How the world sees Greece
Former Panathinaikos coach Zeljko Obradovic’s Fenerbahce avenged its 18-point loss in Athens a few weeks ago by beating Panathinaikos 84-62 in Turkey on Thursday and harming the Greens' chances for a top-two finish in their pool. The Greek champion had a ... ...
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Manza was shot by Greece Police Officer Jared René in early November during an incident at his home. In that shooting, police were called to ...
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Jun 29, 2014; Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL; The referee sprays a line during the second half of a World Cup game between Costa Rica and Greece at ...
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The leaders of the Panepirotic Federation of America met on Dec. 2 with top State Department officials responsible for relations with Albania to urge them to press Tirana to improve the treatment of the ethnic Greek minority in the country. The post Panepirotic Leaders Press US On Albanian Treatment Of The Greek Minority appeared first on The National Herald.
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The Greek yogurt market has virtually stopped its declining course of previous years, as IRI market research data showed on Thursday that in the first 10 months of the year the total value of yogurt sales declined by just 1.2 percent year-on-year from a y... ...
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The country’s creditors have rejected Greece’s plan for necessary changes to the electricity market, and, in an effort to press for changes that have remained at the implementation stage for over two years, they have threatened to classify as state subsid... ...
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The scenario of a six-month extension into the new year is highly unpopular among the Greek government and such a development would complicate ...
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Charges were filed on Thursday against 16 people alleged to have cooperated to fix the outcome of Greek soccer matches. In a 173-page report, first instance prosecutor Aristidis Koreas identified a series of offenses allegedly committed by the suspects, s... ...
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Greece insisted on Thursday that it is only examining the option of extending its bailout for a few weeks rather than months despite some eurozone countries declaring their support for a six-month prolongation at Thursday’s meeting of the Euro Working Gro... ...
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Thymios Lymberopoulos, the outspoken president of Attica’s taxi federation, on Thursday declared that any cab drivers found to be working with international ridesharing service Uber, which recently extended its operations to Greece, should be “hanged.” “A... ...
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Turkey’s prime minister is set to visit Greece on Friday as tensions swell among regional neighbors over energy deposits in the Mediterranean Sea. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be accompanied by at least seven ministers for his two-day visit.
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“The fact that today we have a public service broadcaster in Greece is attributable to one thing – the collective determination of past and present ...
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Rather it's a title that comes from the Latin Christus—itself from the Greek khristos (χριστος) meaning "the anointed"—a literal translation of the Hebrew ...
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“What elections? Are there any union elections? I don’t have anything, whatsoever…” With this answer Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, replied today during the ruling New Democracy committee meeting, on reporters’ question on whether ...
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Starting today, the Greek coalition government enters a “hot” five-day period in which it has to fight several hard battles on different fronts. The most important battle is the one against the Troika of Greece’s international lenders who seem to insist on their position and strict demands. The Finance Ministry and other state officials have been convening non-stop in order to present new proposals and convince the creditors’ representatives to return for the final review before the crucial Eurogroup on Monday, December 8. If they do, and an agreement is reached, it will be a positive step for Athens for Monday’s talks with EU Finance Ministers in Brussels. However, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced that he will not accept any “unreasonable demands” from the Troika, making an agreement even more difficult. Meanwhile, Samaras and government Vice President Evangelos Venizelos called on European state leaders, asking for more lenience from the Troika. Tomorrow, the Greek Premier will welcome Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and several Turkish state officials for a two-day Greek-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council. At the moment, the two countries are in disagreement over the violation of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by Turkish vessel “Barbaros.” Turkey is also disapproving of Greece’s recent economic alliances with Cyprus, Egypt and Israel. On the home front, the Samaras-Venizelos government see lawyers going on indefinite strike while several unions are preparing to strike again over the 2015 budget and the new austerity measures proposed by Greece’s lenders. Today and through Sunday, the Greek Communist Party-backed workers union PAME will hold demonstration rallies in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities. Also, the hunger strike of prison inmate Nikos Romanos over the refusal of Greek courts to allow him an educational leave has generated an uproar in Greek society with riots and property damages. The leftist opposition is capitalizing on the case and public opinion is turning against the government. Meanwhile, on Saturday, there are protest rallies for the anniversary of Alexandros Grigoropoulos’ killing by a policeman. In previous years, there have been riots and serious acts of violence and destruction. The Greek government have to shoulder that, too. Overall, the next few days will be a trial period for the coalition government and the signs are not in their favor. Added to that, due to the ongoing battle for the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic from the present parliament, the Samaras-Venizelos government is becoming all the more fragile.
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is due in Athens for talks on Friday amid a tense atmosphere between Greece and Turkey, which has been exacerbated by the neighboring country’s decision to carry out naval exercises in the Aegean while discussions take place in the Greek capital. Turkish ships and submarines have been conducting exercises in the northern and southeastern Aegean, near the Greek islands of Limnos, Kastelorizo, Ro and Strongyli since the beginning of the week. Although the operations had been planned much earlier, the maritime order (also known as a Navtex) marking out the area was only issued last week, suggesting that Turkey intended for the exercises to take place at the same time as leaders are due to meet in Athens for the two-day Greek-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council. Greek authorities have also noted an increase in the number of incursions into Greek air space by Turkish fighter jets over the past few days. There have been more than 20 since the beginning of the week. Athens was hoping that the meetings about to take place would lead to a de-escalation in tensions between the two countries, which were ratcheted up when Turkish research vessel “Barbaros” entered Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in October. Police bans public gatherings in Athens for Turkish PM’s visit Greek Police announced on Thursday that it will be imposing special security measures for Davutoglu’s upcoming visit. Among the measures is a ban on public gatherings and protest rallies from 6 am on Friday, when the Turkish PM is due to arrive, through 3 pm on Saturday, after his departure. The ban will be imposed along the routes that Davutoglu is expected to take during his visit, as well as Syntagma Square in downtown Athens. (source: ANSA)
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Greek Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias (photo) on Thursday called on political parties and citizens to show self-restraint over the next few days as Athens enters a particularly tense period. Kikilias made his appeal as the police announced that pr... ...
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The Greek Ombudsman on Thursday appealed to the government to take action to offer accommodation and support to refugees who have arrived in Greece from war-torn Syria. The watchdog asked authorities to draft an “action plan” to address “the very real pro... ...
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Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos gave evidence on Thursday before prosecutor Panayiotis Panayiotopoulos regarding the party’s latest accusations regarding bribery of MPs. “The justice system must be allowed, without interference, to complete its i... ...
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European Union (EU) countries could learn lessons from Greece's mark-up deregulation policy, according to a new discussion paper. Maximum ...
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While the savatiano grape is grown in many parts of Greece, it is in the clay soils of the Mesogeia region of Attica where it dominates the vineyards.
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Greece’s capital city, Athens, and second largest city, Thessaloniki, were included among the 35 cities across the world that will join Rockefeller Foundation’s “100 Resilient Cities” initiative, was announced yesterday. The initiative is dedicated to help cities become more resilient to physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. As “100 Resilient Cities” President Michael Berkowitz underlined, “We proudly announce the second group of cities selected to join 100 Resilient Cities. Cities that have demonstrated a commitment to build their own capacities to navigate the shocks and stresses of an increasingly complex 21st century. During our first 18 months, we’ve seen our first cohort of cities mature, appoint chief resilience officers, and embark on their own resilience strategy processes. No doubt this momentum contributed to the immense response we saw to the second round of the 100 Resilient Cities challenge, with 331 exceptional applications from cities across the world, submitted in seven languages. Each city was asked to present a clear and compelling description of their major resilience challenges, how they are approaching and planning for resilience to decrease vulnerabilities, and how they plan to partner with us.” In the project description of Athens it is underlined that it “is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years. Many consider it the cradle of western civilization. More recently, economic challenges across Greece, including austerity measures and cuts to social services, have led to high unemployment in the city, averaging over 50% for young people. The city has made significant efforts to expand welfare services and provide critical relief to citizens – food, shelter, childcare and healthcare services – but this has strained city resources, especially those needed to shore up aging building stock and infrastructure. Over 30% of the city’s buildings were constructed before the first building code for earthquake protection, a vulnerability in a country with the 6th highest seismic activity in the world. Athens also faces risks from ongoing environmental pressures. In recent years, heat waves have increased in intensity and frequency, straining healthcare, emergency response services and the electrical grid. In response, the city will undertake a large urban regeneration plan, expected to start in 2015, that provides long-term risk management for climate shocks.” At the same time, Thessaloniki is described as a city with a rich history and a major hub of business and culture, from the Roman period to the Byzantine Empire. “Today it is still an important metropolitan region for Greece, with an active port, a respected university and a robust tourism industry. The city, however, has also been affected by the economic and political crises that have rocked Greece in recent years. Growing unemployment from a shrinking manufacturing sector and lack of opportunities for young people have increased social needs, while resources to provide services have decreased. Tensions have led to the rise of extremism, riots, civil unrest and broken relations between residents and public authorities. With new projects to upgrade infrastructure, officials see an opportunity to build trust and engagement with community members by involving them in planning processes. They are also using this approach to build response plans to earthquakes and other natural disasters, as well as engage new youth networks in resilience planning,” is noted. On his behalf, Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis highlighted that the municipal authority has put all its energy “into protecting social cohesion but we are now looking for paths of sustainable growth and social revitalization,” adding that it has been rewarded for its plans over “urban regeneration, social innovation and entrepreneurship.”
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The Dallas Mavericks are in a good position. They're 15-5, sixth in the West, and have a solid group of players surrounding Dirk Nowitzki, thanks to a big summer in free agency. But there may be some internal regrets about how the Mavericks went about building their current squad. Owner Mark Cuban admitted to the Dallas Morning News that at the 2013 NBA Draft, GM Donnie Nelson wanted to draft Giannis Antetokounmpo, the now-famous "Greek Freak" with unlimited potential. Cuban said no: "[Giannis Antetokounmpo is] making us look bad for sticking to our plan. That was Donnie. That (taking Antetokounmpo) is what Donnie wanted to do and I said we should stick to the plan. The whole point was that I wanted to stick to the plan and Donnie was like, this guy’s going to be good. I’ll risk everything that he’s going to be good. I said, I believe you Donnie. "But still, what if all of the sudden we find out that so-and-so (free agent) is dying to come to the Mavs and now you don’t have the cap room. That’s why we put together a plan and our consolation wasn’t too bad.” Cuban and the Mavs front office's "plan" was to try to reserve as much cap room for free agents that summer. The Mavericks were going all-in on Dwight Howard, who later joined the Houston Rockets. The Mavericks had the 13th pick in the 2013 draft, but traded down to the 18th pick where they selected Shane Larkin. There's about a $200k salary difference between the 13th and 18th picks, and clearly, Cuban wanted every penny. The Mavericks had a quiet summer in 2013, signing Monta Ellis as their biggest addition. However, they used Larkin this summer in a trade with the Knicks to get Tyson Chandler, who's averaging 11 points and 11 rebounds per game. Cuban and the Mavericks aren't alone, of course. Antetokounmpo was still a question mark in the 2013 draft, and he fell to 15th before the Bucks took him. Fourteen other teams also passed up the 6'11" forward who's averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game this season. SEE ALSO: 19-Year-Old 'Greek Freak' Is Doing Things That Should Terrify The Rest Of The NBA SEE ALSO: Mark Cuban: I Paved The Way For Steve Ballmer As An NBA Owner But I 'Hope He Sucks' Join the conversation about this story »
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A cast member from MTV's new reality show 'Growing Up Greek.' (Photo : Screenshot) For many unscripted shows, reality TV is a platform for glorifying stereotypes and displaying shameful fights as entertainment. Growing up Greek, which premiered on MTV ...
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Criminal charges for felony, misdemeanor and conspiracy from a criminal organization offenses against 16 Greek football officials, including referees, members of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) and one of the country’s most popular football clubs’ chairman, in relation to the match fixing scandal were filed today by Greek prosecutors. After months of investigations, Athens prosecutors Aristidis Koreas and Eleni Siskou finally completed their 173-page report that is expected to bring the 16 individuals before justice. It involves four EPO officials, two officials from one football club, two Referees Central Committee (KED) officials, three referees (among whom active ones) and five more from different committees. The prosecution authorities head, Ilias Zagoraios, did not give the names of those charged, due to the restriction in publication of personal details. The 16 face charges of setting up, participating and leading a criminal organization, fraud, attempted extortion and bribery. As revealed by the prosecutors’ investigation, the criminal organization was active between the years 2011 and 2013, and amongst others appointed chosen referees to certain matches aiming to fix the results. According to the prosecutors’ report, Greek football fans have also been victims of the criminal organization, as they were following a league (Superleague) in which the results were being fixed before the kick off. The main interrogation will be handled by an examining prosecutor, to whom the case file will be sent in the following days.
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We live in a time of international crisis and conflict: from the European financial crisis, which is robbing millions of young people of their future, to the conflict with Russia and finally to the bloody rise of ISIS. All this is dominating the news coverage worldwide. But the Huffington Post does not only want to report about dramatic developments. The growing HuffPost network also wants to put people and organizations that help solve problems in the spotlight. The Huffington Post is now active in 12 countries, after the Greek edition went live last month. But this is also only a preliminary number because the site keeps expanding to new countries. Shortly, our colleagues in India will be launching their site, and at the beginning of next year, the Huffington Post will also have an Arabic edition. Our goal is a global network, with editors and thousands of bloggers who address topics which move people in their everyday lives. And this network continues to grow more and more. The European editions of the Huffington Post are organizing interviews with well-known politicians. Just last week, HuffPost Germany had an interview with the speaker of the EU Parliament, Martin Schulz, which we arranged together with our European colleagues. In an interview with our British colleagues, the prominent EU politician spoke out clearly: "If the responsible politicians, especially the heads of state in the European Council, continue to say the success is national but the failure European, then we should not be surprised that the European Union has an image problem." A few days earlier, the president of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, strongly criticized representatives of the EU commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, saying, the Troika is acting "as if they are speaking to rocks and not people." An interview by our Greek colleagues with the president will make you think. In a long series of articles, the European editions of the Huffington Post are examining the effects that European austerity politics have. The lesson is clear: states are also not able to live above their means. But the current path will not lead to the desired result. And it's not only livelihoods that are endangered, but also thousands of lives. Such interviews and series are being coordinated through regular conferences between all international HuffPost editors-in-chief. The most interesting pieces are then translated by our American colleagues, and are in return picked up in other countries, like HuffPost Germany's recent portrait of Vladimir Putin. The international blog teams are also growing more and more together -- and cooperating on joint projects. Recently, the filmmaker who chased leftist politician Gregor Gysi across the Bundestag explained in a blog post how he got into this risky project. The lesson he learned: he would do it over and over again. The stunt provoked a huge media response. Apart from the topics conferences between the chief editors, those responsible for sections such as politics, lifestyle or social media meet regularly in international brainstormings. In sometimes only 30-minute video conferences, topics and cooperations are decided on and set into motion. This international network is also of use to our guest contributors. Wolfgang Schäuble's blog post about the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall appeared in many different Huffington Post editions, as did Jürgen Trittin's post about dependency on Russian gas, which was even translated by our Japanese colleagues. Something similar happened with an article by Mikhail Gorbachev, who warned Huffington Post readers about the possibility of a new Cold War. All this helps ideas spread around the globe. And that is what we aspire to: a global news and discussion platform. This blog post originally appeared in The Huffington Post Germany and was translated from German.
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Panathinaikos jumped to third in the Greek league after Mladen Petric headed in a late goal for a 1-0 win over Panetolikos on Thursday that kept its ...
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After today's decision by the EBU General Assembly of accepting the Greek broadcaster NERIT as an Active Member, Greece will join the upcoming ...
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The Greek (a decent 9–7 last week) continues to build on his lead over The Geek (8–8), but you won't hear him crowing because he's still languishing ...
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by Associated Press BC-SOC--Greek Results Associated Press - 4 December 2014 12:19-05:00 BC-SOC--Greek Results Greek Football Results ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Results from Greek football: Greece Super League Wednesday's Matches Panthrakikos 1, Platanias 0 Atromitos 0, Veria 0 Kerkyra 1, Panionios 0 PAS Giannina 0, Levadiakos 4 Xanthi 2, Kalloni 1 Olympiakos 1, PAOK Thessaloniki 2 Thursday's Matches Niki Volos 0, Asteras 2 Panetolikos 0, Panathinaikos 1 OFI Crete vs. Ergotelis Saturday's Matches Veria vs. Platanias Kerkyra vs. Atromitos Olympiakos vs. PAS Giannina Sunday's Matches Xanthi vs. PAOK Thessaloniki Niki Volos vs. Kalloni OFI Crete vs. Levadiakos Panetolikos vs. Panionios Asteras vs. Panathinaikos Monday's Match Panthrakikos vs. Ergotelis News Topics: Soccer, Men's soccer, Sports, Men's sports People, Places and Companies: Athens, Crete, Greece, Thessaloniki, Western Europe, Europe Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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A large percentage of young Greeks still wish to find employment in their own country, despite the fact that employment barriers across the world have dropped significantly. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network, which includes 50 job search websites, conducted a survey in 189 countries regarding the ones where young people would prefer to work. The survey found that a total of 64% of young people across the world would prefer to seek employment in countries other than their own. Meanwhile, the same percentage for young Greeks only reaches 60%, placing Greece in 35th place worldwide. Vassilis Antoniadis, head of BCG in Greece, noted that Greeks showed a higher rate than others in regards to working in their own country. He also added that one of the main incentives for Greeks to choose the perfect work environment is the employer’s appreciation of their work. Therefore, if local companies don’t start paying attention and make changes, they are going to lose many current and potential employees. The study also explored additional incentives that may push young people to a certain job. The salary surely plays a key role to the decision but it is not the only factor. Young people also look for jobs with a friendly environment, where their work is appreciated and their personal life is not pushed to the background. Finally, according to the survey, the three top countries where Greeks would settle for work are the UK, Switzerland and the US, while the top 10 list also includes Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Canada, Cyprus and Mexico.
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By Jan Strupczewski ATHENS (Reuters) - Euro zone ministers are considering extending Greece's bailout by six months to mid-2015, according to a document obtained by Reuters, but Athens said it was only ...
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Because she wakes up one day, during the Greek financial crisis, and no longer recognizes herself. She doesn't know who she is anymore.
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The Greek Super League has traditionally been a one horse race with Olympiacos dominating both domestically and in Europe due to their increasing ...
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A new study conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) think tank and the Hellenic Film Academy (HFA) suggests that Greece needs to offer incentives to domestic and foreign film production companies so that they wish to shoot within the country. Furthermore, the study focused on the establishment of a new office that would help production companies in their quest for film locations. This would not only help the Greek film industry grow, but will also play a great part in the country’s economic growth. The study came to the conclusion that Greece’s bureaucracy set many obstacles, especially for foreign film production companies, with the complexity of licensing procedures, overlapping of responsible bodies, lengthy procedures, legislation ambiguities and lack of a single cost estimate. Unlike other European countries, Greece does not offer many incentives to companies. In Croatia for example, 20% of the production costs may be returned to the company, if they spend more than one million euros within the country. Furthermore, a film commission office aimed at attracting audiovisual productions will be useful in Greece in order to enhance and promote the country and manage many of the procedures. Angelos Tsakanikas, assistant professor at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and IOBE’s scientific advisor, noted that Greece has one such office, which does not appear to be working at all. Tsakanikas referred to the benefits that the film industry may bring to the country’s economy, saying that the production of 20 Greek films per year with an average cost of 450,000 euros leads to a 14.2-million-euro increase of the annual GDP, as well as the establishment of 272 jobs. Meanwhile, the study also noted the benefits that may arise from a tourism increase in the designated filming locations. The production of foreign films in Greece can also help the domestic production, as it facilitates knowledge transfer, employment of locals and development of infrastructure and new technologies that can be used for Greek films.
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Officials from the Greek federation and referees have also been charged in the case for offences including “setting up, participating in and directing a ...
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Last Tuesday afternoon, I made my way to the Monastiraki area in Athens, Greece, to attend a demonstration in solidarity with imprisoned anarchist ...
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A Greek bank has issued a $500m bond backed by shipping loans, the first securitisation in Greece since 2008. Alpha Bank returned to the bond ...
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Muhlenberg's production of Agamemnon is being described by many in the Muhlenberg community as one of the best shows they've seen throughout ...
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Phillip Frangos, the National President of the American Hellenic Progressive Association (AHEPA), describes his concern about the MTV show “Growing Up Greek,” which premiered this week. The AHEPA president issues the following statement on which he ...
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is only willing to discuss an extension of its EU/IMF bailout programme by a few weeks, a government official told Reuters on Thursday, after a document showed euro zone ministers were considering extending it by six months.
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Reuters reported in November that Alpha Bank, Greece's fourth-largest bank, was to raise about $510 million by bundling together shipping loans.
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ATHENS, Greece — Thousands of refugees arriving to Greece, mainly from Syria, are "caught in a dysfunctional reception system and are facing ...
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Greece has offered to hike the value-added tax rate on hotel stays as part of a package of measures put forward in a bid to have its Budget and a ...
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Paying a critical visit to Greece on Dec. 5-6 amid a gas row in the eastern Mediterranean, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will join the Turkey-Greece ...
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A Hellenic Air Force F-16 jet crashed off the southern coast of Crete in southern Greece earlier today due to mechanical failure during a scheduled training exercise, the Greek National Defense Ministry announced. According to the Ministry, the two pilots ...
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Colorful and ornate tapestries, costumes, woodcarvings, jewelry boxes, and paintings adorn the Museum of Greek Folk Art in Athens. Displaying a number of pieces from various parts of Greece, this house of art features unique items straight out of history. Founded in 1918 by poet Georgios Drosinis, archeologist G. Kourouniotis, and a group of Athenian […] The post A Wonderful Folk Art Journey in Athens appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek trade union organisations have announced plans for protest rallies this Sunday to demonstrate against the demands made by the Troika representing Greece’s lenders. The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), the largest umbrella trade union representing the private sector, has announced protest rallies in Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion, Crete. The Athens rally will start at Syntagma Square opposite the parliament at 5:00pm and the Thessaloniki rally will begin at the same time in front of the Venizelos statue. The Heraklion rally will begin at 6:00pm in Eleftherias Square. Separate protests are planned by the Greek Communist Party-affiliated trade union PAME on the same day, with an Athens rally taking place in Omonia Square at 5:30pm and demonstrations outside government buildings on Thursday, followed by action in workplaces on Friday. A GSEE announcement stressed that planned VAT increases and further pension cuts will “destroy the social fabric” and undermine young people’s rights to enter the labor market. (source: ana-mpa)
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Justice Minister Charalambos Athanasiou announced that there is nothing he can do to grant Nikos Romanos an educational leave from prison and that the only option is for the inmate to complete a distance learning degree from behind bars. Romanos’ parents attacked Athanasiou saying that “in a few days, Greece will be mourning the first death of a political prisoner on hunger strike.” Romanos’ hunger strike enters the 24th day, and despite public outcry, the Justice Ministry does not seem willing to find a solution to the complicated case. The Justice Minister held a press conference to address the issue, where he proposed – once more – a new bill that will give prison inmates the opportunity to attend courses via distance learning, something that the inmate refuses vehemently. And so do his parents: “Educational leaves give the prisoner a chance to get out of prison and reconnect with society. Educational leaves keep education alive, not sanitized, and they are the connection with social environment so that education becomes learning,” said the letter that Romanos’ parents released to the press. “It is unacceptable to propose virtual rights when our son’s hunger strike is real,” it continued. The Minister said that Romanos’ health is not in imminent danger as he has being fed intravenously and that he had made efforts to communicate with the inmate’s parents but had not been able to reach them. The 21-year-old’s parents said that they never received a phone call from Athanasiou. Romanos categorically denied that he received fluids. “It is sad to lie, claiming that Nikos is fed a liquid diet. We demand a medical report issued today, to reveal the truth,” was his parents’ reply in the letter. Speaking on Greek TV this morning, Athanasiou justified the court’s decision to reject the leave, saying that Romanos also faces pending charges of terrorism and that, under the law, a leave has to have the consent of the prosecutor pressing the charges. And the prosecutor did not give his consent. Romanos’ lawyer Frangiskos Ragkousis called the distance learning proposal “repressive” and said that he will take the inmate’s educational leave case to the Supreme Court. He also commented that in the last contact he had with the Gennimatas Hospital’s director, he was notified that Romanos’ immune system is failing and that he is in critical condition.
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