Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is going to London on Wednesday for two days of meetings with representatives of investment firms. A finance ...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
New SETE chief presents tourism strategy to GREEK Main Opposition's leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The new administration of the GREEK Tourism Confederation (SETE) and its President Yiannis Retsos met with the leader of Greece's main opposition ...
TravelBird: Six popular GREEK beaches among the cheapest in the world
Six popular GREEK beaches are among the cheapest in the world, accordign to online travel specialist TravelBird which has released its annual Beach ...
Why GREECE Clears NATO's Defense Spending Target Despite Economic Woes
While GREECE continues to be one of only five NATO countries meeting the alliance goal of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense, economic ...
Souvlaki, Pita, Greek Wines and More Await at GReKo Greek Street Food
GReKo Greek Street Food is in the process of putting on the finishing touches before its official public opening this Friday. And based on the opening menus, it’s giving Nashville the Greek restaurant it has been needing for quite some time. Hours for ...
Inside The Lives Of Middle Eastern Refugees
I recently joined a mission organized by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue to visit refugees in three places in GREECE: Athens, Lesbos Island and ...
The Greeks Streamlines Sophocles’s Theban Trilogy Into Three Nimble, Strikingly Modern One-Acts
… Theatre Company's The Greeks, Ian Finley and Alex Tobey … say, before defining the ominous Greek terms of true disaster. A … print with the headline "Greeks Bearing Gifts ."
El-Erian: Time for IMF, eurozone to agree on a real solution for Greek debt crisis
… domestic political consequences of granting Greece debt relief, especially ahead of … political calendar and constraints, helps Greece avoid a summer default, and … resolution of Greece’s economic and financial malaise. Greek citizens have waited …
Opa! The Great GREEK Debuts in the Southwest
Fans of The Great GREEK no longer have to make the commute to Henderson. Since 2010 the casual spot on Warm Spring Road has been a popular ...
State Grid seals GREEK power deal
STATE Grid Corp of China, the country's biggest utility, said yesterday that it had completed purchase of a 24 percent stake in GREEK power grid ...
Greek Jews are back in the news
You can read a recent news article about the Greek Jews at https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/21/memory-of-greek-jewish-metropolis-endures-at-new-holocaust-museum/ Last week’s visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara ...
Making Greek life safer at Penn State
We’ve seen too many deaths related to dangerous drinking and hazing on campuses across the country. The horrific nature of Timothy Piazza’s death has further catalyzed a universal understanding that enough is enough. Many question whether fraternities ...
Real estate values have tanked in Greece
The value of the local property market has plummeted some 2 trillion euros since the outbreak of the financial crisis eight years ago, according to the calculations of a Greek real estate consultancy. CBRE-Atria calculated that the Greek market has lost 65 ...
Gorgeous GREEK revival double with stellar courtyard asks $650K
Built Circa 1860, this restored GREEK revival double sits on Philip Street. The home is less than a block from Jackson Avenue and three blocks from ...
The Trump administration is obsessed with a 2500-year-old GREEK war
Why should Americans be concerned about a nearly 2,500-year-old GREEK war? One answer: Because the ancient writings of the historian Thucydides ...
Milonas Denies He’s Suing His Wife as NY Post Reported
NEW YORK – The New York Post’s gossip column Page 6 recently mentioned that Greek-born businessman Spiros Milonas, 88, was suing his wife Antonia, 62. […] The post Milonas Denies He’s Suing His Wife as NY Post Reported appeared first on The National Herald.
Greece’s Inbound Visitors Grow 3.2% in First Four Months of 2017
The number of inbound visitors to Greece during the first four months of the year increased by 3.2 percent to 2,602 thousand, from 2,523 thousand in the same period of 2016, the Bank of Greece said on Wednesday. According to data, during the January-April ...
Commission to soon recommend end of excessive deficit procedure for Greece
The European Commission will recommend that Greece is removed from the excessive deficit procedure (EDP), European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said on Wednesday. Moscovici, amongst Athens’ most vocal supporters on the European stage, referred to impressive efforts to keep deficits down and post memorandum-mandated primary budget surplus targets. He said the … The post Commission to soon recommend end of excessive deficit procedure for Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Government spokesman: Capital controls will be lifted very soon in Greece
The capital controls will be soon lifted, State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Wednesday addressing the conference of the Panhellenic Exporters Association. The lifting of the capital controls will strengthen the export ...
Quarter-Finals Preview: Can Belgium continue their winning run? Will GREECE produce another ...
Turkey will be reliant on Quanitra Hollingsworth in their matchup against GREECE, with the naturalized center coming up huge in their biggest game so ...
US couple went vegan and saved money for 2-week vacations in Greece
A US couple went vegan and saved enough money for a two-week vacations to Greece. They save estimated $2,570 – $2730 over a period of six months. In spring they visited Athens, Crete and Rhodes and had sun and fun and culture, stayed in Airbnb ...
Greece police cruiser involved in crash while responding to standoff
A Greece police officer was involved in a crash while responding to reports of a man with a gun in a home. Police say the two-car crash happened on Hampton Boulevard at Denise Road. It appears that both parties are ok. Police received a call for a man with ...
NYC Fun Facts: The Story Behind the Famous NYC GREEK Coffee Cups
If you're a New Yorker who enjoys your daily cup o' joe, at some point you've probably sipped from the blue, white and gold GREEK coffee cup that ...
Seeking Value in Greece: Hellenic Petroleum
… the energy sector predominantly in Greece, Southeastern Europe and the Eastern … supplier of natural gas in Greece. Meanwhile, the company also is … and supply of electricity in Greece through its participation (50%) in …
Non-Life Insurance in Greece, Key Trends, Growth and Opportunities to 2020
… in Greece - Details of regulatory policy applicable to the Greek insurance … segment in Greece: - It provides historical values for the Greek non-life … , the National Insurance Company of Greece (Ethniki Hellenic Insurance Company) was …
Police surround Greece home after report of an armed man
Greece, N.Y. - Police have blocked off a stretch of road in the area of Denise Road and Hampton Boulevard after reports were received of an armed man in a house. According to Greece Police, officers responded to the call of a man with a gun on Hampton ...
Turkish Fighters Enter Greek Airspace 48 Hours After PM Yildirim Departs
Forty-eight hours after Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s visit and his provocative statements about the violations in the Aegean, Turkish fighters entered Greek airspace on Wednesday morning. More specifically, a pair of Turkish F-4s entered ...
All on her (Ma)lone-some! Tina displays her svelte figure in sizzling white bikini as she enjoys solo frolic in the Greek sea
She notoriously documented her incredible 12 stone weight loss after having a gastric band. Still flaunting the fruits of her transformation, Tina Malone, 54, showcased her slimmed down physique as she enjoyed a sun-soaked break away to Greece on Tuesday.
Russian-GREEK joint commission for maritime navigation held its first session
Greece was represented by the director-general for navigation, director of the GREEK Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy Navigation Directorate, ...
Two European Awards to a Greek project for energy autonomy from renewable sources!
The TILOS project is the first of its kind in the Mediterranean
Greece father accused in death of 3-year-old granted pretrial release
The Greece father accused in the death of his three-year-old daughter has been granted bail. On Wednesday Michael Stagles was granted bail. He will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device and is restricted to his home, work, and doctors ...
Greek Municipal Workers Likely to Escalate Strike Beyond Thursday
The municipal workers union POE-OTA are to decide whether to continue their strike, threatening not collect the garbage from city streets beyond Thursday unless their demands are met by the Ministry of the Interior. POE-OTA demands that contract municipal workers should not be dismissed after their contracts end and their contracts to become indefinite. This […]
This Couple Saved Enough Money by Going Vegan to Afford a Vacation to Greece
Whenever the subject of vegan food comes up around friends and family, it always seems like one of the biggest talking points is how expensive it is. However, this is a huge misconception. Of course, with all the shiny new vegan products that seem to hit ...
Relationship with GREECE on fast track
The trade and economic relationship between China and GREECE is on a fast track, as the two countries developed a relationship of profound mutual ...
Dutch far-right Wilders: Greeks spend their money on souvlaki and ouzo
This is one of the glorious moments of bottomless populism and the absolute absence of culture and knowledge of culture. I am writing this not because I feel offended reading that a far-right Dutch populist claims Greeks spend the money on souvlaki and ouzo. His compatriot, the so-called social-democrat Jeroen Dijjselbloem had said it much … The post Dutch far-right Wilders: Greeks spend their money on souvlaki and ouzo appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Commission analysis sees debt relief for Greece, 4. bailout as cash buffer
Greece will need additional debt relief to regain the trust of investors, even though it’s likely to exit its bailout with a 9 billion euros ($10 billion) cash buffer, the European Commission said in a draft report obtained by Bloomberg. According to the draft report, the European Commission estimates that additional 9 billion euro would … The post Commission analysis sees debt relief for Greece, 4. bailout as cash buffer appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greek privatisation agency moves to settle case to help secure new loans
ATHENS, June 21 (Reuters) - Greece's privatisation agency took action on Wednesday to settle a legal case that could hold up the disbursement of vital fresh bailout loans to the deeply indebted country. Athens last week secured an 8.5 billion euro ($9.5 ...
An IMF Bridge to Somewhere for Greece?
ZURICH – The International Monetary Fund has resurrected an old technique – commonly used in the 1980s during the Latin American debt crisis – that would allow Greece to avoid a payment default next month on debt owed to European creditors.
ND, PASOK attack Tsipras after GREEK PM lays out prospect of bond market return
“It is obvious that he is increasingly losing touch with citizens, with their problems and with GREEK reality,” Kikilias said, adding that the government's ...
the extraordinary claim made by auditors that the regulators refused them to allow the write-down of Greek Debt
… us not to write down Greek debt in certain countries. They … failing to write down the greeks a bad? Did the Auditors … ? Would good reports over bad greeks be materially false? Was there …
EPP leader is pushing for regime change in Greece putting intrigues and ideology first instead of sound fiscal policies
… work towards regime change in Greece. Instead of applying the principles … commitments is ridiculous. The current Greek finance minister Tsakalotos has proven … , Weber's position on Greece must be characterised as outrageous …
GREEK PM Tsipras hints at tapping bond markets, again
GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says his country will "very soon'' be in a position to tap bond markets again, which would be Greece's first test of ...
South End GREEK revival comes with 15 rooms, seven fireplaces
South End GREEK revival comes with 15 rooms, seven fireplaces ... The bones of the 15-room, seven-fireplace GREEK revival at 5 Worcester Square in ...
GREEK PM Tsipras: Greece Will Return to Bond Markets Soon
Tsipras said that GREEK bond yields will continue to fall after the June 15 completion of the second review of Greece's bailout program and the ...
Study: 1 in 2 Greek Potential Employees Lack Skills the Market Needs
Despite high unemployment figures, Greek businesses find it difficult to hire because one in two potential employees lacks the skills the market requires, a study shows. According to research carried out by the Greek branch of Ernst & Young, the Athens ...
How Greece Became A Guinea Pig For A Cashless And Controlled Society
ATHENS (Analysis)– Day by day, we’re moving towards a brave new world where every transaction is tracked, every purchase is recorded, the habits and preferences of everyone noted and analyzed. What I am describing is the “cashless society,” where ...
Greek Mythology Family Tree
Are you fans of Greek Mythology in your house? My kids LOVE learning about it and we have some fun books that we have read over the years. Today I want to show you how to make a Greek Mythology Family Tree. My son has read so much about Greek ...