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Thursday, November 1, 2018
GREEK companies delay payments
Among Western European countries, Greece has the highest rate of unpaid debts between companies that are eventually written off, the annual ...
Greek Owner Inks Scrubber Deal with Installation Before 2020
Greek dry-bulk owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. [NASDAQ: SHIP] has inked a deal with Korean scrubber manufacturer Hyundai Materials to install exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS)s on on five of ...
Greek Passenger Jet Arrives In Skopje After 12-Year Delay
The first passenger flight between Greece and Macedonia in 12 years has landed in Skopje, in another sign of thawing relations after the two Balkan nations agreed to settle their decades-long dispute ...
FYROM Deputy PM discusses EU membership in Athens
FYROM Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani is meeting in Athens today with GREEK Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos to ...
Greek festival spotlights tasty cuisine, classic culture this weekend
Get ready to get your Greek on — at least in a munching sense this weekend. The 55th annual Greek Festival will bring a taste of Greek culture through food and music this weekend to the Coastal ...
The ‘Mamma Mia’ Fangirl’s Guide to Skopelos, Greece
Even if you’ve never been to the Greek Islands, you probably still have a good idea why they’re high on everyone’s travel bucket list — pristine beaches with turquoise waters, cliffside whitewashed bu...
‘Greek police hunting lone gunman’ over John Macris’ shooting death in Athens
Greek authorities are hunting a lone gunman believed to be responsible for the shooting death of prominent Greek-Australian nightclub owner John Macris outside his Athens home. Local police have confi...
Greece, Macedonia relaunch passenger flight route between countries
Greece and Macedonia have relaunched a passenger flight route between the countries after a 12-year interruption as the nations seek to mend ties after reaching an accord in June to end a decades-old ...
Greece inspecting swaying Olympic Stadium after UEFA warning
Greek authorities were combing the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Thursday after UEFA expressed concern following reports of the stadium swaying during a recent Champions League match. Deputy Minister o...
IMF Spokesman: Decisions on Fiscal Space now Taken by Greece and its EU Partners
WASHINGTON (ANA/ P. Kasfikis) – Decisions on the use of Greece’s fiscal space are now taken by the Greek government and the country’s European partners […] The post IMF Spokesman: Decisions on Fiscal Space now Taken by Greece and its EU Partners appeared first on The National Herald.
Cypriot, Greek and Egyptian Expats Congregate in London for Nostos II
Officials from Cyprus, Greece and Egypt participated in Nostos II meeting in London. Photo by CNA Bringing together expats from Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt, the Nostos II program took place in ...
Adoptions in Greece Show Significant Increase in 2017
Adoptions in Greece increased by 77 percent increase in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Thursday. This increase is largely attributed ...
First direct commercial flight from Athens to Skopje after 15 years
The first direct commercial flight from Athens International Airport to Skopje took off at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday evening. On board of the plane was the deputy Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bujar Osmanli. Osmanli had arrived earlier in Athens just for the purpose to inaugurate the direct flight, the first … The post First direct commercial flight from Athens to Skopje after 15 years appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
FRANK TALK: A chubby GREEK tragedy
Embarrassing consequences can lurk behind virtually any action we take, no matter how seemingly inconsequential it might appear to be.
IMF: The pension scheme decision is up to Greece
The International Monetary Funds preference for the budget cuts to be applied to pensions in order to provide a fiscal space for the adoption of countermeasures was repeated by th
Greek Constitutional review aims at consensus and progressive developments
Most probably on coming Monday Greek Parliament will mark the final countdown for the constitutional review withat least 50 MPsof the coalition government will hand over the SYR
Austerity’s Harsh Impact on Greece’s Public Services Revealed
According to data released Thursday by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), significant declines in state funding for public services were recorded between 2015 and 2016. During this ...
Greece-Macedonia flights resume as historic name deal heals rupture
Commercial flights between Greece and Macedonia have resumed after a break of more than a decade, as part of reconciliation efforts centred on a historic name-change deal between the Balkan states. Gr...
Greece Slips in World Bank’s Ranking on Ease of Doing Business
Greece dropped five places in this year’s World Bank’s annual “Doing Business Index,” ranking 72nd, down from 67th place last year. Greece’s score of 68.08 represents a decline of 0.12 ...
'Mac Miller gets it': Fans and artists salute the late rapper at the Greek
In the thick of the crowd at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday night, a whole row of young men finally sat down after the longest drive of their lives. They’d made it to L.A. in a caravan from their coll...
German Press: Greece Will Likely Need Another ‘Bailout’ Due to High Debt
Due to its high public debt, it is doubtful whether Greece will make it on its own in the long run without new financial support, a report by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says. This report comes ...
Mac Miller concert: Loving tributes, an emotional ending (and no mention of a famous ex)
... Before Mac Miller died at age 26 of an apparent overdose on September 7, he was scheduled to play a show on Halloween at the GREEK Theatre.
Sophocles as Slam Poetry: GREEK Tragedy Ponders Law and Justice
The GREEK tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles tells the story of Antigone (portrayed by Shea Bolton) who defies the law of her state by burying her ...
IMF to Greece: Implement Agreed-Upon Cuts
The necessity of the implementation of cuts already agreed to by the Greek government, including pension cuts and the lowering of the tax-free income threshold, was reiterated by the International ...
Greece and Macedonia Are Resuming Direct Flights After 10-Year Hiatus
Macedonia and Greece finally realized it was time to move past a longstanding spat over an airport name. After officials reached a breakthrough and agreed to start direct flights again, tourism in ...
Greek Stocks End Sharply Lower
ATHENS – Greek stocks ended sharply lower in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, pushing the general index of the market below the 620-point level. […] The post Greek Stocks End Sharply Lower appeared first on The National Herald.
Greece resumes flights to Macedonia after 12-year pause
The first direct commercial flight between Greece and Macedonia in 12 years is due to take off on Thursday. The Olympic Air flight will depart the Greek capital Athens at 18:40 local time (16:40 GMT) ...
Dancila: Joint government sitting of Romania and Israel to be rescheduled
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said that the joint sitting of the Romanian and Israeli governments, that was supposed to take place at the beginning of November, will be rescheduled, adding that she will have a discussion, on Friday, in Varna, with counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. “This sitting was postponed not because of us, I understand that there were some problems in Israel. We will reschedule this meeting. I think that during the discussions I will have tomorrow (Friday – ed. n) with Mr. Benjamim Netanyahu, we will schedule the joint government sitting as well,” Viorica Dancila said on Thursday, after visiting the INDAGRA fair. The day before, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced that she will take part, on Friday, in Varna, Bulgaria in a new Romania – Bulgaria – Greece – Serbia high level reunion, at the working lunch of which the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu being also invited. In August, the Israeli embassy in Bucharest announced that a joint sitting of the Israeli and Romanian governments will take place at the beginning of November, in Bucharest, the Israeli delegation being to be headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Killing of ethnic Greek tests Greek-Albanian relations
The killing of ethnic Greek Kostanstinos Katsifas last Sunday has been testing Greek-Albanian relations and stirring nationalistic polarization in both countries. At the same time, any information coming from the Albanian side is being swept away from a wave of mistrust by the Greek media and certain political circles in the right-wing of the political … The post Killing of ethnic Greek tests Greek-Albanian relations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
“IMF has no longer financial arrangement or program with Greece,” says Rice
The International Monetary “Fund has no longer a financial arrangement or program with Greece, so clearly the main interaction now is between EU partners and Athens,” the Fund’s spokesperson Jerry Rice said on Thursday. He added that the IMF continues to participate by providing assistance with surveillance. “In general, this is the arrangement and I … The post “IMF has no longer financial arrangement or program with Greece,” says Rice appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
GREEK port concessioning imminent
The concession process for the GREEK ports of Alexandroupoli, Kavala, Igoumentsa and Corfu could start before the end of the year, according to the ...
Tirana Urges Athens to Condemn Anti-Albanian Incidents
The Albanian Foreign Ministry summoned the GREEK ambassador for a second time in three days, demanding clear condemnation of anti-Albanian ...
GREEK kiwifruit harvest underway
“There is still lots of New Zealand kiwifruit around, which will slow demand for European kiwifruit,” says Christina Manossis, general manager of GREEK ...
GREEK suburb makes IPC President honorary citizen
The Municipality of Nea Smyrni in Athens honoured yesterday the President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons at a ...
GREEK and Russian business community discuss export agenda
Energy, metallurgy and financial sectors were among the agenda items yesterday at a meeting of members of the GREEK-Russian Business Council at ...
Albanian authorities not briefing family of killed ethnic GREEK man, says lawyer
Albanian authorities handling the case of the fatal shooting of an ethnic GREEK man by police on Sunday have not briefed his relatives on the case, ...
Greece, Macedonia restore flights between capitals
Greece and Macedonia on Thursday restored direct commercial flights between their capitals after a break of 12 years, the latest fruit of improving relations between the two countries. Deputy foreign ...
After Macedonia name accord, Athens and Skopje reconnect by air
Greece and Macedonia have relaunched a passenger flight route between the countries after a 12-year interruption as the nations seek to mend ties after reaching an accord in June to end a decades-old row over the ex-Yugoslav Republic's name.
In their words: Children and young refugees living in camps on Greek islands
Children and young people explain what it's like to grow up in an overcrowded refugee camp, and how access to a family support center gives them hope.
Cabinet approves Greece ferry link study
THE cabinet decided on Thursday to conduct a study into the efficacy of setting up a ferry line linking Greece and Cyprus. Shipping deputy minister Natasa Pilidou announced the decision following ...
Don’t Back Menendez Just Because He is Pro-Greek
To the Editor: Given the propensity for the National Herald to rail against corruption, I was surprised to read your ringing endorsement of Senator Bob […] The post Don’t Back Menendez Just Because He is Pro-Greek appeared first on The National Herald.
V. Rev. Petros Kopsahilis dies at 80, Former Chancellor of Metropolis of Atlanta
CLEARWTER, FL – V. Rev. Fr. Petros Kopsahilis 80, of Clearwater, fell asleep in the Lord, on October 15. Born in Letohoro, Greece to Ioannis […] The post V. Rev. Petros Kopsahilis dies at 80, Former Chancellor of Metropolis of Atlanta appeared first on The National Herald.
Morning in Hellenic Paideia America
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s $25 million donation to the St. Demetrios High School in Astoria is indeed a “game changer” for the School and Greek […] The post Morning in Hellenic Paideia America appeared first on The National Herald.
Airbnb is Playing an Increasingly Dominant Role in the Greek Housing Market
Airbnb is playing an increasingly dominant role in the Greek housing market. The owners of more than 126,000 apartments and houses in our southern neighbor rent them through the platform. Nearly 6 out ...
Greece to grant licenses to Muslim and Christian houses of worship
Greece is granting licenses to all houses of worship operating in Greece since 1955. According to a circular issued by the Ministry of Education, Research and Religion all houses of worship will get licenses provided that they have been continuously operating since 1955. The move concerns houses of worship used by the Muslim minority in … The post Greece to grant licenses to Muslim and Christian houses of worship appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
#IGForexChat 3: What does the next year hold for emerging market currencies?
#IGForexChat 3: What does the next year hold for emerging market currencies? Press Release: IG presents ‘IG Forex Chat 3’ – a live discussion focused on what the next 12 months hold for emerging market currencies Presenter Sara Walker will be joined by trader Paul Bratby for the chat Watch live on Facebook, Twitter and … The post #IGForexChat 3: What does the next year hold for emerging market currencies? appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greek police investigate killing of Greek-Australian man
Police are investigating the shooting death of a 46-year-old Greek-Australian man gunned down in a seaside suburb of Athens. An autopsy on the body of John Macris was to be carried out Thursday.
Flights between Greece and Macedonia resume after 12-year blockade
After more than a decade of being stubbornly unlinked in the skies, Greece and Macedonia are to put Europe’s last aviation blockade behind them. At 6.40pm on Thursday the first direct flight to Skopje ...
The Girlfriends Getaway Guide To Greece
What’s more magical than ancient ruins, turquoise waters, Mediterranean food, powdery sand, and rows of white houses lined against a picturesque blue sky? Nothing, which is why Greece has ...