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How the world sees Greece
Monday, April 28, 2014
One arrested in connection to Alexandroupoli businessman's murder
A 43-year-old Georgian man of Greek descent was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a businessman in Alexandroupoli, northeastern Greece, earlier in the day.
The 63-year-old victim was reportedly shot twice in the chest by two men on a mot... ...
Dodoni clinches feta distribution deal in the US
Dodoni, Greece’s biggest feta cheese producer, has reached a cooperation agreement with one of the biggest distributors of dairy products in the USA, Arthur Schuman Inc, which is based in New Jersey.
The deal, valid as of April 1, concerns the importing a... ...
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Ex-EYP agent gets two years
A former senior officer at Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) was handed a 2-year suspended sentence for spying, among other charges. Kostas Angelakis, 55, received a lesser sentence because investigators failed to establish who he had spied for... ...
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Nearly 10 bln euros of EU funds invested by end-2015
The government is attempting to make up for some of the effects of the financial crisis by front-loading the implementation of the new European Union subsidy program, which will see 5.5 billion euros invested in the Greek economy this year and next.
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Greece ideal for Chinese exports
KathimeriniGreece ideal for Chinese exportsKathimeriniChina's ambassador to Athens, Zou Xiaoli, invited the Chinese corporate community to invest in Greece when he addressed the 3rd Greek-Chinese Business Conference in Athens on Monday, highlighting the significance of the Mediterranean country's ...Greece Says Six Companies Interested in Port StakeWall Street JournalChina's Cosco, five other suitors express interest in Piraeus PortReutersall 3 news articles »
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Reforms Push Greece To Economic Recovery
Four years after Greece entered the economic crisis, there are signs the reforms sought by the international lenders have begun to pay off, experts said. The government floated a sovereign bond for the first time since the crisis started, following a ...
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It's all Greek, and then some: $1K offered to decipher strange notes in Homer ...
Yahoo News (blog)It's all Greek, and then some: K offered to decipher strange notes in Homer ...Yahoo News (blog)This mystery is sure to be a lot tougher to crack. We broke out our secret decoder ring, but were immediately stymied when we realized the book's text is written in Greek. Perhaps there is somebody out there with the time and expertise to break the code.
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Famous Greek Actor Arrested for Debts to IKA
The famous Greek actor and director of the National Theater of Northern Greece, Yannis Vouros, was arrested for debts to the social
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Any talk of economic recovery is pure fiction
We're just importing more people from crisis-hit southern Europe into low-paying jobs or precarious underpaid self-employment
Down is up. Sick is healthy. The RMS Titanic is seaworthy. Topsy-turvy logic is a speciality of the austerity brigade, and here they come dishing up a third helping. First, in 2010-11, they pledged that making historic cuts amid a global slump would definitely, absolutely secure a strong recovery. Then things went predictably belly-up, forcing Cameron and Osborne to dump their deficit-reduction plans and the eurocrats to make more bailouts. Yet these reversals were, naturally, "sticking to the course". Now things don't look quite as awful as they did a couple of years ago and this somehow gets chalked up as a miraculous rebound.
Only a prude would expect their politicians not to exaggerate. But getting to such upside-down conclusions requires more than that: it requires fictionalising and even lying. Let's have a look at two examples from the past few days, one in Britain the other in Greece.
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WorldViews: 13 times that economic sanctions really worked
Given that the concept has been around since at least the Greek ages*, it's a little worrying that there is still so much debate about whether economic sanctions actually work or not.
Right now, that problem appears especially acute: Sanctions seem to be the main, if not only, Western weapon for dealing with Russian aggression in Ukraine. Just Monday, the United States announced sanctions on those individuals close to President Vladimir Putin, part of a broader campaign of targeted visa bans and asset freezes on the Russian elite over Russia's actions in Ukraine. However, the success of the sanctions already in place is proving hard to ascertain: As Russia’s deputy prime minister said of the last round of U.S. efforts: "Send me your teeth ground in impotent rage."
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This Mass. Company Believes Their Greek Iced Tea is the Next Mediterranean 'Hidden Gem'
Get ready, tea drinkers. The world's only bottled Greek iced tea, headquartered in Medsfield, Mass, has launched. And the two-person team at the up-and-coming tea company Zoos has big plans for their brand new product. Kristina Tsipouris (pictured above ...
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Actor arrested over theater company's debts to state
Yiannis Vouros, artistic director of the National Theater of Northern Greece, was arrested and subsequently released on Monday over charges of debts to the state.
Vouros, a veteran actor and director, was detained over the company’s unpaid contributions t... ...
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Greek Souvlaki
Greek SouvlakiSalt Lake City WeeklyAs the name implies, souvlaki (pork or chicken) is a mainstay at Greek Souvlaki, founded in 1972 by Lee and Mary Paulos. But, the extensive menu of Greek and American offerings also includes favorites such as classic gyros�Greek Souvlaki was the first ...
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Greece Says Six Companies Interested in Port Stake
Greece Says Six Companies Interested in Port StakeWall Street JournalGreece has received six expressions of interest from parties looking at buying a majority stake in the country's largest port, Piraeus, the Greek privatization agency said Monday. APM Terminals BV, Cartesian Capital Group LLC, Cosco Group Limited, ...
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Greek Farmer’s Markets Employees Protest… With Their Undergarments
Greek agricultural producers and merchants who sell their produce at weekly street markets across Greece, held an original, not to mention “unique” demonstration outside the Greek parliamentary building in downtown Athens earlier on Monday, throwing ...
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Mikrokosmos’ Eleutheriou Tribute
NEW YORK – Every spring the Mikrokosmos Ensemble presents a series of concerts. This year its musical director and lead singer, Grigoris Maninakis, was especially pleased to hold it with the cooperation of the Nisyrian Society of New York, which is celebrating its 110th anniversary. “It demonstrates the motivation of different groups in the community […]
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Greece receives €6.3bn in bailout loans
Greece today (28 April) received €6.3 billion from its international lenders, just in time for it to pay back billions of euros of loans to the European Central Bank. The payment is to be followed by disbursements totalling €1bn in June and July that ...
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A potential miracle
There are few places in the world that combine unparalleled natural beauty with a rich history that dates back to antiquity as Greece does and it’s this rare attribute that attracts millions of visitors to the country every year.
That said, Greece has a l... ...
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After the memorandums
Everyone in Europe knows there can be no new memorandum in Greece. It would be politically unsustainable and it might not even be necessary after all. The latter will be determined by whether the economy fares better than predicted and by bank recapitaliz... ...
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Sobhi meets with Greek counterpart
Daily News EgyptSobhi meets with Greek counterpartDaily News EgyptMinister of Defence Sedki Sobhi met with his Greek counterpart, Minister of Defence and Military Production Dimitris Avramopoulos on Monday. The two ministers discussed ways to “strengthen cooperation and military relations between the armed forces of ...Greek defence minister to Egypt president: We support 30 JuneAhram Onlineall 3 news articles »
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FT: Paper prosperity and the lost generation of Greeks
“How long will it take for Greece or Spain to reach pre-crisis levels of employment? Ten years would be an optimistic guess.
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Sam Harris honored at WWU Greek Awards
Sam Harris honored at WWU Greek AwardsDaily Journal OnlineFULTON — Every spring the Greek community at William Woods University honors those within their ranks who display excellence and service, both in and out of the classroom. Outstanding sorority and fraternity members were honored at an awards ...
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Greek church baptises dolphin Resurrection
The young animal was rescued on the coast of Damnoni beach in southern Rethymno in Greece. It had apparently being separated from the rest of its family.
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Primary surplus handouts for 185,000 Greeks approved so far
So far 185,000 of some 340,000 applications for a share of Greece’s 2013 primary surplus from low income groups have been approved, the government’s general secretary for revenues Haris Theoharis said on Monday.
Theoharis said that a total of some 600,000... ...
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New Emergency Shelters to Be Built in Greece
New shelters for the protection of citizens against war, terrorist attacks and natural disasters are to be built in Greece as the
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Average Duration of Unemployment Reaching 9 Months
Guy Ryder, the director-general of the International Labor Organization, will present a report on the Greek job market in Parliament on Tuesday, during
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Stournaras: Greece to Raise Issue of Debt Restructuring at Eurogroup Meeting
Greece will raise the issue of beginning a discussion on the restructuring of Greek debt at the next Eurogroup meeting scheduled for
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Businessman Murdered in Alexandroupoli, Northern Greece
A 63-year old local businessman was robbed and murdered by two people early on April 28, outside his house in Alexandroupoli, Northern
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Greece to table request for debt relief at May 5 Eurogroup, says Stournaras
KathimeriniGreece to table request for debt relief at May 5 Eurogroup, says StournarasKathimeriniGreece will put the issue of further debt relief on the agenda at the May 5 Eurogroup, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras told businessmen in Athens on Monday. “Eurostat's announcement [last week on Greece's primary surplus] has opened the path on a ...
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Now Spiliotopoulos Backs Mosque
New Democracy’s candidate for Athens Mayor, Aris Spiliotopoulos, said he now backs plans to create a mosque in Athens - but not in the historic center area.
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Netanyahu Warning On Holocaust Day
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the world not to forget the lessons of the past and prevent another Holocaust.
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An act of pod: Greek church baptists dolphin Resurrection after it was found close to death when it separated from its group… but locals nursed it back to health
Greek Orthodox church officials have baptised a dolphin after it made a remarkable recovery when it was found close to death on a beach. The young animal, which has now been given the name Anastasis, which translates as Resurrection in English, was rescued ...
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Greece has achieved more than 85 pct of fiscal adjustment needed, says Stournaras
Greece has achieved more than three quarters of the fiscal adjustment it needs to make its debt sustainable, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras told businessmen on Monday.
“We estimate that more than 85 percent of the improvement in the general government... ...
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Businessman shot dead by robbers outside Alexandroupoli home
A businessman in Alexandroupoli, northeastern Greece, was murdered outside his home by robbers early on Monday.
The 63-year-old was approached by two men on a motorcycle as he left his home in the village of Nea Hili, according to police. The robbers shot... ...
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Greek singer Nana Mouskouri plays NCH September 27
Greek singer Nana Mouskouri brings her Happy Birthday Tour to Dublin in the course of a year-long tour around the world.
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EU Helpers Till Greek Bailout Gardens
Volunteer gardeners from countries around Europe visited Thessaloniki to help local urban planting initiatives set up help residents hit by the country's financial crisis.
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Samaras Wants Constitution Changes
With faith in government plummeting, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will reportedly propose changing the Constitution in a bid to restore confidence in government.
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New Greek transfer pricing guidance provides clarity
Greece’s Finance Minister has issued a ministerial decision that provides guidance on the contents of the transfer pricing documentation file, the parties subject to the transfer pricing rules and exemptions , language requirements, transfer pricing ...
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Volunteers Help Set Up Urban Garden in Thessaloniki
A French-based group of volunteer gardeners from all over Europe visited Thessaloniki in Greece this Sunday, in order to help in the
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Holocaust Memorial Day Begins In Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the country's annual memorial day for the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust by issuing a stern warning Sunday to the world to learn the lessons of the past and prevent another Holocaust.
At the opening ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, Netanyahu linked the Nazi genocide to Iran's suspected drive to acquire nuclear bombs and its leaders' repeated references to the destruction of Israel and its denial of the Holocaust. Netanyahu said that just like before World War II, there were those in the world today who refused to face uncomfortable truths. "In this place I have said many times that we must identify an existential threat in time and act against it in time and tonight I ask 'why in the years before the Holocaust did most of the world's leaders not see the danger ahead of time?' In hindsight, all the signs were there," he said.
"Has the world learned a lesson from the mistakes of the past? Today we are again faced with clear facts and before a real danger. Iran calls for our destruction, it develops nuclear weapons."
The stated links between the Holocaust and Iran showed how more than six decades later, the mass murder of Jews during World War II is still a central part of Israel's psyche. The nation was created just three years after the end of the war, and hundreds of thousands of dazed survivors made their way to Israel.
Six million Jews were killed by German Nazis and their collaborators in the Holocaust, wiping out a third of world Jewry. Today, fewer than 200,000 elderly survivors remain in Israel.
The annual memorial day is one of the most solemn on Israel's calendar. Restaurants, cafes and places of entertainment are shut down, and radio and TV programming are dedicated almost exclusively to documentaries about the Holocaust, interviews with survivors and somber music.
On Monday morning, Israel will come to a standstill as sirens wail for two minutes. Pedestrians typically stop in their tracks, and cars and buses halt on the streets while drivers and passengers stand with their heads bowed.
Further ceremonies include the public reading of names of Holocaust victims at sites around the country, including Israel's parliament. Schoolchildren dress in white and stop their studies to hold memorial ceremonies.
Sunday night's main ceremony at Yad Vashem included six survivors who lit six symbolic torches to commemorate the 6 million dead. A video segment on each one's personal story was presented.
The Israeli flag flew at half-staff and a military honor guard stood at one side of the podium as poems and psalms were read and the Jewish prayer for the dead was recited.
Hours before the opening ceremony, an annual report by Tel Aviv University on worldwide anti-Semitism said violent attacks against Jews worldwide dropped in 2013, but anti-Semitism was becoming more widespread in Europe amid a rise in popularity of extremist parties
Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress, an umbrella group representing Jewish communities across Europe, expressed concern over the increasing popularity of far-right parties, especially in France, Hungary and Greece, where they are expected to make big gains in European Parliament elections next month.
He also mentioned the situation in Ukraine, where Jews are caught in the middle of the conflict between nationalists and Russian separatists, with both sides using anti-Jewish rhetoric while accusing each other of harboring anti-Semitic supporters.
In his comments, Israeli President Shimon Peres spoke of his own family's destruction in the Holocaust and said Israel was the deterrence against another one happening.
"We must not ignore any occurrence of anti-Semitism, any desecration of a synagogue, any tombstone smashed in a cemetery in which our families are buried. We must not ignore the rise of extreme right-wing parties with neo-Nazi tendencies who are a danger to each of us and a threat to every nation," he said.
"A strong Israel is our response to the horrors of anti-Semitism but it does not excuse the rest of the world from its responsibility to prevent this disease from returning to their own homes."
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GW waits to provide details on Greek life investigations, sanctions
A national representative of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity confirmed last week that its GW chapter is on social probation, making it the third Greek organization since January to publicly face sanctions. But Greek leaders and University administrators have ...
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Greece gunslinger Mitroglou ready to fire
Greece gunslinger Mitroglou ready to fireReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will rely on Kostas Mitroglou to fire them into the knockout stage of the World Cup finals and after a slow start to his international career, and now at Fulham, the striker wants to show his true worth in Brazil. Known as ...and more »
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Greece seek to chart new territory past group stage
Greece seek to chart new territory past group stageReutersGreece recorded their first victory and scored their first goals at the World Cup four years ago after an embarrassing maiden World Cup appearance in 1994, when they lost all three group games and conceded 10 goals without reply. For Greece coach ...Soccer: Greece coach Santos eager to leave team on a highDaily News & Analysisall 3 news articles »
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At Conference, Speakers Discuss Future of Greece
Academics, students, and professors from a range of fields came together to discuss the current state and future of Greece’s government and economic sectors at the “Innovation for Greece” conference hosted by the Harvard Hellenic Society on Saturday.
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Christakis Greek Cuisine in Tustin
Lunch Menu includes: Calamari, Feta & Olives, Saganaki and Tzatziki. Dinner Menu includes: hummus, kopanisti, spanakopita, dolmades, gyro, with entrees of Salmon, Mousaka, Lamb Souvlavi, and more. As for the extensive wine selection, there are both white ...
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Penpix of likely Greece squad for World Cup finals
Penpix of likely Greece squad for World Cup finalsReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's squad for the World Cup finals is likely to comprise the following 23 players: Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis (Granada) Age 28; 17 caps. Talented keeper who missed out on Euro 2012 but has since established himself as the ...and more »
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Greek Village prepares to break ground
Greek Village prepares to break groundUCA EchoAlpha Sigma Alpha President sophomore Maddie Spickard said Greek Village is a great addition to UCA. “I think it shows that Greek life is growing and moving toward a more positive direction and it is clear the impact that it has on UCA's campus ...
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Spanakos Twins: Boxing Legends, in H.O.F
BROOKLYN – Around the time that the Dodgers cruelly abandoned Brooklyn and left its three million residents fearing they would never again celebrate champions and championships, two young Greek-American men brought glory to their borough through their boxing prowess. On April 17, identical twin brothers Petros (Pete) and Nicholas (Nikos) Spanakos were among the first […]
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Greek debutantes celebrate event
Greek debutantes celebrate eventAkron Beacon JournalKrassis Hall at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church was the scene of the 46th annual Daughters of Penelope Debutante Ball on Saturday evening. The scene was breathtaking as the curtains parted to reveal fourteen lovely young ladies, all dressed in ...
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Greece teen immersed in community
Greece teen immersed in communityRochester Democrat and ChronicleJuggling a busy schedule is nothing new for Vimbai, who lives in Greece. The junior at Our Lady of Mercy High School volunteers in the school library, helps younger students, is involved with the areawide annual Teen Book Festival and acts in school ...
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