Greece and Hungary played out a goalless draw in a forgettable Euro 2016 qualifying Group F clash. Vassilios Torosidis had the first chance of the ...
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How the world sees Greece
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Russia Expected to Lift Embargo on Greece
russian-embargo According to Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance inspectors, discussions regarding the exports of ...
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Greece's Fate Lies in Athens' Hands, Not Berlin's
One of the Greek government’s biggest mistakes since taking office in January has been to assume that its fate lay in German hands. For the first two months, it refused to deal with the “Troika” of international lenders—comprising the European ...
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Rift talk may be self-fulfilling prophecy
The Greek government has submitted the long-awaited list of reforms to the lenders but the initial signs do not point to an agreement anytime soon that could open the spigots of liquidity to the cash strapped economy. Fully aware of the difficult choices ahead, some in the government obviously think they could strengthen the country’s negotiating position by raising the specter of a breakup in the negotiations with the lenders that could even lead to a euro exit. However, these tactics weaken Greece’s position further rather than strengthening it and should be abandoned.
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Hooligans mar PAOK's handball cup triumph
PAOK won its second Greek Cup in handball beating AEK 29-27 in Sunday’s final in Thessaloniki, but the clashes between AEK fans and the police as well as the exchange of lethal flares between the two sets of fans and their clash the day before illustrated that Greek hooligans do not need soccer or basketball games to wreak havoc on any given Sunday.
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Professor Louise Hitchcock Gives Lecture in Melbourne
The lecture was given at the Philanthropic Ithacan Union Hall because the Greek Community of Melbourne's Centre of Contemporary Culture was ...
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UPDATE 1-Greek reform list yet to take shape as talks with lenders continue
EU official says Greeks offer "collection of ideas". * Greece could run out of cash by April 20 without deal (Recasts with euro zone officials). By Costas ...
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Greeks Join the Clergy Due to Crisis
Greek-priests The Greek financial crisis appears to have driven many young Greeks to join the clergy. “It requires dedication. It is a life decision to ...
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Professor Louise Hitchcock Gives Lecture in Melbourne
The lecture was given at the Philanthropic Ithacan Union Hall because the Greek Community of Melbourne's Centre of Contemporary Culture was ...
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Greek PM Requests Urgent Parliament Session on Monday Regarding Ongoing Negotiations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked to inform the Parliament plenum about the progress of ongoing negotiations. The session will take place on ...
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Alexis Tsipras Seeks 'Happy Ending' With European Union
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in remarks published Sunday he hoped key talks with the debt-crippled country's creditors would yield new financing and a "happy ending" in the standoff.
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Northern Ireland beats Finland 2-1, moves another step closer to Euro 2016
by Associated Press Northern Ireland wins again in Euro 2016 qualifying Associated Press - 29 March 2015 13:59-04:00 BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Northern Ireland moved a step closer to appearing in a first major tournament since 1986 by beating Finland 2-1 on Sunday, tightening its grip on second place in Group F of European Championship qualifying. Kyle Lafferty scored both of Northern Ireland's goals in the first half at Windsor Park, taking the striker's tally in qualifying to five goals. The Northern Irish have won four of their five qualifiers and are a point behind Romania, which beat the Faeroe Islands 1-0 on Claudiu Keseru's 21st-minute goal. There was a small protest before the match in Belfast, with dozens of people gathering outside a church near the stadium to oppose Northern Ireland's first ever home game on a Sunday. Last-place Greece visits Hungary later Sunday. News Topics: Sports, Soccer, Men's soccer, Men's sports People, Places and Companies: Northern Ireland, Europe, Belfast, United Kingdom, Western Europe Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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The College Admission Frenzy, Greek Life Gone Wild and Income Inequality
First a confession: I am not a sociologist, a behavioral economist nor a social scientist. I am a psychiatrist who has spent the last 25 years as a clinician ...
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84th annual Greek Independence parade
MYFOXNY.COM - Thousands of people came down to New York City on Sunday to celebrate the 84th annual Greek Independence parade.
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Twelve Released Over Explosion at Athens Police Station
Twelve people were released early on Sunday after being rounded up by police on suspicion of placing self-made bombs outside the police station at the Dafni district of Athens on Saturday night. About 25 people wearing hoodies and helmets threw several bombs at the station a little after 10:30 pm on Saturday, damaging three police cars but without injuring anyone. Police motorcycle squad (DIAS) arrested twelve people for identification. Early on Sunday morning, at 4:30 am, another police station was attacked by self-made bombs at the Zografos area of Athens in a similar manner. They slightly damaged the building’s entrance and the roof of a police car parked outside. Police did not find the perpetrators. In other incidents, this time around the Athens Polytechnic, two people aged 20 and 21 were arrested on Saturday and are expected to appear before prosecutors today, following an anti-establishment rally in downtown Athens. Case files were drawn up against them for damaging property and disturbing the peace. According to Greek police, a group participating in a march from Monastiraki Square to Syntagma, spray-painted buildings and injured a Monastiraki shop owner. Then they walked to the Polytechnic, entered the building and placed trash bins as barricades before setting them on fire, after which they attacked police with stones and other objects. The 21-year-old has been previously arrested for similar incidents in December 2014 and was set free on condition he would appear at the local police station the first half of each month. (source: ana-mpa)
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Greek Deputy FinMin: New Electronic System to Track Deposits 15 Years Back
A new electronic system will track bank deposits as far back as the last 15 years and help fight tax evasion by wealthy Greeks, Deputy Finance Minister Nadia Valavani told Sunday’s “Avgi” newspaper. Valavani also said that cash registers will be electronically linked to the Finance Ministry’s central information system and that card payments will be expanded. The bank deposit registry, she said, will give authorities the ability to immediately check the real tax-paying ability of an individual. The registry “will facilitate the government’s plans for the option of ‘voluntarily stating’ – without penal offenses – funds of tax evasion, not from kickbacks or other criminal activities, that exist or have gone through bank accounts in Greece and abroad,” Valavani explained. Doctors and lawyers will also be able to connect to the system, she said. In terms of the 12,000-euro tax exemption for individuals, the Deputy Minister said that it will be legislated in the second half of this year and will be applied to 2015 revenues. “The only people we finally hope to burden [with taxes] are those who have been taxed at much lower rates than their actual tax-paying ability – due to tax evasion or the so-called legal tax evasion,” Valavani said. Asked to comment on the lower VAT status on Greek islands, she said the reasons for reduced VAT rates on popular Aegean islands like Mykonos and Santorini are no longer valid. “I do not understand why thoughts of aligning these two islands with the VAT rates of the rest of the country raises protests from the mayor of Lesvos for example – is it out of solidarity?” she asked. Among other things, she said that taxes on drinks and cigarettes are already very high. (source: ana-mpa)
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Golden Dawn MP Pappas Released from Jail Pending Trial
Extreme-right Golden Dawn MP Christos Pappas was released from jail on Sunday, as the 18-month limit of pretrial detention has expired. Pappas, one of several Golden Dawn MPs being tried on charges of participating in a criminal organization, was released on conditions and following an order of the Council of Appeals judges, acting on the recommendation of appeals prosecutor Dimitris Asprogerakas. The Greek Council also issued restrictions, forbidding Pappas from leaving the country, travelling outside the region of Attica and ordering him to present himself to a local police department three times a month as well as spend nights only at his home. Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and MP Yiannis Lagos have also been released at an earlier date, under conditions; they are both allowed to attend Parliament sessions. The Golden Dawn trial is scheduled to begin in April. (source: ana-mpa)
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Greece battles to unlock bailout cash
Labour and pension reforms missing from Athens’ proposals as monitors seek more details
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Greek Economic Reform Proposals Don't Make The Grade: Grexident Edges Closer
We've at least one report that the proposals that the Greek Government has put forward over economic reforms to unlock more aid have been found, well, not quite enough. The way that this is going is simply confirming my long held opinion that the most likely way of Greece defaulting [...]
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Greece Unlikely to Get New Loan, as Tsipras Might Turn to Putin or China for Money
Tsipras_putin Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his confidence on Sunday that talks with the European creditors are going well and there ...
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Greek PM to inform Parliament’s plenum about ongoing negotiations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked to inform the Parliament’s plenum about the progress over ongoing negotiations. The session will take place on Monday 30th March at 20:00. Alexis Tsipras has already submitted a request to the Parliament ...
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Montreal Greek Independence parade in Parc Ex today
The Montreal Greek Independence parade is taking place Sunday afternoon in Montreal. For more than 40 years, the Hellenic Community of Greater ...
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Greek Bailout Proposals Lack Necessary Detail, Officials Say
BRUSSELS—Greek proposals for a revised bailout program don't have enough detail to satisfy the government's international creditors, eurozone ...
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Tsipras to Meet with Cabinet
ATHENS – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras planned to meet with his Cabinet on March 29, the newspaper Kathimerini reported, as negotiations with the nation’s creditors continue. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Kathimerini reported, told the newspaper To Vima that a program that the government plans to present a program that would allow a primary budget […]
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Parade Underway in Cold and Sunny NYC
NEW YORK – Just before 2PM on a cold and sunny Sunday afternoon, the Greek Independence Parade began in the heart of New York City, along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. There was a great deal of enthusiasm at the Harmony Club’s pre-parade reception. Among the politicians and other digniatries on hand to praise Greek independence, Greek […]
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Greece struggles to accommodate lenders as cash dwindles
Both sides held nearly nonstop talks over the weekend, including 10 consecutive hours on Saturday, after the Greek government sent a full list of ...
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Art Alert: 'Women On Walls' graffiti project, workshops to take place at GrEEK
Women on Walls (WOW) will be showcasing graffiti at the GrEEK Campus as part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (DCAF) programme ...
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Greece seeks 'happy ending' as creditors mull loan deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in remarks published Sunday he hoped key talks with international creditors would yield a "happy ending" in the standoff over the country's crippling debt crisis. Athens is set to present a list of economic reform proposals to international creditors this week in a bid to unblock a new 7.2 billion euro ($7.8 billion) tranche of EU-IMF loans and avoid a ...
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Golden Dawn MP Pappas Released from Jail Pending Trial
Extreme-right Golden Dawn MP Christos Pappas was released from jail on Sunday, as the 18-month limit of pretrial detention has expired. Pappas, one of several Golden Dawn MPs being tried on charges of participating in a criminal organization, was released on conditions and following an order of the Council of Appeals judges, acting on the recommendation of appeals prosecutor Dimitris Asprogerakas. The Greek Council also issued restrictions, forbidding Pappas from leaving the country, travelling outside the region of Attica and ordering him to present himself to a local police department three times a month as well as spend nights only at his home. Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and MP Yiannis Lagos have also been released at an earlier date, under conditions; they are both allowed to attend Parliament sessions. The Golden Dawn trial is scheduled to begin in April. (source: ana-mpa)
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Greece prepares for 'rupture'
Greece's Government is prepared for a "rupture" with creditors in its bailout talks and is being deliberately vague about its intentions as a negotiating tactic, says a Cabinet minister.Separately, a Government official said Greece...
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Greek President Pavlopoulos to visit Cyprus
President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will pay his first official visit to Cyprus on Monday and Tuesday responding to President Nicos Anastasiades invitation. Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides will welcome Prokopis Pavlopoulos ...
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'Troika' expect Greece to miss surplus target: report
The Greek Ministry of Finance recently revised last year's primary budget surplus to 0.3 percent, from 1.5 percent of GDP as estimated by the former ...
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Greece May Miss This Year's Primary Surplus Goal
Greece new budget Greece's creditors have expressed their concern regarding the country's primary budget surplus goal, which may not be met this ...
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National Bank of Greece Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages (NYSE:NBG)
National Bank of Greece logo Shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine ...
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Greece says talks with lenders are continuing positively
Greece said its reforms were costed and that, once agreed upon, the details would be discussed with its lenders' technical teams in Athens.
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No breakthrough in Greek-EU negotiations
Instead of the promised concrete list of reforms, the Greek delegation presented documents in electronic form on mobile devices - written only Greek.
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Greece's Tsipras seeks 'happy ending' with EU
Tsipras (centre) has accused unnamed European countries of trying to force Greece out of the eurozone by failing to agree to the loans.
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Tsipras: Greece Seeks No Rift with Europe
After the Greek government submitted its reforms list, currently being examined by the Brussels Group, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated that the country does not wish to cause a rift with Europe. In order for the country to avoid bankruptcy, the next bailout program installment needs to be unlocked so that Greece will be able to remain afloat. According to Reuters, the country will run out of money by April 20, if the cash is not disbursed in time. “The liquidity problem is naturally hampering the situation but I believe that will be tackled immediately once we reach an agreement over reforms,” Tsipras said in an interview with Sunday newspaper Real News. Furthermore, Tsipras also spoke about corruption within the country and the government’s attempts and measures to deal with it. He was also asked whether he wished to come to an agreement with Europe and the country’s official creditors (IMF/EU/ECB). “My view has always been the same: a break from corruption, a solution with Europe,” he replied.
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No dispute over legal status of Greek islands or islets, FM spokesman says
There is no dispute or doubt about the legal status of any Greek island or islet in the Aegean, Foreign Ministry spokesman Konstantinos Koutras said on Sunday, in response to press questions. Koutras was asked to comment ...
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Slow progress in Brussels Group talks on Sunday, sources tell Greek press
Discussions between the representatives of Greece and its lenders are continuing on Sunday, EU sources told Greek state news agency ANA-MPA on Sunday, who added that talks were constructive and that there was some progress. The Brussels Group is ...
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Fraternity and sorority numbers climbing amid concerns about bad publicity
NEW BRUNSWICK — It hasn't been an easy month to be Greek. A fraternity at the University of Oklahoma was shut down March 9 after members were ...
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Turkish Cypriots set to join with Greek Cypriot football body
Six decades of football separation on ethnically divided Cyprus may be at its end, with turkish cypriots poised to join the ranks of the Greek Cyprus ...
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7-Foot Sophocles is Final Piece in Astoria Park Greek Statues Collection
A bronze statue of ancient Greek playwright Sophocles was installed at the park on March 28th, the final Hellenic statue planned for the space after ...
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A Parade of Hope
Today’s Greek Parade in the heart of New York City, along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, exemplifies Hellenism, brotherhood, and celebration. A pride and honor in our ancestors and a legacy for our future generations. A parade that is the preeminent nonchurch-affiliated celebration of New York’s Diaspora, organized by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New […]
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Cyprus football set for reunification after long split
Football reunification in Cyprus is set to move closer on March 30 when the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) will apply for membership of the UEFA-recognised Cyprus Football Association (CFA) in the Greek Cypriot-controlled south.
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EU scared of losing Greece over debt crisis: Analyst
Ochsenreiter believes that the EU is very much scared of losing Greece, adding that there will ultimately be an agreement over its debt crisis. He also ...
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Impasse of Greece Debt Negotiations with Troika, Economic Support from Russia and China?
In a stunning victory on January 25, the leftist Syriza party won Greece's national elections by a wide margin, earning just short of a majority of seats in ...
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Greece's Tsipras to Meet Ministers as Creditors Ponder Overhauls
(Bloomberg) -- Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to hold a cabinet meeting Sunday as Greek officials and creditors in Brussels discuss ...
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Greece Discloses Expected Proceeds From Planned Piraeus Sale
LONDON—Greece has told creditors it expects to raise at least €500 million ($545 million) from the privatization of the Piraeus port, according to ...
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Creditors Studying New Greek Reform Plans
Greece's creditors are currently studying the new economic plans submitted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Friday night. The government claims that ...
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