GREECE, which has caused much debate and outrage with its plan to establish a state-owned agency to sell TV advertising electronically, said Friday it ...
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Friday, September 2, 2016
Controversial GREEK TV auction raises €246m
The process, which began on Tuesday and closed in the early hours of this morning, saw the GREEK government offer four national private TV licences, ...
Greek Olympic Champion: I’m Disgusted With the Federation and the Mayor
Olympic gold medalist in shooting Anna Korakaki attacked the Greek Shooting Federation and the Drama Municipality for not providing her with a practice facility. The story of Korakaki practicing in a makeshift shooting range set up at a quarry near Drama in northern Greece had made headlines during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Korakaki won a […]
One Dead, One Missing in Effort to Rescue Dog at Sea in Greece
One man is dead and one missing in an effort to rescue a dog that fell in the water at the Thessaloniki port on Thursday night. According to eye witnesses who spoke to the police, a young man who was passing by jumped in the water in order to rescue a man who had previously […]
Non-Performing Loans at Greek Banks Receive Boost by Lenders
According to sources, four systemic banks in Greece recorded new non-performing loans (NPLs) provisions in Q2, showing a significant increase from Q1. The four banks of Piraeus, National, Alpha and Eurobank all recorded provisions by lenders of some 1.04 billion euros in Q2 as compared to Q1 figures of 877 million euros, according to published […]
PM Tsipras: The €246million from TV licenses to be given to vulnerable society groups
Just a couple of hours after the TV licenses bid concluded, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras heralded that the 246 million euro the winners will pay to the Greek state will be given to vulnerable groups of the society. Tsipras said that that 2/3 of the money and the remaining 1/3 […]
A Box of Sea: Paving the way for a fairer fish and seafood market in Greece
… employment elsewhere. This summer, Greenpeace Greece launched the project "A … by calling on the entire Greek team of volunteers and staff … an oceans campaigner with Greenpeace Greece.
(Football) Greece stuns Netherlands in 2-1 win
… his post. Football in Greece is also in turmoil, … combat corruption. But a Greece team drawn largely from … Konstantinos Mitroglou leveled for Greece, getting in front of … Torosidis. Substitute Ioannis Gianniotas grabbed Greece’s winner, confidently firing …
Greek broadcaster shakeup could affect Alpha Cyprus
The chaotic times of unlicensed television stations broadcasting in Greece are coming to an end, but not without political controversies and technical problems that could affect Alpha’s affiliate in Cyprus. The left-wing government, which had made a pre ...
Greece to auction 1bn euros of 3-month T-bills on Sept. 7
ATHENS: Greece will sell 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) of three-month treasury bills on Sept. 7 to refinance a maturing issue, debt agency PDMA said on Friday. Athens successfully rolled over three-month T-bills last month, with the paper priced to yield ...
In shakeup, most Greek TV stations set to lose licenses
[In shakeup, most Greek TV stations set to lose licenses]In a major shakeup for Greek broadcasting, only two of the country's seven private TV stations have survived a landmark license auction that raised 246 million euros ($275 million) for the cash strapped ...
Greek was spoken at Australian Parliament
Greek-Australian MP, for the seat of Hindmarsh in Adelaide, Steve Georganas, gave his first speech in the new Australian Parliament. He utilised the occasion to speak in Greek in honour of his Hellenic origins an din praise of the Greek community's ...
Danny Blind bemoans Netherlands' luck after defeat to GREECE
Holland coach Danny Blind bemoaned his side's bad luck after seeing them slump to a 2-1 friendly defeat at home to GREECE. Blind's hopes of a ...
Pappas to brief GREEK president on results of TV license auction
State Minister Nikos Pappas was expected to meet with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion at 2 p.m. to brief him on the ...
Greek Retirees Faced with More Cuts to Auxiliary Pensions
The cuts take place because of the review of auxiliary pensions by the new system provided by a law that was introduced by Labor and Social Insurance Minister Giorgos Katrougalos. Out of the 805.900 auxiliary pensions that have been recalculated for this ...
30 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Greek Souvlaki to Jewish Literature. Time Zones to Train Rides.
Raccoons to Rattlesnakes. Greek Souvlaki to Jewish Literature. Time Zones to Train Rides. These are just a few of the community-based learning highlights we’re featuring this week! Peruse our list below and make plans to get out into your community and ...
Greece tenders four TV licenses for first time in three decades
ATHENS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Greece ended Friday a much-debated marathon auction for four licenses of TV broadcasting nationwide, which were tendered to business moguls and private media companies. Among the winners who paid a total of 246 million euros ...
Greece culls TV stations, selling just four private licences
ATHENS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Greece cut back sharply on Friday on the number of television channels operating in the country, awarding just four broadcasting licences to an industry authorities say is mired in mismanagement and corruption. Prime Minister ...
Greek PM: We Will Give Money from TV License Sale to the Poor
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that the revenues from the four television licenses will be distributed to vulnerable social groups. The prime minister spoke during the inauguration of a section of the Athens-Patras national highway ...
Greek airports to fund investment with departure tax
Greek specialists say plans to invest in the country's regional airport is long overdue and will bring benefits to holidaymakers. German airport operator Fraport is to run 14 regional airports, including three on the mainland, in Thessaloniki, Aktio and ...
Get a Classics Degree: At Least Greek or Latin
A tedious aspect of arguing contra usury, defined as any interest on any amount for any duration, is when my colloquists will explain to me how the ancients did not understand PVT, time preference and other modern economic "discoveries." Unh! They did.
Spike in Migrants Attempting to Cross GREECE-FYROM Border
idomeni border FYROM Since FYROM closed their borders to migrants this past spring and bottlenecked tens of thousands of people in GREECE the ...
Greece to Collect 246 mln Euros from TV Licenses
The auction of the found television licenses for nationwide broadcasting concluded on Thursday evening, after a marathon bidding process that began on Tuesday. The four new licenses were won by Skai (43.6 mln euros), Yannis Kalogritsas (52.6 mln euros ...
The Next Day of National Broadcasting in Greece Finds Many Unemployed, Indignant, Bitter
After the television license tender that finished early Friday morning with four winners, the next day in national broadcasting in Greece finds four established television stations at the stage where they have 90 days to stop broadcasting. Three emblematic TV stations that marked the era of private broadcasting in Greece will have to shut down. […]
Greece raises €246 million in 4 TV tenders, applies new rules for broadcasting
The four 10-year TV licenses were won by three shipowners and a constructor, the latter considered close to the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. (AFP file photo) Greece raised 246 million euros ($274 million) on Friday by auctioning ...
[Ticker] GREECE reshapes TV landscape
The Greek government on Friday morning attributed TV licences to four companies after bidding negotiations that lasted three days. Skai TV, Antenna ...
Oranje lose 2-1 at home to GREECE, pressure mounts on Danny Blind
The Dutch press were scathing about Oranje's 2-1 defeat by GREECE in a World Cup qualification warm up on Thursday night. 'Oranje, once again it ...
Kate Moss and Nikolai von Bismarck 'planning low-key wedding in GREECE after falling in love with ...
GREECE is one of Kate's favourite destinations, with the top model spending part of her 2011 honeymoon on a yacht off the coast of Kefalonia.
First Photos From Monalisa Chinda White Wedding in Greece
Monalisa Chinda and Her Husband, Tonye Coker held their white wedding in Santorini, Greece Last Night, September 1st, 2016. …and Here are First Photos From The Wedding. Actresses Chinyere Wilfred and Daniella Okeke were in attendance.
GREECE on edge, as Turkish coup prompts surge in new arrivals
After dropping for several months, the numbers of refugees pouring through GREECE have started to increase again in recent weeks. When an ...
Innovative solutions for refugees in GREECE
NORCAP architects presented innovative solutions for refugee reception facilities in GREECE at a meeting this week with the Greek General Secretary ...
GREEK housing agreement language modified
The controversial housing agreement some people thought allowed the IU Police Department free entrance into GREEK houses on campus has been ...
First photos of Monalisa Chinda's 'Great Gatsby' themed white getting in Greece
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is at the CoCreation Hub, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria at this very moment. 'Na so God dey work''- Basketmouth throws shade at OAP Freeze's Job loss Yesterday, News broke out that OAP Freeze was sacked by Cool FM's ...
Friday calendar: Boat festival, GREEK Fest and more
15th annual GREEK Fest, a family event with food, music, dancing and children's activities. Today through Monday at the GREEK Community Centre, ...
Greece: Major TV Stations Set to Lose Their Licenses
Greece's left-wing government says it has raised 246 million ($275 million) euros from a television license auction that saw just two of the seven current private national broadcasters survive
Greece Raises Around $275 Million From TV License Auction
ATHENS—Greece raised €246 million ($275.64 million) from its auction of television broadcast licenses, after a marathon tender process that lasted nearly three days.
Michael Dukakis: Greece needs to implement policies for viable growth
Austerity has not helped Greece exit from its deep recession and it has already implemented most of what it was asked to do, Michael Dukakis, the Democratic candidate for the US presidential elections of 1988 told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, on the ...
Greece raises 246 million in grueling TV tender
[The government said Greece's media and advertising market is limited and only viable TV stations should be allowed to continue broadcasting]Greece raised 246 million euros ($274 million) on Friday by auctioning four private TV licenses in a marathon bid dominated by shipowners, including the boss of the country's top football club.
Dunga seals GREEK move after trials
Kenyan striker Ismail Dunga has completed a move from National Super League (NSL) side Nakumatt FC to GREEK side Acharnaikos FC in Greece's ...
New GREEK tailgate opportunity at Pinnacle offered Saturday
An alternative tailgating option will be available to members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln GREEK community this upcoming game day.
Greek TV licences awarded
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Greek foreign minister Kotzias to visit Macedonia Thursday.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is to pay Macedonia a visit Thursday, his second since taking office. He is coming at Macedonian Foreign Ministry's invitation to meet Macedonia's ambassadors who are to be holding meetings in Skopje from Wednesday to ...
China completes majority purchase of Greece Piraeus port
The China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco) took over 51 percent of the Greek state-owned Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) on August 10, making it the controlling shareholder. Under the deal, Cosco has management and operation rights to run the PPA until ...
The Aegean Table: Lebanon goes GREEK
How about sampling various GREEK specialties and then purchase foods to ... At The Aegean Table, you can taste various GREEK olive oils, balsamic ...
Ongoing meetings to prevent the axeing of Greek and Italian from NHS' curriculum
A delegation of the Greek Community of Melbourne, parents and representatives of the Italian community had a series of meetings with the Minister for Education Mr James Merlino, Minister for Families and Children and Youth Affairs Ms Jenny Mikakos and ...
Greece culls broadcasters, awarding TV licenses to four media groups
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece awarded new broadcasting licences on Friday in a politically controversial step to cull the number of television channels operating in an industry that authorities say is mired in mismanagement and corruption. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's left-led government has said the move will help regulate the sector, but the media says it will curb free speech and shut down stations, putting thousands of people out of work. Skai TV won the first license, allowing it to stay on air.
COLUMN: GREEK life reform is well overdue
With the news that Acacia is returning to campus this year after a four-year hiatus comes yet another GREEK-life-related memory that leaves a bad taste ...
GREEK community takes initiative against alcohol overconsumption
Keeping in mind the campus-wide problem of alcohol overconsumption, members of the GREEK community are actively taking steps to ensure the ...
Annual GREEK festival continues through Sunday
Up to 30,000 people are expected at Holy Trinity GREEK Orthodox Church in McCandless this week for the annual Taste of Greece festival. "Of all the ...
Monalisa Chinda Finally Ties the Knot With Her Boo, Tonye Coker in Greece
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