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How the world sees Greece
Friday, February 7, 2014
Rival Greek, Turkish Cypriots agree to start new round of talks to reunify ...
Rival Greek, Turkish Cypriots agree to start new round of talks to reunify ...U.S. News & World ReportNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Efforts to reunify the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus will recommence next week after rival Greek and Turkish Cypriots agreed to a new round of talks. A statement from the breakaway Turkish Cypriots ...
Greece’s Supreme Court Ruled Special Property Tax Unconstitutional
Greece’s Supreme Court of Civil and Penal Law ruled the special property tax levied through the electricity bills as unconstitutional and opposite to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The so-called “haratsi,” a scornful tag ...
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Greece recovers bodies of four migrants from sea floor
Greece recovers bodies of four migrants from sea floorReutersMigrant drownings are not uncommon in Greece, a gateway to the European Union, but the latest incident has drawn accusations that Greece breached EU law by trying to push the 28 migrants back to Turkey, where they had set to sea. The coastguard says ...and more »
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G.Provopoulos, Governor of the Bank of Greece: "From Grexit to Grecovery"
Speech by George Provopoulos, Governor of the Bank of Greece “The Greek financial crisis: From Grexit to Grecovery”"I want to thank David Marsh for inviting me to be here today. Since its establishment just 4 years ago, OMFIF.
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Moody's upgrades City of Athens
ANA-MPA/ Moody’s Investors Service announced it has upgraded the rating of the City of Athens to Caa3 from C. The rating was assigned a stable outlook in line with the outlook on Greece’s sovereign rating. The credit ratings house attributed.
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FinMin Stournaras: Germans recognize Greece has changed
ANA-MPA/ The Germans realize that much has changed in Greece, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said after his meetings in Frankfurt with Bundesbank head Jens Vaidman, Deutsche Bank CEO Juergen Fitschen and German entrepreneurs. "It was a visit aiming to convey.
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IKA revenues rise in Jan. for the first time since 2009
ANA-MPA -- Greece’s main social security fund IKA in January posted higher revenues for the first time since 2009. According to the fund’s management, revenues rose 4.4 percent year-on-year to 824.5 million euros. January’s revenues from arrears were up 43.3.
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Samaras: Cyprus a top issue of Greece's foreign policy
ANA-MPA/ Cyprus is a top national issue of Greece’s foreign policy, said Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday during joint press statements with the Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiadis following a meeting at Maximos Mansion. Greece will continue supporting Cyprus, Samaras.
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Greek Cypriot Leader: Joint declaration nearing solution
Greek Cypriot leader says that the declaration to be released jointly by Turkish and Greek Cypriots is a step in the right direction. ATHENS Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiadis said that the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides are close to compromising ...
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Parade of Nations begins, as Greece leads the world's Winter Olympians to the ...
NDTVParade of Nations begins, as Greece leads the world's Winter Olympians to the ...Washington PostAfter a fluorescent army of red, white and blue soldiers form the Russian flag on the stadium floor, the focus shifts to the journey of the Olympic torch, starting from Greece. The subtext here is Russia's reach across roughly one-eighth of the globe ...If only Putin had read PlatoWestern NewsOpening ceremony marks start of Winter Olympics with all eyes on RussiaBaltimore Sun (blog)The Amazing (Mis)Adventures of the Olympic Torch, Past and PresentNational GeographicNews & Observer -Kathimerini -ABC Newsall 10,384 news articles »
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Greece Wears Rainbow Gloves To Opening Ceremony Of Sochi Olympics! UNITY!!
PerezHilton.comGreece Wears Rainbow Gloves To Opening Ceremony Of Sochi Olympics! UNITY!!PerezHilton.comThe opening ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Olympics JUST kicked off moments ago, and as Greece's national team made their grand entrance at Fisht Olympic Stadium, and we couldn't help but notice something about their uniforms… They were wearing ...Greece Wore Rainbow Gloves at Sochi's Opening Ceremonies, and Other ...Bustleall 837 news articles »
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Greece doctors protest over healthcare reforms
The government’s reform plan includes layoffs and the closure of an undisclosed number of hospitals and clinics across the debt-stricken country. IIians Sioras from Greek Hospital Staff Union told Press TV that under the new bill poor people will be ...
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Valentine’s Day gift guide: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Sherlock,’ comics and more
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Colbert Thinks Sochi Reporters Need To Buck Up
Right now, everything that could possibly be going wrong in Sochi is going wrong. But Stephen Colbert thinks that those complaining about the ramshackle conditions in the Russian city about to host the Olympics need to stop being such crybabies.
Colbert is unconcerned with the yogurt shortage the city is experiencing; in fact, he's hardly surprised, considering Russia's anti-gay policies. "Yogurt is the gayest dairy product," he proclaimed. "First of all, it's Greek style. It longs to be in the mouth of John Stamos. Need I mention, fruit on the bottom?"
Journalists have reported multiple other problems, from toxic water in their hotel to shoddy infrastructure on the roads. Some of that did surprise Colbert: "Given the anti-gay laws, you'd expect Putin to cover the manholes."
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Sochi Opening Ceremony LIVE UPDATES: Russia Celebrates Start Of 2014 Winter Olympics
After years of planning, billions of dollars in spending, much controversy and a growing list of @SochiProblems, the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Games has arrived. Vladimir Putin's Russia steps fully into the spotlight on Friday as the world turns its gaze toward Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES ON CEREMONY
A record total of 88 nations are competing in the Sochi Games, with approximately 3,000 athletes vying for 98 gold medals. The Olympians will enter Fisht Olympic Stadium during the "Parade of Nations." As is traditional, the Olympians from Greece will begin the parade. Up next, Australia. The home team will conclude that portion of the ceremony. The United Stats will be the 67th team to enter the stadium.
Although entering the ceremony has always been an emotional experience for the athletes involved, Konstantin Ernst, the creative producer of the Sochi ceremony, told reporters that he has previously found it to be “one of the longest and more boring parts of the ceremony.” As reported by The Washington Post, Ernst has a plan to make this segment of the ceremony more "dynamic."
As is always the case for the opening ceremony, the details are largely under wraps. One element of the festivities drawing attention ahead of time was the performance of pseudo-lesbian Russian pop duo Tatu. Given the international outrage surrounding Russia's law banning gay "propaganda" to minors, the musical choice is conspicuous.
The identity of the person who will carry the Olympic torch into the stadium to light the cauldron remained a secret before the ceremony. Whomever handles the honor will conclude a historic journey for the Olympic flame. The torch relay covered 39,000 miles during the relay.
The event will not be televised live in the United States but will be aired on tape delay by NBC on Friday evening. NBC will make every event available for live viewing online but opted to keep the opening ceremony off its digital platform.
“We are looking to maximize the viewing experience for our audience,” Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBC Sports Group, told Variety, contending that context is an important part of the viewing experience. STAY TUNED FOR LIVE UPDATES ON THE OPENING CEREMONY
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Sochi Olympics: 5,000 cups of Chobani Greek yogurt are detained
Team USA may not be getting its Chobani Greek yogurt any time soon as a shipment containing 5,000 cups of the protein-packed snack is snagged in a trade dispute between U.S. and Russian authorities.
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Greece Lowers Property Transaction Tax To 3%
Property transactions in Greece are now taxable at 3%, under the new law which came into effect this January. This is a huge reduction from the 8% on the first €20,000 of the property’s value and 10% for amounts beyond the first €20,000 under the ...
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No laughing matter as Polychronidis jumps for Greece
KathimeriniNo laughing matter as Polychronidis jumps for GreeceKathimeriniWhen Nicos Polychronidis told people he was heading to Sochi to compete for Greece as a ski jumper, they laughed in his face. But now the German-born athlete aims to have the last laugh as Greeces first ever competitor in the sport. "A lot of people in ...and more »
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Greek Students Have Shortest Holidays in Europe
The Greek Ministry of Education has recently decided to extend the school year and abolish several school holidays in order to deal with the problems caused by strikes and delays. The Ministry’s decision has raised a general debate concerning ...
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First Greek Costume Exhibition Outside the Country
A collection of 40 original Greek traditional costumes full of pleats, geometric patterns and intricate embroidery will be exhibited in London. This marks the first time that such a collection has crossed the borders of Greece. The Hellenic ...
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Greek flag passes from father to daughter
Greek flag passes from father to daughterOlympicSo on 7 February, the very first athlete to enter the Fisht Olympic Stadium, will be cross-country skier Panagiota Tsakiri, the flag bearer for the seven-strong Greek delegation. In doing so she will be maintaining a proud family tradition, and one ...
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Greece Meets Bailout Terms
KathimeriniGreece Meets Bailout TermsWall Street JournalGreece has met the conditions demanded of it by its international creditors and should get its promised bailout funds, central bank Governor George Provopoulos said Friday. In a speech at a London think-tank, Mr. Provopoulos said that his country had ...Greece worried stress test delays may deter investorsTimes of MaltaStructural reforms are working in Greece, euro area-central bank chiefReutersGreek bank cost savings may help rescue fund buffer- central bank chiefThe West AustralianKathimeriniall 12 news articles »
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Anastasiades briefs Samaras on efforts to launch Cyprus talks
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met on Friday morning with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for talks on a fresh effort to restart United Nations-mediated peace talks aimed at reunifying divided Cyprus.
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Anarchist gets 25-year term for killing taxi driver on Paros
A Greek court on Friday passed down as 25-year prison sentence to 30-year-old Tasos Theofilou after finding him guilty of killing the taxi driver Dimitris Michas during an armed robbery on the Aegean island of Paros in August 2012.
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Democratic Left chief Kouvelis has thyroid surgery
Fotis Kouvelis, the head of Democratic Left, the third party in Greece's ruling coalition until last June when it pulled out over a surprise decision to close the state broadcaster ERT, underwent thyroid surgery on Friday.
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Bank of Greece governor says country on road to recovery
Bank of Greece Governor George Provopoulos, in a speech before a London think tank on Friday, expressed his conviction that Greece was firmly on the road to recovery, adding that the country had made significant progress in its efforts at fiscal adjustmen... ...
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Drug racket suspect stopped near Albania with huge cannabis haul
Police in the northwestern city of Ioannina on Friday were questioning a 43-year-old resident of Trikala after an inspection on the car he was driving the night before close to the Greek border with Albania turned up nearly 200 kilograms of cannabis.
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Chinese, Greek presidents eye enhanced cooperation
XinhuaChinese, Greek presidents eye enhanced cooperationXinhuaChinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, 2014. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang). SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias on Friday ...Give the Olympics a permanent homeKathimeriniall 9,198 news articles »
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Greek University reopens Jewish studies
Greek University reopens Jewish studiesJewish Telegraphic AgencyATHENS, Greece (JTA) — Aristotle University of Thessaloniki plans to reestablish its Jewish studies program, 80 years after it was abolished by Greek Dictator Ioannis Metaxas. “The establishment of a chair of Jewish Studies at the Aristotle University ...
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Structural reforms are working in Greece, euro area-central bank chief
Structural reforms are working in Greece, euro area-central bank chiefReutersLONDON Feb 7 (Reuters) - Structural and fiscal reforms in Greece and the euro area are working but the situation in the debt-laden country remains fragile, partly due to political uncertainty, Greece's central bank chief said on Friday. "Supported by ...and more »
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Troika inquiry in Greece: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
But the decisions that matter most were taken far above the pay grade of Poul Thomsen & co. How much time and financing would Greece get to bring its budget under control? Should its debts be restructured? Should banks in the eurozone core take a hit?
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Anastasiades Sees Cyprus Talks Resuming
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, who said talks with Turkish Cypriots to reunify the island were likely dead, said there are some signs of life again and that he now sees “serious prospects” for the two sides to sit down again and resume serious negotiations if they can only agree on what to talk about. The failure to agree on the wording of a joint commique was blocking talks on how to bring together the island that has been divided since an unlawful 1974 invasion by Turkey, which still occupies the northern third where it keeps a standing army as a deterrent. “It appears there are serious prospects for a substantive joint statement which would satisfy the basic principles governing a Cyprus settlement, and lead to a resumption of negotiations,” Anastasiades told journalists in Nicosia after briefing Greek-Cypriot party leaders. The Cypriot President added that talks were at a “delicate point.” He had blamed his Turkish-Cypriot counterpart, Dervis Eroglu, for intransigence for refusing to even talk about a joint statement and insisting that only Turkish demands would be considered. In a statement from his office, Eroglu said, “We appear to be at the final stage of efforts that started quite a while ago to continue negotiations and draft a joint statement.” The Turkish Cypriot press reported that the aim is for Eroglu to meet Anastasiades on Feb. 10. They’ve only met once, at a brief dinner that resolved nothing. He met in Athens on Feb. 7 with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to brief him on the progress of the United Nations-mediated negotiations, a frustrating process that has thwarted envoys for decades and has led the UN’s recent representative, Alexander Downer, to say he’s given up trying to get the Cypriots and Turks to talk seriously. Anastasiades indicated that Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders were close to drafting an “essential joint communique” that could provide the basis for a new round of talks aimed at reaching a “viable, lasting and functional settlement” on the island that respects human rights and European Union laws. “It is likely we will soon finalize a joint statement,” the Cypriot leader told a joint press conference with Samaras. That would be only the ground rules on the talks. Samaras said the Cyprus problem was “the top-ranking issue of Greek foreign policy” and reiterated the country’s support for Cyprus, even though Greece supports Turkey’s bid to join the European Union when it has refused to recognize Cyprus, which is already a member of the EU, and bars Cypriot ships and planes. Samaras said it remained a “common goal” to end “the island’s illegal Turkish occupation” and welcomed a joint communique which, he said, should be put to simultaneous referendums to both the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities. Cypriots in 2004 rejected the so-called Annan Plan to reunify the island even though Turkish-Cypriots passed it overwhelmingly.
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From Greek Media Magnates to Psych Ward Roomies
Greek ReporterFrom Greek Media Magnates to Psych Ward RoomiesGreek ReporterLavrentiadis_Androulidakis_Giannikos The psychiatric ward of the Greek Korydallos prison in Athens is not exactly the ideal place for business meetings of media owners. However, this depressing environment holds three of the once most powerful Greek ...
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ALJASSAR: A new kind of Greek
UK The Kentucky KernelALJASSAR: A new kind of GreekUniversity of Virginia The Cavalier DailyRush is over, and I'm glad I paid the thirty dollars to participate. I made close friends, became closer to my friends and enjoyed great food. My experience, and those of other minorities, however, was diminished by a lack of diversity throughout the ...Opinion | Real world tools from Greek lifeMiami StudentDancers prep for Greek Sing weekendUK The Kentucky Kernelall 4 news articles »
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Greece Athena boys overpower Irondequoit
Trojans senior guard Deion Hamilton scores 21 points as Athena earned its 15th win in 16 games.
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Greece has made progress on issues relating to upcoming troika talks
Greece has made progress on issues relating to upcoming troika talksCapital.gr (press release)Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou on Thursday said that Greece has made significant progress on a number of issues that are included in the country΄s upcoming negotiations with the troika representing its lenders, AMNA reported.
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Kiriakou: War of Terror Hero, Whistleblower
NEW YORK – At a time when Edward Snowden – who is accused of stealing and willfully revealing vital classified information – is enjoying “temporary asylum” in Russia – John C. Kiriakou, a former CIA operative and father of five who has been hailed as a hero for his role in capturing high level al—Qaeda […]
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Parthenon Exhibition Extends to Mar. 7
NEW YORK – The President of Fairfield University, Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx and the Consul General of Greece, George Iliopoulos, welcomed guests to the opening reception for the exhibition “An Archaeologist’s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab,” on January 15. The unique drawings of the sculptures of Athena’s temple will be on […]
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Greek Glendi festival off to solid start
Bradenton HeraldGreek Glendi festival off to solid startBradenton HeraldMANATEE -- The 30th -annual Greek Glendi was two hours in, and hundreds of people already swarmed the stands for Greek lasagna, salad and gyros. "It has been nice and steady for lunch, but we are expecting a crowd for dinner tonight," Popi Ameres, ...and more »
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Envoy for boosted Pak-Greece ties
Envoy for boosted Pak-Greece tiesThe NationAmbassador of Greece in Pakistan Petros Mavroidis stressed a need for making an all-out effort to boost trade ties between his country and Pakistan, and offered the exporters easy access to European Union especially Greece markets. Addressing a meeting ...
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Greek and Turkish Cypriots close to agreement on joint statement
Greek and Turkish Cyprus are close to an agreement on a joint communiqué that will open the way to the resumption of U.N.-sponsored talks to reunite the island, according to negotiators, Hurriyet Daily News reported. There were "serious prospects" that ...
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Hoax suspected arrested over phone call to Cephalonia warning of quake
Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in southern Greece for allegedly posing as an official from the country's main seismological institute, following powerful earthquakes on the western island of Cephalonia.
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Banks and OPAP save the day at the Greek bourse
The majority of Greek stocks went up, down, and eventually back up again during Thursday’s session, as traders cashed in morning gains before buyers returned to seal a sixth consecutive day of gains at the Athens bourse on Athinon Avenue. Bank stocks and ... ...
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Over 500 Greek school guards to be transferred to health sector
Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday approved the transfer of 526 school guards, who had been inducted into a so-called mobility scheme of forced transfers and layoffs, to fill vacancies in the health sector.
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Greek bribery suspect Efstathiou could be released on bail
A council of appeal court judges ruled on Thursday that Panayiotis Efstathiou, the 83-year-old former representative of German firm Atlas Elektronik, could be released from pretrial custody if he posted bail of 500,000 euros.
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Cyprus president sees ‘serious prospects’ for resumption of peace talks
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that he saw “serious prospects” for the resumption of long-stalled negotiations between Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot community leaders based on a joint communique setting out the principles for the event... ...
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Fugitive ethnic Greek arrested for Rendi DIAS murders
A 26-year-old ethnic Greek from the former Soviet Union was arrested on Thursday in Menidi, northwestern Athens, in connection with the murder of two members of the police force’s motorcycle-riding DIAS squad in March 2011.
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Health bill passes but doctors may continue protests
Doctors working for Greece’s main healthcare provider, EOPYY, are due to meet on Friday to decide whether to take part in further protest action after Parliament narrowly approved an overhaul of the primary healthcare sector on Thursday.
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FinMin: Recession below 4 pct in 2013
In a speech delivered in Frankfurt on Thursday, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras confirmed that the final figures for 2013 will show Greece’s economy contracted below the 4 percent target and that the primary surplus came in far above the anticipated 81... ...
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IMF expects ideas from eurozone on bridging Greece’s funding gap
The representatives of the country’s creditors will return to Athens once a series of technical issues are cleared up, while the bridging of the funding gap will be necessary for the completion of the ongoing assessment of Greece’s progress, an IMF spokes... ...
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