The German newspaper Handelsblatt has published the full agreement between Greece and the creditors. In the 53 pages of the final text the most important elements are: – An up to 18% cut in the pensions from 1/1/2019, with the average reduction being 9%.
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Monday, May 8, 2017
IMF to Greece: Sorry We’ll Destroy You
Greece Passes New Austerity for New Loans, The Real New Network, May 6, 2017. Bond holders, banks, and IMF bear responsibility for having made irresponsible loans to Greece, so it is not right for them to force yet more austerity on Greece, says Michael ...
Puerto Rico's Structural Problems Are Similar to GREECE'S
Puerto Rico shares a story similar to GREECE'S (GREK) in terms of its dismal economic performance and exacerbated debt issues. With its rising debt at ...
Quid Pro Quo on GREECE'S Debt
Searching for compromise, GREECE'S creditors are considering tying debt relief to austerity targets. But Germany is not playing along - at least not in ...
'Days Of Our Lives' Spoilers For Tuesday May 9, 2017: Chad GREECE-Bound, Lani Hides ...
Days of Our Lives spoilers for Tuesday May 9, 2017 reveal that Chad (Billy Flynn) is on his way to GREECE in hot pursuit of the stolen amulet, Lani (Sal ...
GREEK leaders hail Macron victory, hope for fruitful ties
Emmanuel Macron received words of encouragement form GREEK leaders yesterday after winning France's presidential election on Sunday. “This is a ...
Oregon Symphony teams with puppeteer Michael Curry to retell GREEK myth
Anna Marra, a dancer, is the live Persephone. Michael Curry has teamed up with the Oregon Symphony on Igor Stravinsky's "Persephone." These ...
‘Game of Thrones’ Stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Go on Couples Vacation in Greece
Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie played lovers in the hit HBO series. While their romance was doomed on the show, their off-screen love story is very much alive. The two were recently seen enjoying the island life in Greece. Over the ...
Macron holds forces of Trump and Le Pen at bay – now he must deliver
… than the US or Britain, Greece has dodged the bankruptcy bullet … more willing emulators in Spain, Greece and other European countries whose …
Greece arrests seven for trafficking drugs from Albania to Italy
… Adriatic Sea (PHOTO: REUTERS) ATHENS: Greece's coastguard said on … arrested five Albanians and two Greeks and seized 1.5 tonnes … the shores of Italy, the Greek coastguard said.
Thomas Cook Airlines launches Corfu flights from London Luton Airport
… route will serve the Greek island of Corfu, operating every Sunday throughout …
Olympiakos confirmed Greek champions
Olympiakos were confirmed Greek champions on Monday after the Super League overwhelmingly voted in favour of them keeping the title. It came hours after the Greek football federation rejected an appeal by second-place PAOK, who wanted the Piraeus club to ...
Greek Restaurant From John Ondo Opening This Month
When long-standing Lana shuttered, chef John Ondo announced he would bring Greek food to Mount Pleasant. His project, named Kairos, will be a fast-casual Greek restaurant serving lamb, chicken, falafel, and meatball pitas with traditional salads and spreads.
Greece Retail Trade Opposed to Sunday Shop Opening
Greece’s major retail trade players are expressing their opposition to a recent decision by the government to keep shops open on 30 Sundays a year citing exorbitant costs, with the hospitality sector, saying it will better promote city break ...
What to Do in Hersonissos Crete Greece
Written by GreekBoston.com in About Crete Greece, Greek Travel Guide Comments Off on What to Do in Hersonissos Crete Greece The village of Hersonissos in Crete, Greece is one of those places you won’t want to miss. While here, you may notice the ...
Greece Is on Track to Overcome Difficulties, Tsipras Tells Kirchner
For the first time in many years, Greece is on track to overcome the difficulties it has been facing, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told former president of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, welcoming her at his office in parliament. “I must tell ...
American Embassy Releases Ambassador’s Interview with To Vima
The US Embassy in Greece released key excerpts of Ambassador’s Geoffrey Pyatt interview with the Athenian newspaper To Vima in order to “correct the record” […] The post American Embassy Releases Ambassador’s Interview with To Vima appeared first on The National Herald.
St. George Greek Festival in Clifton Draws a Crowd
By Michalis Kakias CLIFTON, NJ – A large crowd of people attended and were entertained at the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Festival in the […] The post St. George Greek Festival in Clifton Draws a Crowd appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Melchite Patriarch resigns
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Beatitude Gregory III Laham from pastoral office The Spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church retired on Saturday after Pope Francis accepted his resignation. Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch ...
Media in Albania claim authorities arrested Greek businessman for spying
Media in Albania claim the country’s authorities arrested a Greek businessman at the airport of Tirana. The 52-year-old constructor has been allegedly transporting ‘spying material’. According to Albanian TV news, the Greek national was allegedly carrying ‘spy ware’ in his bag. the man is active in Albania as contractor. The Albanian TV has been broadcasting … The post Media in Albania claim authorities arrested Greek businessman for spying appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Global Greek Yogurt Sales Market 2017
Report studies Greek Yogurt Sales in Global market that focuses on the top Manufacturers, Market Segment by Countries, Split by Product Types (with sales, revenue, price, market share of each type), Split by applications this report focuses on sales ...
A Return to Athens
It all started in March of 1981, when Josephine Flemotomos' parents opened Athens Tavern, one of the first traditional GREEK restaurants in Richmond.
Greece Hopes to Break Tourism Record in 2017
Germany and Greece have locked horns for years over how to handle the latter’s ballooning sovereign debt, with nasty epithets at times straining relations between both euro-zone nations. But when it comes to vacationing, Germans love Greece, and that’s ...
Is the sacrifice that Greek people have made worth it?
After seven years of recession and a repeated unreliability, Greek economy can hope for better days. It has achieved a unique budgetary adjustment which allows Greece to look forward for an even bigger structural intervention. The state has reduced ...
Lemnos Sand Dunes
Atsiki, GREECE. Lemnos Sand Dunes. A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.
Paddy Mulligan on his Greek adventures with Panathinaikos
What followed then was a two year stint in GREECE with one of the country's traditional Big Three clubs, Panathinaikos, as assistant manager as he ...
Stock markets slip back and euro dips despite France rejecting Le Pen
News of the vote came as GREEK politicians welcomed Emmanuel Macron's election as France's new president. Helena Smith reports from Athens:.
Hermes Expo in Concord offers forum to connect people, businesses
CONCORD >> Everyone was GREEK for the day at the recent 2017 Hermes Expo, held at the Concordville Inn/Best Western ballroom. The annual ...
Olympiakos confirmed GREEK Super League winners
ATHENS: Olympiakos were confirmed GREEK champions on Monday after the Super League overwhelmingly voted in favour of them keeping the title.
Gregory III Laham: From Greek-Melkite patriarch to pilgrim of peace and love
Pope Francis accepted the patriarch’s resignation from the pastoral government of the Greek-Melkite Church. The administration is now in the hands of the archbishop of Aleppo. Gregory III renewed his commitment to serve dialogue and outreach with ...
9 Muses, Paros: The Blessings of a Greek island in a Small Aegean Home
'Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.' Henry James The bold aroma of the eucalyptus has reached the sea to blend with the salt of the waves. In the kitchenette of your room ...
Great Flavors Brings Quality Products of Greece to America
NEW YORK, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Great Flavors, a campaign co-financed by the European Union and Greece, was delighted to present premium food products from across Greece to the American public. Product presentations were held in Boston and ...
Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (:GREK) Moves Up 10.50% For The Week
Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (:GREK) performed nicely this week, continuing its impressive near-term upward movement. The stock has moved north ...
Ankita Bhargava-Karan Patel Celebrate Anniversary In GREECE; Check Out Their Romantic Pictures
Ankita-Karan tied the knot in May 2015 and since then their bond is getting stronger day by day. (Instagram). - - - - - - - - - Advertisement - - - - - - - - -.
Athens Welcomes Foodies to Celebrating 2nd Street Food Festival in May
There were outlets set up that were selling food from GREECE, Thailand, Mexico, Germany, Peru, Turkey, Italy, USA and other countries. In all, around ...
Greek Trade Deficit Up 44.8 Pct in Q1, ELSTAT Reveals
(ANA) – Greek trade deficit grew 36.2 pct in March this year, compared with the same month in 2016, as imports grew more than exports, […] The post Greek Trade Deficit Up 44.8 Pct in Q1, ELSTAT Reveals appeared first on The National Herald.
New Democracy Asks Why So Few Refugee Children in Greek Schools
ATHENS – Greece’s Education Ministry is due to report on the status of refugee children in Greek schools after questions why there are so few […] The post New Democracy Asks Why So Few Refugee Children in Greek Schools appeared first on The National Herald.
Sarantis Group Announces Collaboration with Greek NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo
ATHENS – Sarantis Group announces its collaboration with the Greek NBA player, Giannis Antetokounmpo to promote the STR8 signal in a worldwide level for the […] The post Sarantis Group Announces Collaboration with Greek NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared first on The National Herald.
Vernicos expands with Middle Eastern tug
Vernicos Tugs & Salvage has completed its first purchase move in 2017 with the addition of a tug. The GREEK owner has entered into an agreement to ...
Opa! Charleston goes GREEK at annual spring festival
The GREEK Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity hosts the annual spring festival Friday through Sunday. It features GREEK food, wine, music, dancing, ...
Another blow to Greece’s self-employed and freelancers with IMF’s social security contributions based on gross income
Hardly has been the new system of social contributions implemented and the creditors demanded a new system. A new system of calculations based on gross income. A new system will give another blow to low-income self-employed, freelancers and farmers. The new system will affect 1.4 million people and will be implemented in 2018. The measure … The post Another blow to Greece’s self-employed and freelancers with IMF’s social security contributions based on gross income appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greece’s Parliament to vote for the additional austerity measures on May 18
The additional austerity measures for 2019-2020 the Greek government agreed upon with the country’s creditors will be brought to Parliament on May 15 for debate. A vote by the Plenary will take place on May 18 2017, just four days before the crucial Eurogroup meeting on May 22. Parliament President Nikos Voutsis made the statement … The post Greece’s Parliament to vote for the additional austerity measures on May 18 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Review: Zeus Street Greek justifies their recent growth with high quality casual eats
A few years ago Zeus Street Greek didn’t seem like it’d reach the level of growth it enjoys today. Their first store was out in Drummoyne, quietly building an empire as a fresh take on Greek street food, that offered more than just souvlakis and gyros ...
Migration Min Mouzalas: Our Vision Is to Open Safe Routes for Refugees
“There is no use in bombing in Syria and Afghanistan — and we Europeans have a small contribution to it — and afterwards building houses for the refugees,” stated Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas addressing the World Progress Forum on the refugees issue organized by socialist Eurodeputies that is held in Thessaloniki. Our vision is […]
Karan Patel & Ankita Bhargava's Greece Holiday Pictures Will Give You Major Vacation Goals
Ankita shared this picture and wrote, "Hum To Chale ️ 2nd Anniv Vacation Starts Now 😍😍😍😍 @karan9198 #beachlife #letsexploretheworldtogether." Ankita wrote, "Jab Tak Tum Saath Ho,Zindagi Yun Hi Hanste Gaate Beet Jaegi. I ️U @karan9198 ...
Greek House Speaker: Measures Will be Legislated on May 18
The new measures agreed with Greece’s creditors in order to complete the second bailout program review will be legislated on May 18, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis told reporters on Monday. Voutsis said that the measures and countermeasures will be tabled ...
Greek and Cypriot Beaches Ranked Among Top ’25 Beaches to Visit in a Lifetime’
According to the international news website Business Insider, Greek and Cypriot beaches are among the top 25 beaches to visit in a lifetime. Let’s take a look at why the breathtaking beaches of Greece and Cyrus were chosen to grace this list by a team of ...
BRIEF-Gr Sarantis announces its collaboration with GREEK NBA player, Yannis Antetokoubo
DHAKA, May 8 Bangladesh's exports rose nearly 3.5 percent in April from a year earlier to $2.77 billion, the Export Promotion Bureau said on Monday, ...
GREEK bonds climb further on French election relief
Yields on GREEK government debt have hit fresh lows in the aftermath of the French presidential result, as investors' fears of a eurozone breakup ...