ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panathinaikos waited until the 67th minute for its first goal against Panetolikos before going on to win 4-0 Sunday in the Greek league.
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Sunday, February 12, 2017
What forebodes Europe’s future for Turkey and Greece?
Speaking of his impressions following his trip to Paris last week, Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik had some interesting things to say.
Hypocrisy at work
Greek Cypriots demonstrated hypocrisy once again this week when the House of Representatives voted to mandate schoolchildren to commemorate the 1950 “enosis” or “union with Greece” plebiscite, which was suggested by the socialist Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) and supported by the Cyprus Church.
Reservations Up 40% for Greece
Reservations for Greece are 40 percent up this year, according to travel agency Thomas Cook, as reported by ANA-MPA. The travel agency noted that there is also strong interest for... The post Reservations Up 40% for Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
Campus and GREEK Life approves South Asian GREEK Organizations
From left to right: Kanishka Patel, Nova Alam, Megha Soor, Supreet Raina;Interested Members "I'm excited to bring a new organization to Mercer's ...
Greek FinMin: IMF must decide quickly what it wants
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Sunday said that IMF is not interested on the size of the primary surplus in 2019 but uses it to push Greece to reforms on the tax free ceiling and pensions because last summer Greece completed two very important ...
End of the EU as we know it?
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras believes the country's drawn-out bailout review will "conclude positively," but repeated that Athens will not accept ...
Opinion: Hamburg have finally found a backbone
Hamburg's win over RB Leipzig caught many off-guard this weekend. The team have finally found a backbone and it's embodied by their battle-hardened Greek defender and a strong-minded boss, writes DW's Ross Dunbar.
Editor shares opinion on rush week, GREEK life's influence on campus
This is my third year as a GREEK student at F&M, and as time creeps closer to that inevitable graduation day, I've began to wonder what it all really ...
EU urges GREEKS and creditors to hammer out a deal quickly
"The reforms in the program are aimed at improving the competitiveness of the GREEK economy and to give GREEKS hope of a stable and secure future," ...
World War Two bomb forces massive evacuation in GREECE
A World War Two bomb forced a massive evacuation in GREECE'S second-largest city on Sunday, but also gave a group of stranded refugees a rare ...
IMF’s Stand on Greek Bailout Unnerves Europe
As a new Greek debt crisis gathers pace, one of the major players in the drama has remained remarkably calm: the International Monetary Fund. European governments and institutions are desperate to resolve a months-old standoff over the next phase of Greece ...
Greek FM Kotzias to visit Vietnam
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, will visit Vietnam from Monday 13 to Wednesday, February 15, on an official visit. The journey that was to take place at the end of June 2016, was postponed due to the terrorist attack on Ataturk airport, Istanbul. Nikos Kotzias, is visiting the Asian country while simultaneously implementing the […]
European Commission President: “GREEKS Made More Reforms than Northern Europeans”
Because GREEKS, despite any dissatisfaction about the situation, they did many structural reforms, more than the dogmatic northern Europeans.
Piraeus Bank under pressure to appoint new chief executive
GREECE'S biggest bank is coming under increasing pressure to end one of the longest senior job vacancies in European finance by appointing a new ...
A glance at birthright citizenship regulations across Europe, Greece
BERLIN — As voters in Switzerland are deciding Sunday whether to make it easier for “third-generation foreigners” to get the country’s citizenship, here’s a glance at how other countries across... The post A glance at birthright citizenship regulations across Europe, Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
Discovery of intact WWII-era bomb under GREEK gas station prompts mass evacuation
In fact, the 375-pound, 5-foot-long bomb was manufactured in the United States and dropped on the northern GREEK city of Thessaloniki by the British ...
WWII Bomb Defused, Allowing 70,000 to Head Home
Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki say an unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station was defused Sunday.
World War II bomb forces evacuation of 72000 residents of a city in GREECE
The group were taken to the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki as well as the White Tower in Thessaloniki, one of GREECE'S most recognisable ...
WWII Bomb Found and Defused in GREECE, 70000 Return Home
An unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station in Thessaloniki, GREECE was diffused Sunday and taken to an army firing range outside ...
WWII-era bomb discovery in Greece forces evacuation, museum trip for refugees
An unexploded bomb from World War II was removed from under a gas station in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Sunday. Authorities ordered evacuation of more than 70,000 people so the 500-pound weapon could be transported and safely defused at a firing range.
Greek military defuses unexploded bomb from World War II
Greece's military has successfully deactivated an unexploded bomb from World War II found under a gas station Sunday morning in Thessaloniki. The large explosive prompted the evacuation of estimated 75,000 people in the country's second-largest city. While the scale of the evacuation one of the largest for a Greek urban area during peacetime, unexploded munitions from past wars have been a constantly recurring problem across Europe over the past several decades. The sheer amount of bombs and other explosives used during World War II in particular have prompted a steady stream of discoveries of unexploded devices every year since the war ended.
Back in Time For Valentines Day
Back in time for Valentines Day is Sherry and the GREEK'S new season on Miss Sherry Vine's YouTube channel gaySVTVworld. We have been working ...
Soldiers safely diffuse 250-kg WWII bomb, transfer it for controlled detonation (pictures)
Greek soldiers safely defused a 250-kilo bomb from the World War II found under a petrol station in Thessaloniki. Prior to the bomb neutralization operation, more than 72,000 people, including refugees and migrants form a hot spot nearby, were evacuated. “End good, all good!” Sunday afternoon, Regional Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas […]
Torn between two forces
GREECE is like a piece of metal stuck between two strong magnets. One is pulling the nation in the direction of the West in terms of institutions, ...
WWII bomb defused in GREECE after mass evacuation
THESSALONIKI, GREECE - Greek soldiers on Sunday successfully defused a World War II bomb in Thessaloniki, the country's second largest city, after ...
GREECE bomb scare: 70000 evacuated after unexploded WW2 device found
OVER 72,000 people have been evacuated from the city of Thessaloniki, GREECE over fears sparked by an unexploded WW2 bomb.
Greece starts massive evacuation before defusing WWII bomb
THESSALONIKI, Greece – A massive evacuation has begun in the northern Greek city … like this is happening in Greece,” Thessaloniki Deputy Governor Voula Patoulidou …
Soldiers diffuse WWII bomb in Greece
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Greece hits back at IMF and German creditors over debt impasse
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More than 70,000 Greeks evacuated after WWII bomb removed from petrol station
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World War II bomb removal in Greece forces mass evacuation
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European Commission: Euro Zone Stability Threatened if Greece-Creditors Talks Drag on
Greece and its creditors must quickly finish with the bailout program review, otherwise euro zone stability is at risk, said European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. Dombrovskis spoke to Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper, warning that the more negotiations are prolonged, the more the euro zone’s financial stability is at risk. He was referring to […]
Greece’s ‘Shadow Economy’ Ranks First Worldwide at 21.5% of GDP, study shows
Greece’s ‘shadow economy’ ranks first in the world estimated at 21.5% of gross domestic product, a study by the Institute for Applied Economic Research at the University of Tübingen in Germany (IAW) says. The study, which is published in Forbes, defines a shadow economy as undeclared earnings from illegal activities, bribery money, undeclared labor and business […]
70,000 flee in Greece over WWII bomb scare
Greek authorities yesterday began evacuating some 70,000 people in the city of Thessaloniki ahead of an operation to defuse a bomb from World War II. The bomb, containing nearly 250 kilogram
Chelmsford's Pita builds loyal following
GREEK heritage and food service run in the family. ... Their families have been very involved in perfecting all of the GREEK flavors. "When we first opened ...
Matziaraki’s 4.1 Miles Puts Human Face On Greece’s Refugees, Shames Humanity
The Pope went there in a sheltered motorcade, and, to his everlasting credit, returned to Rome as a savior of some, bringing them with him back to the Vatican. Greek... The post Matziaraki’s 4.1 Miles Puts Human Face On Greece’s Refugees, Shames Humanity appeared first on The National Herald.
The Ongoing Influence and Mystery of Aris San
By Steve Frangos, Aristides Saisanas offers us a fine example of how the history of Greek music since 1880, while widely described in the world’s popular press, sees little serious... The post The Ongoing Influence and Mystery of Aris San appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Banks Ready to Write Off 14B Euros in Bad Loans
ATHENS – Greek banks will write off debts of 3 billion euros ($3.19 billion) from bad mortgage, consumer and small corporate loans by the end of the year, media reports... The post Greek Banks Ready to Write Off 14B Euros in Bad Loans appeared first on The National Herald.
After A Massive Evacuation, Greek City Defuses A World War II Bomb
After an evacuation of more than 70,000 people — one of Greece's largest-ever peacetime evacuations — Greek officials have confirmed that the 500-pound weapon has been deactivated by specialists. Reuters reports the bomb was removed from its resting ...
Greece First in Europe in Number of Pending Administrative Cases
Greece is in first place in the number of pending administrative cases among the 26 European Union member states, according to president of the Association of Administrative Judges (EDD) Eirini Giannadaki. Giannadaki addressed the annual EDD meeting held ...
WW2 Bomb Forces Up To 72,000 To Evacuate Homes In Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A World War Two bomb forced a massive evacuation in Greece’s second-largest city on Sunday, but also gave a group of stranded refugees a rare day-trip to the museum. The bomb was deactivated by specialists by ...
Greek restaurant Taverna 38 closes in Williston Park
Call it the curse of the Ivy Cottage. Ever since Joe Lester closed his 14-year-old Williston Park restaurant, the property has been a revolving door of troubled eateries. The latest victim: Taverna 38, the modest Greek that opened in May 2016. If the ...
Greek officials work on defusing WWII bomb after mass evacuation takes place
GREECE: A World War II bomb found in the second city of Thessaloniki was being defused by officials on Sunday after an evacuation was organised to remove tens of thousands of people from the area. The bomb, containing nearly 250 kilogrammes of explosives ...
Greece: Unexploded bomb forces 75,000 to evacuate in Thessaloniki
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WWII bomb defused after 75k people evacuated in Greece
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75,000 evacuated while defusing Second World War bomb in Greece
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Greece, lenders risk Eurozone instability
… bridge differences over reforms Berlin: Greece and its lenders should quickly … give Greeks hope of a stable and secure future,” he added. Greece … Greece, without which Athens would default on its debt in July. Greek …
WW2 bomb deactivated in Greece
… has been deactivated in the Greek city of Thessaloniki after it … the largest peacetime evacuations in Greece. Many people left in their … September 1944. German forces occupied Greece from 1941 until October 1944.