Local arm Fraport Greece plans to invest a minimum of €330 million ($355 million) through 2021 to upgrade the airports' facilities, with the intention of ...
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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Jimmy Patronis invited to GREEK celebration at White House
“It's one of those things that is probably the ultimate item on my bucket list,” Patronis said. “I went years ago for a bill signing, but this is different.
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Kosovo's Upcoming Iceland Match Is More Than Just Football - It's A Diplomatic Score
Loïc Trégourès, _Université de Lille 2 – Université de Lille_ Australian football star Besart Berisha recently flew to Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, to play for the country where he was born. “For me, it’s a very exciting time and I hope I have a great game,” he told the press. [The Conversation] Set for March 25, the game – Kosovo against Iceland – is part of the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But it is much more than a simple football match. Sports diplomacy has been the most successful strategy implemented by Kosovo to garner international recognition. It’s been nine years since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, after Kosovo Albanians sought independence during the Yugoslavian wars. Existing tensions rose to a climax between Kosovo Albanians and Serbs, culminating in the Kosovo War of 1998 to 1999, which required UN intervention. Kosovo’s journey towards full international recognition is still going, with 114 UN member states recognising the country so far. Chinese and Russian opposition to recognise the country prevents Kosovo from becoming a member of the UN; recently, Russia reassured Serbia that it would not change its position. Most countries that recognised Kosovo did so in 2008-2009. Since then, the supportive countries have been few, and the numbers of recognition have come to a standstill in past years – unless Serbia finally takes a stand to officially recognise Kosovo (which seems highly unlikely). Thus, the strategy of using sport as a tool of visibility and legitimacy allows Kosovo to claim its political existence. KOSOVO’S BRANDING STRATEGIES To bypass this deadlock, the country has adopted alternative strategies. Its very active digital diplomacy led to its recognition by Facebook: users can now select “Kosovo” as their country of origin, while Serbia was the default option before. A 2016 Oscar nomination for a short film also created buzz. Sport is also being actively used as a diplomatic tool. It wasn’t incidental that during his congratulatory address to Kosovo on independence, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mentioned the country’s FIFA membership and the Olympic title won by judo champion Maljinda Kelmendi as tremendous successes for the country. Participation in international sporting events is a symbolic way for a specific country to show evidence of its very existence. Who could deny that Kosovo existed when Kelmendi won the 2016 Rio Olympics title in judo before the world’s eyes? Who can deny the country exists when its football national team is part of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers? Taking part in an international sporting event makes it possible for a state – especially a young or small one – to get on the map, to accustom the world to seeing its flag and hearing its national anthem. In this sense, sport is a tool of soft power and an affordable way to be granted international symbolic recognition. Croatia, Qatar and Jamaica, to name a few, are familiar with this process; athletics has given them a visibility far greater than their political weight in the world. For Kosovo, the crucial decision came in late 2014 when the International Olympic Committee unanimously decided to admit the country as an official member, opening the way for other international sport federation to do the same. FIFA and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) followed in 2016. In fact, Kosovo’s path to FIFA membership started shortly after independence in 2008 thanks to Fadil Vokrri, a former Partizan Belgrade player who had represented the Yugoslav national team in the 1980s. He became president of the Kosovo football federation in 2008 and, acknowledging that his country wouldn’t be granted membership before a majority of countries politically recognised it, advocated a step-by-step approach – from getting Kosovo into the international transfer system to allowing its teams to play friendly games, which FIFA did in 2013. FOOTBALL DIPLOMACY The Kosovo example embodies how political football can be. First, while high-profile members of FIFA were keen on accepting Kosovo, then-UEFA president Michel Platini was against the move, calling the case political. Second, because Serbia and other countries, such as Russia, Greece and Spain, were opposed to FIFA allowing Kosovo even to play friendlies the league had to negotiate with both UEFA and Serbia to find a compromise. That’s why FIFA didn’t allow Kosovo to play friendly games before 2013 even though it was technically possible. FIFA’s president at the time, Sepp Blatter, insisted on negotiating an agreement with the Serbian federation instead of making a unilateral decision. Football embodies Kosovo’s claim into the UEFA Poland, 2012. Blerimuka/Wikimedia, CC BY-ND The game-changer seems to have been a 2013 Belgrade-Pristina political agreement, made off the record and signed under EU supervision. In it, Serbia pledged to stop obstructing Kosovo’s path to international sporting organisations. Still, Serbia continues to work against Kosovo’s recognition in other international organisations such as UNESCO. When Kosovo recently applied to become a member it was rejected by 50 countries. It is Vokrri’s hope that the Kosovo national team will one day be a symbol of the country’s civic identity that includes every citizen, regardless of nationality – Albanian, Serb or Roma. It could be, he told me in an interview, much like the Bosnian national team, which is now ethnically mixed. For scholars seeking to learn about identity dynamics and inclusiveness in Kosovo, it seems there is no better tool than football. Loïc Trégourès, Docteur en science politique, chercheur au CERAPS, _Université de Lille 2 – Université de Lille_ This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Current and Former Sorority Members Reflect on Experiences
The first question that the student panelists addressed was why they chose to take part in GREEK life in the first place and what they were up to now.
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EU's Future Prospects the Focus of Kotzias-Gabriel Meeting in Athens
“Greece belongs in the Eurozone,” German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, during joint statements with GREEK Foreign Minister ...
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The Greek God of Populism
ATHENS — In September 2012, as the European economic crisis entered its third autumn, a plump Greek man from the port city of Patras came to Athens and put on a press conference at the President Hotel, a few blocks away from the Acropolis. Few in the ...
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Greece students thank utility workers
GREECE, N.Y. -- High fives. That's what utility workers who restored power after the windstorm got today. They lined the halls of Lakeshore Elementary School in Greece thanking those who heeded the calls for help after the windstorm. "My parents were ...
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GasLog Partners LP Announces Acquisition Of GasLog Greece From GasLog Ltd. For $219 Million
MONACO - March 23, 2017 -GasLog Partners LP (NYSE:GLOP) ("GasLog Partners" or the "Partnership") and GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) ("GasLog") announced today that they have entered into an agreement for the Partnership to purchase from GasLog 100% of the shares ...
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The Latest: Erdogan considers reviewing ties with the EU
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that it was in Europe's interest to have a democratic and Europe-leaning Turkey, but that Turkey itself would determine its path. 1:25 p.m. The European Union has summoned Turkey's permanent representative to the ...
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ΙMF’s Rice: Progress Made in Talks With Greece, Work Still Required
Progress has been made in the ongoing negotiations between the Greek government and the representatives of the institutions in Brussels but “more work will be needed to narrow the remaining differences” in pensions and labor reforms, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday during a regular press conference in Washington. Rice refused […]
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No Greek people hospitalised in British hospitals, according to Foreign ministry's sources
Two Greek people were listed among the … the same diplomatic sources, a Greek couple had presented themselves saying …
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Get your Greek on this Sunday at the Greek Independence Day parade
Greektown will be a-buzzing with pride this weekend for the 16th annual Greek Independence Day parade. The parade is on Sunday, but Saturday is a gala to raise funds at the Detroit Athletic Club for the Hellenic Museum of Michigan. The parade committee ...
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GREEK Week underway
Events include dodgeball, football, volleyball, basketball, backyard games and GREEK Sing. All events are designed to help members bond with their ...
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GREEK Week: 'One Troy, One Family, One GREEK
Kappa Delta sorority placed first for women in the GREEK Week banner competition shown above. FarmHouse also placed first for the men.
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Designs Revealed for Redevelopment of 14 GREEK Regional Airports
Indeed, the neat and, in some cases new, architectural designs of will offer a new image at these 14 “gateways of GREEK tourism” – thus creating a ...
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Refugees in GREEK legal limbo: 'I want to go back to Syria to die. Anything is better than this'
That was months after the EU-Turkey deal took hold on 18 March, where the GREEK government set up an accelerated border procedure so that ...
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GREEK Guy restaurant expanding to Hamden months after opening in Wallingford
Chris Nakis, owner of The GREEK Guy restaurant with son, Anthony, 12, and wife, Joanne, Friday, November 11, 2016. The business is located at 628 ...
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Greece’s Hidden Trails: 6 Amazing but Unknown Hikes
In the not-too-distant past, when mules, donkeys and feet were the primary modes of transportation in Greece, an intricate network of footpaths and trails criss-crossed the landscape. However with the arrival of motorized transport, many of these fell ...
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act4Greece and save a much loved cultural hub
Located on the slopes of Kedrinos Hill, it is the most emblematic open-air theatre venue of the National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG) and a popular meeting spot for locals with its panoramic views of the bustling city and its port. But having operated ...
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Mumps outbreak spreads to UW Greek system
Washington’s mumps outbreak, the worse this decade, has spread to the fraternities and sororities at the University of Washington. The UW sent a message Wednesday to all students, faculty and staff saying that 20 cases of mumps associated with the ...
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Poland, Greece threaten to spoil Rome party
The EU wants to send out a message of unity. Not everyone got the memo.
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Review: ‘A World of Emotions’ in Greek Art Unmasks the Stony Faces
The first line of one of the oldest poems in Western literature, Homer’s “Iliad,” begins with the ancient Greek word for anger, or superanger: wrath. And from that emotion an entire epic driven by hatred, hubris, lust, grief and violence spins out.
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UCR Conference Offers Complete Look at Portable Emissions Testing Systems
The keynote speaker is Zissis Samaras, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Lab of Applied Thermodynamics at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. Samaras will review the state of emissions testing in Europe. Now in its 7 th ...
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IMF to ask Greece’s opposition for ‘assurances’ in implementation of extra austerity
The International Monetary Fund will seek assurances by Greece’s main opposition party New Democracy in case the fund decides to participate in the Greek program. In the regular briefing on Thursday, the spokesman of IMF, Gerry Rice, did not rule out assurances by the Greek opposition. Assurances mean that Greece’s main opposition party conservative New … The post IMF to ask Greece’s opposition for ‘assurances’ in implementation of extra austerity appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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EU summons Turkish ambassador over Erdogan “Europeans will not walk safe”
The European Commission summoned the Turkish ambassador to Brussels seeking explanations about the statements of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that “Europeans will not walk safely on the streets.” The European Commission said on Thursday it had summoned the Turkish ambassador to explain comments by President Tayyip Erdogan that Europeans would not be able to “walk … The post EU summons Turkish ambassador over Erdogan “Europeans will not walk safe” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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IMF: more work needed to reach deal on Greece loan
More work is needed to narrow the differences in talks to unlock new loans for debt-laden Greece, although some progress has been made, an IMF spokesman said Thursday. Negotiations between Athens and its eurozone and International Monetary Fund creditors ...
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West Bend High School marching band spending spring break in Greece
About 45 members of the West Bend High School Marching Band will spend their spring break in Greece. Band director Leah Duckert said the WBHS Marching Band takes a trip like this one every three years. "It's exhilarating. It's also nerve wracking, because ...
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Couture Designers Made the Costumes for This New Ballet
Goddess & Demonesses is a pas de deux, mixing the vocabularies of modern dance, flamenco, and ballet, which Li choreographed for herself and Bolshoi Ballet principal dancer Maria Alexandrova as an invocation of femininity inspired by Greek mythology.
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Akron rite of spring -- annual Greek bake sale -- is on hiatus while church kitchen is renovated
The annual Spring Bake Sale at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron — a local rite of spring — is not happening this year. The reason? “Major [ongoing] renovations of the church, including a brand new kitchen have prevented it,” Kim Vernis ...
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KITH and Aimé Leon Dore Link Up in Greece for a Nautical-Inspired “Mykonos” Collection
Designed on a color palette inspired by the Aegean Sea. A Greece vacation sounds perfect right about now, but unfortunately not everybody can jet-set at the drop of a hat. No need for fret or FOMO, though; KITH and Aimé Leon Dore just worked up a fresh ...
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Greek kingdom of Macedon is coming to Civilization VI
“Alexander’s military campaign stretched from Greece on through Asia and northeast Africa, subsequently overthrowing Persian king Darius III and dispatching the Persian Empire in its entirety – all before his 30th birthday,” the developer explains.
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London attacks: Two Greeks among the injured!
… Theresa May, there are two Greeks among the injured of the … since the Greek authorities had announced that there were no Greeks among … , 1 Polish, 1 Chinese, 2 Greeks and 1 American.
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EU summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan warning for Europeans' safety
German foreign minister 'keep channels open' During a visit to Greece on Thursday, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said it was important to maintain communication with Turkey, despite the downturn in Ankara's relations with Europe. "We must make ...
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EU hopes Greece will drop objections to unity declaration
EU officials said on Thursday they were hopeful Greece would drop its eleventh-hour objections to a declaration marking the bloc’s 60th birthday, sparing it a major embarrassment as it struggles for unity despite the looming departure of Britain.
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Official: Cyprus' rival leaders could meet socially in March
But Burcu said Greek Cypriot lawmakers must first fix "mistaken" legislation passed last month that made the commemoration of a 1950 referendum for union with Greece mandatory in Greek Cypriot schools. Akinci blamed the legislation that angered Turkish ...
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EU refugee policy unsustainable, says Council of Europe commissioner
"The system is unjust on the frontline countries, especially Greece and Italy... It puts unsustainable burdens on the frontline states... I don't think it can work for a long term," Muiznieks told reporters during a visit to Slovenia. The so-called Dublin ...
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2,500 Years Old Luxurious Greek Palace Uncovered by Archaeologists in Ancient Poseidonia
SALERNO, Italy – The discovery of a monumental building and priceless ceramics imported from Greece in excavations at Poseidonia shows for the first time how rich […] The post 2,500 Years Old Luxurious Greek Palace Uncovered by Archaeologists in Ancient Poseidonia appeared first on The National Herald.
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Unhappy Greeks Getting More Miserable Under SYRIZA
It’s no surprise to Greeks suffering a seven-year-long economic and austerity crisis that their country was ranked 87th of 155 countries listed in the United […] The post Unhappy Greeks Getting More Miserable Under SYRIZA appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias blasts EU countries on refugee issue
Greece cannot receive more refugees, he tells Die Welt
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IMF: Yes we did ask for Greek opposition party to support measures
Fund's communications director briefs press
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Turkish actor in love with sexy Greek model (photos)
Burak Hakki fell for Greek Uni student
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Anti-Melanogenic Properties of Greek Plants. A Novel Depigmenting Agent from Morus alba Wood
In therapeutic interventions associated with melanin hyperpigmentation, tyrosinase is regarded as a target enzyme as it catalyzes the rate-limiting steps in mammalian melanogenesis. Since many known agents have been proven to be toxic, there has been ...
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Two Greek female lawmakers reply to Dijsselbloem and his “drink and women”
With excessive sarcasm, two Greek female politicians replied to the sexist comments of Eurogroup head, Jeroen Dijsselbloem that the countries of the European South wasted the aid money in “drinks and women.” Maybe Dijsselbloem has not resigned, but sexist comments cost the job of a Greek from New Democracy. Member of the European Parliament, Eva … The post Two Greek female lawmakers reply to Dijsselbloem and his “drink and women” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Why You Need to Visit Athens Off-Season or On
There’s a lot to be said for traveling to Athens, Greece in the off-season. Fewer tourists, more personal attention, and mild weather are a few of the reasons an early March trip to this tourist-mecca turned out to be a winner for my family of three ...
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The 25 most beautiful buildings in the world, according to architects
[Beijing forbidden4]Wikipedia Commons Like paintings and sculptures, buildings can be beautiful works of art. We asked architects to tell us the one building that's a game-changer for building design, inspired them to become architects, or that they simply find stunning. Here are 25 of the most breathtaking buildings in the world, according to people who build them for a living. THE PARTHENON IN ATHENS, GREECE. Wikimedia Commons "It's the quintessential beautiful architectural form," Tara Imani says. "The Doric order, the use of entasis [a slight curve in columns] to make sure the columns didn't look spindly from a distance...the siting on a hilltop — it gave us our initial ABCs of architecture that we keep trying to use and improve upon today." _Imani is the founding architect of Tara Imani Designs._ THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BRAZIL IN BRASÍLIA. Wikipedia Commons "In 1974, my father, a scientist took our family to see the new city of Brasília. It captured the imagination of the world," Julia Donoho says. "Planned in the shape of an airplane, Corbusian [the modern architectural style of Le Corbusier] housing blocks lined the wings like feathers, the body was filled with embassies, government buildings, cultural institutions, and a house of God." _Donoho is the principal and project lead at Equinox Design and Development._ THE SÃO PAULO MUSEUM OF ART IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL. Wikipedia Commons "It is daring," Damaris Hollingsworth says. "Designed in 1968, it is made of concrete and glass. The main body is hung from the two beams and it barely touches the columns on the side. I also love the fact that it was designed by a woman." _Hollingsworth is the project manager for DLR Group._ SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER
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Greek Week activities will conclude tonight
Hundreds of Nicholls State University Greek students participated in games and activities at the 2017 Greek Week this week, to celebrate the Panhellenic tradition among fraternities and sororities. The Greek Week kicked off on Sunday night at the Colonels ...
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Mike Emanuel shares a traditional Greek family favorite
Can a creamy, salty decadent comfort food also be a little bit good for you? Just add some greens. Fox News Channel’s chief congressional correspondent and senior political correspondent stopped by “Fox & Friends” Thursday to share a family favorite ...
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London Attack Leaves Citizens of 10 Nations Dead or Injured
The victims included people from Britain, South Korea, France, Romania, Greece, China, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the United States.
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UK retail sales surge as consumers shrug off Brexit fears
An update on Greece now, where it is hoped record tourism will provide a boost to the crisis-hit economy. The Guardian’s Helena Smith reports: Greece’s largest carrier, Aegean Airlines, has reported a rise in passenger numbers despite a drop in profits.
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