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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Week Ahead: Greece, euro area in focus

The market spotlight will shift back towards the euro area this week, with finance ministers from the single currency bloc set to decide whether or not to grant debt relief to Greece at their meeting on Monday. In the following session, survey compiler ...


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Greece urges creditors to strike new debt relief deal

Greece has urged its creditors to agree to a new debt relief deal in talks that could pave the way for the release of vital rescue funds for the stricken nation. Greece’s international creditors will meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss an agreement to ...


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Turkish turmoil takes toll on GREEK bream

GREEK sea bream has been among the victims of the coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, as a large drop in tourism to the neighboring country since ...


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Mansfield's GREEK Festival celebrates food, faith

MANSFIELD - Ask most people why they like attending the GREEK Festival at Sts. Constantine and Helen GREEK Orthodox Church, and their answer ...


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Innerviews: Senate lures qualified peacekeeper from GREECE

He's an avid deep-sea diver and worked in security in Afghanistan and GREECE. In GREECE, he operated his own security firm at Platanis, a popular ...


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Turkish Bikers Arrive on Lesvos for “4th Bicycle Festival Under my Pedals”

Approximately 100 bikers arrived on Saturday on the island of Lesvos, GREECE, from Ayvalık within the framework of the “4th bicycle festival under my ...


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The Parallel Reality of Greek State Television

If an outsider watched the news on Greek public television, they would think that GREECE is already a country on the way to economic recovery and ...


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AHEPA Raises Funds for Service Dogs for Warriors

Today, AHEPA brings the ideals of ancient GREECE, which includes philanthropy, education, civic responsibility, and family and individual excellence to ...


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Euroleague Final: Who will be crowned Europe’s king, Olympiakos or Fenerbache? (9pm)

Greek champions vying for 4th trophy


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Greek Yogurt Goji Berry Almond Date Energy Bites

Greek Yogurt Goji Berry Almond Date Energy Bites – a healthy snack guaranteed to satisfy the munchies, no matter when that feeling hits! Be prepared. No one is immune to the munchies -whether you experience them in the middle of the afternoon or in the ...


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28 million arrivals expected in Greece in 2017

Positive signs for industry


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Caught Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Effects of Greece's Loss of Sovereignty

For the last several months, Greece's international creditors -- the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- had been at a standoff over debt relief, budget targets and various reforms, including taxes and pensions, thereby ...


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Greece calls for EU and IMF to strike deal to free up bailout funds

Greece is calling on its creditors to strike a deal that would allow it to honour billions of euro in debt repayments, arguing that it has upheld its side of the bargain by pushing through painful tax and pension reforms. IMF officials and euro zone ...


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Russia concerned over downwards trade dynamics in Black Sea region

The BSEC is a regional economic structure uniting 12 countries: Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Rumania, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine


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Thousands of refugees on Greek islands risk losing vital services as charities prepare to withdraw

Thousands of refugees in Greece are at risk of losing vital support as charities prepare to withdraw services from camps on the country’s “hotspot” islands, as changes to EU funding are set to leave them out of contract by the end of July. The Greek ...


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Sotiris Lamprou From Greece Shoots Black and White Photographs Which Are Simply Stunning

Sotiris Lamprou from is from Greece and his love for black and white photographs is certainly intriguing and evident in this wonderful portfolio. After being struck with a tough health condition, it takes a lot of courage to focus and channel yourself and ...


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Foreign Minister N. Kotzias' statement following his meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, N. Anastasiades (Nicosia, 18 May 2017)

I met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, who briefed me on his latest proposals, which are very interesting. We discussed the relations between Greece and Cyprus. We talked about how we can find the best way to promote a solution for the Cyprus issue, as regards – of course – its external dimension, which is linked to Greece's status based on international law.Thank you very much.


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Greek Police Arrest 3 Antiquity Smugglers at Grevena

Hellenic Police on Saturday arrested three men at Grevena, northwestern Greece, for illegal possession of antiquities of particular archaeological and scientific value. According to the Athens News Agency, the three men, 42, 52 and 63 years old, had in their homes 32 items in violation of the Law on Antiquities and General Cultural Heritage. Specifically, the […]


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Greece's Bailout Review Stalls as Creditors Debate Debt Relief

Euro-area finance ministers gather in Brussels on Monday to try to clinch a deal on easing Greece’s debt burden, which would resolve a stalled review of the country’s bailout and pave the way for a new set of rescue loans. While Greece and its bailout ...


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EU's Moscovici confident Eurogroup will reach deal on Greece

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, said on Sunday he was confident an agreement between Athens and its creditors could be found at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Monday in ...


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Parts of Ionia Odos highway in western GREECE to be closed on Monday

Traffic measures will be in effect from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday on the Ionia Odos highway, running down the country's western coast from ...


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Beating after Charleston fraternity party renews scrutiny of Greek life at South Carolina campuses

The 21-year-old College of Charleston sophomore said a noise startled him from a drunken slumber. Someone was in his apartment. He walked downstairs, where he said four men punched him. It was dark that April night. They wore hoodies. But he knew them.


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Pavlopoulos in Corfu for 153th Anniversary of Unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece

CORFU (ANA) – President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos is visiting on Sunday the island of Corfu to attend the celebrations for the 153th anniversary from […] The post Pavlopoulos in Corfu for 153th Anniversary of Unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece appeared first on The National Herald.


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National Bank Stock Crashes 99 Pct In 24 Months

The National Bank of GREECE (OTC:NBGGY) crashed in several phases. It started in 2011. The chart below shows the second phase which started ...


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Athens calls on creditors to strike a deal

GREECE is calling on its creditors to strike a deal that would allow it to honour billions of euros in debt repayments, arguing that it has upheld its side of ...


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Egypt's FM heads to Greece on Monday for Rhodes confererence on security

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry heads to Greece on Monday for a security conference with counterparts from various Mediterranean nations, according to a ministry statement. Shoukry will attend the Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability on 22 ...


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Expressing Emotions: The wonderful world of Ancient Greece

A grieving father from Ancient Greece. He grieves eternally about the loss of his daughter and his grand child. A funerary stele from the 3rd century AD with an epigram for Zoe, daughter of Peneios. The grief of a father expressed in twenty lines. The text informs the antique and the modern passersby that eighteen-year-old … The post Expressing Emotions: The wonderful world of Ancient Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Incirlik crisis may mean enhanced NATO role for GREECE'S Souda Bay

One aspect of the more pronounced American presence in GREECE of late can be seen in the increasingly frequent joint training exercises involving US ...


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A new political plan for the day after

Regardless of who is in power, a refusal to ease GREECE'S debt burden will result in a second grave injury. The first was when debt relief talks were put ...


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Land Register delays taking toll on doing business

GREECE mapped just 25.3 percent of its territory for the Land Register, at a cost of 1.1 billion euros – and counting – by the end of 2016 because of ...


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Greek president congratulates China on Belt and Road forum

ATHENS, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has congratulated China on the successful holding of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on May 14-15. In a televised message recorded on Saturday at the ...


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Make or break: Cypriots cling to hope in peace talks

"We are very anxious, but that makes us all the more determined for a solution," says Andreas Paralikis, a GREEK Cypriot economist who was among ...


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Bloomberg Says SYRIZA’s Austerity Deal Will “Make or Break” Greece

… in Athens, Greece. AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis. ATHENS – Greek Prime Minister … dash Tsipras’ hopes and put Greece on another downward spiral. After … were more restrained, the newspaper Kathimerini said, noting that Germany – the …


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Edgemere Drive: Worst flooding since rising lake levels

A no wake zone sign on Edgemere Drive in GREECE where roads are ... GREECE, N.Y. - Neighbors said on Saturday the flooding on Edgemere Drive is ...


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Greek Students Asked to Return Old Textbooks for Reuse, Recycling

ATHENS – Greek pupils are being asked by The Education Ministry to return millions of old textbooks so they can be recycled or reused instead […] The post Greek Students Asked to Return Old Textbooks for Reuse, Recycling appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Business Leaders Have No Faith in Economy, Recovery

ATHENS – Even as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is boasting he’s bringing a recovery, the Chief Financial Officers of companies operating in Greece think otherwise […] The post Greek Business Leaders Have No Faith in Economy, Recovery appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Tax Inspectors Hunting Undeclared Properties, Safe Deposit Boxes

ATHENS – Desperate for every euro during a seven-year-long economic crisis, Greek Finance Ministry inspectors are searching for owners of undeclared properties as the government […] The post Greek Tax Inspectors Hunting Undeclared Properties, Safe Deposit Boxes appeared first on The National Herald.


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Report Urges Greece to Use Fled Diaspora Brain Drainers

ATHENS – It’s not too late to make use of the brainpower of thousands of young Greeks who’ve fled their homeland in search of work […] The post Report Urges Greece to Use Fled Diaspora Brain Drainers appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece appeals to creditors to approve debt relief measures

Greece told its EU-IMF creditors Sunday there should be "no excuse" for delays to debt relief payments now that Athens has "fulfilled its obligations" with new austerity cuts. Load Error The appeal came on the eve of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers ...


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Roz Purcell shows off her amazing bikini bod on Greek yoga retreat

Roz Purcell has shown off her incredible bikini body on her latest trip abroad, taking part in a yoga retreat in Greece. The Natural Born Feeder author has been enjoying some time in sunnier climes, jetting off to the Greek island of Mykonos for a week of ...


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Europe’s hidden coasts: the Deep Mani, Greece

Few tourists venture beyond the Mani’s spectacular Diros caves, but further south lies a dramatic coastline of sleepy fishing coves and fortified villages Main Mani … the village of Gerolimenas is a good option for rooms on the peninsula. Photograph ...


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Henderson’s new director of Greek life already making an impact

Keith Beason, standing in a dining area adorned with Greek-life symbols at Henderson State University, recently completed his first year as director of Greek life at the Arkadelphia college. Beason, a native of Redwater, Texas, is a 2009 graduate of ...


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Exporting German Cultural Imperialism

An artwork by Cecilia Vicuna at Documenta 2017, which takes place in two locations in Europe this year: Kassel, Germany, and Athens, GREECE.


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FOOD MONSTER REVIEW

Nestled amongst the takeaways and chip shops of Lincoln's High Street is a fantastic restaurant which has for many years, brought traditional GREEK ...


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Some homeowners feel defeated as Edgemere Drive flooding continues

GREECE police are asking drivers to avoid all parts of Edgemere Drive. ... From GREECE to Hamlin, homeowners are sick and tired of dealing with ...


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'I'm always a Greek-Australian girl': Make-up heiress Lianna Perdis, 17, plans to go to university in Sydney as she slams the 'fake' Hollywood culture

She's the eldest daughter of Greek-Australian makeup mogul Napoleon Perdis. And it seems 17-year-old model Lianna Perdis, is hoping to getting back to her Australian roots. Lianna, who was raised in Hollywood, revealed plans to attend university in Sydney.


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Flame from Jerusalem lights faith in the hearts of S.L.'s GREEK Orthodox worshipers

Stephanie Matlak lifts her daughter, Natalie, 3, to light a candle from the "holy fire" at the Saints Peter and Paul GREEK Orthodox Church in Salt Lake ...


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Greek Fest in full swing in Albany

ALBANY – The annual Greek Festival is in full swing at St. Sophia's. Saturday was day two of what has come to be known as "Greek Fest." People packed the tent for live music, traditional dancing, and a variety of Greek delicacies. The festival is in its ...


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No GREEK tragedy as Tóibín takes on classics

For his new novel, the Wexford author has abandoned his roots in favour of the blood-soaked drama of the GREEK myths. The book's mastery of pacing ...


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Record breaking water levels with northerly winds put Edgemere Drive in Greece under water

GREECE, N.Y. (WROC-TV) - The water level of Lake Ontario is the highest it's been in recorded history. And though the winds may not feel strong they're coming in from the north and that's all it took to put Edgemere Drive under more than a foot of water.


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