Ryanair is offering extra flights from London Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester to the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini for October half-term. The extra flights start from Birmingham to Crete on ...
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Letter to the editor: The Greek community at Ohio State has been making great strides in service. Representing more than 30 local and nati… ...
No Brexit trade talks unless EU ‘fundamentally changes’ its stance – Boris Johnson
[Preview] Britain’s talks on a trade deal with the EU have ‘effectively ended’ and the stubbornness of Brussels is to be blamed for that, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Greek counterpart. Read Full Article at RT.com
Turkey vs Greece: EU’s failure to act will trigger conflict in east Med, warns expert
The EU's failure to act again Turkish "encroachment" in the Eastern Mediterranean is a "recipe for disaster" which will trigger a military incident
Greece & Albania go to The Hague for the delimitation of their maritime zones
"Having thoroughly examined the issue, we agreed that Greece and Albania jointly proceed with the submission of this issue to international justice"
Greek President Honors Evzone Who Was Made in the USA
Andreas Holevas, a 28-year-old Greek-American, has a unique story in the long history of Greek-Americans — he obtained a Greek passport just to have the honor of serving as an Evzone.
Greece Seeks Arms Embargo, Halt to EU-Turkey Customs Union
(Bloomberg) -- Greece is stepping up diplomatic efforts to mobilize European Union partners against Turkey, as Ankara continues its energy prospecting in contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean.
Greece asks EU countries to halt military exports to Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has asked fellow European Union countries to halt military exports to Turkey, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, amid a deepening dispute between the two ...
Greece calls on Germany, Spain, Italy for arms embargo on Turkey
Greece has called on Germany, Italy and Spain to impose an arms embargo on Turkey, citing Ankara’s recent provocative actions. Citing diplomatic sources, state-run news agency amna reports that Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has sent letters to his counterparts in Germany, Heiko Maas, in Spain, Arancha Gonzalez-Laya, and in Italy, Luigi Di Maio. He referred … The post Greece calls on Germany, Spain, Italy for arms embargo on Turkey appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greek PM Revokes Decision To Allow Fans To Attend Matches
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday revoked a decision taken by government health officials to allow a limited number of spectators to attend football matches this week. The change was ...
Egypt eyes more economic benefits after signing maritime demarcation deal with Greece
Sisi issued a presidential decree to ratify the historic agreement signed with Greece on the demarcation of maritime borders, which could help further boost Egypt’s ambition to become a major regional ...
Albania, Greece take maritime dispute to international court
Balkan neighbors Albania and Greece said Tuesday they have agreed to refer a dispute over their maritime borders in the Ionian Sea to the Netherlands-based International Court of Justice. The joint ...
Johnson tells Greek PM a settlement in Cyprus is in everyone’s interest
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Greek counterpart in a call on Tuesday that a settlement in Cyprus was in everyone’s interest. The two leaders also spoke about the recent elections ...
Greece extends wall on Turkish border as refugee row deepens
Police say mobile sirens and surveillance cameras also used to deter crossings into EU Last modified on Tue 20 Oct 2020 08.14 EDT Greece has begun extending a border wall along its frontier with ...
Covid-19: 24 students and three French teachers in quarantine in GREECE after the detection of a case
Twenty-four French students and their three accompanying teachers were placed in quarantine in a hotel in Athens (GREECE), on the night of Monday ...
GREECE Wants EU to Break Off Customs Union Deal With Turkey
ATHENS – Citing “continued provocations,” GREECE'S New Democracy government wants the European Commission to consider suspending a ...
Nineteen Line Up For GREEK Online Start
In a hearing last week, Evangelos Karagrigoriou told the GREEK parliament's Special Permanent Committee on Institutions and Transparency that he ...
An Official GREEK Diaspora ID
To the Editor: I am a second generation member of the GREEK Diaspora, living near Vancouver, Canada. I very much appreciate the coverage you ...
GREEK Hospitality Sector Turnover Lost €2.6Β in Q2 Due to the Pandemic
GREEK Hospitality Sector Turnover Lost €2.6Β in Q2 Due to the Pandemic. Ευρωκίνηση. Τhe Grande Bretagne Hotel in Syntagma Square, Athens.
Judge questions prosecutor’s claims Golden Dawn convicts have “clean criminal records”
Τhe Appeals Court in Athens adjourned after a short session of Tuesday, after the presiding judge questioned the claim of state prosecutor that the Golden Dawn leadership had a “prior clean criminal records” and would therefore remain out of jail until the case is examined at second instance court. Judge Maria Lepeniotou also questioned the … The post Judge questions prosecutor’s claims Golden Dawn convicts have “clean criminal records” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Where and how to get a free Covid-19 test in Greece
The Greek Health Ministry and the National Public Health Care Organization EODY are offering Covid-19 tests free of charge. The tests are carried out in specific public hospitals in several cities and under specific circumstances. The offering of the free tests take place as Attica remains the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece, while … The post Where and how to get a free Covid-19 test in Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greece reverses plan on fans ahead of Champions League match
ATHENS, Greece — On the eve of a Champions League match between Olympiakos and Marseille, the prime minister of Greece reversed a government decision on Tuesday to allow a limited number of fans back ...
Court Decision Could Open Way for Greek-Cypriot Refugee Reparations
Angelidis, working together with Greek lawyer Christos Papasotiriou. The decision was issued on October 12. The four plaintiffs are already in search of Turkish state property in an EU member ...
Greece to reopen 15-year bond soon; banks mandated
ATHENS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Greece has mandated investment banks to manage the reopening of a 15-year bond which it plans to launch in the near future, its debt agency (PDMA) said on Tuesday. BNP ...
French Woman Accompanying 24 Students on GREEK Ferry Tests Positive for COVID-19
French Woman Accompanying 24 Students on GREEK Ferry Tests Positive for COVID-19. Αssociated Press. FILE- Passengers wait to board a ship ...
Where to Find Incredible GREEK and GREEK-Cypriot Cooking in London
And during the eighties—and up until the mid-nineties—GREEK dining was as fashionable as its Turkish neighbours are today.
Tims Dairy launches GREEK style kefir
Available in natural, and coconut flavors, the new 450g product combines kefir with the mild taste and texture of Tims Dairy GREEK style yogurt. The gut ...
No Boom, No Bang: Turkey's S-400 Missiles Failed To Achieve Anything: GREECE
... the United States of America or its own Mediterranean rival GREECE, Turkey has surged ahead with its acquisition of the lethal Russian-made S-400 ...
GREECE, Cyprus Hope Turkish Hardliner Open to Unity Talks
GREECE, Cyprus Hope Turkish Hardliner Open to Unity Talks. Αssociated Press. Ersin Tatar. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy).
Greek PM Nixes Plan for the Return of Fans at Football Stadiums
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis rejected plans by the football authorities to allow spectators to return to the stadiums this week. Mitsotakis said that the decision to allow a limited number of ...
Greek Asks EU to Suspend Customs Union with Turkey, Report Says
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has written to the European Union asking it to consider suspending the EU's customs union agreement with Turkey, the Greek state news agency ANA reported ...
Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU Navy Operation in Libya
The commander’s ship is the frigate “Adrias”, while the naval staff of the company is staffed, among others, by 14 Greek staff officers. According to an announcement by the Hellenic National ...
Freak Greek storm carpets Crete motorway with hail
People in Heraklion and Chania, the island's biggest cities, woke to the sounds of the pounding rain after midnight. Greek media showed images of a main motorway on the island blanketed white by a ...
Greece drops plan to allow spectators back into stadiums amid COVID-19 spike
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has scrapped a plan to allow spectators back into sporting events, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s office said on Tuesday, as the country implements tougher restrictions ...
Unique Torlonia Collection of Greek, Roman sculptures opens in Rome
The Greek and Roman masterpieces, restored to their ancient glory at the Torlonia Laboratory, have never previously been seen by the public at large. The exhibition – The Torlonia Marbles, Collecting ...
GREECE tries to boost its flag but may fall short
GREECE'S incoming conservative government has taken wide-ranging measures to boost the country's historic but sagging shipping flag. In late July ...
GREECE Launches Diplomatic Push Against Turkey
GREECE launched on Monday a new diplomatic offensive against Turkey's repeated and ongoing provocations in the Mediterranean, by writing to the ...
French teacher positive to Covid-19, ferry returns from Santorini to Piraeus
Passenger ferry “Blue Star Delos” changed its route and returned to the port of Piraeus when a French national was confirmed positive to Covid-19. The woman was accompanying 24 French students to a trip on the island of Santorini. A sample from the French national had been taken upon her arrival at “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport … The post French teacher positive to Covid-19, ferry returns from Santorini to Piraeus appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
NUGAS teams up with La Trobe to promote tertiary study of GREEK language and culture
On Sunday the 18 October NUGAS Victoria hosted an information session on GREEK Studies at La Trobe via Zoom. The session focused on informing ...
Cheap half term package holidays to quarantine-free Greece, Madeira and Cyprus from £228pp
Package prices start from as low as £240pp for seven nights for two adults and two school-children leaving for Greece, £249pp to Madeira and £228pp for Cyprus. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for ...
Suspension of EU's customs agreement with Turkey requested by Greece
Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has written to the European Union asking it to consider suspending the EU’s customs union agreement with Turkey, the Greek state news agency ANA ...
GREECE sets new limit for passengers from Israel to 10000 per week
GREECE has increased the number of passengers from Israel entering the country to 10,000 from the current 5,000, according to a new aviation ...
The Transatlantic Alliance Goes Clean
... Hrvatskiin Croatia, Tele2 in Estonia, Cosmote in GREECE, Three in Ireland, LMT in Latvia, Ziggo in the Netherlands, Plus in Poland, TDC in Denmark, ...
Locals of GREEK lignite-dependent areas offered stakes in PPC solar projects
October 20 (Renewables Now) - GREEK power utility PPC SA (ATH:PPC) will offer a 5% interest in a planned solar project portfolio to residents in ...
TRNC, GREEK Cypriot leaders to meet for Cyprus issue
GREEK Cypriot administration President Nicos Anastasiades and the newly elected president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ersin ...
Greece Calls on the EU to Suspend Customs Union With Turkey
Greece has asked the European Union to examine the possibility of fully suspending customs union with Turkey, as Athens launched a new diplomatic offensive against Turkey’s repeated and ongoing ...
Greece puts aside 5G spectrum, auction revenues for industrial research
Greece adopted a new Law on Digital Governance and Electronic Communications that paves the way for the rapid development of new research and investment programmes around 5G, according to local ...
In the beginning was the (GREEK) Word – Christianity's Hellenistic origins
What is often missed is the GREEK influences on Christianity, that Christianity is as Hellenistic as it is Jewish. Christianity emerged 300 years after the ...