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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Tsipras will ask for a vote of confidence if Kammenos leaves the coalition

Alexis Tsipras will ask for a vote of confidence by the Greek Parliament if coalition partner Panos Kammenos withdraws from the government as the Greek prime minister revealed in


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Macedonian PM struggles to secure majority for name change

Macedonia's prime minister is struggling to raise the parliamentary majority needed to finalize constitutional changes that will rename the country North Macedonia and allow its NATO accession under a deal with neighboring Greece


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The Macedonian question and Greece’s national solitude

Ever since the creation of Yugoslav Macedonia in 1944, Greece has been burying its head in the sand. It wouldn’t see, because it could not stand to face it. The song became a hit and Greeks would be m...


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'Loyal Athena guy' Mike Husdan named varsity football coach in Greece

'Loyal Athena guy' Mike Husdan named varsity football coach in Greece Mike Husdan, a former player and longtime assistant for the Trojans, was approved by the board of education on Wednesday. Check ou...


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Questions linger for Ridpath tenants, new party rules for WSU's GREEK system, and other headlines

WSU fraternity and sorority leaders came up with a system to keep parties safer this syllabus week: Keep all those crazy non-GREEK students out of the ...


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Hop between islands in Greece with this expanded ferry pass

If you want to spend a month hopping between sun-soaked GREEK islands, a new ferry pass will make it easier to get between more than 50 different ...


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Citi says GREEK bond yield remains prohibitive

The US company commented that as the GREEK economy and its fiscal performance are slowly improving, there is a “generous cash buffer” that makes ...


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GREECE FREEZES OVER: Europe battles CRIPPLING cold weather as 16 pronounced DEAD

GREECE has been subjected to –23C temperatures as Athenians woke up to snow on Thursday and discovered the city's ancient monuments covered ...


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Duplex in Fort Greene Italianate/Greek Revival With Marble Mantel, Big Yard Wants $5,500 a Month

As rentals go, this is a pretty spacious duplex in a late Greek Revival-slash-early Italianate circa 1855 brick row house a half block from Fort Greene Park. It has tall ceilings and two garden level ...


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Athens in lockdown as Greek state bans protests for Merkel visit

AUTHORITIES banned demonstrations and locked down central Athens, closing off streets and shuttering underground stations today as German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew in for talks with Prime Minister ...


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Hrithik Roshan's trainers reveal the secret behind his GREEK God physique

The GREEK God of Indian cinema turns 45 today and we can do nothing else but reminisce with a marathon of his movies. Hrithik Roshan has been a ...


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Merkel visits Greece in show of 'EU solidarity' amid protests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Greece amid tight security on Thursday, looking to turn the page on the biting austerity measures that sparked major protests during her last official vi...


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Brexit talks leave UK an EU rule-taker like Greece – Athanassios Gouglas

Both Greece and the UK adopted hard negotiating strategies against the EU. In both countries, this was mainly due to domestic constraints, particularly negative public opinion and a hostile media, wri...


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Merkel Visits Greece Amid Hope - and Protests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a face-to-face meeting in Maximos Mansion in Athens on Thursday evening. Merkel’s visit to Greece, the first she has ...


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Germany's Merkel says expects Greece to return to markets

ATHENS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she expected Greece would be able to return to financial markets after it emerged from a multi-billion euro bailout program last yea...


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German leader Merkel in Athens, praises economic turnaround

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens Thursday, with GREEK authorities banning ...


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Merkel sparks Athens SHUTDOWN to stop furious protests against EU austerity

Germany is seen as one of the main enforcers of rigid austerity measures in GREECE after the country required a series of bailouts from the European ...


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Greece temps plunge to -23C

Greece has been blighted by -23C temperatures and snowfall as Europe is devastated by a deadly winter storm that has killed several people and sparked travel chaos.


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Merkel says Greece entering new era, reforms must continue

ATHENS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel commended Greece on Thursday for entering "a new era" after its bailout exit in August, but said it must continue pushing ahead with reforms. "I'm pa...


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Greek police use tear gas against anti-Merkel protesters

Greek riot police used tear gas Thursday against a small group of left-wing activists protesting the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens. Defying a ban on demonstrations in the city cen...


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Police Investigate Suspicious Envelopes Sent to Greece From India

ATHENS (Reuters) - Envelopes mailed from India to a dozen Greek universities prompted an anti-terrorism investigation on Thursday after tests found an industrial irritant that triggered an allergic re...


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IOBE: GREEK Consumer Confidence Higher, Economy on Standby

IOBE analysts assess that the GREEK economy is currently on standby as businesses and households try to adapt to the new economic conditions after ...


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Greece on List of Most Hospitable Places on the Planet

Seemingly everyone around the world dreams of taking a vacation in Greece, and apparently they are on to something. Greece has just been named one of the “Most Hospitable Places in the World ...


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international bailout packages GREECE received

ATHENS, GREECE —Jan 10, 2019—Authorities have banned demonstrations in a large section of central Athens and will shut down streets and ...


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Merkel's Athens visit to focus on solidarity, Macedonia

Athens (AFP). German Chancellor Angela Merkel headed to GREECE on Thursday to show post-austerity solidarity with Athens and lend diplomatic ...


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Suspicious Packages Found at GREECE Consulate in Australia

A package with suspicious powder was sent to the consulate general of GREECE in Melbourne, according to Greek Foreign Ministry. "Letters with ...


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Now debt controls have ended, will GREECE need more EU aid?

The debt controls placed on GREECE during the financial crisis came to an end last year. But, with doubts over whether the economy will ever fully ...


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GREECE wants changes in FYROM history books

GREECE has asked the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to purge history schoolbooks in the neighboring Baklan country of ...


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InvestGR Forum to assess GREECE as an investment destination

The second “InvestGR Forum 2019: Foreign Investments in GREECE” has appointed Metron Analysis to conduct a survey of GREECE as an investment ...


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Four more suspicious envelopes sent to GREEK universities

GREEK Police (ELAS) was on high alert on Thursday after four more suspicious envelopes turned up in Corfu, Volos, Crete and the polytechnical ...


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Over 400 people seriously injured on GREEK roads over holidays

Greece police announced on Wednesday that thirty-five people lost their lives and 489 were injured (26 seriously) in a total of 407 road traffic ...


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Henley Index Ranks GREEK Passport Among World's Strongest

The GREEK passport is among the strongest in the world, ranked 7th with Japan's passport in the lead yet again, according to the 2019 Henley Passport ...


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Try This Lush and Local GREEK Yogurt from Milk & Patience

Years ago, Stephanie Gilewicz and her husband Brent started making European-style yogurt, tangy and thick. In June, they finally started selling it, ...


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Eurail Adds GREEK Islands Ferry Pass to New Offerings

Ferry passes covering trips to 52 GREEK islands have been added this year to the European train pass system's (Eurail) wide array of travel options ...


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GREEK PM: Merkel visit marks turning point in bilateral relations

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday welcomed Angela Merkel in Athens saying that the German Chancellor's visit marks an end to a difficult ...


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Greece vows improved migrant camp conditions after Oxfam report

The Greek government on Thursday vowed to improve conditions in overflowing migrant camps on the islands of Lesbos and Samos following tough criticism by a leading charity. "Doctors will be sent in by ...


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9 Greek Islands From Above: Drone Photography by Dimitar Karanikolov

Striking aerial landscapes by Dimitar Karanikolov, a gifted photographer, architect, and artist who was born and raised in Bulgaria and currently lives and works in London, England. https ...


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Former Syracuse forward Tyler Roberson no longer with Greek team (report)

Former Syracuse standout Tyler Roberson is no longer with his Greek League team, according to a report by international basketball website EuroHoops.net. The website cited Roberson’s team as the sourc...


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Merkel in Athens: 4 Metro stations close, traffic disruption, high security

Four metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed for several hours, Metro and Proastiakos lines to/from Airport will be disrupted during the two-day visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Greece. On Thursday, Jan 10, Metro station closes for the public at 4: 00 pm, stations , and as of … The post Merkel in Athens: 4 Metro stations close, traffic disruption, high security appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Why Church-state reforms in Greece are likely to fail

As guardians of the Greek faith and language during the Ottoman centuries, the Orthodox Church has a special place in modern Greece, its pre-eminence guaranteed by law and its priests paid by the stat...


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Sisi discusses bilateral ties, counterterrorism efforts with Greek intelligence chief in Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed bilateral ties and counterterrorism efforts with visiting Greek intelligence chief Yiannis Roubatis in Cairo on Thursday, El-Sisi's spokesman said.


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UK weather: Jet stream keeps Britain mild as snow sweeps Europe

While countries such as Greece suffer lows of -23C (-9F) this week, the UK will enjoy highs of 12C (54F) by the weekend, with only light rain as opposed to the heavy snow that has hit Austria and Germany.


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A Greek-Inspired Rooftoop Lounge Sets Up Shop in Wynwood

The view in Wynwood is going to be a whole lot better with the debut of Astra, the 10,000-square-foot, open-air restaurant, bar and lounge whose name is Greek for “star.” The space debuts on Friday, J...


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Tsipras regards the Prespes Accord as his historic legacy

“The exit from the crisis is the greatest achievement of this government's tenure,” Tsipras said; “Upgrading GREECE'S role is the second most important ...


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At least 14 killed in cold snap as heavy snow sweeps Europe

Northern GREECE saw an all-time low of -23C on Tuesday which was recorded in the town of Florina, disrupting roads, rail and bus services. Heavy rain ...


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Merkel Enters Her Endgame Marking Out Defense of Global Order

The German leader begins 2019 with a two-day trip to GREECE, her first visit in five years to the crisis-scarred country that posed two of the defining ...


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German Chancellor To Start Visit To GREECE On Thursday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 10th January, 2019) German Chancellor Angela Merkel will start a two-day visit to GREECE on Thursday for talks ...


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Angela Merkel in Athens

Merkel will reiterate Germany's positive stance towards the agreement signed between GREECE and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ...


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Merkel's GREECE visit to focus on post-austerity solidarity

German Chancellor Angela Merkel headed to GREECE on Thursday to show post-austerity solidarity with Athens and lend diplomatic support on a ...


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Oxfam slams EU for abandoning vulnerable refugees in GREECE

EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, who is in GREECE, said the European Commission is trying to help Athens deal with the situation ...


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