Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov and the Greek Foreign Ministry's Secretary General Dimitrios Paraskevopoulos have discussed ...
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How the world sees Greece
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Russia, GREECE Discuss Syrian War Settlement – Russian Foreign Ministry
Alternate FM Xydakis meets with German Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth (8 December 2015)
The Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, met at the Foreign Ministry today with the German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth.During the meeting there was a discussion of the refugee/migration issue, the Greek reform programme and the recovery of the Greek economy, and a review was carried out of the course of Greek-German bilateral relations.With regard to the refugee/migration issue, the two Ministers agreed on the European nature of the crisis and, consequently, the need to seek a European solution.Mr. Roth expressed his complete satisfaction at Greece’s contribution to date, as well as his conviction that...
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With Global Support, GREEK Studies Expanding at University of Illinois
With support from around the world, a small but vibrant Program in Modern GREEK Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is set to ...
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GREEK court rules in favor of Syrian's extradition to US
The Syrian, who has not been named by GREEK authorities, was arrested in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia on July 20 soon after accepting ...
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Picture special: Arsenal players travel to GREECE for crucial match against Olympiakos
MANCHESTER UNITED are preparing a stunning £143.9m offer for Barcelona star Neymar that would rock world football.
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Significant Discrepancy Between Greek and European Third Quarter GDP Revealed by Eurostat
Eurostat released its second estimate for the European Union and the Eurozone’s economic performance for the third quarter of 2015, in which Greece’s downturn stands out. While the Eurozone grew by 0.3% from the second quarter of 2015, and the European Union‘s 28 economies expanded by 0.4% in the same period, the Greek economy shrank
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Egyptian President and Greek Prime Minister Pledge Close Cooperation
The Greek and Egyptian heads of state are looking to bring the two Mediterranean countries closer through an economic and political partnership. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is on a two day state visits to Greece, at the Maximos Mansion on Tuesday afternoon. In a joint press conference
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‘Homeland’ Actor Mandy Patinkin Visits Island of Lesvos
The Greek island of Lesvos, located in the East Aegean Sea has received more than 440,000 migrants and refugees this year, according to the latest available data by the United Nations Refugee Agency. As such, it is the single greatest entry point of new arrivals into Europe. Lesvos, an island with a population of 80,000 people, has
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Kalymnos: young Syrian arrested on “suspicion of being a jihadist”
A young man from Syria was arrested on Tuesday on the island of Kalymnos of the Dodecannese group of islands. The man was reportedly arrested by the Greek Coast Guard due to involvement in a migrants’ trafficking ring. But the Cost guard apparently found ‘suspicious’ pictures and videos on his […]
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Culture Minister admits Greece has no legal case for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles
Greek Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas made a shocking revelation: that Greece will not claim back the Parthenon Marbles from United Kingdom because the government believed that it had no chance to win the legal battle. Speaking at the Parliament on Tuesday Baltas replied to a question about the Ministry’s moves […]
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Going to Greece: a guide to the country, its islands and the best deals
… of Kefalonia. Crete Photograph: Alamy The largest Greek island, Crete has the most … off Greece’s eastern coast. The second largest island in Greece after Crete … pretty harbour looking across to Corfu. A trip there, departing from …
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud: GREEK police 'failed to catch' Paris attacks mastermind months before ...
Police failed to capture the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks during an operation in Greece in January, it has been claimed. An anonymous ...
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How Albert Einstein defeated the GREEK Empire – Hanukkah Special
Albert Einstein How Albert Einstein defeated the GREEK Empire – Hanukkah Special · Rabbi Dov Lior, former Chief Rabbi of Hebron and Kiryat Arba.
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GREEK court extradites Syrian to US over fake passports
The Syrian man was arrested in July in Athens and has been in pre-trial detention in a high-security prison in the GREEK capital, court officials and ...
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Greece Woos Egyptian Leader After Huge Gas Discovery
Greece woos Egyptian leader for expanded cooperation after huge gas discovery
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Greek Scientists Participate in Chronic Pain Research ...
Scientists in Britain, including two Greek researchers announced that they are developing a new very promising drug therapy, which may be used to help ...
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Sisi warns of Libya chaos, talks terrorism and economic ties with GREECE'S Tsipras
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called on the international community to intervene in stopping the flow of fighters, money and weapons to Libya ...
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Europe talks tough on migrant strategies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany and France have proposed giving an EU border force the power -- in theory at least -- to patrol Greece's frontiers uninvited by Athens in the latest sign of hardening attitudes towards solving Europe's migration crisis.
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GREEK footballers to take strike action in row over players' relief fund
Players in Greece are set to go on strike indefinitely from next week, the GREEK Professional Soccer Players' Association (PSAP) said on Tuesday.
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Sts. Constantine and Helen GREEK church hosts craft and bake sale
You have a chance to get some last-minute holiday shopping done and enjoy traditional GREEK sweets at an upcoming holiday craft and bake sale.
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Champions League: Arsene Wenger confident of GREEK miracle for Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger acknowledged his team have a big hurdle to overcome on Wednesday if they want to advance to the last 16 of the ...
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Paris attacks 'ringleader' Abdelhamid Abaaoud evaded GREEK police in failed operation months ...
The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud evaded cops in Greece following a failed operation to capture him months before ...
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New GREEK IDs Could Soon Come With Microchips
ΙΔ Current GREEK identification cards could soon be replaced by newer more modern ones that include a microchip, the Huffington Post reports.
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Greek police attempted arrest Abaaoud
Greek police had tried to capture suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, in January but the operation had failed, the BBC learned on Tuesday.
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Footballers in GREECE set for strike action, says PSAP
Footballers in GREECE are set to go on an indefinite strike, says the country's players' association (PSAP). PSAP says the Hellenic Football Federation ...
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National Bank of GREECE (ADR): Efforts to Turn The Sixth Year of Austerity Around
The recapitalization of four major banks of GREECE was lately finalized with significantly lower costs for taxpayers. However, the debt matter relief for ...
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6 Afghan Children Die as Migrant Dinghy Sinks Off Turkey
Six Afghan children drowned after a rubber dinghy carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast on Tuesday, the state-run news agency reported.
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Paris 'ringleader' evaded Athens police
Greek police tried to capture the suspected ringleader of the Paris terror attacks in January but the operation failed, the BBC learns.
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Football Players in Greece Announce Indefinite Strike
The Panhellenic Association of Paid Footballers (PSAP) announced on Monday evening that soccer players of the Greek Superleague as well as the lower leagues will be going on strike for the indefinite future beginning next week. Their announcement notes that a few years back a fund was created to assist players whose teams are relegated from the
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German Finance Minister Warns Tsipras on Criticism of IMF
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble responded to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras‘s critical comments of the International Monetary Fund’s future role in the Greek bailout. Schaeuble appeared to be dismissive of Tsipras’s comments on the IMF‘s participation in the program, noting that it is not in Greece’s favor to do so, Reuters reports. Schaeuble was attending an Ecofin meeting in
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EC’s Costello – Greece’s creditors never heard, ‘Colonialism’ died last century
I wouldn’t know that the neo-colonists of creditors believe that they can intervene into the procedures of hiring personnel. But so it is. Creditors’ representative for European Commission Declan Costello sent a letter to Greek education Minister Nikos Filis and … criticized him for the hiring of primary and secondary […]
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European Commission sends Greece a list with 13 “prior actions”
Curious about the second set of “prior actions” that Greece’s creditors demand that Athens pushes through the Parliament by mid-December in order to receive one billion euro bailout disbursement? Here they are as published by the Euro Working Group and the European Commission. They are called “Milestones”. ” a committee […]
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FinMin Schaeuble: “Not in Greece’s interest to question IMF’s involvement in bailout program”
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday that it was not in Greece’s interest to question the involvement of the IMF in its bailout programme, after the Greek prime minister said the global lender was not playing a constructive role. Alexis Tsipras accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of […]
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Schaeuble Urges Tsipras to Affirm IMF Role in GREEK Bailout
GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would do well to avoid questioning the need for the International Monetary Fund to participate in his country's ...
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Fake GREEK Passports Pose Real Terror Threat
In all cases it appears, the Syrians were detained, not because of defects with the documents, but because of tips from GREEK authorities or issues with ...
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GREEK players' association threatens strike
The GREEK Professional Soccer Players' Association (PSAP) said on Tuesday that players in Greece are set to go on strike indefinitely from next week, ...
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Leaked document sees 60000 GREEK Cypriots living in north after a solution
Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis on Tuesday published a document relating to the property issue in the ongoing Cyprus talks that spoke of 60,000 GREEK ...
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Turkey coast sees six children die when their boat bound for GREECE capsized
At least six Afghan children have drowned after a rubber dinghy carrying migrants to GREECE sank off Turkey's Aegean coast today. Five other migrants ...
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GREECE at Loggerheads With Creditors Over Latest Bailout Payment
It remains one of the so-called troika of GREECE'S creditors, alongside the European Central Banks and the European Commission. However, it is not ...
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Greece Expected to Miss Privatization Target
Greece is likely to miss its privatization target next year, the head of the country’s privatization agency said, even as the agency prepares to make progress on nine asset sales in the next twelve months.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece will complete nine key privatizations in the first half of 2016, including the sale of more than a dozen regional airports for which ...
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4 ways cities will dramatically change in the future - and how we can prepare
HTT Cities are the defining political entity of this century. But what makes cities move ahead? At the most fundamental level, mobility makes urban activity possible. Creating and sustaining a transportation network is one of the oldest and most important functions of government, opening the doors to commerce and human interaction. Technology is another force that is deeply intertwined with the evolution of urban environments. It's leading cities to more dynamic transportation systems where people shift seamlessly between multiple modes of transport, including bicycle, pedestrian, automobile, and rail. Let’s remember that the ultimate goal of cities is to facilitate our lives — home, work and play — in a coherent way, so that moving from place to place is easy, equitable and enjoyable. As we’ve seen throughout history, there’s a lot of room for innovation within this framework. The National League of Cities' new report, City of the Future: Mobility & Technology, examines current transportation trends to forecast future developments in the urban environment. We delved into the transportation plans from the 50 largest cities as well as the largest cities in each state. What we found is a widening gap between where technology is rapidly taking us and where cities are planning to go. Only 6% of cities’ transportation plans consider the potential effect of driverless technology. Just 3% of these plans look at companies like Uber and Lyft — even though they operate in 60 of the 68 markets. Some 50% of the plans contain explicit recommendations for new highway construction, while only 12% clearly state no new highways are planned. This doesn’t necessarily align with what people increasingly want, and reflects in many ways the disruptive speed at which recent technologies have come online. As cities create new plans or refresh their existing ones, here are four critical areas they must consider: 1. DEMOGRAPHIC AND WORKFORCE TRENDS WILL IMPACT MOBILITY IN CITIES Major urban areas will continue to grow. Baby boomers will retire and younger generations will dominate the workforce. Commuting patterns will change, with the rush hour being dispersed over longer time periods. 2. HOW WE PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CHANGE We see a national infrastructure bank most likely being established. State infrastructure banks have already been growing at a rapid pace and we expect that to only continue. The primary take-away is that the continued growth in public/private financing options will change the way many transportation projects are evaluated. 3. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MOBILITY SYSTEMS WILL GROW IN THE COMING YEARS We will start to see public transit go driverless. We are already seeing this in limited runs now in multiple cities in Switzerland, Greece, The Netherlands, and China. Cities will also see a reduction in single occupancy vehicles, enabling two competing trends: cities redeveloping more densely and some metros sprawling further. Policy choices matter greatly here. Additionally, there will be greater coordination between the public sector and private companies to create truly comprehensive mobility systems. 4. NEW MODES OF TRANSPORTATION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE For the first time in generations, we will truly see new ways to around. Driverless technology, first widely deployed in fleet vehicles and buses, will greatly impact cities. HTT WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE The impacts of these trends will be felt in both small and large cities — the outcomes, though, may very well be different. Larger cities will gain added development potential in their downtowns as roads are recaptured for people. In smaller cities, self-driving technology may greatly impact industries like trucking and the companies that have grown around it. Furthermore, when cars drive themselves, the reductions in traffic fines will affect smaller communities relying more on this revenue stream. Everywhere, though, we will see increased safety outcomes, reduced traffic, and fewer traffic fatalities. In recent years, biking has been on the uptick in cities throughout the US. But in order to reach critical mass, technology will need to help get more people on two wheels. Electric assist technology will likely make bike commuting more attractive. High speed rail systems will also be a reality in the east and west coast travel corridors. This will impact transportation networks throughout California, and the proposed enhanced Amtrak Acela line will create positive impacts throughout the Washington-Boston corridor. Finally, we will see several new transportation options become mainstream. Entrepreneurs of all stripes are figuring out new ways (and old ways reimagined) to move people around. Whether that means urban gondolas, pods, foldable cars, or even a hyperloop, we can safely assume that there will be something in the coming decades that greatly impacts cityscapes in ways that are currently unimaginable. Much of the change in how we get around can be attributed to peoples' behavioral evolution. Travelers no longer think of themselves as users of a transportation network. Instead, an app-oriented mindset has led to greater expectations of personalized services. People want to be able to know instantly, for example, how to get from Point A to Point B. The rapid change ahead will be highly impacted by technology, and the lessons of the past tell us that while we can anticipate and make predictions, the future is far from certain. We can guarantee, though, that we should all buckle up and hold on, because it will be an interesting ride. _Brooks Rainwater is the Director of the City Solutions and Applied Research Center at the National League of Cities._ NOW WATCH: This futuristic floating city will produce zero waste and house 7,000 residents
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Greece to sign privatization of 14 regional airports with ...
ATHENS, Greece - Greece will complete nine key privatizations in the first half of 2016, including the sale of more than a dozen regional airports for which a deal is ...
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GREEK PM rejects German media's 'rudderless ship' report
ATHENS – GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has again said that Greece will implement its bailout reform commitments as he dismissed recent ...
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Alternate FM Xydakis meets with Romanian Ambassador Lucian Fătu (Foreign Ministry, 4 December 2015)
The Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, met at the Foreign Ministry today with the Romanian Ambassador to Greece, Lucian Fătu.The discussion, which took place in a friendly atmosphere, focused on the latest developments in the migration and refugee issue. Moreover, the good cooperation of the two countries on the bilateral, regional and European levels was reaffirmed.
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Greek yields hit post-election high as Tsipras lashes out ...
Greek 10-year bond yields touchedtheir highest level since September's elections on Tuesday, asPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras' criticism of the IMF ...
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GREECE mulls securer biometric identity cards
The migrant crisis in Europe and the terrorist attacks in Paris have put added pressure on GREECE to improve the security of its identity cards, with a ...
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Arsenal’s trip to Olympiakos has familiar feel but needs an unfamiliar ending
Arsène Wenger’s side have a habit of glorious failure when it comes to repairing damage inflicted in home matches in the Champions League. They must change the storyline in Athens Arsenal have been here before. Goodness knows they have been here before, and not only to the raucous Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens, home of Olympiakos, for the final tie of a Champions League group. The club’s recent history in Europe’s premier competition has been marked by the demand to atone for disastrous first-leg performances, normally at the Emirates Stadium, in the knockout rounds. This remains a group stage game but the essence of it is precisely the same as Arsenal’s Champions League showdowns in each of the previous four seasons. They are head-to-head with Olympiakos, because of the way that the section has panned out, and for Arsène Wenger and his players the requirement is plain – they have to overturn the 3-2 defeat that the Greek champions inflicted upon them at the Emirates in September. Continue reading...
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Greece privatizing airport with Germany's Fraport
Athens • Greece will complete nine key privatizations in the first half of 2016, including the sale of more than a dozen regional airports for which a deal is to be ...
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Egypt's Sisi arrives in Athens to attend tripartite summit with GREEK, Cyprus counterparts
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Athens on Tuesday to hold talks with GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President ...
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