How the world sees Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared optimistic on Wednesday over pending developments regarding debt relief measures for the bailout-dependent country, a prospect that his embattled coalition government needs to present as a "strategic success" in ...
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Greece is eyeing its first sovereign bond issue in three years as early as July if its international lenders specify longer term debt relief for the country, and the European Central Bank includes it in its bond-buying program. Sources familiar with the ...
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Rabbi Marvin Goodman brought home a souvenir from his recent trip to the Greek island of Lesbos, but it won’t be sitting on a display shelf in his living room any time soon. Goodman, who led a delegation of Bay Area rabbis and Muslim community leaders to ...
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented on the climate that is being formed for the country, saying it’s “too good to be true,” arguing that in the next period he will follow with an “investment tsunami.” With regard to Greece’s debt, Alexis ...
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday he is optimistic that there will be a positive result at the Eurogroup meeting on May 22, based on the positive messages he is receiving, adding that after the review the country could attempt a trial return ...
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The Ancient GREEKS had achievements far beyond the stone tablets and sick beards. The Antikythera Mechanism, celebrated with today's Google ...
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Thousands of people are expected to attend the annual St. Nicholas GREEK Festival in Wilmington this weekend. (Source: WECT). The festival began ...
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Swedish firms operating in GREECE are optimistic about the course of their sectors and the local economy's prospects in general according to a ...
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Entrance to all museums in Greece will be free of charge on Thursday, May 18 2017 as they celebrate the International Museums Day. Several events are planned for visitors. The theme chosen for 2017 is “Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums”. On the occasion, the Acropolis Museum will exhibit for the first … The post Greece celebrates International Museums Day, entrance free May 18/2017 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Chances are 50-50 for a comprehensive agreement over the Greek program at the Euroroup meeting on Monday, May 22 2017. A high-ranking Eurozone official, anonymous, of course, talked to several media representatives and correspondents late Wednesday afternoon and briefed them on the upcoming Eurogroup meeting. Among others, the EZ-official emphasized that at present there is … The post Eurogroup: Eurozone official warns ‘no bailout tranche without IMF participation’ appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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ATHENS - Greece faced the first general strike … in the third rescue package. Greece's largest private and … sector unions General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the civil …
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… austerity-weary Greeks. ATHENS, Greece — A nationwide general strike disrupted services across Greece Wednesday … to the Greek bailouts, and discussed the issue of Greece’s debt …
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Event to take place at Helexpo Marousi
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Council of State send preliminary quesions to EU over compatibility of hirings with EU law
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Expressed hope that a total solution would be found in May 22 EuroGroup meeting
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Clashes broke out between workers and riot police during a thousand-strong anti-austerity rally outside the Hellenic Parliament in Athens on Wednesday, May 17, the day before Greece's parliament was due to vote on further austerity measures required to ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — European Union police agency Europol says it has helped break up a criminal network that had been working for 10 years to […] The post Migrant Smuggling Network Smashed in Spain, Greece, EU Police Says; No IS Links appeared first on The National Herald.
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BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Aroni) There has been very good preparation on a staff level regarding Greece, a senior Eurozone official said here on Wednesday, expressing […] The post Differences on Debt the Main Obstacle to Final Agreement, Eurozone Official Says: ANA appeared first on The National Herald.
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Benaki Museum, Pireos Annexe, 138 Pireos St. “It is not something that is a decoration. It’s a work of art that one wears on the body.” That is how Anastasia Kandaraki describes art jewelry, also known as contemporary jewelry – a relatively new ...
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ATHENS Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday he was optimistic of a positive outcome when euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss the progress of Greece's bailout and the disbursement of new loans. Athens needs the ...
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Who could think so? Greek government bonds have been on a tear for a year; staff-level agreement on policies has been reached and, behind double-digits in polls, Syriza MPs are set to swallow the lot this week; so the €7bn July maturities look good.
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In Greece, thousands of angry protesters marched in Athens and other major cities in a general strike on Wednesday, as MPs prepared to approve new pension cuts that leave Greeks wondering what good has come from seven years of bailout deals between their ...
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The EU has announced it is investigating allegations of sexual exploitation of migrant by a "humanitarian partner organization" in GREECE as well as ...
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Greek workers walked off the job across the country Wednesday for an anti-austerity general strike that was disrupting public and private sector services across the country. Workers’ unions called the strike to protest new belt-tightening measures that ...
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Police arrested 15 people and seized drugs and guns in northern Greece as part of an ongoing operation to dismantle a large criminal gang that imported drugs from Bulgaria and sold them to various regions of the country. Authorities said fourteen of those arrested in Serres, Thessaloniki, Katerini and Trikala are Greek nationals while one […]
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Google doodle marks the 115th anniversary of the discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism. The mechanism invented in ancient Greece between estimated 150 BC and 80 BC is considered to be the first analog computer. The Antikythera Mechanism tracked planetary positions, predicted lunar and solar eclipses, and even signaled the next Olympic Games. It was probably … The post Google Doodle marks 115th Anniversary of Antikythera Mechanism discovery appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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A serious social problem arises on the island of Samos after the decision of the anesthesiologists working at the only public General Hospital “Agios Panteleimon” to refrain from participation in the legal interruption of pregnancy. While it is not clear, how many anesthesiologists work at the hospital, the decision falls like a bombshell in a … The post Anesthesiologists in Samos public hospital refuse to participate in legal abortions appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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EuroAsia Interconnector, the subsea cable that will connect the electricity grids of Israel, Greece and Cyprus, with the capability of selling surplus energy to western European markets, has been deemed as an integral part of Greece’s plans to transform ...
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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greek Gods® brand Greek-Style Yogurt is adding a new flavor to its multi-serve flavor selection—Maple. Creamy, Greek-Style Yogurt combined with the rich flavor of Maple create a delicious yogurt ...
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A Mycenean chamber tomb with grave goods dating to the 13th-12th centuries BCE has been discovered in the centre of the main town on the island of Salamina, Greece, during a project meant to link a home with the central sewage network. Speaking to the ...
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Dr. John Vonder Bruegge, associate professor of religion and co-director of the Honors Program at Northwestern College, is one of 21 faculty members nationwide who have been invited to participate in a seminar on ancient Greece July 24–30 at Harvard ...
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Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki to express anger at new pension and tax-break cuts forced on GREECE by ...
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Parliamentary report says they clash with Greek constitution
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Greek Justice Minister releases statement
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SERRES, Greece (ANA) – The first forum for the cooperation of Balkan and Black Sea countries will be hosted in the northeastern Greek city of […] The post Serres to Host Black Sea and Balkan Countries’ Cooperation Forum appeared first on The National Herald.
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ATHENS – Greek police are trying to find who stole nearly 500,000 euros ($555,730) worth of medical equipment from the Aghios Savvas Hospital. According to […] The post Greek Police Hunting Who Stole Hospital Medical Equipment appeared first on The National Herald.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece – The size of Greece’s unofficial cash economy – where transactions take place below the radar of the country’s tax authorities – is […] The post Greek Shadow Economy at Roughly 25 Pct of Official GDP, University Study Reveals appeared first on The National Herald.
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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). Everyone on strike A 24hr general strike will be held in Greece on 17 May 2017, as well as the strike rallies and demonstrations of the All-worker’s ...
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An anti-austerity rally in Greece's capital turned violent as a general strike halted flights, ferries and public transportation, and thousands joined protest marches across the country. A small group of protesters threw petrol bombs and fired flares at ...
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It will see GREECE pursue savings worth another 2% of GDP, including pensions and tax cuts, that the country's Civil Servants' Confederation (ADEDY) ...
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The world's oldest known computer lay submerged for more than 2,000 years off the treacherous coast of the GREEK island of Antikythera. Beneath the ...
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Greece's transport network was thrown into chaos this morning as a national general strike led to more than 150 flights being cancelled or ...
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GREEK debt drama's coming to a close (well, maybe). Many in the country hope that a political deal on the bailout package will at last put it on a path to ...
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Police unionists unfurled a huge black banner from Lycabettus Hill atop Athens printed in German and GREEK, addressed to German Chancellor ...
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L. ZAORALEK: Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to welcome my friend and partner, Mr. Kotzias, to the Czernin Palace. I am particularly pleased to have been able to invite him and welcome him warmly to the Czech Republic today. I want to stress in particular that many Czechs will visit Greece. Today, I can say that nearly half a million will be visiting your country, because they greatly prize Greece's beauty and security. We looked at bilateral cooperation issues, as Greece is a partner with whom we want to develop our relations, particularly in the field of enterprises. We are very pleased that the refugee/migration wave that hit Greece has stopped almost completely, and the situation in this sector has shifted for Greece. The issue that interests us in particular is the future of the European Union, because we are countries of approximately the same size in terms of population, though Greece's is a little larger, and we are interested in the future of Europe as a whole. I would like to mention an issue that is of particular interest to our audience and all of the Czech Republic, and it concerns the court case of Czech citizens, Messrs. Buchta and Pezlar. I would like to stress that we have assisted our citizens, we have given them legal support. They have not been convicted of a jailable offence, but given a suspended sentence, and the charge has changed on this matter. I would like to stress, once again, that there was a change in the charge, from a jailable offence to an offence carrying a suspended sentence, and I would be very pleased if it were just a misdemeanour. We are awaiting the result from the appeal that has been lodged with the Greek court. I am of the opinion that Greek-Czech relations are very good, and, once again, I am pleased to receive Mr. Kotzias here in the Czech Republic. N. KOTZIAS: Thank you very much for the interpretation. I thank my friend Lubomir very much for the invitation to come to Prague, a city with a great history; a city that Greeks love, especially for its arts, history and literature. First of all, I would like to wish my colleague every success now that the Czech Republic – in a few days, in Nicosia – will be assuming the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers. I can assure you that the Committee will be in good hands. The future of the European Union is of great interest to me – it is of concern to both of us. We have to help for there to be a substantial debate among our partners, our societies and the institutions regarding the future of Europe. A debate on the future of Europe means our agreeing on how we imagine the European Union and what we aspire for it to be and develop into in the 21st century. On what our vision is for Europe and our Union, and what principles and values we will strengthen it with. How we will make it attractive to the younger generation again. How we will develop a social Europe, so that it once again becomes more attractive to our citizens. We have to avert the trends toward the fragmentation of Europe. We have two major and difficult geoeconomic, geostrategic problems before us in Europe: to optimise our organisation of the Brexit – for both sides – and to stabilise our relations with Turkey. I always say that Greece has every interest in wanting a European and democratic Turkey, but it is up to the Turks themselves to decide whether they really want to work and to promote the necessary reforms so that they can join the European Union. My colleague and I also talked about the Western Balkans. How we can strengthen the region's course towards the European Union and Euroatlantic structures. How we can contribute to the further development of a political culture of consensus and compromise. The last thing I would like to mention is that there is also broad scope for our bilateral cooperation. In particular, we want to enhance – and I have a number of proposals and thoughts on this – the cooperation between our Ministries of Foreign Affairs and between the two states as a whole, in the sectors of education, research, culture and new technologies. Our meeting today, which follows on our meeting in Athens, will not suffice. I hope Lubomir finds time to come to Athens again, and it is certain that we will take a big step in our good relations. Thank you again for the invitation. JOURNALIST: A question for Mr. Kotzias: When do you think the package of measures will be approved by Parliament? N. KOTZIAS: On Thursday evening. JOURNALIST: What can you tell us in regard to this? N. KOTZIAS: If I could sum up the situation of the Greek economy in a single phrase, I would say this: it isn't what we would like it to be, but it is much better than what we found two and half years ago. After eight years of a crisis that was the biggest economic crisis in the world, I would say, since the Second World War, given that we lost 27% of our GDP. We are now once again on a growth track. We managed to get our surpluses to three times the level set by the programme. Unemployment fell by nearly 5%. Nevertheless, unemployment remains high. We have new investments: I have just returned from China, where we signed agreements on a total of €1.7 billion in investments, with the largest being that of ZTE, which comes to €500 million and concerns fibre optics. We are in a position to adopt a relief programme for the poor, as poverty has reached very high levels in Greece, and, with certain exceptions, all of the players have understood that these austerity programmes must stop and that we must move on to growth programmes. In brief: We took major steps forward, but this isn't enough for us to be satisfied. We have a lot of difficulties to face, but this time we have a plan for how to deal with the crisis and return to strong growth rates. In fact, all of the data indicate that this year we will have a record in foreign trade between Greece and the Czech Republic. While last year we saw a reduction in tourist flows from the Czech Republic, with under 300,000 arrivals, this year we will see a return to over 400,000 – towards half a million. The development of our relations with the Czech Republic is another element that helps in the stabilisation and growth of our economy. This is why I want to thank every Czech who comes to see the beauties of the land, history and culture of Greece, and every Czech who contributes to the growth of trade between the two states. Thank you.
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Both the U.S. territory and the euro zone laggard have fine beaches, irresponsible governments and a debt crisis. The most just and helpful response to such debacles is to force reckless lenders to write off loans. That’s a hard sell. Thankfully, few ...
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Greece has fallen back into recession for the first time in five years. Official figures from Eurostat show GDP fell by 0.1 per cent in the first three months of the year after shrinking by 1.2 per cent in the final quarter of 2016. Eurozone finance ...
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The UK Foreign Office (FCO) is warning that all passenger ferry services across GREECE are likely to be cancelled for a further two days as a result.
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A general strike in GREECE is continuing to disrupt public transport and air travel today. Reuters reports that thousands of Greeks participated in ...
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For the first time I hosted a Mother’s Day Luncheon last Sunday at St. Lawrence Market. Chris Dedes of Majestic Wines & Spirits poured the wines of Papagiannakos Winery plus some other outstanding Greek wines. A thank you to Theoni Water Canada for ...
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