Now, GREECE police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited children are asking for help to give this little boy a name, and learn exactly what ...
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How the world sees Greece
Friday, June 16, 2017
A positive agreement for GREECE
On 15 June, GREECE'S creditors, Eurogroup, acknowledged the achievements of the Greek government on the implementation and outcome of fiscal ...
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Airbnb Working with SolidarityNow on Free Refugee Housing Platform in Greece
The hospitality firm Airbnb and SolidarityNow on Thursday announced the launch of a new electronic “open houses” platform that helps people offer shelter to refugees and displaced persons in Greece. Those wishing to share their home or offer lodgings ...
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Sudden turn of weather in Greece
The Greek Meteorological Services (EMY) has issued an extreme weather bulletin warning of heavy rainfalls and storms for Friday and the weekend. According to the forecast, heavy rains and storms are expected to sweep across mainland Greece, the Sporades ...
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State aid: Commission approves restructuring aid to GREEK railway companies OSE and TRAINOSE
The European Commission has concluded that GREEK measures to support the restructuring of OSE, the national rail infrastructure manager, and ...
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Tsipras should not celebrate
Major opposition leader calls on Greek PM to debate EuroGroup results in parliament
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Greek women basketball team defeat Sebia 69-60 in Eurobasket
Spanou scores 18 points
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Ambassador Kalamvrezos Visits Brooklyn School
NEW YORK – Ambassador Dionyssios Kalamvrezos, Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, met with New York City Junior Ambassadors at The Montauk […] The post Ambassador Kalamvrezos Visits Brooklyn School appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece gets a break in its 7-year drama as another act looms
As last-minute Greek bailout deals go, this one wasn’t the worst. The euro region’s finance ministers approved $9.5 billion (8.5 billion euros) in aid on Thursday, and its most indebted state got a commitment that creditors will make sure it’s able ...
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How to Drink Like a Greek
An enviable hallmark of Mediterranean culture is the civilized role of alcohol, built on aspects of Greek lifestyle worth emulating: You can get a cold bottle of retsina and some plastic cups from the kiosk, and sit by the waterfront, which is what ...
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Greek Finance Ministry: Pilot online auctions for shoreline use
Greek Ministry of Finance announced for the first time a system of electronic auctions for the right to use the country's shoreline, including the rental of sea sport equipment, the placement of tables and chairs, umbrellas and recliners along beaches and ...
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Germany welcomes deal to boost competitiveness and growth in Greece
"We welcome the fact that the agreement can help boost competitiveness and growth in Greece," said Steffen Seibert, spokesman of Chancellor Angela Merkel, at a government breefing on Friday in Berlin, one day after the Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg.
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Mayor: Greek and Israeli PMs support Thessaloniki's Holocaust Museum
"You cannot build your future unless you know your past," Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris commented, in an interview about the city's planned Holocaust Museum on Friday. Talking to 'Praktorio' - the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) radio station ...
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Greece seeks salvation in the energy markets
It is no secret that the nation of Greece has suffered greatly from economic woes in recent years. Greece has struggled with high unemployment and severe economic depression for years with some parties saying the country is worse off than the United States ...
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Greek economy ministry preparing bill to support startups on Italian model
The ministry of economy and development is working on a new draft bill to help startups grow, based on the Italian model, Economy Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou said on Friday, during a visit at the Alexander Innovation Zone (AIZ) in Thessaloniki.
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Egypt to launch cruise lines with Greece to revive tourism industry
As part of the state’s continuous efforts to attract additional tourists and revive the country’s ailing tourism industry, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism reached an agreement with Greece last week to launch cruise lines between the two countries ...
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Israel-Greece-Cyprus agreement to expedite gas pipeline
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades signed a joint cooperation agreement aimed at bolstering the trilateral alliance. The three leaders announced that they would, among other joint ...
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Schaeuble Defends ‘Tough’ Stance Toward Greece, Pointing to Its Economic Recovery
The tough stance he adopted toward Greece in the negotiations had a positive impact on the country, which was now further along with reforms that it might otherwise have been, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble suggested on Friday, in statements ...
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Portugal freed from debt mechanism, as Spain threatens GREECE
Meanwhile, the Eurogroup of finance ministers may block a 8.5 billion euro loan to GREECE if it does not grant immunity to privatisation agency officials ...
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The Guardian view on arrogance: the Greeks had a word for it
The original meaning of hubris went far beyond the pride that goes before a fall: it was a deliberate, excessive and brutal act. Remind you of any government? “I’m not absolutely certain of my facts, but I rather fancy it’s Shakespeare – or, if not, it’s some equally brainy lad – who says that it’s always just when a chappie is feeling particularly top-hole, and more than usually braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.” So says the immortal Bertie Wooster at the start of the PG Wodehouse story Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest, and it is fairly certain that the hapless hero, in introducing his “fairly rummy” anecdote, is raking back through his sketchily absorbed education to reach for the word “hubris”, a word inherited from those brainy lads, the Greeks. In the past week of political turmoil, “hubris” is a word that has been exercised rather more than usual. So have other Greek words, most notably “chaos” (the inchoate matter out of which the universe was formed, according to the poet Hesiod). And “crisis”, which began life meaning “a picking apart” or “a separation”; also a bringing to trial, or a moment of judgment. Though whether a universe will be formed from the current chaos, whether a judgment or a moment of clear-eyed seeing will drop neatly out of our present crisis, remains very much to be seen. Continue reading...
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Bailout deal thrusts burden back on Greece say analysts
As Greece's government Friday welcomed a long-delayed bailout agreement, analysts warned the deal throws responsibility back on the struggling country to pull itself out of crisis. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the agreement -- hammered out by ...
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Greece, Cyprus and Israel agree to speed up plans for underwater gas pipeline
A trilateral intergovernmental agreement on the planning of the EastMed natural gas pipeline will be signed by Greece, Israel and Cyprus within 2017, the energy ministers of all three countries decided during a meeting held in Thessaloniki on Thursday.
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Greek Fest returns St. Nectarios church in Palatine
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church, Palatine, will present its annual Greek Fest Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 23-25. Greek Fest 2017 hours are: 4-11 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m.-midnight Saturday; and noon-11 p.m. Sunday. The church is at 133 S. Roselle Road ...
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Hundreds march in Greece against Israeli PM's visit
Pro-Palestinian Greek activists and members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine protested in Thessaloniki on Thursday against the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the city for the trilateral summit with the leaders of ...
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New Greek National Tourism Organization Secretary General announced
Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has appointed attorney at the Supreme Court of Greece Konstantinos Tsegas, as the new Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT). According to a Tourism Ministry's announcement, "having worked ...
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Greek deal helps European shares rebound, but retailers continue slide
The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.7 percent higher, while the FTSE gained 0.6 percent and Germany's DAX was up 0.5 percent. "Greece and their creditors have reached an agreement concerning the next tranche of bailout money which ...
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Greek PM on EuroGroup result: We got what we wanted
Alexis Tsipras makes address to Greek people
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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Have an Overboard Moment While Boating in Greece
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell jetted off to Greece for a romantic getaway this week, and on Thursday, the longtime couple was spotted relaxing on a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean; Goldie sported a black one-piece and visor as she sat shotgun while ...
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PM Tsipras: We Must Intensify our Efforts for a Dynamic Recovery of the Greek Economy
We must not relax but instead intensify our efforts for a dynamic recovery of the economy, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday in a meeting adding that Eurogroup’s decision is a “clear commitment for the final end to the memoranda with the completion of the third programme” during his meeting with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. […]
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Government Announces Social Integration Measures for Roma in Menidi
The government on Friday announced a series of measures aimed to promote the social integration of Roma communities in Menidi and elsewhere in Greece, in a bid to tackle runaway crime among these groups. In a press conference also attended by Acharnes municipality and Attica region officials, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis, Education Minister Costas Gavroglou, […]
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The Text of the Eurogroup Agreement on Greece
LUXEMBOURG -Eurogroup’s statement after the agreement that has been reached between Greece and the institutions on June 15 follows: The Eurogroup welcomes that agreement has […] The post The Text of the Eurogroup Agreement on Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
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Can-kicking, GREEK-style
Call it “releasing another tranche of pre-agreed bailout money” if you will, but it's being lent €8.5bn so that it can repay €7.3bn in July to the people it ...
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Obscene tweet on Defense Minister Kammenos’ account shocks Greeks
A tweet that shocked social media users. Minutes after the Eurogroup deal on Thursday night, an obscene picture appeared on the Twitter account of Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos: a red tie with smiling and tired phalluses! The provocative tweet stood there for some six minutes. Many stunning users thought the Minister’s account was hacked. … The post Obscene tweet on Defense Minister Kammenos’ account shocks Greeks appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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The aftermath of the Greek earthquake that displaced 800 people
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the village of Vrisa in Lesvos Island, Greece on June 12, 2017 has displaced 800 residents and destroyed 80 percent of the village. A day later, people wander through what's left of the town with the little belongings ...
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Avocado Citrus Greek Whole Milk Yogurt
Our customers love to eat Greek yogurt, and we love to provide them with Greek yogurt. It works out quite well, but such a successful, symbiotic relationship requires consistency and innovation on our part. So, from time to time, we like to infuse our ...
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Eurogroup approves $9.5bn bailout for Greece
… warned that Greece would have to wait for debt relief. Greece came … outlined. On Wednesday, Greek economy minister Dimitris Papadimitriou took … ;t invest in Greece'." Inside Story - Greece: Bailouts, austerity …
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Greece wins €8.5 billion in fresh loans though path to debt repayment remains murky
… thereafter. Meanwhile, creditors agreed that Greece’s primary surplus, which excludes … disbursement concerns legal proceedings in Greece against three technical experts from … three experts under probe, a Greek government official said, speaking on …
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Greek Punch Brunch: A Battle of the Juices Brought To You by @QualityFilth @MIST_Harlem via @iamsilviav_
Join The Alumni Group & Upscale Greeks for a fun Backyard Barbecue Brunch experience. We are taking it back to the days where Greeks batted for who made the best Greek Punch so we will let you be the Judge. $35 gets you all you can eat Barbecue and all you ...
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Greece ETF Goes Big in 2017, Up 26.4% YTD
Against another challenging backdrop, the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (NYSEArca: GREK) is one of this year’s best-performing single-country exchange traded funds. Even with Europe ETFs soaring, GREK stands out with a year-to-date gain of 26.4%. And when ...
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It’s time for the Denver Greek Festival
Come eat, drink and dance like a Greek at the 2017 Greek Festival, June 16 th, 17 th and 18 th, on the grounds of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral (the big gold dome), located at Alameda and Leetsdale. For 52 years, the parishioners of Assumption ...
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Greece Gets a Break in Its Seven-Year Drama
As last-minute Greek bailout deals go, this one wasn’t the worst. The euro region’s finance ministers approved 8.5 billion euros ($9.5 billion) of aid on Thursday, and its most indebted state got a commitment that creditors will make sure it’s able ...
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Deal gives Greece another chance
Greece has avoided another potential brush with bankruptcy after striking a deal with European creditors to tide it over for the rest of the year and gained assurances its repayment burden will be eased when it can stand on its own after nearly a decade on ...
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Varoufakis and Labor leader Corbyn to appear at Gladsunbury festival
Former Greek Finance Minister to talk with Turkish author Elif Safak
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Premier League champions Chelsea offer 48 million euros for Greek defender Kostas Manolas
Greek international also the target of Russian side Zenit, according to reports
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Greek Minority Party to Participate in Albanian Elections
The autonomous Greek minority party “Mega” is to participate in the June 25 elections in Albania, according to the Athens News Agency. The newly-formed party has practically no chance of making it in the Albanian parliament, as 3 percent of the total vote is required to win seats in the House. However, Greek representation might […]
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How the spectre of Yugoslavia looms over EU's handling of the refugee crisis
Memorial to early 1990s war in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA With peak season approaching for refugees making treacherous journeys to and through Europe, don’t be surprised if we are told again that this is unprecedented. That would certainly be in keeping with what news organisations, politicians and research bodies have asserted in the past several years. In fact, Europe has coped with comparable situations – not least the Balkan crisis of the early 1990s. It tends to be overlooked that the Yugoslav experience has informed EU refugee policy this time around. Arguably this has made the situation better than it might otherwise have been. Contrary to popular belief, similar numbers of people from the former Yugoslavia sought asylum in northern Europe as Syrians have more recently – as demonstrated below. Indeed, more sought asylum from the former Yugoslavia in Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and the UK than from Syria so far. ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FROM YUGOSLAVS AND SYRIANS Sources: UNHCR, Eurostat. Looking at asylum seekers in general, more did come to most northern European countries during the 2010s than the early 1990s. Yet the difference is not enormous: approximately 2.5m in 1991-96 versus 3.2m in 2011-16. While Germany, Sweden, France and Austria have recorded more applications in the more recent period, the opposite is true for the Netherlands and the UK. And since most northern European countries’ populations rose between the early 1990s and the early 2010s, the overall difference will also be less as a proportion of populations as a whole. ASYLUM APPLICATIONS AS A WHOLE Sources: UNHCR, Eurostat. THE MEDITERRANEAN SPECTACLE The northern European media have nevertheless given much more prominence to the latest crisis. Partly this is because those seeking protection in the early 1990s mainly came by car, bus or train. In more recent years, many asylum seekers have taken to the seas to get around Europe’s strict visa laws. Images of distressed boat migrants played out in the media before millions of viewers. It became a border spectacle, which encouraged perceptions of migrants’ illegality in the process. The fear of Islamic terrorists posing as refugees also differs substantially nowadays. Although many Muslims from Bosnia and outside Europe applied for asylum in the early 1990s, their religious background was not such an issue. Following 9/11 – and numerous other Islamic terrorist attacks in the West – debates about immigration and asylum have become far more security and culturally oriented. This has frequently been driven by anti-immigration parties such as UKIP in the UK, France’s Front National and the Partij voor de Vrijheid in the Netherlands. These parties did sometimes break through in northern Europe in the early 1990s. The Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs in Austria attained 22% of the national vote in 1994, for example. Nevertheless these parties have become much more media savvy and presentable, as demonstrated by Marine le Pen in France and the Brexit success in the UK. This has been heavily assisted by the economic crisis and a sense of disillusion with mainstream politics. EU IN THE DOCK The anti-immigration parties attach much blame to the EU for allowing too many people to come in and failing to control what happens at borders. The truth is rather more complicated. During both crises, many European states have adopted a beggar-thy-neighbour attitude to asylum. States, including Germany, that encouraged joint European responses have borne most of the burden. In 1994 Germany proposed a pan-EU distribution system for asylum seekers. Other EU members, especially the UK and France, opposed this – despite receiving relatively few applicants. In the end, the EU shelved the idea. The likes of the Germans and Swedes perceived that the EU’s lack of power over immigration asylum policy was part of the problem, so they sought reform. As a result, the EU’s influence on the immigration and asylum affairs of member states has since developed significantly. The 1997 Dublin Convention requires asylum seekers to apply for protection in the first EU country they enter, while the 1999 Common European Asylum System attempted to harmonise the whole asylum process. Another lesson post-Yugoslavia was that instead of relying on the likes of the British, you seek alternatives. So instead of any move towards proper collective responsibility for EU asylum seekers, the southern and central European states have taken more responsibility while the north’s commitment has stayed the same. Southern EU countries, notably Greece and Italy, agreed to this in the 2000s because they had few refugees and wanted to implement a comparable system to the northern states over time. Newer EU states joined too late to influence negotiations. You can see the consequences in this graph: APPLICATIONS IN HUNGARY, GREECE AND ITALY Sources: UNHCR, Eurostat. Not only has the EU therefore reduced northern member states’ asylum burden, with Angela Merkel to the fore it successfully negotiated an agreement with Turkey last March. This helped greatly reduce the numbers making the sea voyage to Greece, cutting all boat voyages to Europe by roughly two-thirds in 2016. This has not solved the problem. The numbers dying at sea actually increased in the same period despite this agreement because the journey from Libya to Italy is much more dangerous. It remains difficult for the EU to strike a deal with Libya – the country’s civil war is ongoing and it has never signed the UN Refugee Convention. Migrants also tend to be treated appallingly in Libyan detention centres. Many EU states are nevertheless seeking a way around this problem –a plan was agreed earlier this year to curb refugee numbers from Libya. Expect further debate about such initiatives once peak season begins. In short, what separates the current refugee crisis is not its scale. It is that it has occurred during a perfect storm of other factors: the economic crisis, the rise of anti-immigration parties, and a media increasingly desperate for readers and arguably resorting to ever uglier coverage to keep them. Look beyond this and the northern European countries have clearly tried to learn from the past. The real question is whether the fix is workable – in particular, the shifting of some of the burden to southern and central European states. It is not at all clear whether they have the capacity to cope with it. _This article is part of a series on sustainability and transformation in today’s Europe, published in collaboration with EuropeNow Journal and the Council for European Studies (CES) at Columbia University. Each article is based on a paper to be presented at the 24th International Conference of Europeanists in Glasgow from July 12-14 2017._ [The Conversation] _Irial Glynn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above._
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GREECE bailout deal met with relief as default is averted
Six months of wrangling over the next stages of GREECE'S bailout programme have ended in relief rather than triumph, with a deal that patches over the ...
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Today at Commission, Brexit week and Greece
Commission gets ready for summit and for Brexit talks.
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European Markets Opened Higher amid Greece Bailout Reports
After falling for four consecutive trading days, the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 Index regained some stability on Friday. On June 16, the FTSE 100 Index started higher and traded with upward momentum in the early hours. Receive e-mail alerts for new ...
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GREEK PM hails deal, eyes exit from the crisis
GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has hailed Thursday's deal with creditors as an “important boost” to the national economy, adding that Greece was ...
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