Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a two-day visit to GREECE on May 27-28. On the eve of his arrival, Greek media described the measures taken ...
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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, May 28, 2016
'Legendary' Security Measures During President's Visit to GREECE
Joint statements of Foreign Minister Kotzias and the Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Ioannis ...
I. KASOULIDES: It was with great pleasure that, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Greece, Nikos Kotzias, I had a unique, innovative meeting today with the representatives of all the parliamentary parties of Greece on issues of foreign policy, during which I briefed them on the process and the progress that has been made and the difficulties in the negotiations on the solution of the Cyprus problem.I want to tell you that, when we, Greece and Cyprus, achieved the major feat of accession to the European Union, we achieved it, first, thanks to very close cooperation between the...
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Athens-Based Businesses and an NGO a ‘Front’ for Migrant-Traffickers, Police Say
A group of companies and a non-governmental organizations, all based in Athens, Greece, were acting as a front for migrant trafficking outfits operating around Omonia Square, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) announced on Friday. The rings supplied refugees and migrants with fake documents in the EU but also in other countries, and were dismantled as a
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ESM Has Favourable Lending Rates For Countries Like Greece
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) have the current low interest rates with some long-term bond issues in recent month’s bonds, in favour of Greece, the ESM’s Secretary General Kalin Anev Janse said in an interview with Market News International (MNI) on Friday. “The most important factor is how
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Idomeni: Our Photo Album from the Refugee Town That Once Was
As the sun rose last Tuesday morning, the Greek Authorities started evacuating the Idomeni refugee camp at the border of Greece and FYROM where approximately 10,000 refugees had been living in dire conditions for months on end. As the refugees packed up their few belongings and said goodbye to the makeshift tents in puddles of muddy water in which
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Eurogroup Backstage Drama: IMF’s Disagreement Concerns EZ Finance Ministers
The Eurogroup meeting kept Eurozone finance ministers up until late in another sleepless night on Tuesday, May 24. A deal on Greece was finally reached at dawn the next day. This time, however, the delays were not high-stakes calls to Athens that kept the Eurozone’s finance ministers up until the early hours of Wednesday morning,
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Russian President Discusses Athens Visit With ND Leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of a successful visit to Greece in his meeting with New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who visited him at his hotel in southern Athens on Friday night. Putin discussed the positive business climate noting that there was agreement on many issues with the Greek side. “I’m happy to meet you
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Poll: Almost Nine in 10 Greeks are Dissatisfied With the Govt
A new poll by the University of Macedonia on behalf of privately owned Skai TV found that seven in 10 Greeks believe that the government’s negotiation strategy led to delays in bailout review conclusions that were against the country’s interests. The survey found that 72 percent of respondents and 54 percent of Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA)
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10 Things You Use Everyday, Thanks to the Ancient Greeks
You would think that in this day and age of techno-bliss that all of the really important inventions come from modern society. Not so. There are a plethora of items we use in our daily lives for which we have the ancient Greeks to thank. They may not have perfected the makeshift and primitive inventions, but they
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ECHO Factsheet – Greece – May 2016
Greece has experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants. Between January 2015 and March 2016, more than one million people transited through Greece, most of them fleeing conflict in their own countries. The closure of the border between the ...
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Horsing around
Horses poke their heads out of a stable window in Pontoiraklia, Greece. Credit: Reuters/Marko Djurica
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern GREEK peninsula of Mount Athos, on a ...
After the Mass, Putin was greeted by GREEK president Prokopis Pavlopoulos, with whom he held talks at the community's main administrative building.
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Putin Attends Mass at GREEK Orthodox Monastery at Mount Athos
KARYES, Greece (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern GREEK peninsula of Mount Athos, on a visit to the autonomous ...
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Miracle in Athens as GREEK tourism numbers keep growing
Their arrival correlates with the huge upturn in holidaymakers visiting the GREEK capital since a low point in late 2008, when Athens erupted into riots ...
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Putin Wraps Up GREEK Trip
GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (right) welcomes Russian President ... The Russian president is accompanied by GREEK President Prokopis ...
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It's National Burger Day in the United States: Add Some GREEK to Your Burger Today with These ...
We're not sure who designates these “holidays” and special days but love coming up with ways to celebrate them– by adding a touch of GREEK.
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Idomeni: A very GREEK eviction
The fair-skinned Syrian boarded a raft in Izmir in January this year and had arrived on the GREEK island of Kos. Within a few weeks, he'd reached ...
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Holy Trinity to host GREEK Festival
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — For more than three decades, Holy Trinity GREEK Orthodox Church has brought a taste of Greece to the region through ...
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Putin visits Russian Orthodox monastic community in GREECE
KARYES, GREECE — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a Russian Orthodox monastery Saturday on the northern Greek peninsula of Mount ...
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GREECE Police Investigating Shooting After Victim Shows Up at Hospital
GREECE, N.Y. -- GREECE police are investigating a shooting after someone showed up at the hospital early Saturday morning. Both Rochester and ...
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1ST LEAD Putin makes pilgrimage during GREECE trip as leaders talk up ties By Takis Tsafos, dpa
Athens (dpa) - On the second day of his trip to GREECE, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Mount Athos, also known as the Holy Mountain, which ...
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Putin Sure Russia's Ties With Athos, GREECE to Continue Developing
Russia's ties with Holy Mount Athos and GREECE in general will continue to strengthen, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on his visit to the site of ...
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Russia to strengthen ties with GREECE, Athos
ATHOS (GREECE), May 28. /TASS/. Russia will strengthen ties with GREECE and Holy Mount Athos while "spiritual kinship and trust will be determining ...
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Is it Safe to Drink Tap Water in GREECE?
faucet Tourists as well as expats in GREECE seem to have conflicting information concerning the safety of drinking tap water in GREECE. Maybe this is ...
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GREECE police investigating accidental, self-inflicted shooting
GREECE, N.Y. - The GREECE Police Department is investigating an accidental, self-inflicted shooting that happened around 3:50 a.m. Saturday.
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Putin ends GREECE visit with pilgrimage to holy site
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his two-day visit to GREECE Saturday by stressing the commonalities and sympathy of the Russian and ...
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Bulgaria to return detained Afghan migrants to GREECE
SOFIA, May 28 (Reuters) - Bulgaria detained 53 Afghan migrants on Saturday aboard a freight train from GREECE and said it would return them to its ...
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Varoufakis joins leftwing Remain campaign
Greece’s former finance minister says Brexit would benefit Britain’s ‘political and financial elites’
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Putin visits all-male Orthodox enclave
Russian President Vladimir Putin is joining celebrations to mark 1,000 years of Russian monks at the monastic enclave of Mount Athos in Greece.
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GREEK PM passes on message of Russian support for Cyprus
GREEK Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, said that Russia firmly supports a Cyprus solution without occupation armies or the anachronistic system of ...
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IMF economists question neoliberal policies: Austerity does not deliver Growth
After the Epic Fail of the imposed austerity program to Greece, economists at the International Monetary Fund seem to have come to their senses. They openly question neo-liberalism: that is austerity and deregulated capital flows. In an article with Title “Neoliberalism: Oversold?” posted on IMF’s website, several economists realize that […]
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Migrant commits suicide in the center of Larissa
A young migrant took his life in the center of the city of Larissa, in central Greece. According to local media, the man was found to have hanged himself from a tree very close to one of the main streets of the city. According to locals, the young man was […]
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Could Wales do a Greece? We look at how Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and the team measure up against the shock Euro 2004 winners
Gareth Bale and Andy King have set the Euro 2016 cat amongst the pigeons by saying Wales plan to do a Greece and triumph in France next month. Bale vows that Wales aren’t just going there to make up the numbers and believe they can actually win the ...
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OPA-cize – the Greek way to work out and stay fit, healthy and happy!
Looking for exercise that’s easy to follow and packed with lots of kefi? Then grab your friends and head down to St Andrews Hall in Southgate every Tuesday at 8.15pm and work out Greek style! Founded by Greek-Australian Kathy in Sydney just over a year ...
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Putin Only World Leader to Apologize for Traffic Jams in Greece
… made at joint statements with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as … outlet late Friday. Russia and Greece celebrate 2016 as a cross-cultural …
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Protests grow as Greece moves refugees to derelict warehouses ‘not fit for animals’
Closure of Idomeni sees families living in military-run accommodation blocks with no running water or electricity Children inside the new camp at an abandoned factory in Sindos, a suburb of Thessaloniki, where conditions are said to be abysmal. Photograph ...
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This Archaeologist Claims Discovery Of GREEK Philosopher Aristotle's Ancient Burial Place
Have archaeologists discovered the 2,400-year-old tomb of ancient GREEK philosopher Aristotle? Although there is no solid evidence, all clues point to ...
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The Mysterious Ghost Town of Gavros
There is great mystery surrounding the sleeping village of Gavros located in Kastoria in the Macedonia Region of Greece. The entire village has been abandoned for some time, the last evidence of activity was left behind on some stamped concrete that seems to indicate that the village was still operational in the early 1950s. Beyond this proof of
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(Photos) 2300 Year Old Stunning Ancient GREEK Gold Crown Found by British Pensioner in a Box ...
An incredibly rare gold crown estimated to be more than 2,000 years old was found in a tattered cardboard box under a retiree's bed in England.
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Putin: Romania 'in crosshairs' after opening NATO missile defense base
During a visit to GREECE intended to repair ties with the EU, Vladimir Putin said that Russia has “no choice” but to target Romania, which has recently ...
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Putin visits Orthodox monastic community at Mount Athos
[Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, center, poses for cameras with orthodox monks in Karyes, the capital of Mount Athos, Greece, Friday, May 27, 2016, ahead of Russia's president Putin visit. Russia's president is due in financially struggling Greece Friday for a state visit that will include a trip to a 1,000-year-old, all-male Orthodox Christian sanctuary in the north of the country. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)]KARYES, Greece (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern Greek peninsula of Mount Athos, on a visit to the autonomous Orthodox Christian monastic community here.
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Minister Pappas: Gov’t determined to break “triangle” of corruption between politics, media & banks
Greece’s State Minister responsible for media, Nikos Pappas said that the time has come to break the “triangle” of corruption, which he says exists between politics, banks and the media arguing that transparency is the key to sustainability. He defended the new ruling that overthrows the established system for television […]
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GREEK Cypriot leader to return to peace talks
GREEK Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades says he will return to peace talks with Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mustafa Akinci after receiving UN ...
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Varoufakis, McDonnell and Lucas make 'radical' case for remaining in EU
Ex-Greek finance minister joins shadow chancellor and Green MP to make leftwing case for staying in EU The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, is joining forces with the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to make the “radical” case for the UK to remain in the European Union, after both sides of the referendum campaign were criticised for making misleading and overly negative arguments. Related: Brexit is an empire-era trick. Only the radical case for Europe makes sense | Yanis Varoufakis Continue reading...
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Putin Wraps up Greek Trip with Russian Monastery Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday wraps up a two-day trip to Greece by visiting the monastic community of Mount Athos, one of Orthodox Christianity's holiest sites. Putin, who has often talked about his strong Orthodox faith, will join ...
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International Monetary Fund holds back on Greek debt relief deal
Euro zone finance ministers signed off on a new package of funds for Greece and committed to ease the country's debt burden after nearly 11 hours of talks in Brussels. The euro zone gave Greece its firmest offer yet of debt relief in what finance ministers ...
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Alexi Kaye Campbell: ‘I knew I had to write a play about Greece’
Campbell’s new National Theatre play was inspired by the despair, rage and determination of Greek anti-austerity protesters, but also by the discovery that the history of his family echoed that of his troubled country I was just a year old when the tanks ...
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English remains GREEK for Ludhiana's govt school students
English remains GREEK for Ludhiana's govt school students. Deepa Sharma Sood, Hindustan Times, Ludhiana; |; Updated: May 28, 2016 14:14 IST.
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GREEK PM slams sanctions against Russia
Sanctions against Russia are not productive according to the GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. He made the statement after meeting Russia's ...
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Fintech could be bigger than ATMs, PayPal, and Bitcoin combined
[A Bitcoin ATM is seen inside a bookstore in Acharnai in northern Athens, Greece June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Dimitris Michalakis ] We’ve entered the most profound era of change for financial services companies since the 1970s brought us index mutual funds, discount brokers and ATMs. No firm is immune from the coming disruption and every company must have a strategy to harness the powerful advantages of the new financial technology (“fintech”) revolution. The battle already underway will create surprising winners and stunned losers among some of the most powerful names in the financial world: The most contentious conflicts (and partnerships) will be between startups that are completely reengineering decades-old practices, traditional power players who are furiously trying to adapt with their own innovations, and total disruption of established technology & processes: * TRADITIONAL RETAIL BANKS VS. ONLINE-ONLY BANKS: Traditional retail banks provide a valuable service, but online-only banks can offer many of the same services with higher rates and lower fees * TRADITIONAL LENDERS VS. PEER-TO-PEER MARKETPLACES: P2P lending marketplaces are growing much faster than traditional lenders—only time will tell if the banks strategy of creating their own small loan networks will be successful * TRADITIONAL ASSET MANAGERS VS. ROBO-ADVISORS: Robo-advisors like Betterment offer lower fees, lower minimums and solid returns to investors, but the much larger traditional asset managers are creating their own robo-products while providing the kind of handholding that high net worth clients are willing to pay handsomely for. As you can see, this very fluid environment is creating winners and losers before your eyes…and it’s also creating the potential for new cost savings or growth opportunities for both you and your company. After months of researching and reporting this important trend, Evan Bakker, research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has put together an essential briefing that explains the new landscape, identifies the ripest areas for disruption, and highlights the some of the most exciting new companies. These new players have the potential to become the next Visa, Paypal or Charles Schwab because they have the potential to transform important areas of the financial services industry like: * Retail banking * Lending and Financing * Payments and Transfers * Wealth and Asset Management * Markets and Exchanges * Insurance * Blockchain Transactions If you work in any of these sectors, it’s important for you to understand how the fintech revolution will change your business and possibly even your career. And if you’re employed in any part of the digital economy, you’ll want to know how you can exploit these new technologies to make your employer more efficient, flexible and profitable. 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