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How the world sees Greece
Friday, July 18, 2014
Essay: From Greece to A Minnesota Parking Garage, My Great Outdoor Theater Odyssey
Whole Foods Greek Yogurt Has 5 Times More Sugar Than Advertised — Say What?
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Greece, Italy join forces on illegal immigration
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Italian Premier Matteo Renzi laid the groundwork for closer cooperation between the two countries when they met in Florence on Friday for unofficial talks that focused on the issue of illegal immigration.
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Anastasiades says time is right for Cyprus to reunite
Cyprus’s Greek and Turkish communities must work together to make sure that partition does not become a permanent fixture, President Nicos Anastasiades said yesterday as talks to reunite the Mediterranean island appear to have stalled.
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Playing Gods on a Family Trip to Greece
The Percy Jackson young-adult series inspired a vacation in search of Zeus and his clan—and made for a divine father-daughter adventure.
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1st European Interns Day. Occupying Place Lux
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Stylia Kampani
On Friday July 18th, around 200 interns, young professionals, officials from EU institutions, and civil society organisations, took over Place du Luxembourg to protest in front of the Parliament against interns’ precarious working conditions in Europe. The event was organized by the InternsGoPro, a social enterprise which works to boost youth employment in Europe by promoting quality internships. Together with InternsGoPro, other 20 NGOs from 8 different countries actively supported this initiative, among others, the European Youth Forum, European Alternatives, Brussels Interns NGO.
This was the second event dedicated to the “Interns Generation” after the “Sandwich protest”, which took place almost a year ago at the same venue.
According to the European Commission 5.2 million young people were unemployed in the EU-28 area in May 2014. The youth unemployment particularly in the countries hit hardest by the financial crisis, is still over 50% with no real signs of recovery to come. The EU has adopted several measures so far to alleviate the pain of the younger generation, including the Youth Guarantee, the Youth Employment Initiative, has mobilized the European Social Fund, the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
Sotiria Theodoropoulou, Senior Researcher at the European Trade Unions Institute in Brussels, commenting on the event said: “Unemployment has risen in general across Europe, which also led to the rise of the youth unemployment. Things are different among the member states. For instance Greece had traditionally higher youth unemployment rates, which has to do also with structural issues such as the transition from the educational system to the job market. As long as there is no job creation, the percentages will remain high no matter how many measures against the youth unemployment the EU is going to take. They might have a positive impact but not a significant one.”
So far there is no concrete solution when it comes to precarious jobs and unpaid internships, traineeships or vocational training which young Europeans are forced to undertake with a view to securing a normal job. Besides, the European Employment Ministers Informal meeting in Milan on (17-18 July) touched upon the issue of “youth drain” and not on policies to tackle youth unemployment.
But those young people are determined to bring a change by launching the first European Label for Quality Internships, which they developed throughout workshops in a 6 month-tour across Europe. With this Label they aim to allow young people to identify the good employers, on the basis of peer-to-peer internships ratings. In this order, quality internships shall boost employability and minimize the risk of undertaking an internship of poor learning quality.
Allan Päll from the European Youth Forum explained that there is need to adopt a standard Label for Quality internships as this will give more transparency among the interns, who will be able to rate their own employers.
Support from the MEPs
Commissioners as well as many MEPs have endorsed the initiative and sent encouraging messages or videos to the young people.
“Such initiative is even more important since it is taking place after a very important Strasbourg session where Members of the European Parliament have extensively discussed with outgoing Commissioner László Andor the issue of youth employment and conditions of young people in the labour market,” said the MEP Brando Benifei.
"All the initiatives, as the European Interns' Day, aiming at restoring equality in the labour market for young people, must be supported. The temptation of some, basing their arguments on the crisis, to impose to young people lower job standards and conditions, are unacceptable. Quality jobs for young people is a right, as well as a strong lever to recover from the economic crises", said theMEP Maria Arena
Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for education, culture, Multilingualism and Youth also supported this initiative and participated in the panel discussion organized in the European Parliament. "Internships are critical in bridging the gap between the world of education and the world of work, offering hands-on work experience. But they should never be a tool for exploitation of our youth. We need quality internships across Europe."
Commissioner for employment, social affairs and inclusion, Laszlo Andor said in a video message: "It is unacceptable that some trainees are currently exploited as free or cheap labour. Member States shall now implement the Quality Framework for Traineeships to ensure that trainees receive valuable training and experience to get a job, under good working conditions.
What’s next?
“Keeping the issue on the top of the agenda after the European Elections and the appointment of new Commissioners is one of our priorities. And it is very positive that the European Parliament adopted the resolution on youth employment, so our role from now on is to follow up and push for political change”, says Allan Päll.
While Sotiria Theodoropoulou is looking at the issue from the macroeconomic point of view: “The problem with the lasting unemployment is that it discourages the young people for a job and their relation with the job market is being traumatized. It is possible that when growth and recovery come, they will not be able to become absorbed and actively look for a job”.
There will be no overnight solutions, but at least such initiatives highlight the energy and motivation of younger people to bring a change.
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Defence Minister represents government at events in Greece
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Albanian tied to cannabis ring arrested
Police in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have arrested a 31-year-old Albanian national in connection to a criminal ring believed to have smuggled large quantities of cannabis out of Greece.
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Trainose announces timetable changes for summer
Trainose is to change the timetables of number of train services in northern Greece, it said on Friday.
The changes will apply between July 21 and August 31.
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More Chinese classes at Greek schools
The Education Ministry is to present plans on Monday for teaching Chinese to Greek schoolchildren.
Chinese is already being taught to pupils at model experimental high schools in association with the Chinese Embassy and the Confucius Institute.
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Priest due in court on theft charge after missing 2 hearings
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Greeks believe their crisis was 'premeditated': study
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Terrorism: Greek police locate Maziotis' hideout in Athens
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Arizona kid cooks up a White House invitation with healthy lunch recipe
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Two thirds of Greek businesses unable to service loans
Two thirds of Greek businesses are unable to service their loans, according to the Bank of Greece.
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Minister calls on Greeks to repatriate savings as 'service to the nation'
Development Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday called on Greeks with cash deposits in foreign countries to repatriate the funds as a "service to the nation."
In an interview with Alpha channel, Dendias called on Greeks with money abroad to "bring it back an... ...
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Greeks Gone West: Panagiotis Vagenas
"Greeks Gone West" is a series of video vignettes the US Embassy in Athens made about the world of work in the US. Through the prism of Greeks and Greek-Americans with interesting work lives, we hope to improve the understanding of US society and to show ... ...
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What's for dinner tonight? Greek Shrimp and Feta Pasta Salad
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Cheat on Greek with Petite Crème sweet fresh cheese: Stonyfield
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FDI: Greece's Frigoglass to Close Turkish Plant, Shift Production to Romania
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Restaurant Review: Athena's Greek Restaurant, Hoylake
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Greek police search garbage dump for baby's body
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police are searching a garbage dump in northern Greece for the body of a newborn baby after a woman told authorities she had given birth at home and then hid the infant in a closet for two days before dumping it in a garbage can.
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Pittsylvania Co. Moves Forward With Request To Allow Prayer in Meetings Again
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Greek cooler maker Frigoglass to close Turkish plant
Greek refrigerator maker Frigoglass will close down its Turkish plant by the end of the year to cut costs, it said on Friday, the second facility it has shut this year. The company, which supplies Coke bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic and brewers including Heineken, has reported losses in the last two years as its customers have cut spending in response to shrinking demand for their products in Europe ...
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Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Leto With Cargill
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Stittsville's Bren Hunter offto London, England
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Greece Seen Needing Third Bailout as Bonds Insufficient
Greece’s return to bond markets after a four-year exile hasn’t convinced economists it can avoid a third bailout. Six out of 10 economists in a Bloomberg News survey said Greece will need to top up the 240 billion euros ($325 billion) of loans received ...
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Greece seen in third bailout as bonds not enough, economists say
Greece’s return to bond markets after a four-year exile hasn’t convinced economists it can avoid a third bailout.
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