.Of these only the small Franco-Levantine and Chaldean communities regard the pope as the head of their churches.The trip has been marked by crowds far thinner than on Francis's previous visits abroad but also the heaviest security, which extended to positioning snipers on the balconies of mosque minarets.The pope has at times looked fatigued during a crammed three day programme in Ankara and Istanbul but was often seen breaking into a smile at the sight of an old acquaintance. The visit has been seen as a chance to build bridges between faiths amid the rampage by Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Iraq and Syria and concerns over the persecution of Christian minorities in the Middle East.After talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Friday, the pope called for dialogue between faiths to end the Islamist extremism.However Erdogan had appeared to highlight the differences between the Muslim and Christian worlds, sounding the alarm against "rising Islamophobia".A Vatican official described Francis's gesture in the Blue Mosque as a "silent adoration", using a term for religious reverence, making clear he did not perform a prayer."It was a beautiful moment of inter-religious dialogue," added Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi.The pope clasped his hands in front of his chest while Istanbul Mufti Rahmi Yaran performed an Islamic prayer with his hands in front and palms facing up.The trip has been less controversial than the last by a pontiff to mainly Muslim Turkey -- the visit by Pope Francis' predecessor Benedict XVI in 2006 which was overshadowed by remarks he had previously made deemed to be anti-Islamic.Lombardi described the atmosphere this time as more "cordial and serene" than during Benedict's visit.Papal visits to Turkey are still a rarity -- Francis will be just the fourth pope to visit the country after Benedict in 2006, John Paul II in 1979 and Paul VI in 1967.Join the conversation about this story »
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