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Friday, December 15, 2017

A taste of Greece in Berlin

At Taverna Ousia, Athanasios Gortsas delights his guests with traditional Greek fare. He shows you how to make a delicious dish of lamb shoulder in red wine.


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A Dream Cure? The Effective Healing Power of Dream Incubation in Ancient GREECE

In the ancient world, many cultures built elaborate temple complexes dedicated to their healer gods - Imhotep in Egypt and Asklepios in GREECE for example. These gods were recognized as having the power to cure supplicants from a variety of ailments within sleep and sacred dreams. Those who ...


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Major construction projects due to commence in GREECE during 2018

GREECE'S construction sector looks set to see infrastructure projects worth 1.5 billion euros starting next year, offering a much-needed lease of life to the battered domain that is also focusing on important tenders set to be proclaimed or completed within 2018. The latter include the new Athens metro line ...


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Enterprise GREECE to boost its initiatives during 2018

Christos Staikos, head of Enterprise GREECE noted that the organisation included new sectors in its programme (yachts, maritime equipment, new technologies and jewelry) and expanded its activities in markets in southeastern Asia and North and Eastern Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, etc), while it ...


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Thessaloniki: Metro construction cranes shine in Christmas mood

The three large cranes at the construction sites of the metro in Thessaloniki were decorated with thousands of Christmas lights and were lit up in a ceremony on Friday. The cranes at the construction sites of the “Syntrivani”, “Agia Sofia” and “New Railway Station” were decorated in the spirit of the days at an initiative … The post Thessaloniki: Metro construction cranes shine in Christmas mood appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Pavlopoulos: Young people fleeing Greece is a huge problem

… stated that the government and Greece's democratic political forces …


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Frontex

… of irregular migrants arriving in Greece in November dropped 30% on …


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Greek workers on strike over new austerity measures

… the expense of the Greek people," said Greek Communist Party leader … 24-hour general strike in Athens, Greece, December 14, 2017. (Photo by … the current 86-billion-euro bailout program, Greece’s third since 2010. The …


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Greek Cypriots Must Change Mindset: Akinci

… on paper, not within the Greek Cypriot mentality”, said the President … messages on this but the Greek Cypriot side did not choose … sides must accept this. The Greek Cypriot side is not taking … the Greek Cypriot leader had not and added that the Greek Cypriot …


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Piraeus Bank: Investors Rapidly Changed Stance Towards Greek Assets

Recent very positive developments in the Greek state bond market, signalled by a successful completion of a bond swap programme, combined with a fall in new bond yields and an increase in turnover, are indicative of the speed with which international ...


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Greece, Cyprus, Egypt Agree on Mediterranean Defence Cooperation

Greece, Cyprus and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in the surveillance of the volatile eastern Mediterranean region to prevent arms and people trafficking, and to fight terrorism and asymmetric threats, the Defence Ministers of the three countries said in a ...


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The Crazy Greek

RICHMOND,. Va. – Kelly Tsengas from ‘The Crazy Greek,’ stopped by our LIVE show to share one of her restaurants specialities with us. Their Shrimp Santorini was on the Virginia This Morning menu. The Crazy Greek is located at 5905 W. Broad St. in ...


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FIU suspends Greek life following trouble on other campuses

Following the lead of other major college campuses, Florida International University announced Friday that it will suspend Greek life for at least one month starting at the beginning of 2018. FIU President Mark Rosenberg sent a letter to students and ...


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EU leaders fail to narrow east-west gap over migrants

During more than two hours of what one called “fierce” debate, Eastern European leaders stood firm against refugee quotas which the majority adopted in 2015 as a form of solidarity with front-line states GREECE and Italy. The stubborn divide contrasts with broad agreement among the leaders to continue ...


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Fraport GREECE to expand Kavala Airport

Fraport GREECE has unveiled its plans for remodelling and expanding Kavala International Airport, also known as 'Alexander The Great'. The proposed €10m expansion of the terminal building is set to add 2,000m² of additional space. The upgraded airport is expected to be ready by 2019. Furthermore ...


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TAP says 62% of pipes in Albania, GREECE laid in ground

TIRANA (Albania), December 15 (SeeNews) - The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) consortium said it has lowered in and back-filled over 62% of pipes along the Southern Gas Corridor project in Albania and GREECE. Around 475 km out of 765 km of pipes had already been laid in Albania and GREECE, the ...


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Transfer of asylum seekers from hotspots to mainland continues in GREECE amid tensions between ...

Transfers of asylum seekers from the Eastern Aegean island hotspots to the Greek mainland have continued amid public protest from citizens and local authorities over overcrowded facilities culminating this week, when a ship carrying container homes for refugees and migrants was blocked by ...


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Resistance and Reality: The Plight of Syrian Refugees Detained in GREECE'S Samos Island

A decision which meant she had to abandon her application for asylum in GREECE even though she had successfully got through the most important first phase of the process and had been given permission to leave Samos. She is giving all this up in order to rejoin her husband, Ahmad, who was ...


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Egypt, GREECE, Cyprus agree on enhancing tripartite military trainings

During Sobhy's visit to Cyprus he met with counterparts; Christoforos Fokaides of Cyprus, and Panos Kammenos of GREECE. They discussed several issues during their tripartite summit that was held in Larnaca city at the Zenon Coordinating Centre, including combating terrorism, search and rescue ...


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Alexander Vinnik Extradition Will Not Be Barred by GREECE'S Supreme Court

For those who expected the Alexander Vinnik drama to be over, another plot twist has occurred. More specifically, GREECE'S Supreme Court has rejected Vinnik's appeal that he not be extradited to the US. It is evident this Russian national will face severe penalties in the US, which will be far more severe ...


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Thought Ancient GREECE was a gay utopia? Think again

Alastair Blanchard from the University of Queensland writes about why your ideas about homosexuality in Ancient GREECE might be wrong. In recent years, we have seen significant advances won for LGBT rights through hard-fought legal cases and well-targeted political campaigns. Yet it is worth ...


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Distance on GREEK debt easing remains between EU and IMF

Centeno told CNBC that before the discussion on the restructuring of the GREEK debt begins “there are certain intermediary steps,” referring to the completion of all milestones in the bailout program. Murray commented on that statement, saying that while not all disagreements have been resolved, there ...


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Sexual Harassment and the Greek Community

Dan Johnson, 57, a Kentucky representative, stopped his car on the edge of a bridge in an isolated area, stepped out of it, according to […] The post Sexual Harassment and the Greek Community appeared first on The National Herald.


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Sexual Harassment and the Greek Community

Dan Johnson, 57, a Kentucky representative, stopped his car on the edge of a bridge in an isolated area, stepped out of it, according to […] The post Sexual Harassment and the Greek Community appeared first on The National Herald.


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PSU says it will be 'a leader, but not a scapegoat' in response to report on 'Greek culture'

This post was updated with some new information at 1:21 p.m. Friday. Penn State, in a 70-page response to the new grand jury report describing an out-of-control fraternity culture, agreed more needs to be done to address problems of excessive drinking and ...


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Timothy Piazza's parents call Penn State out for lack of GREEK life action, react to grand jury ...

The parents of the late Timothy Piazza aren't buying Penn State's attempt to sure up GREEK life, chastising the university for "[promoting] itself as a fun place to go to school rather than a great place to get an education," according to a statement released during a press conference detailing the grand jury ...


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Grand Jury Report On Penn State Hazing Finds 'Indignities And Depravities'

A grand jury tasked with investigating broad issues of hazing at Penn State has issued a blistering report asserting that leaders at the university were well aware of pervasive misbehavior in the GREEK system and failed to take action. The report, made public by the Centre County, Pa., District Attorney's ...


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Centre County Grand Jury releases recommendations on hazing, GREEK culture at Penn State

In a Friday news conference, Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller decried the actions of Penn State relating to the death of Timothy Piazza while presenting grand jury recommendations to prevent such an incident from happening again. The grand jury report and recommendations came ...


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FIU Suspends All GREEK Life Activities Starting in January

According to a statement released by the university's president, Mark Rosenberg, they have decided to suspend all GREEK activities for at least one month starting January 1, 2018. In a statement, the university cites “growing concerns about the state of fraternity and sorority life at FIU as well as around the ...


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Police officers to replace private security guards at Athens Metro and urban train ISAP stations

Police officers will replace private security guards at the stations of  metro and urban train ISAP in Greece’s capital Athens. According to an agreement signed between the Transportation Ministry and Greek Police,  ELAS will supply 200 police officers whose sole task will be the protection of commuters and public property. However, police officers will not … The post Police officers to replace private security guards at Athens Metro and urban train ISAP stations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greece accelerates... the absorption of investments

Greece is moving at an accelerated pace absorbing investments as is now evident from many sources of official data According to the data of the Commission Greece is in the se


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Merkel-Juncker support Greece and Bulgaria over the refugee crisis

A quadrilateralmeeting was held on the sidelinesof the EU Summit between Commission President JeanClaude Juncker German Chancellor Angela Merkel Greek Prime Minister Alexis T


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FIU to suspend Greek life activities for at least 1 month

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Florida International University has announced it will suspend on-campus Greek life activities for at least one month beginning in January of 2018. According to Friday’s statement by FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg ...


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The Latest: Penn State says it promotes safety in Greek life

Penn State says it is committed to promoting safety and accountability in fraternities as it responds to a grand jury's report that says that Penn State officials displayed "a shocking apathy" to dangers from excessive drinking and that the school's ...


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FIU halts Greek activities

President Mark B. Rosenberg sent the following message to the university community on Dec. 15, 2017: After serious consideration, and keeping the safety of our students top of mind, I have decided to pause all Greek activities on our campuses for at least ...


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Prince Achileas of Greece makes his acting debut

… the rise.  Prince Achileas of Greece has landed his first acting … crown prince and princess of Greece both proudly shared the news …


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DHS Αdds Νew Conditions for Visa Waiver Countries, Urges Greece to Launch Educational Campaign

… . They’ll also require Hungary, Greece, Portugal and San Marino — four …


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Wrestling tag team is a big draw in Toronto’s Greektown

… , also own a wrestling company, Greektown Wrestling, which is holding its … .” Chris Antaras, event sponsor for Greektown Wrestling and owner of Detroit … her five sons to two Greektown Wrestling shows. After the first …


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Greek prince makes acting debut

… the rise. Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece had his debut on the … crown prince and princess of Greece both proudly shared the news … captioned: “girlfriend”. Originally published as Greek prince makes acting debut


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The Most Festive Christmas House in NYC is GREEK and Has 300000 Lights!

One of the best decorated homes in New York City, belongs to a GREEK, originally from Chios. Mr. Isidoros Bilas started the amazing tradition 35 years ago, and every year people flock from all over New York at his house in Brooklyn to watch the spectacle. The house has more than 300,000 Christmas ...


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Grand Jury Releases Report On Penn State GREEK Life, Recommends 12 Changes

Outgoing Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller announced the Grand Jury's 12 recommendations to Penn State GREEK life and related laws and procedures in a long-winded press conference Friday morning. Parks Miller outlined multiple reasons and related instances that led the Grand ...


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Underwater Archaeologists Discover Roman Harbor In Ancient GREEK Port

Danish and GREEK archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities have been working on the Lechaion Harbour Project since 2013, and a have a five-year permit to explore the area, but this year has been notable for its breakthrough historic finds. “During the ...


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Construction of Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki to start in January

The project will be funded jointly by Greece, Germany and the Niarchos Foundation


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Melomakarona & kourabiedes that crumble in your mouth

Famous Greek chef Akis Petretzikis' Christmas biscuits secrets!


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Election of muftis in northern Greece appears on gov't agenda

... conference after meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, moreover, he also stressed the need for more freedoms top be granted to the Muslim minority in the border region of Western Thrace, particularly the right to elect their own religious leader, rather than him being appointed by the GREEK state.


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Election of muftis in northern Greece appears on gov't agenda

... conference after meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, moreover, he also stressed the need for more freedoms top be granted to the Muslim minority in the border region of Western Thrace, particularly the right to elect their own religious leader, rather than him being appointed by the GREEK state.


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IUP sets up task force to study university's GREEK life

23, 2015, memo, Penn State President Eric J. Barron said fraternities and sororities have “a long and notable history” there, but “there also is cause for concern about the current state and direction” of the GREEK community “(that) has not been immune to many of these same unfortunate outcomes” found ...


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Full Grand Jury Report In Penn State GREEK Life Investigation

Read below the full grand jury presentment released Friday regarding the findings from a 10-month investigation into Penn State GREEK life following the death of Timothy Piazza. The report details various topics the grand jury explored in the past year, as well as recommends a number of policy changes ...


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Full Grand Jury Report In Penn State GREEK Life Investigation

Read below the full grand jury presentment released Friday regarding the findings from a 10-month investigation into Penn State GREEK life following the death of Timothy Piazza. The report details various topics the grand jury explored in the past year, as well as recommends a number of policy changes ...


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UPDATE 2-GREEK 10-year bond yields drop to lowest since 2006

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - GREEK 10-year government bonds yields hit an 11-year low on Friday, as recent upbeat economic data and a deal struck with its lenders encouraged investors to snap up GREEK debt. Greece and its euro zone creditors reached a preliminary agreement earlier in December ...


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