Greece’s culture ministry said Tuesday that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by Trojan captives of war after the sack of Troy. A ministry statement said excavations from September to early October in the southern Greek region of the Peleponnese turned up “proof of the existence of the ancient city” of Tenea, until now known mostly from ancient texts. Finds included walls and clay, marble...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Greek authorities: Lost ancient city settled by captives after sack of Troy newly located
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's culture ministry said Tuesday that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by ...
Greek Life on track to a better tomorrow
Exactly one year ago, Texas State student Matthew Ellis died of alcohol poisoning following a party hosted by his fraternity brothers. Since then, the environment responsible for his death has reforme...
Survey: Greek CFOs most optimistic in Europe for Autumn 2018
Greek Chief Financial Officers were the most optimistic in Europe on economic outlook and their company's prospects, Deloitte said in its European CFO Survey Autumn 2018 released on Tuesday, ANA repor...
Greek museums and ancient sites record rise in visitors and revenue
Museums and archaeological sites in Greece have recorded a large increase in the number of visitors and revenue during the first seven months of this year, according to ELSTAT figures released on Mond...
All the Archaeological Sites You Absolutely Must See in Greece
The Acropolis is a world-renowned historical site and is actually an ancient citadel. Located on a hilltop overlooking the city of Athens, it contains the remains of several ancient buildings of ...
Antetokounmpo, Marangos Among Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
The “Greek Freak”, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is 2nd in Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30 Sports List. According to the Forbes, Antetokounmpo’s earnings are up […] The post Antetokounmpo, Marangos Among Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek government to lessen social security contributions for professionals
Greek government on Monday evening announced a reduction of social security contributions by 33.3 percent for self-employed professionals and farmers, with the measure to apply as of Jan. 1, 2019, if ...
Greece Says Ancient Lost City of Tenea Has Been Found
(ATHENS, Greece) — Greece’s culture ministry said Tuesday that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by ...
Guest Column: Greek system is a values-based community
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Update from Greece’s Ancient City of Tenea
ATHENS, GREECE—According to an Associated Press report, Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced the excavation of residential areas at a site identified as the ancient city of Tenea in southern Greece. ...
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Efforts to rescue Parisian Greek House
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EU Agency for Network and Info Security To Remain in Greece
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Greek Chicken Souvlaki from Popi’s Place
Cut up the chicken into cubes. In a bowl combine the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic and spices. Place the cubes of chicken into the mixture and place in the refrigerator overnight. Place the ...
Speech of the Head of the Greek Delegation to the IHRA, Dr. Efstathios Lianos Liantis, at a special event in memory of the victims of the Holocaust of the city of Trikala
On the occasion of the annual Italian Chairmanship of the IHRA and in partnership with the Greek Delegation to the IHRA, the Municipality of Trikala, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece and the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Embassy of the Italian Republic in Athens organized a three-day event (November 9-11, 2018) to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust of the city of Trikala.,The Head of the Greek Delegation to the IHRA and Special Secretary for Religious and Cultural Diplomacy, Dr Efstathios Lianos Liantis, gave an address on the event.“And, behold, they are written in the lamentations”Italians are a naturally musical nation. So it is absolutely consistent that they chose the most musical city of Greece, Trikala, for this evening's event. A little further from here, the following verse was written “I hear in the dark your tired step crawling slowly and heavily", pointing out the tragedy and the despair of the exile procession of the Greek Jews towards the martyrdom. And these lyrics were sung after WW2 by one of the most beautiful and delicate voices of the rebetiko, the Jewish singer Stella Hasskil, who carried the ruinous fate of her people as lyrical expression.The mourning by the Rivers of Babylon passed through the Byzantine temple, the Gothic cathedrals, the Italian Opera with the Nabucco of Verdi and ended up as a folk song into the death camps on the lips of the Greek-Jews captives. They mourned for their sufferings and passions, which were heavier than those of their ancestors.I am talking about the song, because it is the deepest and most honest expression of a nation. When the Greeks-Jews in Auschwitz sang the song ‘’Black is the life we lead’’, they ascribed to the well-known kleftiko song the visage of tragedy and the eve of death, not as a threat but as a perceived, unavoidable reality. If every result is the aftereffect of previous logical processes, as Determinism dictates, Auschwitz is the example that overthrows it. It is the expression of the absurd connected with the criminal.Despite the unique nature of the Holocaust and its substance as one of the most documented events in human history, the memory of this overwhelmingly critical crime of the 20th century is increasingly being called into question. Complete Denial may remain a marginalized perspective, but other less direct forms of distortion have emerged. Falsification, devaluation and moral simulation often act as methods of spreading a disguised and subcutaneous anti-Semitism. In today’s environment of massive ignorance, apathy and / or passivity, these tendencies have been combined to create conditions increasingly akin to those of inter-war Europe. Moreover we have to look carefully into a recent research in which an outrageously high percentage of Greeks would not accept a Jew in their family environment.For these reasons, it is of great importance that our country is a full member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, the world's largest organization, which brings together governmental agencies and experts to shape and promote education, memory and research of the Holocaust, to discuss Holocaust-related issues, including anti-semitism, and to support the commitments of the Stockholm Declaration of 2000.IHRA started in 1998 as a Task Force of International Cooperation for the education, research and remembrance of the Holocaust by the former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson. Persson decided to establish an international organization to promote Holocaust education around the world and asked the former US President Bill Clinton and the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to participate in this effort. Persson also developed the idea of an international forum of governments interested in discussing educational actions about the Holocaust. This idea materialized in Stockholm from 27th to 29th January 2000. The forum was attended by representatives of 46 countries, including 23 Heads of State and 14 Deputy Prime Ministers or Ministers. The Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust was the result of that dialogue and constituted the ideological basis of the IHRA.The IHRA currently has 31 member-countries, two liaison-countries, nine observer-countries and seven permanent international partners, including the UN and UNESCO. Members are committed to the Stockholm Declaration and the implementation of national policies and programs to support Holocaust education, remembrance and research. The government of each member-country appoints a delegation to the IHRA conferences, composed of both government officials and national experts, achieving a productive relationship between the two levels.It is important to remember that the Holocaust did not start with executions. It began with rhetorics and proceeded to the violation of fundamental rights, culminating in genocide. That is why we feel so strongly the need to combat all forms of hate speech, including anti-Semitism.In closing, I would like to thank cordially all those who contribute to the Holocaust memorial events. First of all the Philhellene Ambassador of Italy, His Excellency Efisio Luigi Marras, and all the staff of the Italian Embassy in Athens. Then, the Mayor of Trikala, Mr. Dimitris Papastergiou, and the local authorities of the city, who took care of the whole framework of the organization with sensibility and interest. Of course, the great Jewish family of Athens, Thessaloniki and Trikala, who, under the leadership of President Mr. David Saltiel and the other heads of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, demonstrates at every opportunity of cooperation its great love for our homeland, which helps with altruism. Special thanks to the Jewish Museum of Greece, an exemplary museum with educational, cultural and technological activity, whose initiatives make it one of the most important museums of our country. Finally, on behalf of the Greek Delegation to the IHRA, I would like to thank all of you who came to this event tonight. Now, it’s time to speak and investigate, not only to honour the Holocaust Martyrs, but because we have to justify our humanity.
Crete: Drunken priest punches police officer, bites another
A drunk priest on the island of Crete punched one police officer and bit another after he was stopped for driving down a local road the wrong way. The priest was found on Sunday night to drive a lane in Herakleio’s main avenue the opposite way. He was driving under the influence of alcohol. When … The post Crete: Drunken priest punches police officer, bites another appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Norwegian frigate sinks after collision with Greek-owned tanker
There go 400 million euros under water and the captain’s career. The Norwegian frigate “KNM Helge Ingstad“ sank deeper in the water in the night from Monday to Tuesday, just days after its crew ignored warning signals by a Greek-owned tanker that a collision was imminent. The pictures made public by the Norwegian Defense show. Tuesday morning, … The post Norwegian frigate sinks after collision with Greek-owned tanker appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greek archaeologists say ancient city of Tenea settled by Trojan POWs located
Greece’s Culture Ministry has said that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of the lost ancient city of Tenea that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war captives after the Greeks sack of Troy. In a statement Tuesday, the ministry said excavations from September to early October in the southern Greek region … The post Greek archaeologists say ancient city of Tenea settled by Trojan POWs located appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greece unearths remnants of ancient city of Tenea
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek archaeologists have discovered jewellery, dozens of coins and remnants of a housing settlement affirming the location of an ancient city thought to have been founded by surviv...
Nov. 15 Information Meeting: U of A Classics in Greece 2019
Students are invited to attend an information meeting for the 4-week University of Arkansas summer study tour "Classics in Greece" on from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Kimpel Hall 416. This wi...
First Greek-Serbian Tourism Forum Held in Thessaloniki
The First Greek-Serbian Tourism Forum to increase the growth of tourism and develop specialty tourism between the two countries throughout the year was held in Thessaloniki on Friday. A total of ...
Greece Fourth in Property Taxation in the EU, Study Finds
Greece holds fourth place in the EU regarding the issue of property taxation, according to a study conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research, or IOBE. The study also found ...
Property taxation damages Greece's economy: study
ATHENS, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The existing property tax framework in Greece hampers the expansion of its real estate sector, finds a report published on Monday in Athens. The study by the Foundation for ...
Greece working on plans to help banks tackle bad debt mountain
ATHENS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Greece is working on at least two different plans to provide asset protection to help its banks offload sour loans, bankers and sources close to the matter said on Tuesday. ...
Bank of Greece’s plan to reduce non-performing loans by €40billion
The Bank of Greece is reportedly drafting a plan to reduce non-performing loans of Greek systemic banks by 40 billion euros. The plan will be included in a Financial Stability report to be released by the end of the week, reports Athens news agency amna on Tuesday citing sources. The plan will include, among others, … The post Bank of Greece’s plan to reduce non-performing loans by €40billion appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Neo-Nazis detained for hoisting swastika flags at Athens Polytechnic School
Police in Athens has detained three suspected neo-Nazis who were trying to hang two flags with swastikas at the building of the Athens Polytechnic School that will celebrate the anniversary of the Students’ Uprising against the junta, next week. The incident reportedly took place on Monday night. The two men and one woman told police … The post Neo-Nazis detained for hoisting swastika flags at Athens Polytechnic School appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Civil Servants in Greece launch 24-hour strike, Nov 14/2018
Public sector union ADEDY will launch a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, November 14th 2018. The planned protest rally to the Greek Parliament will disrupt traffic in downtown Athens. The union demands pay raise as well as increase of pensions. Both have been reduced several times since the bailout agreements in 2010. The union also demands … The post Civil Servants in Greece launch 24-hour strike, Nov 14/2018 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
PM Tsipras Says Reneging on Referendum Saved Greek Society
Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said his decision to renege on a referendum he called three years ago asking Greeks to […] The post PM Tsipras Says Reneging on Referendum Saved Greek Society appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek Prosecutors Feud Intensifies Over Lagging Novartis Probe
ATHENS – Greece’s former anti-corruption prosecutor Eleni Raikou wants her successor, Eleni Touloupaki, barred from continuing to investigate an alleged scandal involving the Swiss pharmaceutical […] The post Greek Prosecutors Feud Intensifies Over Lagging Novartis Probe appeared first on The National Herald.
Lake Antinioti: Following the Footsteps of Durrells at Corfu’s Famous Otter Lagoon (Pics)
CORFU, Greece – One of the settings that features in Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy about life on the island of Corfu, the beautiful landscape of […] The post Lake Antinioti: Following the Footsteps of Durrells at Corfu’s Famous Otter Lagoon (Pics) appeared first on The National Herald.
High-Tech Greek Innovative Product Conquering Global Shipping
An innovative product named Metis, based in Greece and developed exclusively by Greek scientists with great experience in the particular needs and requirements of shipping, […] The post High-Tech Greek Innovative Product Conquering Global Shipping appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek authorities say lost ancient city of Tenea located
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s culture ministry says archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost ancient city that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war ...
Foreign minister Bushati comments the technical details of the agreement with Greece for the first time ever
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati has spoken for the first time on Monday evening about the technical details of the maritime agreement reached with neighbouring Greece
Greece has Highest Percentage of Priests in Europe
Greece has the most priests in Europe in proportion to its population, with the recent economic crisis pushing more young Greeks to see the priesthood as a job, a Kathimerini newspaper report says.
Bloomberg: ‘Central Bank of Greece To Cut Bad Debts of Banks in Half’
The Central Bank of Greece is working on a plan to cut in half all the bad debts that burden Greek banks, according to a news report published by Bloomberg on Tuesday. This move is expected to ...
Hearth of Hellenism: Separation of Church and State – GREECE After Orthodoxy
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A Cyclist Photographs Her Way Through Crete
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Anastasiadis sets the bar high for GREECE team
The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) presented on Monday the new GREECE manager Angelos Anastasiadis, who has just called up his first squad ...
Asylum requests to GREECE skyrocket as more FETÖ members flee
Greek authorities announced that 5,786 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in GREECE between July 2016 and October 2018. The record rise is tied to ...
Bank of GREECE points to higher residential property prices in Q3 2018
The Bank of GREECE (BoG) on Monday released a report showing that residential prices in the country grew by 2.5 percent, on average, in Q3 2018, ...
5786 Turks have sought asylum in GREECE following the failed coup in 2017
The failed attempt to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July, 2017 has seen 5,786 Turks fleeing to GREECE to seek asylum, ...
Nikolaos Tselementes, GREECE'S original 'Masterchef'
When he returned to GREECE he started working for many foreign embassies. The talented visionary combined shared the international cuisine secrets ...
European Commission lights green to IGB project
By Leman Mammadova. The project of GREECE-Bulgaria interconnector, which envisages the transportation of natural gas from GREECE to Bulgaria, ...
One dead, nine injured in migrant smuggling minivan crash
A woman was killed and nine people were injured in northern GREECE on Tuesday when the minivan they were traveling in veered off course and ...
Drunk priest bites Greek police
Angry at being stopped for driving erratically in reverse, a drunken priest has bitten and flailed at police who tried to arrest him on the island of Crete. Deutsche Presse AgenturNovember 13, 201810: ...
Trash Heap Found on Greek Island Port Seabed
The volunteer underwater cleaning team “Aegean Rebreath” unearthed the contents of an entire dump from the seabed off the port of Poros island last weekend. “Aegean Rebreath” is a group ...
One Killed After Car Carrying Migrants Crashes in Northern Greece
A woman died and another nine people were injured when a car full of migrants who had illegally entered Greece crashed on a road northeast of Thessaloniki on Tuesday. The accident occurred after ...
Greece’s self-employed and farmers to pay less for pensions as of 1.1.2019
Legislation to decrease pension contributions to self-employed and farmers has been submitted to the Greek Parliament on Monday. It is estimated that 250,000 people will benefit from the reduction expected to go in effect as of 1. January 2019. Pension contributions for freelancers will be reduced to 13.33% from 20% currently. Affected will be freelancers … The post Greece’s self-employed and farmers to pay less for pensions as of 1.1.2019 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.