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Sunday, December 23, 2018

GREEK Minister announces extension of VAT exemption for five Aegean islands

GREEK Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas announced on Friday that the value-added tax rates for the five eastern Aegean islands most affected by the ...


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Finance Ministry to keep bond issue cards close to its chest

Bond market sources argue that, in contrast to developed markets, which announce their issue timetables in detail, countries such as GREECE typically ...


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CI Takiron Corporation (TSE:4215), GREEK Organization of Football Prognostics SA (ATSE:OPAP ...

Watching some historical volatility numbers on shares of C.I. Takiron Corporation (TSE:4215), we can see that the 12 month volatility is presently ...


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Athens eyes swift approval of NPE plan

In early January, as soon as the holidays are over, the Finance Ministry is expected to submit the GREEK proposal for the reduction of local banks' ...


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GREEK Students in Melbourne Awarded for Excellent Achievements in GREEK Language

The future of the GREEK language is one of the top priorities for GREEK communities in Australia, thus the GREEK community of Melbourne hosted a ...


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Greece expresses condolences over Indonesia's tsunami tragedy

ATHENS, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent on Sunday his deepest condolences over the volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia, which caused at least 222 deaths and over 840 i...


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Meet The Teacher Who Teaches on One of Greece’s Smallest Islands

Maria Faedra Tsialera is the only teacher who lives on the small island of Arkoi in Greece’s Dodecanese and keeps the primary school of the island open for the one and only student who lives ...


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Post Bailout Greeks are Once Again Choosing to Travel Abroad for Christmas

... Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies, the number of Greeks who choose a destination abroad instead of GREECE for their Christmas vacations ...


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Greek Resistance Legend Themis Marinos Dies at 101

Themis Marinos, the famous member of the British resistance group BLO and author of many books regarding the period of the Greek resistance during the German occupation of Greece between 1941 and ...


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59 Migrants Rescued Off Greece’s Islands of Chios and Samos

Fifty-nine migrants were found and rescued on two different boats on Sunday morning in the Aegean Sea. More specifically, FRONTEX, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency located two boats, one ...


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A House in Kozani is One of Greece’s Most Decorated for Christmas

A three-level house in West Macedonia’s city of Kozani is one of Greece’s most decorated houses for Christmas with thousands of lights and ornaments being put on the facade of the building ...


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Christmas 2018: All you need to know

In the GREEK language, the letter that looks like an X is the GREEK letter chi/X (pronounced 'kye') and it rhymes with 'eye' which is the first letter of the ...


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Our Everyday Greek: Greek you Already Know from the Second Compound of Χριστούγεννα

The word Χριστούγεννα is a composite one from the genitive case of the name Χριστός (του Χριστού= Christ’s) and the noun η γέννα (=the birth). […] The post Our Everyday Greek: Greek you Already Know from the Second Compound of Χριστούγεννα appeared first on The National Herald.


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GREECE Stands in Solidarity with Indonesia after it's Hit by a Devastating Tsunami

GREECE, via its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed its condolences and its solidarity with the Indonesian people who suffered from a devastating ...


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Best Open World Game 2018: Assassin's Creed Odyssey

This year's Best Open World Game is the jumbo-sized journey through Ancient GREECE, Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Check out the rest of our GOTY ...


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DC's Superheroes Should Be the Greek Gods of the Movies

Opinion: Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman are our modern mythology, but their films mostly don’t get that these days. DC Comics has some of the most iconic and celebrated heroes in the history of sto...


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'GREEK' Star Paul James Joins Jenna Dewan in Netflix Musical Series 'Mixtape'

Former GREEK star Paul James will co-star in Mixtape, the upcoming Netflix series starring Jenna Dewan. James will play Sam, the role Raul Castillo ...


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Blue Colony rises above the crisis in diner land

Because the Blue Colony is GREEK owned, you can be sure that ordering just about any of the Aegean inspired meals will be worthwhile. Top of my list ...


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David Rafferty: Finding Christmas in Hanukkah

In the limited space I have, let's just say that after the fall of Alexander the Great and the rise of GREEK kings in the Levant, many Jews were broadening ...


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Archaeologists May Have Found 2500-year-old Persian Military Base in Northern Israel

The GREEK and Phoenician ceramic finds in the Persian layer of Tel Keisan suggest that this area was part of the base camp of the great Achaemenid ...


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Walmer Castle receives community asset certificate at opening of its new GREEK restaurant

The presentation was made by members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) during the opening of a new GREEK restaurant at the site.


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Erdogan Hopes for Muslim Reconquest of Jerusalem and Tells Youth “Don't be Like the Jews”

Meanwhile, tensions between Turkey and Greece were on the rise over the weekend following Istanbul's repeated violation of GREEK airspace over the ...


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Editor's Picks: Archaeological Wonders of 2018

A mural of stonecutters at work is accompanied by rudimentary speech bubbles written in Aramaic using GREEK letters, decorating a tomb in Capitolias ...


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Luca Banchi: Panathinaikos was made to win the championship, Olympiacos is more Euroleague ...

All eyes tonight in the GREEK Championship will be focused on OAKA. After a big winning streak in Greece and Europe, AEK Athens is facing ...


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German Chancellor Merkel to Visit Athens on January 10-11

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to visit Greece during the second week of January. Merkel will be in the GREEK capital Athens on a ...


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Greece Police searching for suspects in attack at park

A man suffered cuts during an attack at a park in Greece Saturday night. According to Greece Police, a man said he was stabbed around 11 p.m. at Basil Marella Park on English Road. The victim told ...


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Shutdown leaves Rocky Mountain Park roads unplowed or closed

Vasilis Vasileiou of Ioannina, GREECE, was making his first trip to the U.S. West and was disappointed to find the visitors centers closed. But he said he.


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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Sells 21300 Shares of Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (NYSEARCA:GREK)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased its holdings in shares of Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (NYSEARCA:GREK) by 1.3% during the third quarter, ...


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PM Netanyahu: Israel-Cyprus-GREECE Relationship Based on Shared Values in a Volatile Region

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks of the Israel-Cyprus-GREECE relationship, which he says is “growing stronger as our agreements grow ...


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How Did Saint Nicholas Become Santa Claus?

In In GREECE they call him Agios Vasilis (Saint Basil) — but in the rest of the world he is the jolly, plump old man with the white beard and the red ...


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Savage GREECE

Savage GREECE. by Sharpy | Dec 23, 2018. AddThis Sharing ... GREECE on the shallow, savage pump. One hell of a dry rock shelf wipeout to look ...


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Cyprus needs to build East Med security alliance to support energy future

The growing regional energy cooperation between Israel, Cyprus and GREECE has been given another boost this week.


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The utilisation of geothermal energy in the agricultural sector of GREECE

While there is no geothermal power plant in GREECE yet - maybe the time is ripe? - geothermal energy is widely used in the agricultural sector of the ...


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Ten Dishes to Add Greek Flavor to Your Christmas Dinner

GREECE is a country with deep religious traditions, a strong sense of family, and a very festive spirit. And those are the necessary ingredients to make ...


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Themis Marinos, 101, last of the Gorgopotamos saboteurs, dies

Chosen to attend a British special warfare training center in Palestine, he parachuted into central GREECE in September 1942 as the only Greek ...


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Only 7 migrants returned from Germany

Only seven of 1,500 refugees that GREECE agreed to take back from Germany as part of a bilateral agreement in August have been returned, according ...


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Spyros Spyridis, the hundredth victim of Mati fire

He also traveled a lot for work, especially to the company's hydroelectric plants on the Nestos and Aliakmonas rivers in northern GREECE. In 1986 they ...


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Greece welcomes PNG ties

Papua New Guinea and Greece (Hellenic Republic) have yet to fully exploit the respective opportunities they have through cultural and business cooperation. Papua New Guinea Ambassador to the European ...


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No Putin Bounce: Russia Slams Greece-FYROM Name Deal

Despite soothing words and mutual back-slapping that a row is over after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ visit to Moscow, Russia reiterated its unhappiness over a […] The post No Putin Bounce: Russia Slams Greece-FYROM Name Deal appeared first on The National Herald.


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British Museum Roof Leak Splashed Water Near Parthenon Marbles

After insisting it was the safest place to keep the Parthenon Marbles stolen from Greece by a Scottish diplomat almost 200 years ago, officials at […] The post British Museum Roof Leak Splashed Water Near Parthenon Marbles appeared first on The National Herald.


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EU Shipping Greece Another 289 Million Euros for Refugee Aid

With Greece still not explaining where more than 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) in EU refugee assistance funds controlled by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has […] The post EU Shipping Greece Another 289 Million Euros for Refugee Aid appeared first on The National Herald.


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Cyprus’ Far-Right ELAM Scored for Donation to “Greek” Students

Following the lead of the Greek extreme-right Golden Dawn with which it is aligned, Cyprus’ ultranationalist ELAM party was denounced by the Education Ministry for […] The post Cyprus’ Far-Right ELAM Scored for Donation to “Greek” Students appeared first on The National Herald.


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UN General Assembly Resolution on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin

On December 13th, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted, on Greek initiative, a Resolution on «The return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin». The said Resolution, that also encompasses the return of the Parthenon marbles, was widely endorsed by all regional groups of member states, 105 of which jointly introduced the draft Resolution. In particular, the Resolution underlines the responsibility of States to combat illicit trafficking of cultural property during peace and war time, in light also of recent conflict in the Middle East that led to the destruction, looting, theft as well as illicit trafficking of cultural property, notably through the internet. The Resolution condemns the aforementioned illegal actions and notes the connection between trafficking of cultural property and financing of terrorism; it calls upon States to safeguard cultural property, by not only taking appropriate protection measures but also returning stolen or illicitly traded cultural property to the countries of origin. That was an important initiative of Greece that also led the relevant negotiations. The Resolution has been consistently adopted by the General Assembly every three years, our country having systematically introduced the draft Resolution for voting to address the need to safeguard world cultural heritage.


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The history of celebrating Christmas in ancient Greek Catholic villages

As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being ...


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Greek Police Tracing Chemical Trail of SKAI Bombers to Terror Group

ATHENS – Greek police tracing the steps of perpetrators who set off a bomb outside the building housing the offices of SKAI TV and the […] The post Greek Police Tracing Chemical Trail of SKAI Bombers to Terror Group appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Tax Officials Confiscate 105,000 Bank Accounts So Far

ATHENS – With wealthy Greeks and others who are hiding their money in secret foreign bank accounts to avoid paying taxes are escaping government raids […] The post Greek Tax Officials Confiscate 105,000 Bank Accounts So Far appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Military Chief Backed Over Warning Turkey Off

ATHENS – With tensions rising, Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis received support from the ruling Radical Left SYRIZA-led coalition for firing […] The post Greek Military Chief Backed Over Warning Turkey Off appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece's revamped railways expected to boost economy

Greece's rail network is the smallest in the European Union. It accounts for only one percent of all passenger journeys by land and 1.5 percent of overland freight transport compared with the European ...


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Statements by the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, G. Katrougalos, at the end of the meeting of the National Council on Foreign Policy (MFA, 21.12.2018)

G. KATROUGALOS: We had a very substantive and level-headed discussion at the National Council on Foreign Policy, in a spirit of national understanding, despite the differing views recorded. First of all, I would like to say that I and speakers from other parties, all underlined the important contribution of Nikos Kotzias in shaping foreign policy and everyone –I repeat “everyone”- strongly and unreservedly condemned the recent threats made against his person. This was a planned and not an extraordinary National Council since it was my intention to inform the party representatives about some significant recent developments, the most important being, from a strategic perspective, the upgrading of Greek-American relations within the framework of the Strategic Dialogue. Nevertheless, we also de facto discussed Greek-Turkish affairs –due to the recent exacerbation of Turkey’s provocative behaviour- which was also one of the topics on today’s agenda. Thus the stable position of Greece’s foreign policy was confirmed, meaning that since our national laws are anchored in international law, we at least have no reason to invest in an escalation of verbal rhetoric and aggression. It is the other side that is in actual need of rhetorical outbursts and unfounded provocation since it has adopted a revisionist policy vis-à-vis International Law. Our side, in a vigilant and sober manner, would like to confirm that our national laws are safeguarded, not only through the upgrading of our position internationally, which, as I mentioned, is also ensured through our trilateral diplomatic initiatives and the overall recognition of our country as a pillar of stability, but also through the deterrent power of our Armed Forces, which is something I would like to emphasize. Next, I provided a detailed update to the party representatives about recent developments on a range of issues, regarding the trilateral initiatives of our government in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and placed particular emphasis on the Strategic Dialogue with the USA that does not merely highlight the fact that our relations with the said country are at their best point ever, but that they also precisely reflect the established view that Greece is not just a stable country in itself, but also “exports” stability and peace to the whole region. As expected, we also discussed the Macedonian issue, and I answered questions regarding the procedural aspects of the ratification of the Agreement. I said that, in my opinion, our position has been fully verified that the Agreement consolidates citizenship and not ethnicity –it could be no other way- and that this is also confirmed by the recent amendments within the framework of the Constitutional Revision. I have no doubt that, being aware of their national responsibility, the majority of the Hellenic Parliament, will ratify the said agreement. Finally, we were also concerned about the issue of the protection of our Minority in Albania, in view of the law, which is being brought forward in an manner unacceptable, and contrary to European legality –and I am not only referring to Albania’s obligations with regard to its prospects for accession to the European Union, but also its more general obligations in relation to the legal culture of Europe, including the European Convention of Human Rights. At the same time, however, I confirmed on our side, on the side of the Greek government, that we believe that our bilateral relations also deserve protection, which is why we have repeatedly asked the other side, the government of Albania, to take this matter seriously into account. We continue to favour the European prospects of Albania and of the other countries of the Western Balkans, with the self-evident condition however, of their respecting the European institutional acquis, International Law and obviously also the rights of our Minority in that country, which, being a historical National Minority, has the roots and rights enjoyed by all European citizens. I believe there was a climate of awareness, despite the odd differences of opinion and the more generalised differences voiced. We, the government, will continue to aim for a spirit of national consensus, at least regarding vital national issues.JOURNALIST: Minister, does the statement of the Chief of the Defence General Staff have the support of the political leadership?G. KATROUGALOS: We are in full agreement with the Chief of Defence. As I said earlier, we have no interest in stepping up the political rhetoric, but, on the other hand, the Chief of Defence has sent a clear message regarding the deterrent power of the Armed Forces, as well he should.JOURNALIST: When will the Prespa Agreement come to Parliament for ratification?G. KATROUGALOS: Right after the process is completed in our neighbouring country, which we estimate to be around the 15th of January.JOURNALIST: So it could even be the end of January?G. KATROUGALOS: This period will begin from the 15th of January –most probably- and right after.JOURNALIST: New Democracy claims that Greece will also need to ratify the NATO Accession Protocol at the same time, from what we understand.G. KATROUGALOS: I shall answer this question too. I confirmed the political position that you remember New Democracy referred to as the Bucharest acquis. First the name, then accession. We did not only manage to resolve the name issue, but we also succeeded in the Revision of the Constitution and the complete elimination of any risk, any hint of irredentism. And obviously, after the fulfilment of this obligation by the other side, the NATO accession will follow, in accordance with the fixed national policy. Thank you very much.


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Candles and feta cheese: Greek monastery nuns 'working around the clock' prepping for Christmas

Tucked away in the Laurentians near Lachute, Que., 22 women are frantically working —painting artwork, making candles and producing feta cheese, all by hand. It as busy as Santa's workshop, except the ...


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