GREEK Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı attend a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban ...
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Sunday, September 25, 2016
Larissa beats Olympiakos 1-0 with injury-time goal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Defending champion Olympiakos stumbled Sunday when defender Luca Milivojevic scored an own-goal in injury time to give Greek league newcomer Larissa a 1-0 victory. A sturdy Larissa defense restricted Olympiakos' chances and the hosts ...
Gustie of the Week – Luke Israel
It is the beginning of a new semester with brand new opportunities. GREEK life, clubs, and organizations on campus have been capturing the interest of ...
Foreign investors irked over GREEK banks' NPLs
GREEK and foreign shareholders are expressing their strong aversion to the course of Greece's four systemic banks' stocks in the first nine months of ...
PanHellenic Council hosts National Hazing Prevention Week film event, Haze
This past week was National Hazing Prevention week. As such, The PanHellenic Council sponsored a viewing of the movie Haze: A GREEK Tragedy.
Greece lightening
1 I have been to different parts of Greece many times, but my favourite area is the Cycladic islands. I try to go to different islands from this group. I visited Paros and Anti Paros — the smaller and less touristic sister islands of Mykonos — which is ...
Does the IMF Not Understand Supply and Demand?
In a Staff Concluding Statement of the 2016 Article IV Mission just released on Greece, the report states (my emphasis): Recurrent political crises and confidence shocks associated with the inability to sustain the reform effort resulted in a high cost for ...
British Police to Start Excavations on Kos for Boy Missing Since 1991
For 25 years his family has been searching for him as at least 300 alleged sightings of “the blonde boy” at different presumed stages of his life have been reported, on Greek islands and the mainland.
UN chief commends Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on 'remarkable progress'
25 September 2016 – Following a “productive” meeting today with Mustafa Akýncý, Turkish Cypriot leader, and Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Cypriot leader, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed their joint their joint commitment to ...
Japan & Czech Teams Take Gold At AIDA Team Freediving World Championships 2016
The three competitive days of diving at the AIDA Team Freediving World Championships in Kalamata, Greece have finished and the Japanese Women and Czech Men teams have won first place and gold medals for their countries. The final disciplines of Static (STA ...
Georgios Athanassiou: Alitalia appoints new General Manager for Greece
Georgios Athanassiou, 48 is appointed by Alitalia as the new General Manager for Greece. He joined Alitalia Greece in 1998 as Key Account Manager Business where after 4 very successful years, was appointed by Alitalia as Country Manager for Syria & Iraq.
UN chief pledges help for talks to reunify divided Cyprus
He said "time is of the essence" and called the period ahead "crucial." Both Anastasiades and Akinci have said they aimed to reach a deal by year's end. Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup that aimed at union with Greece.
UN chief encourages Cypriot leaders to achieve settlement this year
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday encouraged leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities to achieve a comprehensive settlement to reunify their split country this year. After meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akyncy and Greek ...
"Ireland seems to be far down the list of desired destinations for these refugees"
AS EU LEADERS were meeting in Bratislava last week, European People's Party (EPP) local government members met in northern GREECE to discuss ...
Welt: Germany to Take 6,000 Migrants Per Year from Greece and Italy
“Our goal is to stop irregular migration. So we will be accepting a few hundred refugees on a monthly basis,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel made this commitment to Greece and Italy, according to German newspaper Die Welt. According to the report ...
FM Kotzias: Occupation Troops Must Leave Cyprus Immediately
“The Turkish occupation troops must leave from Cyprus” said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper. Kotzias said the removal of troops would add to moving forward in the negotiating the end ...
Greek-Australian comedian offers 8,000 meals to children in Greece
Greek-Australian Melbourne comedian George Kapiniaris wanted to help the people of Greece and his brainchild, It’s All Greek to Me Comedy Gala was his chosen vehicle to make a difference in the lives of countless Greek children. Last week, at the ...
Nick Jonas Opens Up About His 'Complicated and Great' Relationship with His Brothers
Jonas stars in the movie Goat, a true story about two brothers who deal with the emotional consequences of hazing within Greek life. Jonas, 24, plays the elder sibling who has to watch his younger brother be repeatedly hazed in order to join him in the ...
ND Leader Mitsotakis: Gov’t Must Implement Immediately the National Plan on Migration
This plan safeguards a life with dignity for the refugees, readmission to Turkey for the undocumented migrants, as well as safety and health for Greek citizens, concluded Mitsotakis.
Two New Polls Show Greece’s Conservatives More Popular than Goverment
Two new opinion polls confirm that conservative New Democracy is presently more popular than leftist SYRIZA and that Alexis Tsipras’ popularity is waning. The first survey by the Opinion Poll company, conducted on behalf of Eleftheros Typos newspaper ...
Tough week for Greek government in store; no progress in Vienna summit to tackle refugee crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned from a mini EU summit in Vienna over the weekend on the still pressing refugee crisis without any tangible result, sans laudatory words for front-line Greece by the Austrian chancellor, given that European ...
Dozens drown after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt's coast
He told CNN his cousin was rescued but his 24-year-old brother is missing. But Greece has seen 165,750 migrants and refugees land on its shores this year, a 57 percent drop against 2015 figures. "Seven people were on board". Meanwhile Mohamed Nasrawy ...
Europe’s Generation Gap: How Pensioners Are Threatening the Continent’s Future
They got what they asked for; today, pensions in Greece are 50 percent lower than in 2010. As a result, about 45 percent of Greek pensioners receive monthly checks below the official poverty threshold. Yet the harshness displayed toward Greek retirees is ...
Nets trying to steady Bogdanovic after Olympic success
During his only time off, he had to make a mad dash from Turkey to Greece after warplanes dropped bombs near his vacation spot. His numbers have been cited and recited. He was the high scorer in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament at 24.2 points a game ...
Lindsay Lohan Reportedly Throws Tantrum, Refuses To Pay Check In Moscow Club
Lindsay Lohan’s international reign of terror continued in Russia. Just one week after allegedly snatching a Greek socialite’s cell phone in a Mykonos, Greece nightclub, the actress turned professional partier reportedly accused a woman of stealing her ...
Mykonos, Greece Family Beach Day
Love these cute patterned diapers! Beckam became the sunscreen hoarder. He had to put it on everyone’s face and would carry the sunscreen around in his little sand bucket and took it with him everywhere while we were at the beach lol. They say there are ...
Pale Yellow Wall Color With Unique Classic Bed Frame For Greek Inspired Couple Bedroom Ideas
Pale yellow wall color with unique classic bed frame for greek inspired couple bedroom ideas with total 16 photographs. Image size 1024 x 671 pixels, have contents vintage white wall paint color for shabby chic couple bedroom ideas using classic bed frame.
Template for policy analysis-Greece
early 1990s mid 1990s early 2000s - till 2007 Policy analysis template Topic 1: SECURE RESIDENCE STATUS 1.1. application process Official duration of the process review of asylum seeker's application and get first decision? How long on avg. the ...
Foreign Minister N. Kotzias’ interview with Ath. Ellis and Kathimerini daily (Sept. 25, 2016)
REPORTER: Where are we today with regard to Cyprus? Are we close, as it appears, to finding a solution?Ν. KOTZIAS: The first four of the core chapters have been negotiated and there has been agreement on many issues. Quite a few others are still open, such as the rotating presidency, and there are the issues of territory, guarantees and security that have yet to be thoroughly discussed by both sides. We have nonetheless been, for a long time, testing out ideas on possible solutions or even compromise.REPORTER: What is the position and the role of Greece? Ν. KOTZIAS: On the...
Germans fulfill refugee duty, now time for EU to act–Angela Merkel
Merkel suggested EU personnel could be dispatched to Greece to help manage the refugee buildup. Kern said legislation may be drafted to let military forces assist in some cases. “We all understood that we need to control our borders and that it’s we ...
Greek championship results and standings
Sept 25 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Greek championship matches on Sunday Sunday, September 25 PAOK Salonika 0 Xanthi 0 Saturday, September 24 Panetolikos 0 Panathinaikos 0 Panionios 1 Veria 2 PAS Giannina 0 Platanias 0 Standings P W D L F ...
Police to start excavation on Greek Island of Kos in hunt for missing Ben Needham
Excavation work will begin on the Greek island of Kos on Monday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of missing toddler Ben Needham. Ben’s mother, Kerry Needham, has been told to “prepare for the worst” as the dig begins in the search ...
Japan’s Planners Ratchet Up Monetary Experimentation
Ludwig von Mises has made quite a few remarkable predictions, and there is one major forecast that has yet to come to pass (although one could probably argue that it already has in places like Greece and Cyprus). It concerns precisely this issue – he ...
EU court verdict fans call for Spanish jobs overhaul
Jobseekers queue to enter an OAED employment center shortly after opening in Athens, GREECE, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Over the past two ...
Deportation, Death Truck Rumors Rock Greece Refugee Camps
Unfounded stories about mass deportations and migrants dying in trucks trying to escape are escalating tension at refugee camps in Greece. The post Deportation, Death Truck Rumors Rock Greece Refugee Camps appeared first on The National Herald.
Cirque Du Soleil Chanteuse Eirini Tornesaki Talks Circus Life Role
Greek singer Eirini Tornesaki will make her New York debut for Cirque du Soleil as Chanteuse de Rue, or street singer of the early 20th Century. The post Cirque Du Soleil Chanteuse Eirini Tornesaki Talks Circus Life Role appeared first on The National Herald.
IMF Says Greek Pensioners Get Off Too Easy, Wants More Benefit Cuts
It’s tough news for Greek pensioners who’ve seen repeated cuts but the International Monetary Fund said they’re still getting too much. The post IMF Says Greek Pensioners Get Off Too Easy, Wants More Benefit Cuts appeared first on The National Herald.
Belfast woman organises fashion show to raise funds for refugee children
The mother-of-one who volunteers with the Northern Ireland Community of Refugees & Asylum Seekers (Nicras) said: “I had wanted to go to Calais or Greece to do something practical, but with a young baby that was just not possible. “But, the more I saw ...
Alternate Foreign Minister Xydakis holds farewell meeting with outgoing Turkish Ambassador K. Uras
Alternate Minister for European Affairs N. Xydakis received today the outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Greece Kerim Uras in a farewell meeting, during which the refugee and migrant issues as well as visa-free access for Turkish citizens were discussed. On the refugee and migrant issue, the Alternate Minister expressed his satisfaction for the fact that the EU-Turkey Statement is still in force, although refugee flows are not down to zero, in particular after the coup. The Ambassador of Turkey, for his part, stated that ‘we must convince the refugees that the agreement is in force’, which, as a result, would signify...
Goat Review:
Usually when a movie plotline centers around a fraternity, the Greek system is glorified to the highest degree. Images of boys doing shots of liquor, young girls excitedly taking off their clothes, and a plethora of intoxicated kids all packed in together ...
Donald Tusk issues order: ’Close the Balkan migrant trail to richer EU nations for good’
Million of migrants have entered Europe walking through the Balkans after crossing Turkey or the mediterranean sea into Greece. Tusk said in a statement: “Since the first days of the migration crisis, I have had no doubt that the main key to its ...
GREEK group 'Togas' tailgate
UTPB Sorority group “Togas” during tailgating activities: Dee Gaona, Yesenia Carbajal, Emily Huitron, Valeria Verdugo, Xochitl Garcia, Valerie ...
On Oct. 1, help fill a container to assist refugees in Greece
… ., supplies for refugees in Serres, Greece, will be collected at the … , eventually arriving in Europe — and Greece — after a boat trip of … in Greece, made the situation more dire. When Hayley Smith visited Greece …
The Underground City of Derinkuyu Could Shelter As Many As 20,000 People & Reached A Depth of 60m
Amazingly, the tunnels were only fully abandoned in 1923, when the Christian inhabitants of Turkey were forcibly exchanged with Muslims living in Greece. The tunnels were then only rediscovered in 1963, and opened to tourists in 1969, with around half the ...
Former Wall St. Banker Suggests Global Debt May Not be Owned by Humans
How is this possible? As nations like Greece are forced into austerity and unnecessary hardship by private banks, it is becoming ever more clear to the people of the world that debt-based currency is being used to conquer nations and enslave free people.
4 Greek artists exhibit at Belgravia gallery in London
Four Greek artists will exhibit their work at the Belgravia gallery in Mayfair in London, a place that has hosted other Greek artists in the recent past. Specifically, last year Harikleia Papapostolou had a solo exhibition at Belgravia, while earlier Maria ...
New list of Greek state-run utilities transferred to new 'super fund'
An omnibus draft law containing a second list of state-run utilities and enterprises whose publicly-owned shares will be transferred to a new holding company -- essentially a “super privatization fund” -- will be tabled on Friday in Greece’s Parliament.
GREEK superstar Yanni: 'My music is not just for entertainment – it goes beyond that'
The GREEK composer of swirling, innocuously uplifting instrumental music – who will perform for the first time in Abu Dhabi on Thursday and Friday ...
Apple iPhone 7 Launches in 30 More Countries Today
Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Qatar ...