Pages

Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Many Greeks would prefer stability to democracy

Meanwhile, the call by the union of reserve military personnel, for abolition of the government, repudiation of the bailout programme, the expulsion of illegal immigrants and the establishment of a government of national unity, chimes chillingly with GD ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.irishtimes.com

Historic Greece consulate building in Istanbul returned to Greek community

Historic Greece consulate building in Istanbul returned to Greek communityHurriyet Daily NewsTurkey's Directorate General of Foundations, which shared the building's rights along with the Balıklı Greek Foundation returned its 50 percent to the Fener Greek Patriarchate. Laki Vingas, the minority foundations representative of the Directorate ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.hurriyetdailynews.com

As Greece Joins Emerging Markets Index, Some are Wary

While Mr. Irwin says he was impressed with how quickly the country is restructuring its banking system, he isn't ready to buy Greek stocks. "My sense with the Greek economy was that we've reached some sort of very low valley that appears to be ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT online.wsj.com

Stournaras Says No Budget Gap (Maybe)

A disputed hole in the 2014 budget – which the government puts at one billion euros while international lenders said it could be as much as 2.5 billion – can be filled without resorting to more austerity measures, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said, promising there wouldn’t be any more pay or pension cuts. Speaking on […]

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

WHO Predicts 26,000 Dismissals in Greek Health System

The World Health Organization (WHO) announces that there are major impacts in Greek health-system due to financial crisis. The report of WHO, predicts huge cuts and thousands of layoffs in public health sector. This data is connected to the layoffs in all sectors and concerns the doctors and nursing staff of all categories. In regards […]

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

WHO Rectifies Error in HIV Report

In September 2013, the World Health Organization, published a report claiming that in Greece, 50% of all new HIV cases are self-inflicted by people who want to receive the benefit of 700 euros. The report has been quoted by several media reports world-wide. However, on Tuesday, WHO published an official statement saying that this report […]

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com

Greek Universities Admin Employees Insist on Strike

The administrative staff of Athens and Technological Universities will proceed with 24-hour strikes on Wednesday and Thursday. Despite the announcement of the new strikes, the Education Ministry appears optimistic about the outcome of the situation. This estimate is based on two factors. Firstly the attitude of the employees is not as “tough” as the previous days. Secondly, […]

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT greece.greekreporter.com