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Saturday, December 10, 2016
GREEK PM eyes recovery as lawmakers approve budget
GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday said the country was on the verge of economic recovery as lawmakers approved a new round of pay ...
Greek Coalition Passes 2017 Budget in Parliament
The SYRIZA-ANEL coalition managed to pass the 2017 budget in parliament 152-146, with two lawmakers absent in the 300-member Parliament, as all opposition parties voted against. The vote on a budget in most cases is also a vote of confidence for a government.
Greece passes austerity 2017 budget, eyes 2.7 percent growth
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's Parliament has passed … Tsipras says it will mark Greece's "final exit …
Trump Picks Greek-Australian Andrew Liveris to Lead Manufacturing Council
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Friday that Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris will be leading his manufacturing council. The two men met on stage during a campaign-style rally on the Trump thank you tour in Michigan and shared the news.
Greek Lawmakers Approve 2017 Budget
Greece’s lawmakers on Saturday approved the country’s 2017 budget that foresees the economy rebounding strongly after a seven-year slump. In the country’s 300 seat legislature, 152 lawmakers voted for, 146 against and 2 abstained. After a small ...
200 African irregular migrants reach Lesvos after release from Turkey
A dispatch by GREECE'S national news agency reported that people smugglers operating in Istanbul have recently stepped up activity across from ...
Greek parliament approves 2017 budget projecting strong return to growth
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers approved on Saturday the country's 2017 budget which projects a strong return to economic growth next year but also imposes a wave of tax hikes and austerity cuts prescribed by its international lenders. Athens estimates ...
Santa was Asia Minor Greek not a white Anglo-Saxon
Last week a black Santa appeared at the Santa Experience in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. In the post-coital glow of the Trump-elect phase for white racists, there was an uproar on social media over the decision to give African American ...
The Rambling Writer’s Greek Travels, Part 5: Rodakino, Crete, continuing
This series started on Oct. 15 and will continue every other Saturday. I’m taking a trip back in time to my 4-month backpacking rambles around Greece in the early 1980s, which planted the seed for my recent novel The Ariadne Connection. Again, I ...
Greece man killed in Sweden crash
Greece man killed in Sweden crash A Greece man who lost control of his car while driving on Route 31 was killed in a collision Friday. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2h4XYyD
Christmas In Syria Pictures: As War Rages In Aleppo, Assad Supporters Share Christian Holiday ...
Most Christians adhere to the Eastern sects, including GREEK Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic and Syrian Orthodox. Large numbers also align with the ...
Adorable terrier dog finds loving home after running alongside cycling couple on their Greek holiday
An adorable abandoned dog who 'adopted' a Bolton couple on holiday in Greece now has a loving home in the UK. Allison and Neil Cain were enjoying the last day of their holiday on the island of Skiathos when a terrier mongrel came and sat under their sun ...
Mitsotakis Presents 12+1 Proposals for Fighting Corruption
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday presented his “12+1 proposals” for fighting corruption in the Greek state at the 9th annual conference of Transparency International Greece in Athens. Mitsotakis attacked the government for setting up a party-dominated state, lawlessness in public administration and interventions in justice. “The country’s problem is not just […]
Life in 3000 BC – Cycladic Art Museum Opens ‘Window’ into the Day-to-Day of the Distant Past
In an exhibition celebrating its 30-year presence that opens on December 9, the Museum of Cycladic Art gives visitors an opportunity to immerse themselves in the day-to-day life and concerns of Greece’s early Bronze Age inhabitants, as reflected in the art and artifacts left behind by the Cycladic islanders that lived 5,000 years ago. One […]
Seamen Federation ends strike on Sat, Dec 10/2016
The Greek Seamen Federation (PNO) decided with 10:4 votes to end the strike on Saturday morning. Ferry boats and ships will operate as usual – however at first with some modifications. The PNO said, however, that the problems have not been solved and that there may be similar actions in […]
Greece: UN agency cites struggle to provide shelter for asylum-seekers as winter arrives
… authorities under the coordination of Greece’s Ministry of Migration Policy … started in January, supports the Greek Government’s response. While 58 … ,259 asylum seekers had left Greece under the EU Relocation Mechanism …
Workers in Greece launch general strike as bosses demand brutal austerity
… of a meeting of the Greek parliament this Saturday to vote … Socialist Workers’ sister newspaper in Greece. “There was a continuous stream … ministers on Monday announced that Greece’s debt repayments would be …
Greece: UNHCR Regional Bureau Europe: Weekly Report (December 9, 2016 4:24 PM)
… been observed. On 30 November, Greek authorities apprehended about 70 refugees … dinghies. Key Developments Situation in Greece During the reporting period, UNHCR … from Greece to Turkey Two return operations were reported from Greece to …
Extended strike sets farmers against seamen in Crete
… battlefield The Port of Heraklion, Crete became a battlefield when hundreds … Crete, asking that the Municipality of Ierapetra and the island of Crete … await the decision of the Greek Federation of Seamen (PNO) on …
Syrian and Iraqi refugees fleeing IS face neglect and death in Greece's camps
… in Greece. Sacha Myers, spokeswoman for Save the Children in Greece, said … in northern Greece. Photo: Hashim Kheri Kutu Dullard say Greece is still … both Iraq and Greece. "Our visit to the Greek camps in …
Greece plea to EU on migrant crisis
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Greece argues that over-population is a … . Image copyright Reuters Image caption Greece says that emergency action is … the EU Commission on Friday, Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said …
Greece under fire over Christmas bonus for low-income pensioners
… neoliberal policies inflicted on Greece, has long promised to … programme.” In recent weeks Greek-German ties have become increasingly … insistence that thrice bailed-out Greece commits to a primary … “It is up to the Greek government to distribute expenditure …
Kri kri 10-month 2016 yogurt sales in Greek market up 11 pct
… in Greek market up 15 percent . 10-Month 2016 yogurt sales in Greek …
Greeks burdened with 4 billion euros before end of year
… end of the year The Greek government is expected to pass … . In order to achieve this Greek taxpayers will be called on …
Migrant shoots at Greek policeman, flees, kills himself
ATHENS, Greece (AP) " A Greek police source says a migrant …
Smart Tech Powers Olive Green Hotel, Greece’s First 100% Eco-friendly Venue
… Hotel in Heraklion, Crete is the first Greece hotel property that incorporates …
The Ancient Greeks Warned Us About Trump
… must go back to ancient Greece. The key to its democracy … the simple Assembly of ancient Greece. Yet the appeal of a … the technical sense from ancient Greece. It happened like this. In … is unlikely he studied ancient Greece or previous tyrants like Napoleon …
Greece to approve fresh cuts for 2017
… for the country in 2017. Greek lawmakers will vote on imposition … the European Central Bank opens Greece’s access to its quantitative … short-term relief measures to help Greece repay its huge public debt …
Greek ferry workers end 9-day strike which isolated Islands
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek ferry workers have ended a nine-day strike, saying they did not wish to disrupt the holiday season, but promised to resume action if the government... The post Greek ferry workers end 9-day strike which isolated Islands appeared first on The National Herald.
Greece appeals to EU for support over plan to detain refugees in order to speed up deportations
Request comes after European Commission announced member states should be able to send asylum seekers back to Greece from March AP Greece has appealed to the EU to support its plan to reduce the numbers of migrants living in overcrowded refugee camps on ...
Athens' emblematic concert hall struggles to keep the music playing
Fate of Greek capital’s Megaron highlights depths to which culture has been hit in country grappling with its worst financial crisis It was meant to be a paean to Sir Neville Marriner, the British conductor who for a while directed the Athens Concert Hall’s resident orchestra, the Camerata. But, standing on the podium, an audience in frocks and suits before him, Nikos Tsouchlos, the hall’s former artistic director, found it hard to hold back. With the comportment of an undertaker he cleared his throat. “If Marriner were alive today it would be very hard to persuasively explain to him why this same orchestra has spent the past 20 months without an administrative board,” he said, listing the indignities that have befallen the ensemble in recent years. Even its musicians, he said, had “been brought to the edge of living decently”. Continue reading...
Greek PM meets Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday received the Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Tawadros II, who is currently on a visit to Greece. Pope Tawadros was accompanied by Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos.
My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2
Tonight the film, My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2, makes its way to HBO at 8:00. Mostly middling reviews but as the Los Angeles Times said, "as sequels ...
Greek Ferry Services Back to Normal After Weeklong Strike
After one week of industrial action, the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) on early Saturday suspended its strike giving the go ahead to ferries to immediately begin their routes across Greece. Ferries were expected to remain tied up at ports across ...
IMF requests 4.75 billion USD worth measures for 2019 to join Greek bailout: official
ATHENS, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) requested the adoption of a supplementary set of measures worth 4.5 billion euros (4.75 billion U.S. dollars) for 2019 in order to join the Greek bailout program, Greek Deputy Finance ...
Greek students score below OECD average
The study also revealed that students in Singapore have high levels of motivation to learn about science and that three in 10 of those students here expect to work in science-related occupations at age 30, significantly higher than most top-performing ...
Police: dead suspect involved in shootout is Greek convict
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek police official says a suspect who died following a shootout with police officers in Athens was a Greek convict serving a life sentence for murder. Police initially said the man was believed to be a migrant.
The Dish: Chef Jody Adams
Now, she's on to new ventures, including “Porto,” offering Mediterranean-style seafood and “Saloniki” -- a GREEK fast casual restaurant near famed ...
Arnold Zable: GREEK tale a chance to reflect upon immigration in Australia
December 10, 2016, marks the centenary of a very different kind, the anti-GREEK riots in Kalgoorlie and Boulder. Except for the odd journal article, and ...
Soccer-GREEK championship results and standings
Dec 10 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the GREEK championship matches on Saturday Saturday, December 10 Asteras Tripolis 0 Veria 0 ...
GREEK Supreme Court to rule on Ankara's request for extradition of 8 Turkish officers
The extradition request was denied by GREEK appelate-level judges for five of the eight officers but the head of the appeals prosecutors Antonis Liogas ...
DIPLOMACY >Turkish Defense Ministry slams GREEK minister's remarks
The Defense Ministry condemned on Dec. 9 GREEK defense minister Panos Kammenos' recent remarks on Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency has ...
IMF: Eurozone's unrealistic demands could spur a new GREEK crisis
Rice said that it would “mean less austerity for Greece and the GREEK people", adding: “We would like to see debt relief that is commensurate with that.
GREEK Finance Minister: Second Programme Review Can Be Concluded in December
Euclid Tsakalotos The conclusion of the second programme review within December is feasible, GREEK Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said in an ...
Turkey reacts over GREEK court's block to extradition of servicemen
Turkey's foreign ministry on Friday issued a response to the third and last ruling by an appellate level council in Athens on Thursday blocking ...
GREEK opposition leader presents 12+1 proposals for fighting corruption
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday presented his "12+1 proposals" for fighting corruption in the GREEK state at the ...
GREEK government aims to collect 7 billion euros by the end of 2016
The GREEK government is expected to pass the budget, on Saturday's parliamentary session, which provides for an additional 1.1 billion euros in taxes ...
Migrant stopped for a routine check by GREEK police 'shot and wounded an officer before killing ...
The man was questioned by a motorcycle patrol before opening fire on officers in central Athens, reports say. He was found dead minutes later, from a ...
GREEK government defends actions to wary European Commission
The GREEK government has defended its announcement on Thursday of a one-off payment to low-income pensioners and its suspension of a ...