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Monday, February 15, 2016

Greek Life doubles amount of money earned for charity

In the past year, Ball State Greek Life has doubled the amount of money raised for charities. It raised $259,803 in 2015, compared with a little more than $171,000 in 2014, for a 51.82 percent increase, according to the Fall 2015 Fraternity and Sorority ...


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Greece to open 'hotspot' migrant centres under EU pressure

Athens (AFP) - Greece will open four "hotspot" migrant registration centres in time for an EU summit this week despite local protests, as Athens comes under intense pressure to control the massive influx to Europe, a source said Monday. The centres will ...


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ECB expects Greek action on bad loans, pensions, income tax

The ECB, along with the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund, is part of a trio of institutions responsible for Greece's rescue programme. "The discussions with the Greek authorities are still ongoing and so it's too early to specify a ...


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EU gives Greece and Macedonia more millions for migration

The European Commission said Monday it would give €10 million to Macedonia to improve management of its border, and provide €12.7 million in emergency funding to Greece for migrant reception facilities. The money for Greece will be used to set up 8,000 reception places on the mainland. Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said the funds will help Greece reach its […]


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An Egyptian Is On Trial In Greece Accused Of Presenting Himself As A Syrian Refugee, For The Second Time

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Egyptian man is on trial in Greece accused of presenting himself as a Syrian refugee — a ploy that succeeded even though he had been apprehended for the same reason before in Greece, fingerprinted and deported ...


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Greece's outspoken ex-finance minister Yanis Varoufakis tells Britain to stand up to EU 'farce'

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's outspoken former finance minister, has warned it would be damaging for Britain to leave the European Union, and insists the country should remain in the bloc to confront the "bureaucratic and unappetising" establishment.


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Foreign Minister Kotzias’ statement to ERT journalist G. ...

“Today we started off with a trilateral meeting. Following Egypt, Israel and Jordan, trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Lebanon and Greece was started. In this way we completed an initial process. Moreover, we have reached an agreement with Lebanon so that, after the summer, we can organize a conference – of Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus and Greece – on security and peace in the Eastern Mediterranean.The countries under discussion at today’s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council included, first, Moldova, where an effort is being made to consolidate rule of law and combat corruption, crime and black political money. The second...


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