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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

GREECE Elects Jewish Mayor for the First Time in Its History

JNS.org – A Greek town has elected the first Jewish mayor in the country, a 65-year-old doctor. Moses Elisaf, an independent candidate, won 50.3 ...


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US trying to prevent conflict in East Med

Referring to the escalation of tension between GREECE and Turkey in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, the director of the US State ...


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EU Commissioners underline progress made in the GREEK economy

European Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici on Wednesday stressed the GREEK economy's progress since the country exited ...


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Amnesty slams definition of rape in reformed GREEK penal code

Amnesty International has denounced the definition of rape included in a reformed penal code to be debated in Greece's Parliament on Thursday as ...


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San Diego GREEK Festival Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The 50th annual San Diego GREEK Festival will take over North Park this weekend. NBC 7's Ashley Matthews talks to an organizer to learn more.


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Greece's Definition Of Rape Might Not Focus On Consent Anymore & People Are Protesting

The Greek government is reassessing how it defines rape, Bloomberg reports, and the country's women are reacting. Although the changes haven't been enacted yet, if they are, Greece's definition of ...


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How Germany Should Respond to $1.2 Trillion Reparations Claims

GREECE and Poland are stepping up their demands for Germany to pay reparations for World War II. This may appear to be little more than an attempt ...


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Dozens of GREEK Honey, Olive Oil Producers Take Awards in London

Another seventeen GREEK honey producers took prizes at the recent competition titled the “London Honey Awards 2019.” These businesses, based in ...


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GREEK Fava Is Our New Favorite Low-Carb Side Dish

So, when I was introduced to traditional GREEK fava, a dish of pureed yellow split peas topped with any variety of toppings, I was thrilled. The puree is ...


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GREEK Chicken Potato Salad

This potato salad is soon-to-be your new favorite lunch. Thanks to Tyson's Grilled & Ready chicken, this dish is fresh, easy, and a total time saver, ...


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Guide to Syracuse GREEK Fest 2019: Menus, schedules and more

DEWITT, N.Y. - St. Sophia's GREEK Cultural Festival runs from Thursday, June 6 to Sunday, June 9. The festival, now in its 46th year, blends music, ...


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Finance Ministry: EU Commission has been wrong on Greece’s surplus projections also in the past

The Greek Finance Ministry dismissed the report of the European Commission released earlier today. “The primary surplus for the general government in 2019 will reach 4.1% of the GDP,” sources of the finance ministry told media and rejected the evaluation that the relief measures pose a risk for the agreed primary surplus.” The sources said … The post Finance Ministry: EU Commission has been wrong on Greece’s surplus projections also in the past appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Germany rejects GREECE'S war reparations demand

Germany on Wednesday rejected a demand by GREECE for reparations in the World Wars. "The issue of compensation is closed politically and legally," ...


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EU wary on budget impact of GREECE'S new benefits, tax cuts

ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — The European Commission has voiced concern at the impact new benefits and sales tax cuts will have on GREECE'S austerity ...


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Instagram Overload Overwhelms Santorini

So overrun with tourists it’s a caricature of what once was a less-spoiled postcard perfect Greek island of blue sea and skies and white cliffside […] The post Instagram Overload Overwhelms Santorini appeared first on The National Herald.


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Turkey violates Greek airspace 46 times

Turkish provocations continue over the Aegean Sea


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GREEK Green Groups Calling on Parties to Declare 'Climate Emergency'

Dozens of local environmental groups are calling on the GREEK government and political parties to take immediate action and move swiftly ahead with ...


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Bill seeks to get tougher with schools, GREEK organizations about hazing

Current law gives universities and GREEK organizations up to 14 days to do their own investigation of hazing accusations before notifying law ...


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It's Greek to Me

Many words have come into the English language through the New Testament, which was originally written in Greek. Test your "root" knowledge with these Greek/English words. ...


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Greece demands formal talks with Germany over €377bn in Second World War reparations

Greece has formally requested talks with Germany over its demand for Second World War reparations, it emerged on Wednesday. Athens is demanding up to €377bn (£330bn) in reparations from Germany for ...


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What's going on? June 5

Canton GREEK Fest: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at St. Haralambos GREEK Orthodox Church, 251 25th St. NW, Canton. Event includes drive thru services, GREEK ...


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It's prep week for the Holy Trinity GREEK Festival

If you would like to participate in this year's GREEK festival, you can call Holy Trinity Church, and they will happily add you into their schedule of events.


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Proposed Tractor Supply Company Draws Opposition in Greece

Many neighbors in Greece are voicing their concerns about plans for a new Tractor Supply store looking to move in to a vacant space on Latta Road. The business wants to subdivide the 12-acre property ...


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Melania, Prokopis, Angela and Lilibeth at D Day celebrations in Portsmouth

An epic moment with the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. At the D Day celebrations in Portsmouth, the Greek president found himself sitting between two remarkable ladies: the most powerful woman Angela Merkel and the wife of the most powerful man,  Melania Trump. A little further on the right, next to US President … The post Melania, Prokopis, Angela and Lilibeth at D Day celebrations in Portsmouth appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Elections Coming, SYRIZA Wants WWII Reparation Talks With Germany

The Greek Foreign Ministry said GREECE'S Ambassador to Germany submitted a formal request but there was no indication on what the response was.


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Issue of Wartime Reparations is 'Legally Exhausted'

Germany paid GREECE 115 billion marks in 1960 for damage resulting from the Nazi occupation in World War Two, but GREECE has argued that Berlin ...


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Nations League: four exciting young players to watch in Portugal

Expect to see João Félix, Declan Rice, Kevin Mbabu and Donny van de Beek tearing it up this week By Martin Laurence for WhoScored Cristiano Ronaldo was only 19 when Portugal hosted Euro 2004 and reached the final. Ronaldo scored his first international goal in that tournament, heading in a last-minute consolation in a 2-1 defeat to eventual winners Greece in the group stage. Ronaldo is now 34, a reigning European champion, the country’s most capped player and their all-time leading goalscorer. If he lines up alongside João Félix this week, he will also have the perfect view of another promising 19-year-old making a big entrance at a tournament on home soil. Continue reading...


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Procedures and strategies for anti-counterfeiting: Greece

Seizures and detentions of counterfeit goods took place in significant volume in Greece during 2018. Large seizures also took place involving goods in transit to neighbouring countries of the Balkan ...


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Battlefield V 'Defying the Odds' takes you to France and Greece

Even though Battlefield V failed to set the charts on fire, it's still a thrilling game which builds upon Battlefield 1. The title has received numerous updates over the past few months, and this ...


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Lubrizol entrusts Azelis to further grow their personal care markets in Greece

Jun 05, 2019 (EIN News via COMTEX) -- Appointed preferred distribution partner for rheology modifiers, emulsifiers, sensory modifiers, conditioning agents and more for Marina Kaptein AZELIS +32 3 613 ...


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Where to stay, eat and play in Mykonos, Greece – explore the hotel adored by Paris Hilton and Leonardo DiCaprio

Only a 20 minute drive from Mykonos airport, Kenshō Ornos is the ultimate way to holiday in style. This five-star boutique hotel is situated just at the top of a hill above the quaint Ornos beach. ...


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Strategic Cooperation with GREECE and Cyprus in “US' Interest”

Reinforcing strategic cooperation with GREECE and the Republic of Cyprus is “in the interest of the United States,” said Yuri Kim, the US State ...


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Greece mulls bill that could potentially ease punishment for rapists

Athens — When is a rape a rape? Greek women are taking to the streets Wednesday to tackle that question after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government took a step back in the definition of rape in ...


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Two Tons Of Discarded Nets Removed From GREEK Seabeds

ATHENS, Greece -- As teams of Dutch and GREEK divers delved into the GREEK sea floor, they find an unexpected seabed cover. To their surprise, they ...


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GREEK coastguard and Frontex stop 234 migrants in the Aegean

The GREEK coastguard and the European border management agency Frontex said on Monday that they had intercepted boats with 234 migrants over ...


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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, to visit Saint Petersburg (6 June 2019)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, will visit Saint Petersburg on Thursday, 6 June, in order to participate in the 23rd International Economic Forum. On the margins of the Forum, he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, with whom he will focus on regional and international developments, with emphasis put on the Balkans, the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria. They will also discuss further strengthening of bilateral relations within the framework of the Joint Action Plan 2019-2020 and expanding cooperation in sectors of mutual interest, such as tourism and culture, with the Greece-Russia Year of Language and Literature (2019) as a point of reference. In the context of his participation in the Forum, G. Katrougalos will expand on specific aspects of Greek foreign policy, focusing on cultural diplomacy, the potential for exporting culture, and ways to present the country’s cultural heritage on a global level.


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Germany strikes down Greek request for further World War I and II reparations

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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Luka Doncic relaxing in GREECE

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net. Upon the conclusion of his first NBA season, Luka Doncic returned to Europe for the summer. Besides ...


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GREECE records greatest jobless drop in Eurozone

According to Eurostat seasonally adjusted data released on Tuesday, GREECE registered the highest drop in unemployment among all 28 EU countries ...


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EU Commission warns Greece relief measures “a risk for agreed primary surplus”

The European Commission released the European Semester 2019 Spring Package with recommendations for all Member States in order to advance sustainable and inclusive economic growth. On its 7-page long report on Greece, the Commission notes that “Greece is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and subject to the transitional debt … The post EU Commission warns Greece relief measures “a risk for agreed primary surplus” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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The Real GREEK will give you free Ouzo with every plate but only at this location

The Real GREEK has partnered up with Michelin-starred GREEK chef, Asimakis Chaniotis to create a new seafood menu , and every time you order a ...


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Greece Plans to Roll Back Definition of Rape

GREEK women are taking to the streets Wednesday to tackle that question after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's government took a step back in the ...


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Varoufakis Denies He’d Deal With German Finance Chief Schaeuble

ATHENS – Greece’s former finance chief Yanis Varoufakis denied he was ready to cooperate with then-German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble – his nemesis – in […] The post Varoufakis Denies He’d Deal With German Finance Chief Schaeuble appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece's Next Government to Face Warning of Reform Backtracking

As Greece prepares for its first post-bailout national election next month, whoever emerges as the country’s next prime minister will face an immediate challenge: how to deal with the European ...


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US State Dept: We are doing our best to prevent conlfict between Greece and Turkey

Kim called the Turkish decision to acquire the Russian S-400 missile system problematic


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This new restaurant continues Melbourne's love affair with GREEK cuisine

Since the Gold Rushes of the 1800s, Melbourne has had the biggest GREEK population in Australia. Loved for their warm spirit, sporting passion, cafe ...


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Study: GREEK Young Job-seekers in Shipping Need More Experience

The number of GREEKS seeking jobs in shipping and marine tourism is on the rise but finding the right job remains difficult while candidates lack ...


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Pita bread easy, delicious base for GREEK-style 'pizza'

In the tradition of such shortcut recipes as French bread pizza and English muffin pizza, pitas are used here as the crust, piled with a GREEK-style ...


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Turning boats into bags, refugee stitches together life in Greece

ATHENS, June 5 (Reuters) - Bent over a sewing machine, Fariba Amini stitches her latest design using the unlikeliest of fabrics: a sheet from a discarded rubber dinghy, like the one that brought her ...


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Star Foodies! Greece Edition

If you love food and love to eat, you’ll certainly bite into this multi-lingual series that blends cooking, travelling and entertainment with celebrities from both Canada and Greece in a ...


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