Alternate Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism Elena Kountoura is scheduled to visit Tehran between February 15-18 to attend the ...
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How the world sees Greece
Sunday, February 14, 2016
GREEK Tourism Minister Kountoura to visit TITE 2016 exhibition in Tehran
GREEK pole-vaulter registers new junior world record
Seventeen-year-old Emmanouil Karalis broke on Saturday the Junior World Record in pole vault, clearing 5.53 meters at the national indoor ...
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Greek police fire tear gas at rally protesting construction of refugee center on tourist island
Stringer / AFP Police have fired tear gas at protesters on the Greek island of Kos, where several thousand people rallied against the construction of a refugee facility. Kos is a tourist hub that found itself on the frontline of Europe’s migrant crisis ...
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Greece arrests three heavily armed British Kurds near Turkish border
Fred Lambert ALEXANDROPOLIS, Greece, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Greek authorities apprehended three British men of Iraqi Kurdish descent under suspicion of smuggling a large amount of weapons and ammunition into Turkey.
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A Walk Around Athens' Lesser-Known Museums
The collection contains more than ten thousand artifacts pertaining to the domestic and religious life, as well as the history of the GREEK Jews.
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GREEK Police Use Tear Gas as People Protest Building of Refugee Center
The GREEK police used tear gas and stun grenades against some 1,000 demonstrators protesting against construction of a refugee processing center ...
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Control borders but don't shut them, says Dutch minister
[Migrants and refugees cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the town of Gevgelija, on February 14, 2016]Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders on Sunday said Europe must control its borders but not close them, as divisions deepen over how the continent should stem its huge influx of migrants.
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Trust but Verify: Why the European Union should show restraint with Poland
[Flaga RP z UE] _By David Wemer_ 2015 was a year of crises in Europe: Greece, the refugee influx, and potential Brexit to name only a few. The end of the year saw a further challenge emerge, as Poland's new government, led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, implemented an anti-democratic program of court-packing and media control, which for many echoed the political tactics of the Soviet era. PiS's actions led the European Union to launch a "preliminary assessment" on January 13th 2016 into Poland's adherence to the "rule of law" requirement for EU membership. This assessment, which has already seen Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo field questions from the European Parliament, could in theory result in a member state vote on the suspension of Poland's EU voting rights. The European Union's response is unprecedented. Anti-democratic developments in member states, such as the electoral win of the xenophobic Austrian Freedom Party in 2000 or the media control laws of the current government of Viktor Orban in Hungary, never received the level of scrutiny Poland now faces. The symbolic importance of Poland as one of the most successful cases of post-Cold War democratic transition, as well as Poland's political importance as a "bridge" between the core EU states and more skeptical members such as the United Kingdom, has led many to call for the European Union or even the United States to crack down. Officials in Brussels worry that without a strong show of force against the actions of PiS, Poland and other eastern EU members risk reversing the many gains democracy has made in the region in the last twenty-five years. In this atmosphere of crisis, however, EU officials would be better served by showing restraint, rather than initiating a potentially damaging conflict with Poland. Make no mistake: the actions of PiS are concerning, especially those that seek to control independent media. These actions, however, must be taken in the larger context of Poland's ongoing democratic transition. PiS politicians have argued (with some justification) that their actions are not dissimilar to what the previous party, Civic Platform, did in their eight years of power. Indeed, the attempt by Civic Platform to appoint five new judges in the waning hours of its government can be viewed just as cynically as PiS's attempts to pack the courts with its own judges. Poland's democracy only recently turned a quarter-century old. The West's belief that the transition from communism would be seamlessly achieved through political and economic integration has proven naïve at best. EU membership has not turned Poland or any of the new member states into perfectly consolidated democracies, and political corruption, censorship, and minority rights will continue to be issues for years to come. There are positive signs, however, as PiS's approval ratings have dipped and opposition protests have taken place without retaliation from government authorities. In fact, the Constitutional Court has recently put forth a potential compromise solution, which would allow for the new PiS appointed judges to take their seats once the terms of three existing judges expire in the next 18 months. The European Union should allow Poland the breathing room needed to put democracy back on track on its own. Indeed, the European Union has already done its part, demonstrating that Poland's European neighbors would not hesitate to criticize what they see as serious democratic backsliding. The mild-tempered debate in the European Parliament with Prime Minister Szydlo was appropriately civil and should serve as a model going forward. What should be avoided is an effort to "send a message" to PiS and other Euroskeptic or populist parties in Europe who may approve of PiS's actions. The last thing the European Union should do is give more ammunition to the growing voices across the Continent who see Brussels as exerting too much control and violating member state sovereignty. The image of foreign MEPs interrogating Prime Minister Szydlo should have sent shivers down the spine of David Cameron and others who could see a punishment of Poland as the first step in the European Union's takeover of domestic policies. To push too hard here would not only ostracize Poland, but also embolden those hoping to reverse the last sixty years of integration in Europe. Perhaps Ronald Reagan's favorite Cold War proverb "trust but verify" is the best prescription. The path for compromise in Warsaw is open, and European officials must trust that Polish democracy will self-correct, while at the same time keeping a close eye on the situation to make sure democratic backsliding does not continue. The European Union has already demonstrated that it will not ignore threats to democracy within its member states, but in its reaction it must be careful not to add further fuel to the Euroskeptic fire already spreading throughout the Continent. _David Wemer received an MA in European Union Politics from the London School of Economics and is the Washington D.C. Program Coordinator for the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College. David is also a Europe Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy._ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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The Zika virus could have a huge impact on birthrates all over the world
[Zika Virus Brazil]AP The World Health Organization has declared the Zika outbreak a “global emergency” and put the virus in the same threat category as Ebola. Some American scientists pushed for the emergency status, pointing out that the failure to respond quickly contributed to Ebola’s spread. The Obama administration, however, has downplayed the Zika threat, saying Zika is not comparable to Ebola. The Centers for Disease Control similarly issued calm and soothing assurances. Zika is not directly comparable to Ebola, which is far more lethal and requires direct contact to spread. But it can be a much bigger problem in the long run. WHY THE ZIKA VIRUS SPREADS SO FAST The primary Zika carrier is the Aedes mosquito, which exists in every continent but Antarctica. Zika outbreaks, therefore, have occurred in South America, Mexico, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. There is little doubt that Aedes mosquitos will eventually bring Zika to US shores, too. Texas and Florida are good candidates for the first infestation. It could spread slowly through mosquito populations. Or one good storm could instantly carry the virus northward. To complicate things and add to the fear, the CDC reported the first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in Dallas. THE ZIKA THREAT AT THE RIO OLYMPICS Right now, the biggest concern is the infection in Brazil where the Olympics will take place in a few months. For most adults, an infection is like a mild flu. There may have been a few cases of Zika-related Guillain-Barre, which causes paralysis in adults. The number one fear, however, is evidence that the virus poses particular risks to unborn children. There appears to be a connection between infection in the womb and various neurological and autoimmune disorders. One of the most crippling birth defects associated with Zika is microcephaly (Greek for “small head”). Anecdotal evidence is compelling. 4,000 Brazilian microcephaly births have been recorded since 2014 when Zika showed up, which is a staggering 25-fold increase. Not surprisingly, female athletes training in Brazil are being extremely careful. They go outside only when necessary and then fully clothed with bounteous applications of mosquito repellent. Brazilian authorities have also told pregnant women not to come to the Olympic games. Salvador’s government took even more drastic measures. It has recommended to avoid pregnancy until 2018, and I’m sure that we’ll see a decline in birthrates. [Brazil Soccer Fans]AP LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF THE ZIKA OUTBREAK Fertility rates in Salvador are now only slightly below replacement rate. The consequences of this directive could be seen for decades. Even if birthrates recover after a vaccine is developed, it would produce a mini-baby boom, which causes its own problems. Imagine the impact of widespread infestation by Zika-carrying mosquitos in countries already struggling with depopulation, such as Japan and South Korea. Microcephaly is a terrifying disease. Not only does it bring tragedy to entire families, you can’t see it coming as you do Ebola, for example. You might not even know you were infected. I wouldn’t be surprised to see birthrates fall well below one child per family in some countries. Japan’s struggle to support an increasingly expensive older population and pay its enormous national debt would be even more difficult, if not impossible. Within a few years, we could see cinematic apocalypse scenarios. On the other hand, I’m closely following scientists working on biotechnologies almost totally outside of public awareness. They’re already making progress toward developing vaccines and cures. Governments—which are typically obstructive with novel technologies—will have no choice but to ease regulatory burdens and accelerate the development of these new approaches to viruses. SUBSCRIBE TO _TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES_ Read about breakthrough treatments, life-saving technologies, and other biotech transformations that promise longer, more fulfilling lives, and also the potential for outsized market returns. Sign up for the _Transformational Technologies_ publication now. NOW WATCH: Uber agrees to pay $28.5 million to riders — see if you may be eligible for a refund
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Ancient GREEK Silver Mine Discovered on Aegean Shore
The GREEK mine is exceptional not only for its scope but for its layout as well, which is unlike any mining system existing in the area. The skill and ...
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Apps for That: GoGreek, a social media platform for GREEK life, to launch in next two weeks
GREEK hopefuls are sent off in Phi Mu fashion during day 3 of rush at the University of Georgia on Friday, August 15, 2014. (Photo/ John Roark/ ...
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Isil suspects 'missed' Paris terror attacks after their false passports were spotted by border police
The two men reportedly entered Europe posing as refugees but were held up in Greece when EU officials spotted they were travelling with false passports
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Two Iraq-born Britons arrested in GREECE with more than a dozen guns
Greek authorities have arrested two Iraqi-born British nationals near the Turkish border after they found heavy weapons and ammunition hidden in ...
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Greeks arrest 3 Britons with guns
Greek authorities arrested three Iraqi Kurds … a parking at the northern Greek port of Alexandroupolis, in a … contact with local authorities in Greece following the arrests of three …
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Greece on high alert after Britons arrested for arms trafficking
The three men, of Iraqi Kurdish origin, were stopped in possession of a mammoth cache of arms and ammunition of the Greek-Turkish border Rifles and ammunition found during the arrest of three Iraqi Kurds with British passports in two separate operations.
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Police fire tear gas at anti-migrant 'hotspot' protest
[Tear gas is fired as people protest against the so-called "hotspot" being built for refugees and migrants on the Aegean island of Kos, on February 14, 2015]Greek riot police fired tear gas on Sunday at demonstrators protesting against the development of a centre to house migrants on the tourist island of Kos, media reports said.
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1ST LEAD Reports: GREEK police arrest three suspected arms traffickers By Takis Tsafos, dpa
Athens (dpa) - GREEK police have arrested three Iraqi Kurds with British passports in the eastern border town of Alexandroupoli suspected of trying to ...
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Greek riot police fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting against new migrant centre being built on Kos
Greek riot police have fired teargas and stun grenades at local residents protesting against the construction of a registration and reception centre for migrants on the Aegean Island of Kos. About 2,000 locals marched at a rally against the so-called ...
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Czech PM says ready to protect Balkan borders in migrant crisis
[Czech Republic's PM Sobotka arrives at the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels]By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - Central European leaders are ready to help Balkan countries seal their borders with Greece to stem the flow of migrants across the continent, Czech Prime Minister told Reuters on Sunday. Despite objections from regional powerhouse Germany, which says it would make the situation in Greece more difficult, the so-called Visegrad group will debate the plans on Monday at a summit hosted by Sobotka.
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A nasty but not impossible scenario
In my imaginings, I saw four men in a room. Together with a desperate low-paid GREEK pensioner and a desperate GREEK businessman trying to scrape ...
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Three Britons held in GREECE on suspicion of mass weapons smuggling operation
Three British men have been arrested in GREECE on suspicion of trying to smuggle a huge stash of guns and cartridges into Turkey, authorities have ...
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Iraqi man caught with guns, 200,000 bullets at Greece-Turkey border
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they arrested a …
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Greek authorities arrest 3 Iraqi Kurds suspected of smuggling guns
ATHENS — Greek authorities arrested three Iraqi Kurds in two separate operations, on suspicion they were trying to move a large number of guns and ammunition into Turkey, police and coast guard officials said Sunday. The three men, all British passport ...
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Event planned to raise funds for two St. Matthews restaurants de
The Derby City Brew Bus is sponsoring a fundraiser to help rebuild SuperChefs and Chef Maria's GREEK Deli. The tour starts at 12:30 p.m. at Over the 9 ...
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GREEK newspaper To Vima distributes the Holy Quran
As a part of its series to distribute one holy book as free supplement each week, GREEK newspaper To Vima distributed the GREEK translation of the ...
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Greek police say they arrested a British citizen on the main border crossing to Turkey carrying a large weapons cache
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greek police say they arrested a British citizen on the main border crossing to Turkey carrying a large weapons cache. The 40-year-old suspect is an Iraqi Kurd, a police official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
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Tsipras chides EU, IMF for reform assessment delay
An assessment of GREECE'S attempts to reform its struggling economy is being held up by disagreements between the European Union and the IMF, ...
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British men arrested in GREECE 'carrying 200000 bullets'
Two British men and a UK resident have been arrested in GREECE near the Turkish border carrying over 200,000 bullets and 22 guns, police say.
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Brits arrested in GREECE with guns and 200000 bullets found in cars in Alexandroupolis
Three British men have been arrested on suspicion they were trying to move a large number of guns and ammunition into Turkey, police and coast ...
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Dutch minister to EU members: Don't shut borders to migrants
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has urged EU member states not to close their borders to migrants, suggesting that "effective border control is more important." Koenders, whose country holds the rotating 6-month EU presidency, told reporters in the Macedonian capital Skopje that the Netherlands will continue to talk with Austria, Macedonia and Greece to find an effective solution on migrants and avoid unilateral measures.
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Greek island celebrates Valentine's day with festival to attract tourists
ATHENS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Greek island of solidarity Lesvos in the Aegean Sea, which has attracted the attention of the entire world for being the largest refugee gateway into Europe over the past year, marked Saint Valentine's day with a two-day ...
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Suspect Arrested With Guns, Bullets at Greece-Turkey Border
Greek police say they arrested a British citizen on the main border crossing to Turkey carrying a large weapons cache. The 40-year-old suspect is an Iraqi Kurd, a police official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he wasn't ...
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Three armed Muslims arrested: Jihadists or Kurds fighting the ISIS?
Athens, February 14, 2016/Independent Balkan News Agency By Olga Mavrou Greek authorities arrested three British citizens of Iraqi origin after more than 240,000 bullets and many weapons were found in their trailer, in Alexandroupolis (north Greece). Sources claim that it is not certain they are jihadists but on the contrary, they might be Kurds fighting […]
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Greece: Tensions flare during protest against refugee screening centre in Kos
Tensions flared between police and protesters during a demonstration against the creation of a screening centre for the refugees on the Greek island of Kos, Sunday. Hundreds of activists, supported by members of the far-right party Golden Dawn, marched ...
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Reports: GREEK police arrest two suspected jihadists
Athens (dpa) - GREEK police have arrested two Iraqi men, aged 22 and 28, in the eastern border town of Alexandroupoli on suspicion of being jihadists, ...
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Three Britons arrested in GREECE after more than 200000 bullets found in vehicles
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are in contact with local authorities in GREECE following the arrests of three British nationals, and are ...
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Ukrainian Greek Catholics 'Betrayed' by Pope-Patriarch Meeting
Pope Francis is under fire in Ukraine after his historic meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, with the head of the country's Greek Catholic Church saying believers felt "betrayed." "Today, a lot of believers spoke to me and said they feel ...
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UPD2 Three heavily armed Britons arrested near Greek-Turkish Border
Three men, holders of British passports, were arrested in the town of Alexandroupolis near the Greek-Turkish border on Saturday. All three suspects were reportedly heavily armed and two trailers they were driving were transporting dozens of weapons and thousands of bullets. Bullets & firearms hidden in the two trailers – […]
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Britons Accused Of Smuggling Guns To Fight IS
[Britons Accused Of Smuggling Guns To Fight IS]Two British men are being held in Greece on suspicion of carrying guns and ammunition across the border to Turkey.
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276 Danforth St., Portland
PORTLAND – Built in 1875, during a period of westward expansion on the city peninsula, this GREEK Revival home sits in a neighborhood of vintage ...
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Lisenbee: Staying warm outside also means staying smart
newsletter · GREECE Post · Classifieds · Jobs · Cars · HOMES. FEATURED ». NEWS NOW. Lisenbee: Staying warm outside also means staying smart .
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Greek police arrest three heavily-armed Britons suspected of trying to join Kurdish forces fighting Isis
Chris Scurfield, father of Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, who died fighting Isis in Syria holds aloft a picture of his sonFacebook/Kurdish female fighters Greek police have arrested three heavily-armed Britons suspected of heading to join Kurdish forces ...
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Greek riot police fire tear gas at crowds protesting against new migrant 'hotspot' on island of Kos
Greek riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades at crowds protesting against the construction of a refugee and migrant processing centre on the Aegean island of Kos. Around 1,000 locals marched half a mile from the village of Pyli to the site of the ...
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Britons held in Greece over large guns stash
Three heavily armed men have been arrested in Greece on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities, Greek police say. The men, two of them British nationals and one British citizen, were arrested in north-eastern Greece, near Turkey. The men were ...
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GREEK police arrest UK gunmen
Acting on a tip-off, the GREEK police and coast guard set up a surveillance operation over several days which led to the arrest of the two British ...
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Three suspected jihadists detained in northern GREECE
ATHENS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three men of Iraqi origin holding British passports have been detained in northern GREECE near the border with Turkey ...
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Iraqi Kurds carrying British passports arrested in Greece, along Turkish border
For the second time in two weeks, Greek police have arrested suspected arms smugglers along the Turkish border. One of the suspects was found to have 200,000 rounds of amunition in his possession.
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Member of Golden Dawn arrested for demolishing police car during farmers’ protests
A 30-year-old man had been brought to the prosecutor and face charges for damaging state property. The man was shown in a footage to demolish a traffic police car with a stick during the farmers’ protests in Chaidari suburb of western Athens on Friday. According to Greek media, the man […]
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Unknown dead fill Lesbos cemetery for refugees drowned at sea
[Tombstones are placed on graves of unidentified refugees and migrants who drowned at sea during an attempt to cross a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast, in Lesbos]By Karolina Tagaris LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - She drowned trying to reach Europe, but her headless body was never identified. Like others buried beside her in an olive grove on the Greek island of Lesbos, the marble plaque on her unmarked grave will proclaim the victim "Unknown". Sixty-four earthen graves have been dug in this land plot for refugees and migrants who drowned crossing the Aegean Sea trying to reach Europe.
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Greek police standoff with protesting farmers
Greek police fired tear gas to … day. Farmers from all over Greece were heading to the capital … taxes. About 800 farmers from Crete, Greece's biggest island, scuffled …
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