Demotix/Dimitris Chantzaras. All rights reserved.There is nothing to celebrate, really, after Sunday's elections in GREECE. The European leftists that ...
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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, September 24, 2015
GREECE, when the social movements are all that is left
Talks with Varoufakis were 'vain, pointless', EU's Moscovici says
Europe's Economic Commissioner has slammed former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis for his negotiating style during the Greek crisis, saying on Thursday he preferred working with his successor. "Mr Varoufakis wasn't (at the Eurogroupe meetings of finance ministers) to negotiate," Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said at a conference. "I'm happy that Euclid Tsakalotos is the new finance minister, because he is somebody we know," he added.
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GREEK festival comes to Milpitas this weekend
To be held at St. James Orthodox Church, 195 N. Main St., Milpitas' 10th annual Middle Eastern and GREEK Food Fest is scheduled from Friday, Sept.
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Migrant portraits: On the road from Molyvos to Mytilene
As EU states bicker over refugee quotas and border controls, the Greek island of Lesbos continues to carry much of the burden of the crisis as Europe’s main gateway for migrants.
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EU migrant ‘hotspot’ policy faces heat
Greece and Italy fear processing centres could turn into sprawling ‘detention camps’
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GREEK life recognizes national anti-hazing week
Throughout the week, the many GREEK organizations on campus have been raising awareness for anti-hazing to promote the national anti-hazing ...
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Tucson's GREEK Festival kicks off at St. Demetrios
Tucson's GREEK Festival is back and festivities begin today, Sept. 24 at St. Demetrios GREEK Orthodox Church (1145 E Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson, ...
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Barron Announces Members of Task Force to Examine GREEK System
Eric Barron's plan to evaluate and improve the GREEK life system at Penn State is coming to fruition. Back in March, the Penn State president ...
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Emma Stone, Kate Winslet and Olivia Colman set to star in The Favourite
New film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos set during the 18th-century reign of Queen Anne due to have a heavyweight female cast Olivia Colman’s trajectory from the long-suffering girlfriend of the neurotic Mark in Peep Show to one of the most celebrated actors of the moment looks set to be confirmed by a role as Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos’s forthcoming film The Favourite. Deadline reports that Colman, Emma Stone and Kate Winslet are in talks to play the three female leads in a film about machinations in the British Queen’s court. Continue reading...
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Greek government minister resigns over anti-Semitic ...
ATHENS, Greece — A minister in the new Greek government has resigned less than 48 hours after being appointed over an outcry about a series of anti ...
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EU promotes hotspots as fast track answer to refugee crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — In EU-speak they're called "hotspots" — teams of European border, legal and asylum experts considered key to identifying those in need of international protection among the tens of thousands of people arriving in Greece and Italy in search of sanctuary or better lives.
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Storm disaster declared on Greek 'Mamma Mia!' island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have declared a state of emergency following torrential rain on the island of Skopelos, where the 2008 movie "Mamma Mia!" was filmed.
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Hillary Clinton GREEK Tragedy Will Return
New Georges will revive its 2008 sold-out hit Hillary: A Modern GREEK Tragedy with a (Somewhat) Happy Ending for a one-night-only benefit ...
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Lifejackets going cheap: people-smugglers of Izmir, Turkey, predict drop in business
In port where trade is so prevalent gangs block-book hotels for refugees and boats leave nightly, they say bad weather will limit sea crossings Turkey-based smugglers helping to facilitate Europe’s biggest mass migration since the second world war fear that stormier conditions in the eastern Mediterranean will force them to suspend the majority of their operations in the coming weeks, raising the possibility of a significant drop in the flow of refugees to Europe during the winter. As European leaders gathering hundreds of miles away in Brussels called for fiercer protection of the Greek coastline, smugglers in Turkey said it was not the threat of European navies that concerned them – but the weather. Related: EU refugee summit in disarray as Tusk warns 'greatest tide yet to come' Related: Libya's people smugglers: inside the trade that sells refugees hopes of a better life Related: Trading in souls: inside the world of the people smugglers Continue reading...
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Syrians camping on Greek border sent to multiple Turkey provinces
Hundreds of migrants camping out near the Turkish-Greek border in the northwestern province of Edirne for more than a week have left Edirne in buses, hours after a Syrian migrant among them, who led the Eid prayer, preached to compatriots that they should not go to Europe.
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After what I've seen in GREECE, I think we must take refugees
After what I've seen in GREECE, I think we must take refugees. A migrant boat from Turkey arrives on the Greek island of Lesbos. By Ben Lowry ...
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GREEK Minister Fired for Anti-Semitic and Homophobic Tweets
A minister in the new GREEK government has resigned less than 48 hours after being appointed over an outcry about a series of anti-Semitic and ...
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EUphoria: Tsipras, refugees and #hameron
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed Alexis Tsipras back to Brussels this week, after the former Greek prime minister was re-elected on Sunday. Tsipras was in Brussels to tackle the refugee crisis with other EU leaders and clean up, as EU Council President Donald Tusk put it, some of the “bad blood” around the table. […]
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Greek Labor Minister Admits Cuts on Supplementary and High Pensions
Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos admitted on Thursday that there will be cuts on supplementary and high pensions. Katrougalos spoke to realfm radio and stated that it is impossible not to have any pension cuts because the bailout agreement requires a reduction of pension cost. “We will try not to reduce any pension and we can
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European Commission Asks for Elimination of Taxation Perks on Tsipouro and Tsikoudia
Two popular traditional Greek alcoholic spirits could soon become more expensive. In a report published on Thursday the European Commission orders the Greek government to change its taxation schemes for tsikoudia and tsipouro. The European Commission criticized the Greek government for its “super-reduced” tax rate on Tsikoudia and Tsipouro. According to the Commission this amounts to
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Greek State Misses January to August Budget Revenue Target by 11.9%
The Greek Finance Ministry announced that the revenues for the Greek state between January and August were 30.765 billion euros, which amounts to a 4.153 billion euro shortage in comparison to the Greek budget’s initial target. As the finance ministry’s report explains, 1.724 billion of these 4.153 billion euros were lost because the profits from Greek bonds have yet to
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150.000-Euro in Offerings Stolen from Greek Orthodox Church in Paros
Greek authorities were able to immediately solve a case regarding two church burglaries that took place on the Greek island of Paros on September 22, 2015. A 31-year-old Greek national was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, September 23rd. Authorities have already filed charges against the arrested man who will be prosecuted for felony robbery. In particular,
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1,200 Migrants and Refugees Arrive in Lesvos Within One Hour
The refugee crisis that Europe is engulfed in shows no signs of slowing down as the latest numbers show. After the 2,500 people that arrived on the Greek East Aegean island of Lesvos between Tuesday and Thursday, Reuters reports that 24 boats transported 1,200 migrants and refugees from Turkey to the Greek island within just one hour on
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AP10ThingsToSee GREECE Migrants
AP10ThingsToSee - A Syrian refugee splashes in the water as he approaches the shores of Lesbos island after jumping from a inflatable dinghy that ...
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Sunvil makes plea for donations for refugees in GREECE
Refugees and migrants wait to board a passenger ship heading to the island of Samos, GREECE. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters.
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Galleries should be about more than art
The Fun Palace weekend follows Joan Littlewood’s dream. But our own version of the Greek agora in villages, less shiny cities, estates or prisons would be truly radical In 1961 Joan Littlewood and Cedric Price wrote of a venue where you could “choose what you want to do or watch someone else doing it. Learn how to handle tools, paint, babies, machinery, or just listen to your favourite tune. Dance, talk or be lifted up … sit out over space with a drink and tune in to what’s happening.” Their venue, the never-built Fun Palace, was a place where art and people would come together, where all of us would be encouraged to imagine ourselves as artists, to dream ourselves into creating more, making a difference. Imagining a cultural venue that was as much about people as it was about the work was radical then – and apparently it is still brave now. Tate Modern has just announced that only 24% of its new Switch House will be gallery space, with the remainder open to the public, yet Chris Dercon, the Tate Modern director, said that choosing to create a “space for conversation” has puzzled some of his colleagues. Continue reading...
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HABA Features Fireside Chat with Dr. Vassalou, on Fed, Eurozone and Greece
NEW YORK – The Hellenic American Bankers Association (HABA) launched the community’s fall season of events with a timely “Fireside Chat” between CC Track Solutions CEO Bob Savage and Dr. Maria Vassalou, a partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, titled “Europe, U.S. Rates & Global Growth.” New HABA President Demetri Papacostas, who is Head of […] The post HABA Features Fireside Chat with Dr. Vassalou, on Fed, Eurozone and Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
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The Latest: Refugees at Greece's border sent back to Turkey
BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local:
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GREEK minister quits over alleged anti-Semitic comments
The resignation of a junior GREEK minister hours after his appointment has exposed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to fierce criticism and highlighted the ...
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5 things to do: Bacon and brews, GREEK food and pope parties
How To Make GREEK Food Fest's Signature Spanakopita Annunciation GREEK Orthodox Church is hosting its GREEK Food Fest June 11-14, 2015.
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GREEK minister resigns amid row over antisemitic tweets
The resignation of a GREEK junior minister hours after his appointment has exposed the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, to fierce criticism and ...
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The girl migrant who travelled alone from Iran to GREECE
The girl migrant who travelled alone from Iran to GREECE. 9 minutes ago. A girl migrant has told the BBC how she travelled alone from Iran to GREECE ...
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Rainstorm to hit Greece again, Skopelos declared in “state of emergency”
A new front of bad weather is expected in Greece with thunderstorm and rain and the National Meteorological Agency (EMY) has issued a warning. Coming from the West, the bad weather front is expected to hit the Ionian Sea and islands and gradually move to the rest of the mainland […]
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Commissioner Hahn to Discuss Refugee Crisis in Europe on Serbia Visit
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn will visit Serbia on Friday to discuss the current refugee crisis in Europe. Hahn, the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, will meet members of the Serbian government including Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and will visit the Refugee Aid Centre in Sid. In a statement posted on the website of the European Commission Hahn thanked Serbia for the “competent and resilient management of the refugee crisis.” “Serbia is ensuring decent living conditions for refugees, in line with international standards. The EU stands by Serbia in this pan-European crisis which can be solved only with a common approach,” Hahn said. EU leaders agreed at an informal summit in Brussels on Wednesday to extend an additional EUR 17M to Serbia and its southern neighbour Macedonia to help the two non-EU countries cope with the influx of migrants and refugees transiting their territories en route from Greece to western Europe. It was the introduction of tougher controls by EU member Hungary at its border with Serbia last week that led to thousands of migrants diverting to Croatia. This has led to increased tensions between Serbia and EU member Croatia. Serbia has banned Croatian cargo traffic and Croatia in response has banned Serbian-registered vehicles.
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Brussels asks Greece to raise taxes on tsipouro, tsikoudia
#economy #society
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Synchronised somersault
Still in charge ALEXIS TSIPRAS, who won his second national election victory on September 20th by a poll-defyingly wide margin, is only 41 years old—one of the euro zone’s youngest prime ministers. Yet he has been a professional left-wing politician for two decades. While his Syriza party languished in opposition, Mr Tsipras enjoyed his role as Greece’s anti-austerity firebrand, denouncing the reforms of socialist and centre-right governments and insisting that only a state-led economy could create jobs and restore generous benefits. But as he starts his second term in office, he must put his ideological convictions on hold. Syriza’s win gave Mr Tsipras a fresh mandate to keep Greece in the euro zone. To do so, the new government must immediately increase taxes, cut pensions and accelerate the privatisation of state-owned companies—reforms Mr Tsipras defiantly opposed during his first term. That was before the threat of an involuntary “Grexit” made him accept a new €86 billion ($95 billion) bail-out by Greece’s creditors—and their conditions. Like earlier Greek leaders in trouble, Mr Tsipras has executed an ideological...
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Point taken, Mr Orban
WAITING patiently inside Vienna’s Hauptbahnhof station for the train that will carry her to Munich, Delima Ibrahim, a friendly Syrian who looks younger than her 19 years, describes her family’s arduous journey to Europe. One month ago, along with the brother dozing peacefully beside her and an uncle, Ms Ibrahim fled a surge in fighting in northern Syria to reach the Turkish port of Izmir. After sailing to Greece the trio trekked up through the Balkans, only to be bused around from country to country, victims of the beggar-thy-neighbour border policies imposed by several European governments this month after Germany imposed controls on its frontier with Austria. Things are calmer now. Yet Ms Ibrahim will not linger in Germany; having heard about its recent policy reversals she fears a clampdown on refugees is coming. Her final destination is Sweden. The chaos of the Ibrahims’ journey plays neatly into the hands of Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister and Europe’s chief pantomime villain. Mr Orban loves poking the _bien-pensants _of Brussels with his celebration of “illiberal” values and his vows to protect Europe from criminal...
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Disillusioned migrants abandon bid to reach Greece overland from Turkey
The last of several hundred migrants who had been camped out for days in the Turkish border city of Edirne, in the hope of being allowed into Greece, left the area Thursday after EU leaders resolved to tighten the bloc's borders.
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Greek 'Twittergate' shows perils of Tspiras balancing act ...
The affair is an unwelcome distraction for the Tsipras as he grapples with the tasks of meeting the terms of Greece's latest 86 billion euro ...
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Thousands of arriving refugees overwhelm Greece's local villages
Thousands of refugees have washed up on the idyllic beaches of the island of Lesbos in recent months, tipping its small villages to the breaking point. More than 2,500 people arrived on the island within just a few hours on Wednesday.
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AUDIO: Girl migrant 'travelled alone for two weeks'
A girl migrant tells the BBC how she travelled alone from Iran to Greece for two weeks, despite being just 12 years old.
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Wave of refugees into GREECE, Turkey showing no sign of abating
Syrian refugees frantically run off an overcrowded dinghy moments after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea ...
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The Greek Bailout: Germany's Pyrrhic Victory
The Greek bailout terms were a defeat for Greece and a victory for Germany, but the costs may be more than the victor can bear.
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Band moving with migrant wave shows different side to crisis
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The band members arrived like so many other Syrian refugees, climbing out of a dinghy on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with U.S. President Obama on sidelines of UN Meeting
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will reportedly meet with U.S. President Barrack Obama at a reception for foreign leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday. According to a source close to Maximos Mansion, the Greek prime minister will discuss the Greek debt issue with the U.S. President, who has been
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Airport at the Island of Rhodes Temporarily Shut Down
The airport of the Greek island of Rhodes, located in the Southeast Aegean set, was shut down again on Thursday morning. The issue causing “Diagoras” airport problems is a large crater that has formed on its landing strip. According to ANA-MPA, Rhodes municipality staff had repaired the exact same part of the landing strip that presented the problem, just two days
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Greek Police Arrest Accomplice of Jailed Terrorist Nikos Maziotis
The counter-terrorism unit of the Greek Police has arrested three people in Volos with one of them being an accomplice of jailed terrorist Nikos Maziotis. The arrest was made after a police operation in Volos, central Greece. The counter-terrorism unit searched several apartments and arrested Maziotis’ accomplice Giorgos Petrakakos, his female partner and another man.
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Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM of GREECE for second time in 8 months
Alexis Tsipras of Syriza party on 21 September 2015 was on sworn in as the Prime Minister of GREECE by the President of GREECE Prokopis ...
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GREECE'S new government is stable, and pro-bailout
On September 20th, Greeks voted in the latest general elections that were characterized by big questions on the economy and Europe. The results ...
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Los Gatos: Italian, GREEK or Cajun--take your pick.
Speaking of Greeks, the Cafe Dio, which is an extension of the GREEK-inspired Dio Deka restaurant at the Hotel Los Gatos, is expected to open soon at ...
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