How the world sees Greece
Germans are continuing to shop around for attractive summer holiday offers, with fluctuating demand for top destinations around the Mediterranean, the Hotelometer results for April (calendar weeks 14/15 and 16/17) indicate. Turkey appears to have been one ...
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PAOK upset the odds and won the GREEK volleyball league for the third year in a row as it triumphed 3-1 on Sunday at Olympiakos to win the final ...
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It's common knowledge that the 26.2-mile race's name came from the battle on the GREEK plain of Marathon in 490 BC. It involved anywhere from ...
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You don't need a huge travel budget to island hop in GREECE. In fact, you will find that there are many economical ways that you can plan out your ...
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Greece could be included in the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program at the beginning of June if a final agreement on Greece’s second program review is achieved on May 22, Economy and Development Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou said in an ...
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A young British tourist has revealed that she collapsed with kidney failure and went blind after drinking a spiked cocktail in Greece. The 22-year-old collapsed last year while on the island of Zakynthos, and was taken to hospital when her vodka and orange ...
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PAOK Thessaloniki defeated AEK Athens 2-1 to win the Greek Cup after a tightly-contested final which was marred by shocking scenes of violence between supporters […] The post Fourteen Years Later…PAOKARA Back to the Top appeared first on The National Herald.
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PIRAEUS, Greece, May 7 (Xinhua) -- It is the 22nd day on the sea for the merchant vessel (M.V.) COSCO Netherlands to complete its voyage from China to Europe on a route known as the Maritime Silk Road. From the Pacific, the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic ...
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German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned that without the participation of the International Monetary Fund the current Greek fiscal adjustment program signed in August 2015 will have to radically change. The IMF insists on fiscal figures and targets the German-led Eurozone refuses to accept. Speaking to Passauer Neue Presse, Schaeuble said that “Greece is doing … The post Schaeuble warns without IMF participation Greece’s program would need to radically change appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Four cruise ships carrying 8,733 tourists and 3,416 crew members docked at the port of Katakolo, Greece. The tourists visited the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia while some of them decided to have a swim taking advantage of the high temperatures and the sunny weather. Vice president of Katakolo municipal port fund Sakis Antonopoulos said […]
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A drawing has put Israel in a group with Greece Britain and another team to advance from the first stage of qualifying for the World Basketball Championship, according to Channel 10 Television. The first three teams in the group will go to the next round.
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President Nicos Anastasiades, a Greek Cypriot, said that he's "distraught" that U.N. envoy Espen Barth Eide appears to be adopting the positions of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots. Anastasiades also criticized Eide for ignoring the "real threat" of Turkey's attempts to dispute Cyprus' right to explore its waters for oil and gas by sending its own ship to conduct seismic surveys off the island.
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Want to try your hand at the Greek real estate market on Santorini? Why not give a board game inspired by Monopoly a go. The game, called “Santopoly” is available for purchase and promises a Grecian adventure in the property investment market to all ...
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Shops in GREECE are currently compelled to open on the first Sunday of every month in a step imposed three years ago by the country's creditors.
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GREECE didn’t seem too far away from the Gold Coast when 500 punters flooded Miami Marketta forks and knives in hand for a Mediterranean feast. Hellenika turned the Miami Marketta laneway into a Greek dining hall at the weekend to serve a traditional 14 ...
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VOLOS (ANA). One man was hospitalized with chest injuries at the hospital of Volos on Saturday, after clashes between fans of PAOK and AEK football […] The post One Μan Hospitalized in Volos After Football Violence During Greek Cup Final appeared first on The National Herald.
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His doctor friend knows that “-ectomy” is a GREEK form that means “a cutting out”, so an appendix operation has been done. That is quite clear and no ...
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Economic police officers will change their dress code and adapt it to the holiday mood on the Greek islands, especially the cosmopolitan ones. They will conduct tax evasion controls in hotels, bars, restaurants, music halls and beaches wearing bermuda shorts and bathing suits. They will pretend to be customers, order 2-3 drinks and reveal their … The post Economic police in shorts and swimsuits to combat tax evasion on Greek islands appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Great Britain’s Senior Men have been drawn to face Greece, Israel and one other nation in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. GB earned their spot in the draw as a result of securing qualification to EuroBasket 2017 and will now look to ...
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with author Colm Toibin about his new book, House of Names, set in ancient Greece and the House of Agamemnon.
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GREECE will offer Cyprus any help it needs when it comes to facing Turkish threats over drilling in the island's exclusive economic zone, the country's ...
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JOURNALIST: How do you see Turkey's stance following the referendum and, mainly, of late, Mr. Minister? N. KOTZIAS: Turkey is a restless and revisionist power. It often expresses itself as wanting to change part of the international agreements or as not accepting international law. Its current leadership, which contributed decisively to shaping the Turkey we see today, seems at this time to have been caught between a sense of insecurity and fear, on the one hand, and an unjustified sense of superiority and arrogance. This contradictory mix always has to be handled carefully so that one doesn't get carried away in the 'easy current' of things. One has to endeavour to find channels of communication, trust, respect for the other side's particularities. And wherever and whenever needed, to be stern. JOURNALIST: Are you worried about a “hot incident” in the Aegean? N. KOTZIAS: I am more worried about some accident caused by the risks taken and provocations made by the other side. JOURNALIST: And in Cyprus? Ankara is making threats ahead of the tapping of deposits. N. KOTZIAS: The Cypriot government has taken its measures. The international community is monitoring closely. We are at the disposal of the Republic of Cyprus for any assistance it may need. Ankara is resorting to intimidation on the deposits issue. But one can fall victim to intimidation only if one lacks strength. JOURNALIST: Turkish officials say Agathonisi isn't Greek, while Erdogan regularly disputes the Treaty of Lausanne. How will this matter be dealt with? Is recourse to The Hague a solution? N. KOTZIAS: Following the failed coup, the government and opposition in Turkey have entered into a dead-end nationalist bidding war. Meanwhile, we are taking the necessary diplomatic and defensive measures. It would be good if our neighbours stopped questioning international law and international agreements. Greece is neither a 'devastated country' nor 'an easy target'. And it is better for them to accept the realities of the situation and return to a productive dialogue. JOURNALIST: Does Greece support Turkey's European perspective, and on what terms? And how do you respond to the European powers that are calling for an end to the negotiations? N. KOTZIAS: The best prospect for Greek-Turkish relations is a European democratic Turkey that respects international law and the principle of good neighbourly relations. A Turkey with which we will develop maximum cooperation in all fields. This is our policy of principles, and it is also the desire of the majority of Turkish citizens. The powers that want to end the negotiations on Turkey's European perspective are often those who, in all other sectors, make concessions "to the necessary ally". What we say is very clear: We want a European Turkey. It is up to Turkey to decide whether or not it wants to be European. JOURNALIST: How much can Greece put up with in the Aegean, Mr. Minister? Could we see wind blowing flags away again, like we did in Imia? N. KOTZIAS: I'm not a meteorologist, Mr. Skouris. I have made clear our positive initiatives regarding our neighbour, as well as our red lines. The wind can't blow away the latter. JOURNALIST: Do you see resolution of the Cyprus issue? Do you agree with those who believe that the best possible goal right now is simply for the negotiations to continue? N. KOTZIAS: I want the Cyprus issue to be resolved. What I persist in doing is underscoring – on the basis of the resolutions of the UN General Assembly and Security Council, regarding the international dimension of the Cyprus problem – is that it is a problem of occupation. From this perspective – a perspective on which Greece has a say – resolution of the Cyprus issue means an end to the occupation and the system of guarantees, elimination of any potential for a third country to invade Cyprus, to have rights of intervention in general. JOURNALIST: Is Eide working as a 'broker' for the other side? N. KOTZIAS: Eide argues that a kind of four freedoms can also be implemented for the Turks in Cyprus. To prove this, he invoked a number of inapt examples, such as Russia's agreement regarding Kaliningrad. In fact, the agreement concerns Russians' being able to transit between the Russian mainland and Kaliningrad. Cyprus certainly bears no relation to such a case, because it is neither a Turkish transit zone nor Turkish territory. Dissimilar things are being muddled together here in order to justify a misguided demand from the other side. And, in fact, he is trying to rationalize these misguided demands for the EU leadership. But that's not his job. Finally, allow me to express my bewilderment – to put it politely – that there are those who, in order to justify his actions, consciously make the false claim that we had "come close to a solution." JOURNALIST: Is a rearrangement of the borders in the Balkans considered likely? Must it be avoided? And what foreign powers play a role in this direction? N. KOTZIAS: Anyone who plays with fire – and lots of people need to be reminded of this – gets burnt in the end. We will not tolerate anyone's raising any issue of borders. Together with our European partners, we condemn anyone who might have such aspirations. JOURNALIST: Do you foresee and inter-ethnic clash in Skopje? What needs to be done to avert such an eventuality? And how can Greece contribute? N. KOTZIAS: We are the only country that doesn't interfere in our neighbour's domestic affairs, and yet there are those who want to create an atmosphere of suspicion. We are concerned at the lack of a culture of consensus and compromise in our neighbouring country. We want democracy and the rule of law to function there. We produce a policy of stability in the region, and we are trying to support the stability structures in the region. JOURNALIST: There are persistent reports that – in order to deal with the tension in Skopje – Berlin and Paris will lower the bar for FYROM's accession to the EU. And that they will exert pressure on Athens. N. KOTZIAS: I don't know who wants to exert pressure on whom, but everyone knows that we can't be pressured and we won't back down on what we believe to be right for the interests of our people and for European principles and values. JOURNALIST: Does the possibility of a 'Greater Albania' in the Balkans worry you? In your opinion, what powers are fuelling this possibility? N. KOTZIAS: There are those who dream of 'pseudo-greatness' ... But we and the EU will not allow it. The borders in Europe are definitive, and anyone who tries to tamper with them will face major and serious consequences. JOURNALIST: Edi Rama argues that Greece is one of the countries participating in the destabilisation of Albania. How do you respond to that? And what shape are Greek-Albanian relations in? N. KOTZIAS: I haven't heard anyone in the Albanian government say anything like that, and they couldn't. Albania joined NATO and embarked on its European course with Greece's support. And in fact we got nothing in exchange, which was a mistake. Today, Albania knows that the path to Europe runs through judicial reform, combating organized crime and drug trafficking, protection of the rights of the Greek National Minority. This path is a path of stability. The overcoming of any instability within Albania requires further consolidation of democracy and the culture of compromise. JOURNALIST: The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) warns that there will be a war in the region. Do you see that happening? N. KOTZIAS: My job is to avert such eventualities and ensure that the country stays out of them. It isn't to passively record them. For two and a half years now, I have been talking about the triangle of instability in which our country is enveloped (Ukraine, Libya, Middle East), and, as the Foreign Ministry, we have oriented ourselves toward creating mechanisms – networks of stability and security (such as the five trilateral cooperation schemes, the three quadrilateral cooperation schemes, the Arab-European conference in Rhodes later this month). JOURNALIST: By general admission, the situation is difficult. How should Greece react? Does it need to increase its defence spending? N. KOTZIAS: The more difficult a situation is, the less one should talk – so that one can think more and plan. Be sober and clear-headed. Study the situation and patiently promote the necessary choices. It is also my job, in the most difficult situations, to find channels of communication with the other sides, to steadily and persistently use and capitalize on the means of diplomacy. JOURNALIST: There are those who accuse you of being 'tough' or, more or less, of being a 'nationalist'. How do you respond to them? N. KOTZIAS: To those who want to give up without a fight, it seems strange that there are those who don't. Anyone who sees Turkish chauvinism as a just cause recognizes his enemy in Greek patriotism. It is to be expected that anyone who is a quisling or cherry-picker would be irritated by this. What is impressive about some people's amorality is that they justify the occupation of Cyprus in a variety of ways. That they want Cyprus to be a second-class member state of the EU, while they protest because Greece is not voiceless at the UN, is not a second-class member of that organization. Of course, the essence remains the same: over 90% of the Cypriot people agree with the positions I have stated regarding the international aspect of the Cyprus problem. JOURNALIST: How are your relations with Panos Kammenos? And why do you think the Defence Minister is the target of so many attacks? N. KOTZIAS: The Foreign Ministry has diplomacy and negotiation as means of action. The Defence Ministry has defence. We are both doing our jobs. Panos comes under attack because he draws a large following from the 'pro-Karamanlis' side of New Democracy, thus stymieing any chance of victory for the latter. That drives some people mad.
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Stores remained closed and workers and shopkeepers marched through the streets of Athens protesting the introduction of Sunday opening for shops. The provision to open stores 30 Sundays per year is part of the additional austerity deal Greece signed with creditors beginning of the week. The protest occurs on the Sunday were shops were supposed … The post Shops owners and workers protest against Sunday opening appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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This Grilled Greek Steak Salad with Greek Goddess Dressing is full of delicious oregano, garlic, and rosemary flavors, delicious steak, and cool salad. Perfect for summer! I love salads. I don’t think I could have said that when I was a kid unless it ...
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GREECE'S approach has also changed. The doctrine that existed in the wake of the Imia crisis in 1996, when the two countries almost went to war, was ...
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Aides to the prime minister said he is considering a cabinet reshuffle to give his government a lift and inspire investors as talks on lightening GREECE'S ...
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The media sector in GREECE will not be cleaned up by making way for the entry of new players who either already have or are vying for public sector ...
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The whole wedding is arranged and planned. Two or three days before the wedding, the couple organizes a celebration called Krevati in their new home. In Krevati, friends and relatives of the couple put money and young children on the couple's new bed for ...
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ATHENS – Major opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said a deal Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras made with the country’s […] The post Mitsotakis Says SYRIZA Bamboozled Greeks With Troika Austerity Deal appeared first on The National Herald.
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ATHENS – Accused of racist language in a piece about Muslims, Greek author Soti Triantafyllou will go to trial on July 21 over a quote […] The post Greek Author Faces Trial for Slurring Muslims, Cited Marco Polo appeared first on The National Herald.
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ATHENS – Hopes to get huge chunks of cash from Greeks indebted to the state have instead found diminishing returns by confiscating their bank accounts […] The post State Confiscations of Greek Debtors Bank Accounts Not Paying Off appeared first on The National Herald.
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The International Monetary, one Greece’s chief creditors, said it wants a pledge from the poll-leading New Democracy not to roll back reforms and austerity measures […] The post Seeing New Democracy Win, IMF Asks Reforms Not Be Reversed appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ hope for debt relief as a trade-off for agreeing to more harsh austerity measures demanded by international creditors hit a […] The post Germany Denies Preparing Greek Debt Relief Plan appeared first on The National Herald.
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Croatian wines aren’t always easy to find, but if you want to try something unusual and aromatic these recommendations are certainly worth a look VERALDA MALVAZIJA PRESTIGE, BUJE, ISTRIA, CROATIA 2015 (£13.50, CROATIAN FINE WINES) Since Croatia became the last European country to join the EU in 2013, the country’s wines have been a little easier to find in what will be the first country to leave. But they’re still not as widely distributed as I think they deserve to be. Certainly, there’s something really quite distinctive and special about malvazija istrana, an aromatic grape variety that flourishes on the Istrian peninsula, where it’s capable of making dry white wines that mix fruity fleshiness with a sea-breezy coastal freshness. A recent standout, which I tasted blind alongside a range of equally excellent Greek dry whites, Veralda’s example has a mouthwatering tension between mouthfilling tropical fruitiness, olive oiliness, tingling lemon and minerals that would be superb with meaty white fish with herby accompaniments. VINA LAGUNA PINOT GRIGIO, ISTRIA, CROATIA 2015 (FROM £9.95, LEA & SANDEMAN) Another Istrian producer with a flair for malvazija is Kozlovic, a family-run firm whose Malvazija 2015 (from £12.60, Field and Fawcett; Corking Wines) has a delightful fresh apricot scent and that characteristic Istrian citrussy breeziness. Like many producers on the peninsula, Kozlovic also make a searing red-plum tangy red from the local teran grape that, chilled down, has the same tomato pasta-matching ability of many north Italian reds (Kozlovic Teran 2015; £12.93, Corking Wines) – a capability shared by the great-value Vina Laguna Terra Rossa 2015 (£7.50, The Wine Society), where teran is blended with merlot and another local variety, borgonja. And Istria’s strong Italian influence is also present in another Laguna wine, a beautifully pure, fluent easy-drinking pinot grigio. Continue reading...
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Panagiotis Gionis of Greece show his thophy during the awarding ceremony for the men's singles at the 2017 ITTF Challenge Zagreb Open Table Tennis tournament in Zagreb, capital of Croatia, May 6, 2017. Panagiotis Gionis claimed the title by defeating ...
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“If I had a kid who graduated from high school right now and was going to Penn State in September, I would forbid him from going in the GREEK system.
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As All Saints GREEK Orthodox Parish president, he will welcome Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America, and Pittsburgh Metropolitan Savas to the ...
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Both John and Niki left family and friends to come to the United States. John, from Mytilene, GREECE, came to Columbia in 1954 to begin a new life with ...
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ACJC decided to look at whether GREEK groups received “direct and indirect resource assistance.” Respondents argued that ACJC was taking a broad ...
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When I heard that a new GREEK restaurant had opened in the old Iguacu building, I felt quite excited - and not just because it meant I would never have ...
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Police clashed with fans at the Greek Cup final on Saturday. PAOK won the Greek Cup by defeating AEK Athens 2-1 in a final marred by violent clashes between fans that injured more than 40 people, two seriously, according to police on Saturday. The game was ...
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… on a sidewalk outside a Greektown Walgreens, authorities said. William Floyd …
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PAOK beat AEK 2-1 in the 75th GREEK Cup Final on Saturday at the Panthessaliko Stadium of Volos, central Greece, on one of the most disgraceful ...
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In GREEK mythology, Astypalaea and Europe were the daughters of Phoenix and Perimede. Poseidon fell in love with Astypalaea abducted her and ...
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The Greek fur industry will return to positive course in 2017 after three successive years of decline (with sales falling by more than 80 pct), Phaedon Giatas, vice-president in the Hellenic Fur Federation told ANA on Friday. Giatas said messages received ...
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The newest edition to Coca Cola’s range has made its global debut in Greece. The first-of-its-kind Coca-Cola ‘No Calories, and With Sweetener from Stevia Plant’ receipe was developed by Coca-Cola Greece in collaboration with the company’s Atlanta ...
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A young British tourist has spoke of the moment she collapsed with kidney failure and blindness after being poisoned by spiked drinks on a Greek holiday island. Hannah Powell, now 22, collapsed last year and was in hospital after her vodka and orange ...
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The Egnatia toll road spanning northern Greece will not be given to the new Privatisation Fund that is to be set up in Greece, a meeting held at the government’s headquarters decided. The meeting, attended by ministers and Egnatia SA’s management and workers, was chaired by Minister of State Alekos Flambouraris. It was also decided […]
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