Speaking at the 19th Invest in GREECE Capital Link Forum in New York, Costello urged GREECE to overhaul its public administration, reform the tax system, ... For his part, in a recorded address to the forum, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted GREECE is back on track and urged foreign investors to take a ...
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Monday, December 11, 2017
Greece financial crisis: Fears general election could spark further turmoil
The economy is growing in the Mediterranean nation, and the bailout program is due to end in August 2018, but many Greeks do not feel their situation has improved and are sick of the current political system. Currently the conservative New Democracy party ...
2 Colombians arrested for thefts of expensive medical equipment from Greek hospitals
ATHENS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua)-- Two of five Colombian nationals suspected of stealing expensive medical equipment from four Greek state hospitals last May and June have been arrested in Germany and Colombia on the basis of international arrest warrants, Greek ...
Greek tomato fritters, grilled garfish & tzatziki
Remove and discard any seeds and liquid from the tomatoes, then chop and mix with all the remaining ingredients except the eggs and salt. Allow to sit for 30 minutes then mix in the eggs and salt. Heat the oil in a frying pan, drop large spoonfuls of the ...
Deutsche Bank thumbs up on 2018 Greek economic prospects
The German banking giant Deutsche Bank has expressed optimism about a Greek return to the markets and the prospects for the economy in a 12-page report entiled ‘’Greece in 2018, finally some light at the end of the tunnel΄’. The report says that ...
What's in a (Pet) Name?
Hermes was the GREEK god of commerce. Quick and cunning, he acted as a messenger of the gods and the link between mortals and the Olympians. He was also the protector of travelers, thieves and athletes. Now our sweet Weimaraner Hermes may not have the guile of a GREEK god, but we love him ...
Bright Spot: Greece Olympia students
Greece, N.Y. (WHAM) - Our Bright Spot Monday night shines on students at Greece Olympia. The students, teachers and parents prepared an Italian dinner last week for a group of guests. The students are all part of the Italian Department in the Greece ...
EU Poll: Greeks Overwhelmingly Convinced of Widespread Corruption
Corruption in GREECE is an ongoing political issue, that has been debated to death over the past 35 years. Now a new EU Commission “Eurobarometer” poll places GREECE second only behind Cyprus in corruption perception in business, in the EU. According to the research, Cyprus (68%) and GREECE ...
Refugee-migrant issue meeting at Maximos Mansion headed by Tsipras
A few days after talks with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens where the refugeemigration crisis and the progress of the EuroTurkish deal were on agenda Greek
France Orders Recall of Baby Formula Available in Greece
France has banned the sale and ordered a recall of several baby formula, milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis, after the discovery of salmonella bacteria. The products, which have been recalled worldwide, have been available in ...
Data Shows Further Growth in Greek Tourism and Real Estate
Tourism is Greece’s most productive industry, steadily growing over the past four years. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) says that a new boom in Greek tourism is expected in the next decade. Services account for about 80% of Greece’s GDP, and ...
WINTER IN GREECE IS ALL YOU NEED
If you think that Greece is great only for summer holidays, then you are completely wrong! The beauty of Greece does not end at the Greek islands and you will be completely amazed by the breathtaking views of the Greek mainland. What’s better, you can ...
Meet the Greek Scientist Conducting Research in Antarctica
A Greek geologist participates in the organized NASA eight-member mission to conduct meteorite research in Antarctica. Yiannis Baziotis, an Assistant Professor at the University of Athens will remain in McMurdo’s base, in icy cold continent until January ...
8 including children, academics detained while on way to escape to GREECE
At least 8 people were detained while they were allegedly on their way to flee Turkey's post-coup crackdown to GREECE, media said on Dec 10. Media said gendarmerie stopped 8 people in a prohibited military zone near Turkey's border with GREECE in the western province of Edirne. The detainees were ...
No Child Should Be Left in the Cold
The asylum-seeking children are stuck on GREECE'S island hot spots – EU-sponsored facilities holding thousands of them in deplorable conditions. Kids and their families have no choice but to sleep in summer tents, risking both their physical and mental health. Unrest in the overcrowded facilities, ...
Lesbos officials block ship with container homes for migrants in GREECE
Authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos have blocked a ship carrying container homes for refugees and other migrants in protest at the refusal of the government and the EU to move more people to GREECE'S mainland, AP said. A government-chartered ship carrying the containers remained anchored at ...
Commission mission chief cautions against 'clean exit' talk
"GREECE'S comeback is here now and is calling on you to be part of it," said Tsipras, adding that the country will exit the bailout program in the summer of 2018. "In this regard we are extremely focused on the next chapter of GREECE, the upcoming era beyond austerity and recession – an era of growth, ...
4th GTE: Medical tourism a 'golden opportunity' for GREECE
Medical tourism was a "golden opportunity" for GREECE but it would need strategy, synergy, extroversion and innovation in order to establish itself as a medical tourism destination, Pollard underlined. GREECE'S efforts to promote itself as a medical tourism option currently reached only 3 pct of patients that ...
Burnt and paralysed: Split fortunes for two injured Syrian boys in Europe
Najib's mother Faten Sh'houd told me: 'I'm afraid that at any moment his temperature will go up and I will lose him.' When I first meet Najib he had already been in GREECE for a year without being able to see a specialist consultant. Meanwhile, doctors have discovered he has problems with his kidneys.
Two arrests made in Colombia, Germany
Two of five suspects wanted by Greek authorities in connection with the theft of medical equipment from hospitals across GREECE have been arrested in Germany and Colombia, authorities said on Monday. Police said international arrest warrants had been issued for the five suspects – all Colombian ...
Prime Minister: We invite American investments to GREECE
GREECE will have exited the bailout program in the summer of 2018, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras claimed in a videotaped message to the 19th Annual Capital Link Invest in GREECE Forum in New York on Monday. Tsipras noted that GREECE is in a comeback and that the Greek economy is showing ...
GREEK banks team up to offer settlements to 170000 debtors
ATHENS – Buried under a mountain of bad loans consuming half their portfolios, GREEK banks have banded together to offer debtors in 170,000 pending cases terms to settle, writing off a big portion of what they owe. Crushed by big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions and worker firings, many GREEKS ...
God does not lead us into temptation, Satan does, pope says
The standard versions of the prayer are translated from the Latin, which was translated from the New Testament in GREEK. While he said nothing about ordering a new translation, Francis noted how the French bishops had decided that beginning Dec. 3, the first Sunday of Advent, French Catholics would ...
US investor opens office in Lisbon, seeks to snap up assets
Kazarian says he saw an “anomaly” in the pricing of GREEK bonds at the time that he may not find again. But he has now opened an office in Lisbon and is looking at investment opportunities, including real estate and technology companies. Portugal is seeing a boom in property and its technology sector ...
Greek Drama: Construction on WTC Shrine Grinds to a Halt
After a year of financial turmoil for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, construction lurched to a stop last week on the institution’s St. Nicholas National Shrine near the World Trade Center, calling into question the future of the 16-year ...
Tsipras tells investment forum that Greece is ‘land of opportunity’
‘’The land of opportunity has its doors wide open for profitable investments. Greece has returned, is here and invites you to become part of this,’’ Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a videotaped greeting to the 19th annual Capital Link Forum ...
Government in fresh spat with top judicial officers
The Greek coalition government and top judicial officials were locked in a war of words on Monday another spat in a series of highprofile disputes in recent monthsObserver
How Jews, Christians and Muslims exchanged knowledge for a millennium
The GREEK polymath Aristoteles (384 - 322 BC) in an illustration from 1457. In the Middle Ages, scholars were studying the knowledge and findings of ancient thinkers and philosophers. An exhibition by the Austrian National Library opening in Berlin on December 9 deals with that era of collecting and ...
IAU approves 86 new star names from around the world
Traditionally, most star names used by astronomers have come from Arabic, GREEK, or Latin origins. Now, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Division C Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) has formally approved 86 new names for stars drawn from those used by other cultures, namely ...
PM urges foreign investors to be part of GREEK 'comeback'
Greece is back on track, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Monday, urging foreign investors to take a chance in the debt-wracked country. "The land of opportunity is having its gates wide open for highly profitable investments," Tsipras said in a recorded address at the 19th Capital Link Invest in Greece ...
AEK Athens to Face Dynamo Kiev in Europa League Round of 32
After Olympiakos Piraeus' elimination in the Champions League group stage, AEK Athens are the only GREEK club to play on in Europe's top football competitions. The GREEK “yellows” have been drawn to play against Dynamo Kiev in the top-32 stage of the UEFA Europa League. Having just three years ...
Fourth programme review regards Greece's exit from memorandum, gov't spokesman Tzanakopoulos says
… quot;Our goal is for Greece to be able tap the … added. Tzanakopoulos expressed optimism that Greece will succeed. "The markets …
Snapchats from Greek Mythology
As near as I can tell from the mainstream media, we are a generation of soulless degenerates. All we care about are memes, selfies, and emojis—and if you're going to stand there and tell me to my face that the heroes of Greek mythology wouldn't have ...
Sharp austerity cuts turn poverty allowance for low-pensioners into a pocket money of just 35 euros
Thousands of low-pensioners will have to further tighten their belt as poverty allowance will be either completely disappear or cut to a thin pocket money of just 35 euro per month. Eligible to poverty allowance EKAS will be only those with a monthly pension of up to 585 euro gross or much lower than 550 … The post Sharp austerity cuts turn poverty allowance for low-pensioners into a pocket money of just 35 euros appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Europe’s Healing Starts and Ends with Greece
Greece, the place where Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis first emerged, finally looks like it could escape its bailout years. Yield-hungry bond investors are smartly going along for the ride. Greece’s third bailout program is due to end in August 2018.
Greek-American John Pappas Played Key Role in Capture of Bomber in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on […] The post Greek-American John Pappas Played Key Role in Capture of Bomber in NYC appeared first on The National Herald.
Oman Dining: Go Greek this week
A traditional recipe with few ingredients, this classic Greek spinach-and-rice dish can be a one-pot meal or a side dish. In a pot, sauté the chopped spring onions in the oil over medium heat for 8-10 minutes. Add spinach and 1 1/3 cups of water and cook ...
Greek island blocks ship with container homes for migrants
Authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos say they have blocked a ship carrying container homes for refugees and other migrants in protest at the refusal of the government and the European Union to move more people to Greece's mainland. A government ...
Arrivals down in Italy and Greece, rise in Spain
… of irregular migrants arriving in Greece in November dropped 30% on …
The feast on Mount Olympus: Investors return to Greece
… have started coming to Greece. According to Enterprise Greece, the net volume … the Greek economy. Major international investors have started coming to Greece. According … peninsulas and the islands of Crete, Rhodes, Santorini, Serifos, Mykonos and …
PM Tudose participated in the Serbia-Bulgaria-GREECE-Romania quadrilateral meeting
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose participated on Friday and Saturday, in Belgrade, in the Serbia-Bulgaria-GREECE-Romania quadrilateral meeting, the Government informs. Among the main topics of the upcoming forum were joint infrastructure projects - transport and energy. The main driver of their ...
Baby formula recalled worldwide over salmonella scare
French firm Lactalis is recalling formula destined for markets including China, GREECE, Pakistan and Peru after 26 infants fell ill with salmonella poisoning in France. Lactalis was told earlier this month about an outbreak of salmonella poisoning among children who had consumed its products, but the ...
Finacity Awarded Securitization Advisor Role by GREECE'S Public Power Corporation/Δημόσια ...
STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finacity Corporation (“Finacity”) announced that it has officially been awarded the role of securitization advisor on behalf of Public Power Corporation/Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Ηλεκτρισμού (“PPC” or “ΔΕΗ”) in response to Hellenic tender DYC ...
Authorities aim to shift to only electronic property foreclosures
Foreclosures on GREEK properties will soon be carried out henceforth only electronically, according to a government plan aimed at curbing a spate of protests at courthouses that has led to the cancellation of numerous auctions. According to sources, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis has drafted the plan ...
Turkish Cypriot daily in trouble over 'vulgar' Erdogan cartoon
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister responsible for Cyprus Affairs Recep Akdag, called on 'prosecutors' in the north to bring to the justice Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika for publishing an 'insulting' cartoon depicting a GREEK statue urinating on the head of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it was reported ...
Greece to speed up migrant transfer after Turkey deal
Greece will speed up the relocation of thousands of migrants from its overcrowded islands to the mainland before the onset of winter after reaching a deal with Turkey, a key ally in helping to tackle Europe's migration crisis, government sources said Monday.
Greece’s Drug Organization orders withdrawal of Lactalis baby formula amid global salmonella fears
Baby formula is being pulled from shelves around the world after French authorities ordered a leading dairy company to stop selling hundreds of products because of concerns about food safety. Greece’s National Drug Organization ordered the temporary withdrawal of Lactalis “Frezylac” Monday noon. French firm Lactalis is recalling formula destined for markets including China, UK, … The post Greece’s Drug Organization orders withdrawal of Lactalis baby formula amid global salmonella fears appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.