UN envoy Matthew Nimetz said after a meeting with Greek and fYROMacedonia Foreign Ministers Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Dimitrov respectively that they held intensive talks during w
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How the world sees Greece
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
EU Enlargement Chief Sees Greece-FYROM Name Deal Coming Fast
European Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn said he thinks Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will soon settle their 26-year name feud, […] The post EU Enlargement Chief Sees Greece-FYROM Name Deal Coming Fast appeared first on The National Herald.
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Who Will Serve the Greek Freak?
Following a close Game 4 win on Sunday, multiple news outlets reported that BelAir Cantina (1935 N. Water St.) failed to serve Giannis Antetokounmpo. Not exactly. The restaurant rebutted the claims by releasing a surveillance image showing the manager ...
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Southeast Greek Week raises more than $29K for community
According to Southeast, more than $29,000 was raised to support the community and Southeast's Redhawk Food Pantry. The blood drive held was also the largest in Greek Week history netting 1,194 units. Also, more than 4,000 clothing items were collected to ...
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Stricter controls for visa-exempt travelers entering Schengen area
On 25 April, EU ambassadors confirmed an agreement reached between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament representatives on the proposal for a European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS). ETIAS will allow for advance checks and, if necessary, deny travel authorisation to visa-exempt third-country nationals travelling to the Schengen area. It will help improve … The post Stricter controls for visa-exempt travelers entering Schengen area appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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My New Gyro: JCI Grill's GREEK Dog
When I was invited to try the GREEK Gryo Dog, I was worried that the addition of gyro meat to an already salty beef frankfurter would put the entire dish over the top with regards to sodium content and make for an eating experience that would dehydrate me faster than a 60-minute SoulCycle class.
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Why Greek Olive Oil is the Best in World
Olive oil, the “Golden Liquid” as Homer called it, has been part of Greek history since antiquity. It was regarded a basic and irreplaceable nutritional component of Greeks, helping to protect health and aiding a person’s longevity. Since the first ...
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GREECE Denies Wanting to Lease Two Navy Frigates from France
GREECE'S Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Wednesday denied reports that Athens would lease two FREMM frigates from France in order to enhance military power in the Aegean. Last week Deputy Defense Minister said that GREECE will acquire two frigates on lease from the French Navy.
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Greeks protest against proposed pension cuts
The pensions cuts are proposed for next year.
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Greeks protest austerity measures and public infrastructure sales
Workers pour out bags of coal in front of parliament in opposition to sale of power plants
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Turkish Court Rejects New Appeal for Greek Soldiers’ Release
A Turkish court has rejected for a third time the appeal launched by the defense team of the two Greek soldiers held in Edirne for their release on bail. According to Turkish media, the judge rejected the appeal claiming that the soldiers did not have ...
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Greek Woman Charged for Killing her Newborn
Athens police arrested a 22-year-old woman for letting her newborn baby die in the light shaft of her apartment building is likely to be charged with infanticide. The woman, who is a student, told police that she gave birth to the infant in her bathtub in ...
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Greece, Macedonia hold new talks in Vienna on name dispute
VIENNA (AP) — The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia have held a meeting in Vienna under a United Nations-mediated effort to resolve a long-running dispute over Macedonia's name. U.N. mediator Matthew Nimetz said after Wednesday's meeting that the ...
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Greek Parliament passes bill for the sale of PPC lignite units
On April 25 the plenary of the Greek Parliament passed the bill for thesale of lignite units owned by the countrysmain power utility the Public Power Corporation PPCWit
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Athens eyes bailout conclusion in summer of 2018
Speaking during a press briefing session on Wednesday Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos provided some insight into the thinking of the Tsipras administration with
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Germany says decision on Greek debt will "take a few more weeks"
BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday lowered expectations that Greece and its euro zone creditors could soon reach an agreement on debt relief after Athens far exceeded lenders' budgetary demands in 2017. Greece has posted an overall budget ...
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US “Fully Engaged” on Question of 2 Greek soldiers, Pyatt Says
TRIPOLIS, Greece – The United States is fully engaged on the question of the two Greek soldiers held in Turkey and strongly supports the approach […] The post US “Fully Engaged” on Question of 2 Greek soldiers, Pyatt Says appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece’s Population Ageing Faster than Expected, Experts Say
The ageing of Greece’s population is progressing faster than forecasts predicted, according to a briefing given by experts to a committee in Parliament on Wednesday. […] The post Greece’s Population Ageing Faster than Expected, Experts Say appeared first on The National Herald.
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Macedonia, Greece 'dedicated' to resolving name spat: UN
Vienna (AFP) - Macedonia and Greece are "very dedicated" to resolving their long-running name spat, the UN mediator said Wednesday following talks between the two countries' foreign ministers in Vienna. "We discussed the open issues between the parties ...
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Greek Fest gets OK from Palatine council
You know one of Palatine's top festivals isn't far off when organizers appear before the village council seeking approval for the annual event. Not surprisingly, the council gave a thumbs-up to the long-running Greek Fest, including a waiver from a village ...
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Famous space scientist Stamatis Krimigis resigns from Greek Space Agency
Krimigis accuses General Director of Telecommunications of lacking knowledge in field
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Greece 74th in Press Freedom Index (infographic)
Reporters Without Borders released 2018 list
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Greek pensioners protest new planned bailout cuts
ATHENS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Greek pensioners took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday to protest a new planned round of cuts to payouts scheduled for 2019 under bailout agreements with Greece's international lenders. Although Greece is due ...
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Diaspora report: GREEK Evzones at Bondi beach ANZAC Day dawn service
Greece's Presidential Guard presented a remarkable sight at iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia for the ANZAC Day dawn service. Thousands of people turned up in the early hours of the morning to commemorate those who served and died in the war for Australia and New Zealand. The large ...
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GREEK-Spanish production "Pacman, The Movie" to be released in 2018
A GREEK-Spanish co-production concluded its first filming in Greece in some of the most beautiful places in the country. It is a road movie, Vassilis Papatheocharis, co-director of 'Pacman The Movie' said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency's radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM.
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GREEK Pastitsio
For the Pasta: Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Brush a 9x13-inch casserole dish with olive oil and set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook ziti 2 minutes less than package instructions indicate. Strain the pasta and remove to a large bowl. While the pasta is still warm, add butter and ...
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Turkish court rejects 3. release request by the two Greek soldiers
A Turkish court rejected the third release requested submitted by the lawyers of the two Greek soldiers in custody in high security prison for 55th consecutive days. For the time being the prosecutor has not raised charges against the soldiers who accidentally entered into Turkish soil on March 1st. The first two release requests on … The post Turkish court rejects 3. release request by the two Greek soldiers appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Greek lawmakers pass bill for sale of lignite units of major power firm
ATHENS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The bill for the sale of lignite units owned by Greece's main power utility, the state-owned Public Power Corporation (PPC), was passed by the plenary of the parliament on Wednesday with 151 votes in favor and 124 votes against ...
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Love Greek food? Check out the Stars Over Athens Festival in Decatur
DECATUR — The Greek Orthodox Church of Decatur will host the annual Stars Over Athens Festival beginning with the bake sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, in the church basement. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items are individually priced.
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OGAE Poll 2018: GREECE calling!
ESCToday, in collaboration with OGAE International for an 11th year running, will be presenting this year's results of the 2018 poll, in which 44 clubs will be casting their votes for their favourite entry of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. OGAE GREECE is next to cast their votes.
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Gasoline in GREECE is the fourth priciest in Europe
GREECE is the fourth most expensive country in Europe for gasoline and the eighth dearest for diesel, according to new research commissioned by UK tyre ... On the diesel chart, motorists in GREECE can travel the eighth shortest distance (1,121 kilometers) for 50 pounds, whereas in Luxembourg, where ...
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Eden Prairie High School students: GREEK tragedy 'Ajax' still has relevance today
The story centers on the GREEK warrior Ajax, who has been fighting with his comrades for the last 10 years as the GREEK army has besieged Troy. The great warrior Achilles dies and the generals Agamemnon and Menelaus decide to have a contest to see who will win Achilles' armor. Among those ...
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Railway workers suspend Thursday's work stoppage in GREECE
The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Employees on Wednesday decided to suspend the work stoppage declared for Thursday from 11:00 to 15:00 in urban railway (proastiakos) as well as on all other national railway routes. Trains to and from the Athens Airport will run as usual. RELATED TOPICS: ...
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Greek Independence Day, Hellenic Heritage Parade in Chicago, April 29
CHICAGO, IL – The Hellenic American Academy invites everyone to participate in the Annual Greek Independence Day and Hellenic Heritage Parade, which will take place […] The post Greek Independence Day, Hellenic Heritage Parade in Chicago, April 29 appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek MPs allow power plant sales, govt says not selling family silver
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers on Wednesday approved the sale of power stations by Greece’s dominant power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) (DEHr.AT) after workers protested at what they call a “national crime”. A majority of lawmakers voted in ...
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Paintings capture magic of GREEK island of Sifnos for global visitors
Henry Miller's Colossus of Marousi was another colorful but verbal expression of an artist's GREEK Passion. Houtos uses paint – for Siphnos, as the exhibition's title suggests, his images glow with mainly two colors, ochre, signifying the soil, and the Aegean blue that christens sea and sky. “In recent years ...
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Amanatidis participates in the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit Meeting (Slovenia, 24 April 2018)
In his speech at the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit Meeting, which started yesterday, together with the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, in Brdo, Slovenia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Amanatidis stressed Greece’s firm and longstanding interest in the region of the Western Balkans; an interest that is focused, as a strategic goal, on promoting the region’s European and Euroatlantic perspective in order to create a zone of stability and progress throughout the region.The SEECP, as a regional cooperation platform, was created on a Greek and Bulgarian initiative in 1996 and is made up exclusively of countries of Southeast Europe. In addition to Greece and Bulgaria, Albania, fYROM, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro and Slovenia participate in the SEECP. Slovenia has held the chairmanship since 2017.Within the framework of the Summit meeting, Mr. Amanatidis set out the four axes of Greek policy in the Western Balkans: on the one hand, support for the region’s European and Euroatlantic perspective, on condition that the criteria set by the two organizations are met, and the building of bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation initiatives based on strategic actions, and on the other hand, promotion of major networks in the sectors of energy and transport, and assistance with economic development.More specifically, he stressed that the Greek approach is founded on the basic criteria that must be met – as prerequisites in accordance with EU Enlargement Policy and the Stabilisation and Association Process – by the countries that aspire to join the EU. These prerequisites include rule of law, democracy, combating corruption and organized crime, fundamental freedoms, minority rights, good neighbourly relations, and the resolution of the fYROM name issue.In parallel, Mr. Amanatidis clarified that Greece, as the oldest EU member state in Southeast Europe, is a force for stability, cooperation and development in the region. He referred to the significant Greek investment and business activities that have created thousands of jobs in a number of Balkan countries; jobs that, together with the hundreds of thousands of our neighbours who reside in Greece or visit us on holiday, are the foundation for a kind of ‘osmosis’ with the Balkan neighbours and significant capital that Greece wants to utilise.Regarding the present summit meeting, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs reiterated Greece’s support for the Slovenian Chairmanship’s initiatives within the framework of the SEECP and focused on the importance of enhancing security and stability in Southeast Europe, all forms of connectivity (digital connectivity, land and sea transport), and youth mobility in the Balkans.During his speech at the Meeting of SEECP Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Amanatidis focused on the great importance of this ‘native’ regional organization – in which all the states of the region participate – as a key political forum for cooperation in Southeast Europe as the region proceeds on its European and Euroatlantic course.He pointed up the importance, as a ‘milestone’, of the 2003 Thessaloniki Agenda, as it is based on this Agenda that the Western Balkans gained a clear European perspective within the framework of the accession process and the Stability and Association Agreements. Moreover, the Thessaloniki Agenda has provided to date the basic framework for EU-Western Balkan relations and is aimed at promoting stability and economic development in the region.The European enlargement policy, Mr. Amanatidis said, is founded on the principle of just and strict conditionality, with special emphasis on good neighbourly relations. He stressed that Greece continues to actively promote the reforms the EU requires of the countries of the Western Balkans, providing expertise on the European acquis.Finally, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed the conviction that the European and Euroatlantic perspective can contribute to the handling of security problems in the region, on the condition that the interested countries work seriously on their preparations and initiate a sincere and courageous dialogue aimed at full normalisation of bilateral relations.
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Greek soldiers’ release appeal rejected a third time by Turkish court
They will continue in prison until court date is set
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WORLD CUP: Portugal's hopes aided by extra rest for Ronaldo
The softly-spoken Santos spent most of his career coaching clubs in GREECE and Portugal, including Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, before being handed the GREECE national team job in 2010. As Portugal was failing to advance from its group in 2014, Santos was becoming the first coach to lead ...
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Fulbright GREECE celebrates 70th anniversary
The event marked the 70th anniversary since the agreement establishing the Fulbright program for educational exchanges between GREECE and the United States was signed in Athens. Since then, 5,500 Greek, American and Greek-American scientists, academics, artists and students have benefited ...
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Greece, FYROM tell EU Commissioner Hahn to mind his own business
Top officials from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia urged EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn to mind his own business and to not interfere in things he does not understand. A day before Macedonia name talks resumed in Vienna on Wednesday, Hahn said he was optimistic that “in the next two weeks … The post Greece, FYROM tell EU Commissioner Hahn to mind his own business appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Detention of 2 Greek soldiers to continue
A court in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday ordered the continued detention of two Greek soldiers who “inadvertently” strayed across the countries’ border last month. The Edirne 2nd Criminal Court of Peace ruled against a petition by the soldiers ...
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Council of Europe MPs call for immediate release of two GREEK soldiers held in Turkey
The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly (PACE) has called for the immediate release of two GREEK soldiers who have been in Turkish prison since early March when they accidentally crossed the GREEK-Turkish land border in bad weather. During the assembly's spring summit, a statement was ...
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Confusion continues over French frigates
Talks between Athens and Paris with respect to GREECE leasing two FREMM-type frigates have been fraught with confusion after France repudiated Alternate Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis's claim last week that an agreement had already been struck. Seeking to clarify Kouvelis's remarks, government ...
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Gambling legalisation of VLTs swells turnover in GREECE
The legalisation of video lotto terminals (VLTs) has increased turnover of the leading Greek gaming company OPAP to 1 billion Euros. This rise in revenue has not resulted from new players discovering slot machines, but rather from the legalisation of the existing illegal market. OPAP has about 10,000 ...
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Greece: Anti-austerity protesters eye post-bailout battle
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Athens and other cities Wednesday, vowing to challenge ongoing bailout-related austerity measures after the rescue program ends in a few months. Three successive demonstrations were held in Athens in ...
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After Lesbos Migrants-Extremists Clashes, Tension Grows on Greek Islands
LESBOS, Greece – A violent clash between right-wing extremists and leftists and police trying to protect refugees and migrants who were being attacked on the […] The post After Lesbos Migrants-Extremists Clashes, Tension Grows on Greek Islands appeared first on The National Herald.
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Cultural Ηeritage in Greece and Europe Event at Teriade Museum on Lesbos
LESBOS, Greece – A conference entitled “Our cultural heritage: The past meets the future. Culture, the driving force of Europe “, is taking place on […] The post Cultural Ηeritage in Greece and Europe Event at Teriade Museum on Lesbos appeared first on The National Herald.
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SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos’ Interview on Days of Art in Greece
The Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Mr. Andreas Dracopoulos, granted a comprehensive interview to journalist Mary Adamopoulou for the magazine Days of Art […] The post SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos’ Interview on Days of Art in Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
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Caucase Normandie. Thief-in-law Lasha Rustavsky busted in GREECE may avoid extradition to ...
Last week, influential Georgian thief-in-law Lasha Shushanashvili and several other crowned thieves close to him have been busted in GREECE. However, bodyguards of Lasha Rustavsky, who had resisted the police, were not remanded in custody and, according to his attorneys, Shushanashvili has a ...
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