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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Greek FM calls Turkey ‘a jihadist travel agency’

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated … ; It has threatened Greece with war, if Greece acts in accordance with … and stability in the region.” Greece has repeatedly called on Ankara …


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Greek Art and the Orient

For over a century, scholars have recognized an 'orientalizing period' in the history of early Greek art, in which Greek artisans fashioned works of art under the stimulus of Near Eastern imports or ...


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Greece accuses charities of helping human traffickers to smuggle migrants

Greece has accused seven charities, including one based in London, of colluding with human traffickers who are putting at risk the lives of migrants trying to reach Europe.Notis Mitarachi, the Greek ...


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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Greece to lend Antiquities, “entire monument” to museums abroad up to 50 years

Greece’s Culture Ministry has submitted an amendment stipulating the export of museum collections including antiquities and even “an entire monument” to museums or “similar places” abroad for a period of up to 50 years. According to the amendment, the collections can be lent for 25 years that can be renewed for another 25. Strong reactions … The post Greece to lend Antiquities, “entire monument” to museums abroad up to 50 years appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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THI receives $500K donation from the Estate of Charles C. Condes to reverse brain drain

Charles C. Condes Venture Impact Award Will Provide $25K Annual Grants to Promising Greek Companies   In order to provide immediate economic stimulus to enterprises that are simultaneously creating jobs and helping people on the ground in Greece, the Charles Condes Venture Impact Award (VIA) has been established by The Hellenic Initiative, with the support of the […] The post THI receives $500K donation from the Estate of Charles C. Condes to reverse brain drain appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece Has Intensified Its Crackdown On Refugee NGOs With A New Confidentiality Law

Amid accusations of human rights violations against migrants, it's now illegal for people working in refugee camps to talk about what they see.


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EU plan to sanction Turkey will backfire, Erdoğan aide warns

Turkish president’s chief adviser speaks out against intervention in dispute with Greece over gas An EU plan to impose additional sanctions on Turkey will backfire and only make the chance of reaching agreement over the growing Greek-Turkish contest in the Eastern Mediterranean regarding gas resources more difficult, the chief adviser to the Turkish resident has warned. The adviser to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ibrahim Kalin, urged the EU not to allow its agenda “to be reduced or hijacked by one or two countries”, a reference to Greece, Cyprus and France, the EU countries pushing hardest for strong sanctions to stop Turkey exploring for gas in Cypriot waters. Kalin said on Wednesday: “Sanctions will not work. It will produce the reverse effect. Everyone will lose at the end of the day.” Continue reading...


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