ATHENS, Greece (AP) — AEK Athens ended Olympiakos' undefeated run 22 games into the Greek league season on Saturday, beating the defending champion 1-0.
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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, February 13, 2016
AEK ends Olympiakos' 22-game unbeaten run in Greek league
GREEK Tourism: Competition for the «COTTM 2016» exhibition pavillion
GREEK National Tourism Organization (EOT) announced a tender for the contractor of the construction, decoration, equipment, dismantling and ...
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Greece to participate in Eurovision contest with refugee-inspired song
ATHENS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Greece will participate in the 2016 Eurovision song contest in Stockholm, Sweden, in May with a song about the escalating refugee crisis and the six-year debt issue, in an attempt to send a message of solidarity to the world ...
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€70 mil. allocated to GREEK tourism by European 2014-2020 funding program
Additional 20-million-euro funds are allocated to tourism within the framework of the four new National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF- ESPA) ...
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Egypt: Aviation Minister Probes Cooperation With GREEK Ambassador
Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal discussed with GREEK Ambassador to Egypt Chris Lazaris ways to enhance cooperation in the field of air ...
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Conference: 3% of the world's greatest scientists are GREEK
Greece may be a small country, however, its contribution to the scientific world is disproportionately large compared to its size. Even though the GREEK ...
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GREEK PM says differences between lenders delaying bailout review
ATHENS GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday that differences between the country's international lenders over its pension reform ...
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Letters: Testimony to dangers of EU provided by GREECE
IF Christopher Bruce (Letters, The National, February 12) really believes that the “collected wealth and enthusiasm” of the European Union will help us ...
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Schengen zone: European Union gives GREECE deadline on borders
Should GREECE fail to remedy the problems on time, other member states could be given the green light to exceptionally extend border controls within ...
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800 Angry Farmers Just Stormed Greece’s Agriculture Ministry
The farmers of Greece have had it, and they’re not going to take it anymore. In yet another attempt to handle Greece’s budget deficit, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recently announced that the government planned to cut farmer pensions—and to raise ...
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Former GREEK minister criticises Irish Government
Former GREEK finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has criticised Finance Minister Michael Noonan's handling of the debt crisis during a video ...
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Grekland Panorama: Athens Walking Tours initiates Swedes into GREEK gastronomy
Great numbers of Swedes have been visiting since early morning today the GREKLAND PANORAMA MED CYPERN exhibition which promotes GREEK ...
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No 10 bring their big fat GREEK approach to coffee to Bedford
HOW do you take your coffee? Do you grab a takeaway from the nearest chain ton the way to work? Gulp down a quick mug with a slice of toast before ...
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Greek farmers camp outside parliament to protest tax reforms
Thousands of Greek farmers protested against controversial pension reform plans on Saturday (February 13). Many spent Friday night camped out in front of the parliament building in Athens. Bailout lenders are demanding farmers pay higher social security ...
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GREECE: Farmers tear-gassed by fearful police
FARMERS clashed with Greek police in Athens yesterday at the start of a two-day protest against EU-dictated tax rises and pension cuts. About 800 ...
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Moore Food: Tzatziki Greek Dip
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- Georgios Kastanias' decided to be a chef at the age of 15. He went on to graduate from four different culinary schools in Greece, Switzerland, France and Italy. His career brought him to St. Louis three years ago and he is now ...
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Come to Chicago, Greece and Turkey
Today, I’m launching two new garden adventures for 2016 – a five-day tour to Chicago in June and a 15-day tour to Greece and Turkey in September. Both are exclusive, unique customized tours that can’t be found anywhere else. The Chicago Tour (June ...
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World View: Increasingly Desperate European Union Threatens Greece over Refugee Crisis
European Union foreign ministers have given Greece a three-month ultimatum to remedy “deficiencies” in controlling the influx of migrants, most from Turkey. The European Commission is threatening to remove Greece from the Schengen Zone of visa-free ...
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Greeks protest govt. pensions program
… held a demonstration in Athens, Greece, on Saturday to show solidarity … by 2017 as the debt-wracked Greek government tries to get out … Fund. Farmers from Crete Island demonstrate in Athens, Greece, during a demonstration …
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UW-Madison’s Black Greek Letter Organizations focus on change
The historically Black Greek Letter Organizations at UW-Madison seek to initiate change on campus through activism and volunteering efforts. There are nine BGLOs nationwide, but UW-Madison currently has seven on campus. The BGLOs are not a traditional ...
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EU in ultimatum to GREECE for failing to prevent refugees moving further into Europe
GREECE was yesterday given three months to strengthen its “neglected” borders to stop refugees moving further into Europe on the same day the UN ...
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Cyprus, GREECE, Lebanon explore cooperation potential
The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, GREECE and Lebanon will have a meeting on Monday, on the sidelines the EU Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels, ...
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GREECE Has Exactly 90 Days To Avoid A Refugee Disaster
Migrants shout in front of a Macedonian police officer after trying to cross the border from GREECE into Macedonia, near Gevgelija, Macedonia, ...
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An art installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Berlin showcases thousands of used life vests by refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos
BERLIN (AP) -- An art installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Berlin showcases thousands of used life vests by refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos. The bright orange vests were wrapped around the pillars of the city's Konzerthaus by the artist's ...
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Ai Weiwei art project in Berlin features refugee life vests
[A art installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei with life vests used by refugees and collected on the Greek island of Lesbos is set up at the Konzerthaus Berlin (Concert Hall Berlin) for the Cinema For Peace gala alongside the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. The charity gala will take place at the Konzerthaus on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)]BERLIN (AP) — An art installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Berlin showcases thousands of used life vests by refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Creditors’ 3. bailout ‘success’: Greece slides back to recession
It’s fact. The third bailout signed between the SYRIZA-ANEL government and creditors did and could not help Greece’s economic situation at all. It was just an enforced new loan with more additional austerity measures like the odious Value Added Tax hike that tightened the noose around the neck of million […]
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10 of the best beaches in Europe for families
Source: www.theguardian.com - Saturday, February 13, 2016 From the Baltic to the Med, Joanne O’Connor suggests 10 fine sandy strands, and nearby places to stay. Please use the comments to add your own suggestions Greece has no shortage of gorgeous beaches, but when it comes to accessible and child-friendly options, the Cyclades island of Naxos is hard to beat. One of the best bets for families can be found within a five-minute walk of Naxos Town (Chora). The warm, shallow waters of St George beach are perfect for paddling and snorkelling but there’s plenty to keep older children happy, too. At the Flisvos Sport Club , you can sign up for windsurfing, wakeboarding or waterskiing, hire a mountain bike, or play a game of beach tennis or volleyball. The beach is lined with laid-back tavernas and beach clubs which hire out sun loungers. • A week self-catering for two at Kalergis Studios, a stone’s throw from the beach, costs £667 Continue reading... All Related
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All rise for the Queen Vic! How a Cunard cruise to Corfu is a stately affair (and you can even get involved in some flower arranging on board)
… June 1921. The pretty capital, Corfu Town, with its Venetian-style quarters … film Zorba The Greek. My teacher, an indomitable Greek granny, sinks more … line dancing or Zorba The Greek. I could get used to …
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Athenian Night brings Greek food, culture
The belly dancer is back. When the doors open, the ouzo flows and the bouzouki begins to play, Fayetteville's annual winter celebration of all things Hellenic will bring back a decidedly local tradition. "We didn't have the dancer for the past couple of ...
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'Greeks will have to become migrants': 10000 farmers protest EU-imposed reforms in Athens
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's formerly left-wing government plans to raise pension contributions and taxes to deal with GREECE'S budget deficit.
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Chris Marco K presents My Greek Life
Chris Marco K is back! Following on from his sell out show The Man That Can’t Be Moved last year and supporting Basile on his recent tour of the UK, the comedian has announced his new one man show My Greek Life on Saturday 19th March 2016 at St John’s ...
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EU’s Dutch Presidency: You can’t go wrong with “Blame Greece for Schengen-at-risk”
This has been the strategy of the European Union for quite sometime. It has been a well-though plan of action designed to achieve a long-term covering up of EU’s failures and help EU politicians and technocrats sleep comfortable at night. strategy applied in order to cover up failures and inabilities […]
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Car seat safety, discussions on Civil War history, GREEK art and more
LINCOLN — GREEK vase expert Tyler Jo Smith will host a lecture at the ... “From Hamilton to Hercules: GREEK Vases in Popular Culture” will discuss ...
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Greek Banks In ‘Good Shape,’ No Further Recapitalization Needed, Says ECB’s Nouy
Daniel Nouy, the head of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), said she believed Greek banks won’t need further recapitalization after the last round of funding provided them with 14.4 billion euros ($16.21 billion). She made the ...
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Protests of Greek Farmers Close Ilinden Checkpoint on Bulgarian-Greek Border
Protesting Greek farmers are continuing to stage blockades at checkpoints along the Bulgarian-Greek border. The passage of all vehicles through Ilinden checkpoint will be susppended between 10 and 15 o'clock (EET) on Saturday. Kulata checkpoint is closed ...
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Beaches with wow factor
Close your eyes and picture the perfect seaside idyll. The result is bound to look like at least one of these beauties from Antigua to Polynesia via Greece and France As if a beach like this needed any enhancement, pink-hued sand ups the ante in the picture-postcard stakes at Source d’Argent, a secluded cove on La Digue, the Seychelles’ third-largest island (in an archipelago of 115). Huge, weathered granite boulders bookend the shore, and there are nearby restaurants for sampling Creole-inspired cuisine. _• Airbnb has 33 pads rented as a whole property on La Digue, including lovely Holzveranda (£120 a night for four, __airbnb.co.uk__) in a tropical garden_ Continue reading...
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Education Minister: Visits of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot teachers to schools very positive
Education and Culture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday said that initiatives such as the visits of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot teachers to schools in both communities of Cyprus are very positive. Speaking during a visit to a school in the Limassol ...
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My Experience With Syrian Refugees Landing in Lesbos, Greece
I spent 1 week in Lesbos Greece documenting Syrian Refugees and Volunteers. My experience was eye-opening, sad, scary, and often shocking. During this series you will see the worst humanitarian crisis of our time through my eyes: the eyes of a woman used ...
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Bad weather in Feb. causes drop in migrant sea arrivals in Greece: IOM
… in migrant sea arrivals in Greece: IOM The International Organisation for … arrivals (77,303) registered in Greece. According to Hellenic police, around … Mediterranean route separating Turkey and Greece remains by far the deadliest …
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Europe Turns Greece Into A Scapegoat Over Migration Crisis
The European Commission has told Greece that it has three months to remedy “deficiencies” in controlling the influx of migrants or face border controls with the rest of the Schengen passport-free zone. This latest threat, in the form of a new Commission report signed by Federica Mogherini and Frans Timmermans, comes quite as a shock
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Greek farmers take tax fight to Athens
ATHENS, Greece -- More than a dozen tractors rolled through Athens on Friday, honking horns and flashing lights outside Parliament as thousands of Greek farmers packed the capital's main Syntagma Square to protest tax increases and pension reforms.
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Greek Farmers Told to Pay Tax
ATHENS – Greece – Greek farmers have stormed the Ministry of Agriculture in the country’s capital city, they are not happy about being told to pay tax from now on. There’s nothing worse for a Greek farmer, who gets massive EU subsidies to plough ...
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Greek farmers’ pension protests bring violence to Athens
A day of violent farmers’ protests in Greece blazed on into the night as police fought demonstrators in the capital for the first time over pension and other reforms. Farmers brought their tractors to Athens with them and drove past parliament, snarling ...
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3% of the World’s Greatest Scientists Are Greek; Most Live Abroad
Greece may be a small country, however, its contribution to the scientific world is disproportionately large compared to its size. Even though the Greek population is less than 0.2% of the total world population, the percentage of Greek scientists in the ...
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Greek banks holding up: ECB boss
Sold for $1.3 million one day, no buyers for $440,000 the nextRundown home shows death of mining boom. There is no reason to believe that Greek banks will need further recapitalisation, after the latest round provided them with 14.4 billion euros ($A23.1 ...
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Reports: EU poised to restrict passport-free travel
As refugees continue to arrive, EU blames Greece for influx and could invoke emergency rule to control borders.
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Family recipes handed down over the years offer visitors a taste of Greece at festival
12, 2016 at St. Katherine GREEK Orthodox Church in Naples. The annual event that runs through Sunday, features authentic GREEK cuisine, music, ...
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REFILE-Greek banks won't need further recapitalisation, ECB's Nouy says
"The capital plans have been fulfilled, so there is no need for additional capital requirements. We are in good shape in that respect," Daniele Nouy, who chairs the Single Supervisory Mechanism, told the Greek newspaper Agora. Nouy said Greek banks would ...
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Former UW-Oshkosh student helps refugees in Greece
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- It's dawn as Andrew Frania awakes to the four bare walls of his room in a wing of a nursing home. He turns his socks inside out and grabs his hiking shoes, still wet from the day before. His shoes are always wet from standing in the ...
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Farmer protests turn violent in struggling Greece
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos (L) speaks during a press conference as Economy Minister George Stathakis looks on at the ministry in Athens, Greece November 17, 2015. The Greek economy contracted by 0.7 pct on average in 2015, Hellenic ...
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