Greek Vessel Rescues 123 Migrants off Lampedusa

A Greek cargo ship rescued more than 120 migrants when the vessel transferring them illegally to Italy broke down off the coast of Lampedusa, outside Italy. Two people died. The 7 meter vessel carrying the migrants was detected 145 nautical ...

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February 18: Great Greek Writer Nikos Kazantzakis was Born

The famous Greek writer and poet, Nikos Kazantzakis was born on February 18, 1883 and died on October 26, 1957. He became globally known after the 1964 release of the film, “Zorba the Greek,” based on his novel. He gained renewed fame in ...

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Introducing: The Greek, a modern Mediterranean snack bar on King West

Toronto LifeIntroducing: The Greek, a modern Mediterranean snack bar on King WestToronto LifeThe Food: Unsurprisingly, The Greek specializes in freshly prepped Greek food, including salads, skewers, pitas and snacks. Greg Bourolias, the 23-year-old chef de cuisine, designed his menu to appeal to condo dwellers and 905 club hoppers alike.

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Arts school performers make quick work of Greek mythology

Arts school performers make quick work of Greek mythologyOCRegister (subscription)Greek mythology may be centuries old, but students in the South Orange County School of the Arts Actors' Repertory Ensemble tore through it in about an hour and a half on Feb. 13 in the opener of a two-night performance of “The Iliad,” “The Odyssey ...

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Pensioner, 78, arrested after failed robbery in Thessaloniki

A 78-year-old man has been arrested in Thessaloniki on suspicion of trying to rob a liquor store in the northern Greek city. The Georgian man is alleged to have threatened the shop employee with a knife on Monday but ran off after he failed to hand over a... ...

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U.S. Olive Oil Industry Pushing For Stricter Standards On Imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a pressing matter for the tiny U.S. olive oil industry: American shoppers more often are going for European imports, which are cheaper and viewed as more authentic. And that's pitting U.S. producers against importers of the European oil, with some likening the battle to the California wine industry's struggles to gain acceptance decades ago. The tiny California olive industry says European olive oil filling U.S. shelves often is mislabeled and lower-grade oil, and they're pushing the federal government to give more scrutiny to imported varieties. One congressman-farmer even goes so far as suggesting labels on imported oil say "extra rancid" rather than "extra virgin." Imposing stricter standards might help American producers grab more market share from the Europeans, who produce in bulk and now have 97 percent of the U.S. market. Olive oil production is growing steadily. The domestic industry, with mostly high-end specialty brands, has gone from 1 percent of the national olive oil market five years ago to 3 percent today. Most of the production is in California, although there are smaller operations in Texas, Georgia and a few other states. Seeking to build on that, the domestic industry has mounted an aggressive push in Washington, holding olive oil tastings for members of Congress and lobbying them to put stricter standards on imports. The strategy almost worked last year when industry-proposed language became part of a massive farm bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee. The provision backed by California lawmakers would have allowed the Agriculture Department to extend mandatory quality controls for the domestic industry to imports. The bill's language would have allowed government testing of domestic and imported olive oil to ensure that it was labeled correctly. That testing, intended to prevent labeling lower-grade olive oil as "extra virgin" or fraudulently cutting in other types of oil, would be much more comprehensive than what imported oils are subjected to now. But the language was stripped from the bill when it reached the House floor, an effort led by lawmakers from New York, where many of the country's olive oil importers are based. They had the backing of food companies and grocery stores that use and sell olive oil. The floor fight broke down to one between East Coast and West Coast lawmakers. Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a farmer from Northern California, suggested that labels for imported oil should say "extra rancid." "What we're after here is not to cause problems for our friends who would like to market it. It's more just the truth in advertising that's necessary," LaMalfa said. New York Republicans said new testing standards would cost importers millions of dollars. Republican Rep. Michael Grimm of Staten Island, N.Y., said his Greek-American and Italian-American constituents know good oil and haven't had problems. "It's not rancid," he said. "There is always going to be a problem in every industry, but this is nothing more than a multimillion-dollar earmark," he added, using the term for special provisions that sometimes are inserted into legislation. In the end, the final farm bill signed by President Barack Obama earlier this month was silent on olive oil. But a nonbinding statement accompanying the bill encouraged the Agriculture Department, the U.S. Trade Representative and the Food and Drug Administration to "remove the obstacles that are preventing the U.S. olive oil industry from reaching its potential." It cited a 2013 U.S. International Trade Commission report that said international standards are widely unenforced and allow many varieties to be mislabeled and possibly even adulterated. The report also cited subsidies for European olive oil producers and tariffs as barriers to the domestic industry's success. The California olive oil industry widely promoted that report and even boasted of helping to influence it. According to the American Olive Oil Producers Association, California producers arranged farm tours for federal investigators, arranged for witnesses to testify to the group, and even held an olive-oil tasting on Capitol Hill for lawmakers and administration officials. For now, the domestic industry says it will keep pushing. Kimberly Houlding, executive director of the American Olive Oil Producers Association, says producers are still considering petitioning the USDA for an order to establish mandatory quality standards, including frequent testing. Ideally the order would apply to the entire domestic industry, including importers, Houlding says. Eryn Balch of the North American Olive Oil Association, which represents the importers, says they would like to work with the domestic industry to grow the olive oil market in the United States. There's still a lot of the market to grab — only around 40 percent of U.S. consumers use olive oil right now, and olive oil has only about 15 percent of the volume share compared with other cooking oils. But that market is growing along with increased awareness of olive oil's health benefits compared with other oils. Extra virgin olive oil is often rich in polyphenols, nutrients that are thought to be helpful in preventing heart disease and other illnesses. "If the industry promoted the key proven benefits with a common voice and positive message, the growth potential could be almost limitless," Balch said. The United States now consumes the third largest amount of olive oil of any nation, behind Italy and Spain, according to the trade commission report. The report said consumption has risen by more than 50 percent since 2001 but said most U.S. consumers aren't able to distinguish good olive oil from bad, so they gravitate toward the least costly. Patricia Darragh, director of the California Olive Oil Council, says the domestic industry wouldn't have the capacity to supply all of the country's olive oil, but it is a grassroots industry that is continuing to grow. And in another decade or two, Americans may be more familiar with the domestic variety. "We're where the California wine industry was 20 or 30 years ago," Darragh says. ___ Follow Mary Clare Jalonick on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mcjalonick

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Flu has claimed 43 lives in Greece so far this winter

A total of 43 people have died in Greece after contracting the flu this winter, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) said on Tuesday. KEELPNO added that another 61 people are currently being treated in intensive-care units. A total of 1... ...

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Greek businessman sentenced to 6.5 years for tax evasion

A 58-year-old businessman owing a total of 11.9 million euros in debts to the state faced a prosecutor on Tuesday following his arrest last Friday in Papagou, northern Athens, police said. The unnamed man has been convicted twice – for tax evasion and vio... ...

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Police smash gang that drugged and robbed elderly across Greece

Three Roma women and a Roma man have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out 43 robberies in various parts of the country, including Athens, Thessaloniki and Volos, after drugging their elderly victims. The suspects are alleged to have pretended to be ... ...

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Tundra swans migrate through Evros Delta in record numbers

A record number of Tundra swans (specifically of the Bewick's Swan subspecies) have been spotted at the Evros Delta in northern Greece over the past few days, according to conservationists in the area. "We have counted 2,610 Tundra swans, significantly mo... ...

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DHKP-C suspect ‘planned hits in Turkey, not Greece'

One of four Turkish Kurds remanded in custody last week as suspected members of the extreme-leftist terrorist organization Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) has admitted that a large weapons cache found in an apartment in Gyzi was acq... ...

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Athens to host Turk-Cypriot negotiator on February 27

Athens and Ankara decided on Tuesday that they will host delegations of Turkish- and Greek-Cypriot officials, respectively, on February 27 as part of the latest effort to get reunification talks off the ground. Following contact between the Greek and Turk... ...

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Greece's Venizelos meets with Serbian officials

B92Greece's Venizelos meets with Serbian officialsB92"At the same time, as deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Greece, I come to reaffirm the strong ties of friendship and cooperation that have brought our countries closer together for many years," Venizelos said in an interview to Tanjug ahead ...Dnevnik, Macedonia: On Greece and the European valuesFocus NewsEvangelos Venizelos brings message of support to BelgradeInSerbia Newsall 15 news articles »

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Greek Minister of Interior Promotes European Treaty Against Racism

The Greek Minister of Interior Yiannis Michelakis announced his intentions of the signing of a treaty against racism (2014-2020) by the Member states with the participation of a representative of the European Commission within Greece’s six-month EU Presidency. As noted in Mr. Michelakis’ speech at the Meeting of Chairpersons of Committees on Justice and Home Affairs of the EU Parliaments, “our goal is to renounce in a most official and unequivocal way every form of discrimination and racism by forming a treaty against racism for the period 2014-2020, co-signed by the Ministers of the EU Member States.” According to him, the text of the Treaty is being processed and forms the continuation of the aforementioned Declaration of Rome signed on September 23, 2013 by representatives of seventeen Member States. By signing this Declaration, the European Parliament condemns any political program, organization and practice that promote xenophobia and racism.

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78 Year-Old Thief in Thessaloniki

A 78 year-old thief was arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Monday, February 17. According to the Greek Police, the thief, who is of Georgian origin, attempted to rob a liquor store. As it appears, the man was holding a knife and threatened to use physical force on the store’s employee if she would not give him the money from the cash register. However, the employee refused to do so and the  old man fled the store only to be arrested by a Greek Police squad a few minutes later. The thief is being held in custody and the police officers are trying to determine if he is involved in other crimes as well.

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Clooney KO’s BoJo Over The Parthenon Marbles

Not since the late actress and Culture Minister Melina Mercouri; the eloquent writer and unbeatable debater Christopher Hitchens and his friend, Scottish Prof. Robert Browning – also dead – has Greece had, in actor-director-activist George Clooney, such an ambassador for the return of the stolen Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum, the goods plundered by the Brits because all they had was a pile of rocks called Stonehenge. The British, who steal culture from other countries and claim it as their own, call the Greek treasures the Elgin Marbles. Leave it to them to name some of the most precious gifts the world has even seen after a thief. Elgin tore down friezes from the Parthenon almost 200 years ago but the British say they weren’t stolen because he had the permission of the occupying Turks. They teach logic at Oxford and Cambridge or just Stiff Upper Lip 101? With his stylish Cary Grant (a good Englishman) charm and glibness, Clooney, promoting his WWII film The Monuments Men about international experts trying to save art treasures from the Nazis, repeated that the stolen Parthenon Marbles belong in Greece. He had to repeat it because the British took umbrage, although they wouldn’t have been able to take Berlin without the Americans. And he took a friendly shot at London Mayor Boris Johnson, who’s in a blonde Beatles haircut 50 years too late, and who likened the actor’s suggestion that bringing the Marbles back to Athens was what Hitler would have done if he had occupied England. “Someone urgently needs to restore George Clooney’s marbles,” said Johnson, who doesn’t have the real aggies that Clooney does. For someone born in New York City, Johnson should have known better than to tangle with the likes of Clooney. “Here he is plugging a film about looted Nazi art without realizing that Goering himself had plans to plunder the British Museum. And where were the Nazis going to send the Elgin marbles? To Athens! This Clooney is advocating nothing less than the Hitlerian agenda for London’s cultural treasures. He should stuff the Hollywood script and stick to history.” TALKING TURKEY First of all, they were stolen from Athens, with Turkish complicity and it looks like Turk-lover Johnson had another agenda. On his father’s side, he is a great-grandson of Ali Kemal Bey, a liberal Turkish journalist and the Interior Minister in the government of Damat Ferid Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, who was killed during the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. If Johnson had his way, the entire Parthenon – along with the Acropolis – would be in London as a tourist attraction. He was a journalist although fired from his first job for falsifying a quotation so maybe somebody faked his lame words here about Hitler and Clooney, who has more class in his fingernail than Johnson has in his entire being. Johnson is also an alleged historian but specializing in revisionism it seems and is known as “Bojo,” but without a Mojo and had a “side job” as a columnist with the Daily Telegraph for which he was paid 250,000 pounds or about $417,000. He called it “chicken feed,” but didn’t offer to use it to buy chickens for London’s poor. That’s the feeble opponent Clooney faced. Dusting off the mop-topped mayor, who commented after Clooney and his co-stars gave a news conference in London to push their film, the actor said: “I’m a great fan of the Mayor, and I’m sure my right honorable friend had no real intention of comparing me to Hitler.” It wasn’t really a fair fight because Clooney was matching wits with an unarmed opponent. Johnson found it was tough to joust on a high horse against an A-lister who knocked the goofy Johnson down faster than a British skier (do they have any?) in the Winter Olympics. “I’d chalk it up to a little too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskeys. I’ve found myself in the same spot a time or two so I hold no ill will,” he said of Johnson’s comments in an op-ed in the Daily Telegraph. “When it comes to real facts, not imagined history, you need only to look at the UNESCO rulings that have been agreed to by all parties. An occupying nation can’t sell off the national heritage of the country it occupies,” added Clooney. “More relevant is the fact that the Parthenon Marbles were chipped away from the Parthenon by the occupying Turks and sold. It was a single monument broken into bits. It would be as if the statue of David’s head were sold to England. His arm to the Vatican. And his torso to the Met. “There are many pieces in nearly every country that this conversation should take place. The best place to start would be at the most obvious object. When polled the British people are overwhelmingly in favor of their return. He went on: “The rest of the world follows suit. If you want to deal in facts. Those are the facts. But maybe it’s just easier to compare me to Hitler.” Johnson has said worse. Comparing himself to the UKIP, a kind of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn in England, he said he couldn’t really criticize them because, “I have been sometimes not far short of boss-eyed, foam-flecked hysteria myself.” DON’T MESS WITH MURRAY What he overlooked in his latest hysteria is that the Parthenon Marbles, as Clooney and his castmates attested, are Greek. They were designed and built by Greeks and erected in Greece before being stolen by a Brit. The British Museum won’t let them go because they attract a lot of viewers and bring tourists to England. Museum officials have tried a lot of lame excuses over the years why they shouldn’t be returned, including that Athens didn’t have a proper place to show them. When Greece opened the new Acropolis Museum five years ago as a home for them, the British found other arguments to dispute the validity of their return. “It wouldn’t be a bad thing if they were returned,” Clooney said about the Greek art. “ I think that is a good idea. I think that would be a very fair and very nice thing. Yeah, I think it is the right thing to do.” At a press conference, Clooney called for “an open discussion” on the fate of the 2500-year-old friezes. The Vatican and the J. Paul Getty Museum had sent parts back, Clooney said, raising the question “of whether or not one piece of art should be, as best as possible, put back together.” Clooney did more in a few minutes to raise attention about the Marbles than anyone since Mercouri. Her successors as Culture Minister have rolled over and taken it without KY from the British and barely raised a squeak when what Prime Minister Antonis Samaras should have done when he was elected in June, 2012 was forbid the Olympic Torch from being taken to the London Olympics two months later. The British Museum says the Parthenon Marbles “are a part of the world’s shared heritage and transcend political boundaries” and are best displayed in London, where the public can view them for free. So if we can get a gang together and steal Stonehenge and bring it back to Athens we can declare they are part of the world’s shared heritage and transcend political boundaries, which is just code to mean you can steal art treasures under that guise. Clooney was ably abetted in destroying the British position by two of American co-stars in the film, Matt Damon and the ever-lovable and crazily quirky Bill Murray. Damon came to the defense when the British resorted to saying Clooney couldn’t understand the issues because he was American although he understood Sudan better than the British, who lost Khartoum in a siege in 1885. “That can’t always be the British default setting,” Damon told British reporters, half-joking. “That’s not actually an argument, to say ‘Well you’re American.’” Murray had the best answer though about how to settle the debate over where the Marbles display should be. “It’s had a very nice stay here, certainly,” Murray said. “But London’s gotten crowded. There’s plenty of room back there in Greece.”  

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Greece Among Most Indebted Countries

According to a recent study showing the per capita debt of each country, Greece is placed in 12th. However, countries that are considered as successful examples of fiscal policy are higher on the list. Japan with 127.1 million population comes first.  Japan’s debt is equal to 242.3% of the country’s GDP and every Japanese citizen owes 99,725 dollars to the country’s creditors.  Ireland is second on the list of per capita debt. With a population of 4.6 million residents, Ireland has an debt equal to 121% of its GDP and every Irish person owes 60,356 dollars. U.S.A with a population of 319.3 million residents is in the third place. The country’s debt is reaching 107.3% of its GDP and every American owes  58,604 dollars. Singapore which according to the World Bank,  provides the friendliest business environment and is one of the countries with the highest living standards is placed fourth. Singapore’s debt is equal to 106.2% of its GDP and each of the country’s 5.5 million residents owes $56,980.  Belgium is fifth on the list, with the country’s debt standing at 101.2% of its GDP, while every citizen owes 47,749 dollars. Italy comes sixth, with a debt equal to 133.1% of GDP, while every Italian owes 46,757 dollars. Greece is 12th on the list. The Greek debt is reaching 174% of the country’s GDP and every Greek owes 38,444 dollars to Greece’s foreign creditors. Finally, Germany, the European economic locomotive, is just two places below Greece, in the 14th place. Its debt is equal to 78% of the country’s GDP and every German owes 35,881 dollars.

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Greek School Wardens Protest Against Availability

Tension arose midday outside the Greek Ministry of Administration Reform between school wardens and riot police officers. The police threw tear-gas in order to push away the school wardens who were protesting outside the Ministry against the availability measure. The employees of the Minister of culture, together with the school wardens had decided to go on strike today, holding a marching protest towards the Greek Parliament. Meanwhile, representatives of the protesters had a previous meeting with a Ministry official, just a few days before the availability of the eight month period expires. After the negotiations proved futile, the school wardens proceeded with a sit-in protest at V. Sophia road.

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Greece to cut industrial energy cost, defying lenders

Greece will reduce industrial companies' energy costs to save two struggling steelmakers, the government said on Tuesday, shrugging off objections from international lenders that the move might blow a hole in Athens' finances.

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Research: Impact of Greek Crisis on Disease

Research: Impact of Greek Crisis on DiseaseGreek Reporterinfluenza Tuberculosis, influenza, West Nile virus, transmitted diseases such as AIDS, pulmonary and dental diseases and mental illnesses such as depression, are the main health problems that the six-years recession in Greece has caused. Although the ...

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Grace Hotels Announces New Development: Grace Kalamata Greece to Open ...

Greek ReporterGrace Hotels Announces New Development: Grace Kalamata Greece to Open ...Hospitality NetGrace Hotels has announced plans for a new hotel development including residential villas just outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the south western part of the Peloponnese in Greece. The hotel will comprise 125 rooms and suites plus up to 40 ...Grace Hotels to Build new Hotel in KalamataGreek Reporterall 4 news articles »

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Eurozone Chief Backs Greek Debt Cut, Restructuring Plan

BRUSSELS — A decision on whether crisis-stricken Greece gets more financial assistance or debt relief won’t be made until “after the summer,” a top Eurozone official said. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who also chairs the meetings of the Eurozone’s 18 finance ministers, said Greece’s debt burden “has to be reduced; the question is who […]

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Diplomats Tied To De-Mining Swindle

Greek police said they detained the head of an NGO set up to remove mines in Bosnia, Iraq and Lebanon and are searching for six diplomats in a scheme to swindle nine million euros.

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Battered Greek Steel Companies, Losing Money, To Close

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' "success story" for Greece's economic recovery has bypassed the steel industry with the coming shutdown of the country's steel industry.

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Clooney Rebuffs Mayor On Marbles

Actor George Clooney, promoting his WWII film about experts trying to save art treasures from the Nazis, has repeated the stolen Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum belong in Greece.

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Tougher Penalties For Child Rape, Porno

Greece’s Justice Ministry has proposed a tough set of measures increasing the penalties for those convicted of child rape and pornography.

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Anastasiades Says Peace Must Prevail

NICOSIA — Cyprus’ President says any deal to reunify the ethnically split Mediterranean island nation has to be markedly different to one that was rejected by his Greek-Cypriot community a decade ago.Nicos Anastasiades says another rejection in a future referendum would be “catastrophic” for Cyprus.Greek Cypriots turned down a United Nations brokered accord in 2004 […]

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Greece’s Heavy Industries Not Yet Recovered

Despite Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ optimism that the country is nearing the exit of the recession and the Greek economy is finally recovering, the facts show a totally different reality. Greece’s economy is still at stake ...

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Rutgers Wrestling Tops Lock Haven, 18-16, on “Greek/Embrace Kids Day”

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers Wrestling Tops Lock Haven, 18-16, on “Greek/Embrace Kids Day”Rutgers Scarlet KnightsThe victory concluded “Greek/Embrace Kids Day,” as the Rutgers wrestling program garnered a contribution for the Embrace Kids Foundation due to the packed crowd, courtesy of a generous RU donor. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Julie Hermann was ...and more »

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Hazing allegations detract from greater benefits of Greek life

Hazing allegations detract from greater benefits of Greek lifeRed and BlackFraternities and sororities across the Greek spectrum are for groups of people with similar ideas that can work on philanthropic activities and have a good time together. Unfortunately, there often is more limelight on the bad then the good, such as ...

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Cairo's GrEEK Campus Underscores Egypt's Tech Revolution

Wall Street Journal (blog)Cairo's GrEEK Campus Underscores Egypt's Tech RevolutionWall Street Journal (blog)A block away from Cairo's Tahrir Square where a political revolution took place a couple of years ago, a digital transformation is underway at Egypt's first tech park, the GrEEK Campus. “The idea started with a conversation”, said Ahmed El-Alfi ...and more »

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Greek row is the way to go

I write heavily about the Greek system and the misconceptions people have about the Greek lifestyle. There is another issue that’s currently affecting the Greek community at UNLV: the absence of a “row.”

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European car sales rise 5.5% in January, ACEA says

BBC NewsEuropean car sales rise 5.5% in January, ACEA saysBBC NewsEU car sales rose last month, lifted by demand in former crisis nations such as Greece and Ireland. The Association of European Carmakers (ACEA) said sales jumped 5.5%, to 935,640 vehicles, from January 2013. It was the fifth consecutive month of growth, ...UPDATE 2-European car sales up on gains in former crisis countriesReutersEuropean cars sales rise 5pcTelegraph.co.ukEuropean Auto Sales Rise for a Fifth Straight MonthNew York TimesChicago Tribune -24/7 Wall St.all 70 news articles »

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Greek City Thessaloniki, European City of the Future 2014

Greek ReporterGreek City Thessaloniki, European City of the Future 2014Greek ReporterThe Greek city Thessaloniki became the “Best Mid-Sized city for human capital and lifestyle” ranking first among 46 other medium-sized towns. The criteria for this category included the labor of the city, the level of education, the number of ...

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Geek life vs. Greek life

Geek life vs. Greek lifeObserver OnlineBefore transferring to the University of Notre Dame this past fall, I spent my freshman year down in SEC territory at the University of Missouri. Upon my acceptance to Missouri, I made a commitment to positively improve myself both academically and ...

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Greek top diplomats under investigation for corruption

Two ambassadors and a top diplomat are among those who are under investigation for corruption by the Greek Police Directorate on Tuesday. In a statement released by the directorate, the Lower Court of Athens is in receipt of a corruption case file of ...

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Greek yields near post-restructuring lows as lenders set to return

Greek yields near post-restructuring lows as lenders set to returnReutersLONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Greek bond yields on Tuesday hovered around their lowest levels since the country's debt restructuring as its international lenders said they will return to Athens this week to assess the delivery of economic reforms. The ...and more »

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Report: Israeli arms dealers tried to sell Irean Phantom jet parts

JERUSALEM, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Israeli weapons smugglers tried to send jet fighter parts to Iran through Greece in violation of an Iran arms embargo, Greek newspaper ekathimerini.com reports.

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Europe car sales lifted by gains in former crisis countries

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European car sales rose 5.2 percent to 967.778 vehicles in January, lifted by demand for compact cars in all major markets and even in former crisis countries like Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Greece, industry data showed on Tuesday.

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'Mystery Diners' assists My Greek and Italian Restaurant in Tacoma, Wash.

Charles and Brianna came to Tacoma, Wash. to My Greek and Italian Restaurant where they met with Nader Morcos, owner, who recently took time off from the restaurant. Upon his return, he saw that the numbers did not add up, and the supply of dishes had ...

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Parliament Q&A session canceled after ministers fail to turn up

A question time session in the Greek Parliament in Athens was suspended on Monday when none of the ministers scheduled to respond to eight questions put to them by deputies appeared in the House. The questions were addressed to the ministers of agricultur... ...

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No talks on third Greek bailout yet: eurozone ministers

KathimeriniNo talks on third Greek bailout yet: eurozone ministerseuronewsThere will be no talks on a possible third bailout for Greece before August, a senior eurozone official said on Monday. Eurogroup president Jereon Dijsselbloem told reporters in Brussels that said Athens has enough funding to last until then. The Greek ...European Official Optimistic on Greek FinancesNew York TimesRehn concerned about Greek reforms but Regling upbeat on progressKathimeriniGreek 2013 fiscal outcome may be better than expected: EU's RehnReutersGreek Reporter -Reuters UK -Business Spectatorall 105 news articles »

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European commissioners turn up the pressure over migration policy

European Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks has written to Greek Merchant Marine Minister Militadis Varvitsiotis urging an investigation into a coast guard operation on January 20 that led to 16 undocumented migrants being rescued and the death ... ...

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De-mining NGO tied to fund fraud worth 9 mln euros

Greek police said on Monday they have smashed a racket centered around a nongovernmental organization that swindled 9 million euros in state money intended for de-mining operations in Bosnia, Iraq and Lebanon. The head of the International De-mining Cente... ...

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Scandinavian visitor growth to exceed 10 pct

Scandinavian tourism professionals expect traffic to Greece from the traditionally philhellenic market to grow by 10 to 11 percent this year, while Sweden alone will post an increase of up to 10 percent. This was the conclusion drawn from meetings that th... ...

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Plan for one-day permit process

In an ambitious project aimed at boosting entrepreneurship and investment in Greece that Development Minister Costis Hatzidakis explained on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, companies will soon be able to start operating immediate... ...

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Four face charged over asylum bribes

Three female employees and a male colleague at a department of the Interior Ministry department, allegedly accepted bribes to speed up citizenship claims by foreign nationals and to issue forged Greek identity cards to Albanian citizens, it emerged Monday... ...

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Stalled negotiations to resume, eurozone officials agree

European officials meeting in Brussels agreed on Monday that troika officials would return to Athens this week to resume stalled negotiations but indicated that a discussion on debt relief would likely not start until after the summer when Greece is confi... ...

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Steel companies to shut down plants at Aspropyrgos

The steel industry in Greece is losing its battle for survival as the countdown has begun for the shutdown of the factories of the Manesis group’s Hellenic Halyvourgia and Halyvourgiki, owned by the Constantinos Angelopoulos group, at Aspropyrgos, Western... ...

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BoG confirms primary surplus at 812 mln euros

Bank of Greece data confirmed on Monday that the primary surplus for the 2013 budget amounted to 812 million euros on a cash basis at the end of January 2014. Last month’s budget revenues came to 4.46 billion euros, compared with 4.29 billion a year earli... ...

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