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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Chelsea head to Greece ahead of first match against PAOK

PARIS: The Europa League group stage begins on Thursday (today), with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan and Sevilla among the leading sides hoping to negotiate a marathon competition all the ...


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Nine thousand aslyum seekers camped at Lesbos

Meanwhile, 2,000 asylum-seekers will be moved from the island to the Greek mainland by the end of the month. That's according to Greek authorities. It's after human rights groups and local authorities criticised Greece for the poor conditions at the camp at Moria


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In pictures: Eerie spiderweb covers entire shoreline in Greece

A huge spiderweb is covering 300 metres of vegetation in Aetoliko, Greece


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Greek salad on a stick is a fun party appetizer

A recent potluck with friends took on an “on-a-stick” theme, and since our garden is offering up some of its last bounty of the season, I decided to attempt salad on a stick. Though some friends made ...


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Chelsea travel with strong squad as they look to avoid Greek tragedy in Europa League opener ...

It appears Sarri is taking a strong squad with him to GREECE, with Marcos Alonso, Willian and Pedro all pictured boarding the club coach at their ...


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GREECE to reduce overcrowding in Moria camp

GREECE has announced that it will move 2,000 asylum seekers from the island of Lesbos to the mainland by the end of September. The move comes as ...


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GREECE and Qatar aim to boost bilateral collaboration

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani agreed on ...


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GREECE'S Hotel Investment Opportunities to Enter the Spotlight at MR&H Forum

The investment opportunities in GREECE'S tourism sector will be explored by some 300 hospitality investors and key market stakeholders attending the ...


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The thread through a journalist's coverage of GREECE in crisis

I am a reporter for The New York Times and came across your recent analysis on the Spiegel story on GREECE and the eurozone which I found ...


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Police uncover illegal excavation for antiquities in northern GREECE

Six people were arrested on Wednesday for conducting illegal excavations in search of antiquities under the ground floor of a listed building in the ...


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Chelsea news: Pedro and co snapped training in GREECE after Eden Hazard left out of squad

This afternoon's training session was staged at the Lolas Training Complex in Thessaloniki - GREECE'S second city and home to PAOK, who were ...


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Spider population explodes on lagoon island in western GREECE

The shores of an island in the Aitoliko lagoon in western GREECE is literally crawling with spiders, much to the surprise of locals. Authorities and ...


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GREECE to move 2000 refugees to mainland after increasing suicide attempts by children

Authorities in GREECE say they will move roughly 2,000 asylum seekers from the Moria refugee camp holding over 9,000 people on the island of ...


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Champions League: AEK Athens lose to Ajax 3-0 (full time)

Greek team unable to repeat the first half performance


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'Antigone in Ferguson' uses Greek tragedy to explore modern ideas

Bryan Doerries, artistic director of Theater of War Productions, is adamant on this issue when talking about “Antigone in Ferguson,” the interactive piece running at Harlem Stage through Oct. 13. The ...


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Is the Greek Crisis Finally Over?

(1:00) - First Hand Look At Greece's Economics (6:10) - Tourist Outlook On Greece (9:20) - What Forms Of Payment Are Popular? (12:00) - Foreign Property Investment (15:40) - Is Greece Finally Turning ...


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Greek ambassador hails Athens’ ties with Moscow

Greek-Russian relations are founded on friendship and mutual respect, a diplomat says


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Nestor Aliga: Greek-American Celebration Weekend

The weekend of Sept. 15-16 was celebrated as “Greek-American Celebration Weekend.” Hundreds attended the festival at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church located on Amador and Alabama st...


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Tsakalotos raised the issue of pensions cuts to Scholz

The issue of the abolition of the pension cuts measure raised to his German counterpart Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos calling for the dialogue to be concluded as soon


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Talk of the Town: Be Greek for a week at the 32nd annual festival

You'll once again be tempted with the most delicious food and desserts ahead of Columbia's 32nd Greek Festival which opens Thursday, Sept. 20. More than 160,000 visitors make this a yearly tradition. ...


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Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Heiko Maas (Athens, 20 September 2018)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias will meet with the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, at 11:15 on Thursday, 20 September, at the Foreign Ministry.The two Ministers will focus on the further strengthening of bilateral relations on the basis of the Greek-German Bilateral Action Plan. They will also discuss European, regional and international issues of mutual interest, with emphasis on the future of Europe and developments in the Western Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean.Following their meeting, at about 12:15, the two Ministers will make joint statements to the news media. Their talks will continue at a working luncheon Mr. Kotzias is hosting for his German counterpart.


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Majority of Greeks (69%) are in favour receiving refugees, Pew study shows

Hungary and Poland at the other end of the spectrum


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Greece’s Tsipras Meets with Commissioner for Migration Avramopoulos Ahead of EU Summit

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Wednesday with the European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos ahead of the informal EU Summit that will be held in Austria’s Salzburg.


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Greece wants to speed up minimum wage rise after bailout exit

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday submitted a draft amendment to parliament to speed up the process of raising the minimum wage for the first time since 2009 when a national debt crisis erupted. ...


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Greek migrant crisis: Antifascist rally takes place on the island of Lesvos

Residents in Lesvos are divided. Some say that they are on the refugee’s side and that the island has open arms for them. Others say that the island cannot take any more pressure as the migratory flow...


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Ancient Greece-inspired erotic art sparks debate in Spain

Valencia (Spain) (AFP) - Explicitly erotic sculptures inspired by ancient Greek ceramic art are making waves at a marina in the Spanish city of Valencia. By local artist Antoni Miro, the figures provi...


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Chelsea train in Greece as Hazard, Luiz and Kovacic are left at home ahead of West Ham trip

Chelsea have left Eden Hazard and David Luiz at home with the duo not set to take part in their Europa League clash with PAOK. Maurizio Sarri has decided to rest Hazard and Luiz for the European tie. ...


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Editorial: Hard liquor ban is first step in safer Greek life culture

Removing hard liquor from University of Texas fraternity houses and events is an important first step. But, the Greek organizations, university leaders and lawmakers looking to prevent drinking-relate...


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Fast-casual Greek street food restaurant planned for Warren

Estia Greek Street Food's third location opens on Oct. 1 in Warren. The fast-casual restaurant specializes in handmade pita, customizable gyros, bowls, and Greek salads. The 3,000-square-foot, 90-seat ...


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Greece discusses refugee challenge with EU official ahead of informal EU Summit

ATHENS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Greek government discussed on Wednesday the management of the refugee challenge with visiting European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitri...


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Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Katrougalos attends EU General Affairs Council meeting (Brussels, 18 September 2018)

The Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, participated today in a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council, at which discussion focussed on the multiannual financial framework – the EU budget for 2021-2027 – the developments around Poland’s justice system , and preparations for the informal Summit Meeting in Salzburg. Remarking on the EU budget, Mr. Katrougalos maintained that, in spite of its positive points, it needs to be more ambitious if it is to meet the existential challenges Europe is facing, and that it fails to respond adequately to the need for growth to have a social profile and combat the inequalities within and between states. The Alternate Minister welcomed the increase in funding for policies on research and development, migration, digital economy, the Erasmus plus programme, and European defence. He noted, however, that this increase cannot be achieved at the expense of the traditional policies for Cohesion and the Common Agricultural Policy. For this reason, the establishment of real, new Own Resources is the European Union’s only option, for fiscal reasons and reasons of redistribution and social justice. Such new Own Resources, which will not burden European citizens, include, for example, taxation of financial transactions and taxation of large internet companies in the countries where they provide their services, in tandem with establishment of a common corporate tax base. Solidarity and respect for the rule of law should be reflected in all of the EU’s policies and, from this perspective, Greece is not opposed to linking the budget to the respect for the rule of law, particularly if this is combined with other bold and necessary measures, such as the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter. Our country’s position was similar on the matter of the implementation of article 7 of the Treaty in the case of Poland. Before the Council session, Mr. Katrougalos participated as an observer in the preparatory meeting of the European Affairs Ministers of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.


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All Greek to Me: See the gorgeous destination wedding of one Birmingham couple

Dana Ullrich and Konstantinos "Dino" Sarris were six months into wedding planning whenthey decided to take their nuptials onthe road--or rather, overseas. Across the Atlantic Ocean, in the beautiful m...


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Frost Focus: Greek Tragedy

I think I’ll skip the preamble this week and get down to the brass tacks of Nebraska’s 24-19 loss to the Troy Trojans, where we learned just how much a dual-threat quarterback mitigates the weaknesses ...


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For asylum-seekers on Greece's Lesbos, life 'is so bad here'

Hundreds of asylum-seekers stranded on Greece's Lesbos island are living in makeshift tents in a field overrun by garbage, without electricity or running water.


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Moscow says ready for diversified partnership with Greece

September 19th marks the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two states


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Ελληνικό περίπτερο στην διεθνή έκθεση «SMM HAMBURG 2018»

Ο Οργανισμός Enterprise Greece σε συνεργασία με τους Έλληνες Κατασκευαστές Ναυτιλιακού Εξοπλισμού (HEMEXPO), τη Διεθνή Ναυτική & Βιομηχανική Ένωση (WIMA)  και με την υποστήριξη του […] The post Ελληνικό περίπτερο στην διεθνή έκθεση «SMM HAMBURG 2018» appeared first on The National Herald GR.


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Greek PM, Qatari Deputy PM agree to boost bilateral collaboration

ATHENS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani agreed on Wednesday to step up ...


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Greek FinMin meets with Schotz, Moscovici in Berlin; Athens steps up efforts to persuade creditors to suspend pending pension cuts

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos embodied the political cliché of being "cautiously optimistic" when asked if a scheduled social security spending reduction - set for January 2019 - will be av...


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Matthew McConaughey Spent Two Weeks on This Greek Island and Loved It so Much He Decided to Stay One More

If you’re looking to do Greece like a local you’d better follow in the footsteps of Matthew McConaughey. The actor, whose new film “White Boy Rick” opened late last week, spent a bit of time in the Gr...


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Greek NGO founder arrested in migration probe

The founder of a Greek NGO facing charges for allegedly helping migrants illegally enter the country was arrested Wednesday, police said. Panos Moraitis, who set up Emergency Response Centre ...


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Greek tour explores ancient history and modern life

Stand in the shadow of the Acropolis and Parthenon, visit coastal towns and islands, sail across the sea on a high-speed catamaran on a 10-day tour of Greece with Abercrombie & Kent. The 2019 tours, w...


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I went to two of the Mediterranean party capitals beloved by billionaires and island-hoppers alike, and the winner is clear

[Greece Mykonos Santorini Travel Billionaires Islands (18 of 44)]Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider * THE GREEK ISLAND OF MYKONOS IS KNOWN AS A PARTY CAPITAL AND IS A VACATION HOT SPOT FOR MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES. * Ibiza, Spain, has a reputation as one of the top places to party in the world, with thumping 24-hour clubs, wild pool parties, and gorgeous beaches. * I RECENTLY VISITED BOTH AND DECIDED TO COMPARE MY EXPERIENCES, AS MANY TRAVELERS CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE ISLANDS FOR THEIR VACATION. * WHILE MYKONOS IS NO DOUBT STUNNING, FROM ITS BEACHES TO ITS RESORTS, I FOUND IT TO BE OVERPRICED AND OVERCROWDED WHEN I VISITED OVER THE SUMMER. IBIZA, ON THE OTHER HAND, FELT ACCESSIBLE AT DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS AND RELATIVELY EASY TO BOOK AND ENJOY, EVEN IN PEAK SEASON. If you are looking for a 24-hour party, Mediterranean beaches, and a place to vacation like the rich and famous, there are probably two destinations that come to mind: Mykonos, Greece and Ibiza, Spain. While Ibiza has long been a party capital of the world, thanks to its association with thumping house music and super DJs like David Guetta, Mykonos is the up-and-comer.  Over the past several years, the number of international arrivals to Mykonos has nearly doubled, as the cool rich kids and their freshly scrubbed yachts, superyachts, and mega yachts have taken to the Greek isle's inviting waters. Hundreds of thousands of vacationers have followed suit. I had own expectations before visiting each island. In both cases, I expected to find a bifurcated paradise divided between the world's wealthy and famous having a private ball and crowds of vacationers, hard-partying dance-music junkies, and cruise-shippers peeking in for a glance. While such a dynamic is present on both Ibiza and Mykonos, I found the two islands to be drastically different in temperaments, options, scenery, and vibe. With this in mind, I decided to compare my experiences of visiting Ibiza and Mykonos to see which is the better place to visit for most travelers. Here's how they stack up: MEASURING JUST 33 SQUARE MILES IN SIZE, MYKONOS IS A SUNNY AND COOL GREEK ISLAND STUFFED WITH HIP BOUTIQUE HOTELS, THUMPING BEACH CLUBS, HAUTE COUTURE SHOPS, WHITE SANDY BEACHES, WHITEWASHED ALLEYWAYS, AND SWANKY RESTAURANTS. Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider LOCATED IN THE BALEARIC ISLANDS OF SPAIN AND AROUND 220 SQUARE MILES, IBIZA IS KNOWN BOTH FOR ITS SWANKY BEACH HOTELS AND VILLAS FREQUENTED BY THE WEALTHY AND FAMOUS AND FOR ITS THUMPING NONSTOP CLUBBING SCENE. Shutterstock GETTING TO MYKONOS IS PRETTY EASY, SO LONG AS YOU ARE COMING FROM EUROPE. THE AIRPORT HAS DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH MOST MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES (I FLEW IN FROM LARNACA, CYPRUS). BUT IF YOU ARE COMING FROM THE US, YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE TO FLY TO ATHENS FIRST AND EITHER HOP A SHORT FLIGHT OR FERRY FROM THERE. Google Maps SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * I visited Ibiza, the party capital of the world, but the best part of the island is the side no one ever talks about * I hung out at the secluded mountain hideaway in Ibiza that's hosted celebs like Rihanna and Kate Hudson, and it feels worlds away from the hard-partying coast * I stayed at Robert De Niro's ridiculously swanky new hotel in Ibiza — and it makes you feel like a celebrity, if you can afford it SEE ALSO: I VISITED IBIZA, THE PARTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, BUT THE BEST PART OF THE ISLAND IS THE SIDE NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT DON'T MISS: I VISITED THE GLITTERING GREEK ISLAND OF MYKONOS, THE SUMMER DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR BILLIONAIRES — AND IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE IF YOU AREN'T SWIMMING IN MONEY


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Cuba Welcomes GREEK Cinema Festival after 4 Years

El Greco. A GREEK cinema festival is to take place in Havana, and is being organized by Greece's Ambassador to Cuba Stella Bezirtzoglou, according ...


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GREEK camp at Moria: reaching boiling point

Two thousands asylum-seekers will be moved from the island of Lesbos to the GREEK mainland by the end of the month. That's according to GREEK ...


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GREEK PM wants an EU solution to immigration problem

According to government sources the GREEK PM will stress that immigration is a European problem and as such must be tackled in the spirit of ...


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GREEK Honors Societies have their own spin on GREEK Life

They represent GREEK honors societies here at Gannon. At Gannon, there are several GREEK honors societies, one for pretty much each department.


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Opa! Greek Food Festival returns with gyros, spanakopita and more in Bethlehem

For Lehigh Valley foodies, Greece is the word this weekend. That’s because Bethlehem’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral is hosting its annual Greek Food Festival, featuring gyros, spanakopita and ...


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‘Hell on Earth’: MSF doctor tells RT of rape, violence, inhumane conditions in Lesbos refugee camp

[Preview] One toilet for over 70 people, rape, and mental health issues – a doctor from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and an aid worker told RT about the dire conditions in the overcrowded Moria refugee camp in Greece. Read Full Article at RT.com


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Greece marks European Day without Road Death

ATHENS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Greece marked the European Day without a Road Death on Wednesday presenting encouraging data on the road accidents on Greek roads in recent years. The number of people who ...


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Worsening conditions in Greek migrant camp

The Greek island of Lesbos has been hosting thousands of migrants since the crisis in 2015. But now, many of these refugee camps are facing dire conditions - overcapacity, lack of facilities and a less hospitable tone from locals.


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