Olive Tree The Washington Post masterfully used the example of the “liquid god,” which is no other than the Greek olive oil, in an attempt to explain ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, August 1, 2015
How economic problems in Greece, China could affect you
The economic problems in Greece and China may seem very distant, but their financial situation could have an effect on the US economy.
Greece begins renewed bailout talks with European negotiators
ATHENS, Greece – Greece's talks with its worldwide collectors on a 3rd bailout value 85 billion euros ($93 billion) shifted into a better gear on Friday, ...
Greece May Seek 24 Billion Euros in First Draw From Bailout Aid
Greece may seek 24 billion euros in a first tranche of bailout aid from international lenders in August to prop up its banks and repay debts falling due at ...
China, Greece no worries for investors who send stocks to big July gain
U.S. equity investors who delayed July vacations to grapple with the latest chapter in Greece's debt-crisis saga and China's stock collapse were ...
1st International Andros Festival; New Cultural Event Not to Be Missed
The new theater on the Greek island of Andros inaugurates its first season of operation on Saturday, August 1, hosting the first International Festival on the island. The ultramodern theater in the heart of Andros town (Chora), created by Kiriaki Kondilatou and Konstantinos Loukos, will host plenty of magnificent spectacles, such as concerts and theater performances from August
Greek historian writes book on Armenian Genocide
Greek historian Theophanes Malkides presents the book “Armenia, Armenians, Justification” on the genocide perpetrated against Armenians, Greeks, ...
Greek Parliament Votes For The Bailout Conditions: Negotiations to Start Shortly
Just hours before Thursday's vote, the European Central Bank injected an extra €900m into the Greek banking system, its second such handout in a ...
Smoky skies, Cuban dreams and Greek islands
While I don't have the statistics, this is the one weekend of the summer when more Manitobans are on the move. Whether it is to one of our numerous ...
Greece's creditors say satisfied by second reform vote
Gerovasili said the International Monetary Fund position on Greece's crippling debt load – the highest in the 19-country eurozone – “is clearly ...
Greece might ask for 24 billion euros of bailout money this month
… Acropolis hill in Athens, GreeceATHENS (Reuters) - Greece may seek 24 billion … the leftist Syriza government, said Greek authorities expected to conclude talks … meltdown. In exchange for funding Greece has accepted reforms including making …
Efimerida ton Syntakton: Agreement between Greece, creditors to lead to partial debt restructuring ...
Athens. An agreement between Athens and international creditors on a third bailout under which the loan will be repaid in 30 years will lead to partial ...
Security issues delay start of Greece's new bailout talks
Greece and its creditors are under huge pressure to finalise the terms of the rescue before August 20, when Athens is scheduled to make a loan ...
Greek music with some stunning twists
This summer is full of surprises. A range of your favourite Greek artists of different genres are awaiting for you this weekend with unique performances.
French tourist arrested for photographing Greek army camp
ATHENS: A Frenchwoman on holiday on the Greek island of Rhodes was arrested Saturday for allegedly taking pictures of one of the island's military ...
Oh shock, there might be problems with the 20 August Greek bailout deadline
In other news, Greece's economy minister, George Stathakis, has said in a Greek newspaper interview that Greece will get 30 years to pay back the ...
Greece may seek up to 24 billion euros in first new aid tranche -paper
ATHENS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Greece may seek 24 billion euros in a first tranche of bailout aid from international lenders in August to prop up its banks ...
Greece, Creditors in Talks on $94 Billion, 3-Year Loan
Greece needs to agree on the details of a new aid program before August 20, when the country is scheduled to make a payment of 3.2 billion euros on ...
Barter booms in cash-squeezed rural Greece
Lamia, Greece: Wild boar and power cuts were Greek cotton farmer Mimis Tsakanikas' biggest worries until a bank shutdown last month left him ...
Greek TV Channel’s News Not Airing After 26 Years
The recent sweeping wave of layoffs in Greece, associated with the country’s disastrous recession, has led to rapid developments in ANT1 Group, one of the largest Greek media companies. ANT1 employees conducted a work stoppage on Friday, July 31, and gathered outside the channel’s studios in Spata, outside Athens, in order to protest against the layoff of
What happens in Greece will have big implications here
The crisis in Greece has suddenly gone quiet since the extraordinary ... On umpteen levels, what flows from the talks that Greece will reopen with its ...
August 10 May Not Be the Day for A Greek Agreement
“The timetable for the negotiation process over the third rescue package for Greece is difficult to be met,” German news magazine Focus said, citing a German officials’ assessment. Consequently, as it is noted, the German Parliament meeting that had already been planned for mid-August should be deferred. “Analysts criticize that the negotiations timetable followed by the European
Mohamed A El-Erian: IMF gets smart about Greece
By hesitating to play a full financing role in the latest bailout programme for Greece, the International Monetary Fund risks alienating both the Greek ...
Tsipras: I Ordered Varoufakis to Seek Plan B in Defence of Greece
"I personally gave the order to prepare a team to prepare a defence plan in case of emergency," said Mr Tsipras, who compared Greece's position with ...
UN faults Greece on influx
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek authorities need to "wake up" and do more to adequately accommodate a burgeoning number of foreign arrivals that has ...
Greece arrests three suspected migrant boat raiders
Greece's coastguard on Saturday said it had arrested three men suspected of preying on migrants seeking to cross over from neighbouring Turkey, following several complaints made to a rights group.
Greece crisis: Stock market to reopen Monday after five-week shutdown
Greece’s stock market will reopen … the European Central Bank gave Greece the green light to allow … to withdraw money from their Greek bank accounts to buy shares …
Novelist Petrakis’ Memoir Inspires
Acclaimed Greek-American novelist Harry Mark Petrakis, 92, spills his guts to touch our hearts in a new memoir, The Song of My Life. With enormous candor, as well as passion, humor, irony, and pathos, he bares his gambling addiction, depression, and near-suicide, and the monumental struggle to write. This new autobiography, from the University […] The post Novelist Petrakis’ Memoir Inspires appeared first on The National Herald.
Angela Merkel takes a break from eurozone crisis with hiking trip in Italian Alps
Merkel, who has been at the centre of negotiations around the Greek financial crisis, was spotted enjoying a well-earned break with her husband Joachim Sauer in in the South Tirol, on Saturday.
Greece: Syriza's left fails to persuade party to dump the euro
GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defeated a bid by the left of his party yesterday to end bailout talks and return to the drachma. The vote by the ...
Nationalisations, German probes in Greek contingency plan: report
Greece had a contingency plan in the event of being forced by creditors into a disorderly default, which included nationalisations and a corruption probe targeting German companies, a Greek newspaper reported Saturday.
Didn't fancy a holiday in Greece, Angela? Merkel takes a break from eurozone crisis with hiking trip ...
The German Chancellor may have had enough of Greece for the time being - plumping for a holiday to the Italian Alps instead. Merkel, who has been ...
Greece invites IMF to join bailout talks
On Friday, officials from ECB, IMF, and the European Commission will open discussions with Greece; by the second half of next month, it is expected ...
Greece creditors due in Athens 'in coming days'
Greece will “fully normalize working methods with the Institutions, including the necessary work on the ground in Athens, to improve program ...
Greece bailout negotiators head to Athens for next round of talks
Greece and its euro zone partners formally launched talks on July 17 designed to lead to a third bailout program for Athens that could total 86 billion ...
Greek Diaspora Brings Greek Crisis to the White House
Greek Diaspora to the White House Greek-Americans were invited to the White House on August 6 by State Department and National Security Agency ...
Greek crepes with Zucchini, Florina pepper and Domokos cheese
Mediterranean-flavored crepes, served as a cake, filled with the best of Greece
$23M assisted living community in Greece to create some 200 jobs
Rochester Regional Health and Columbia/Wegman Acquisition II LLC on Friday announced plans to build and manage a 111-bed assisted living ...
Greece urged to do more to take care of migrants
More than 100,000 refugees have arrived in Greece since the beginning of 2015, UNHCR spokesman William Spindler said on July 24. Spindler ...
Greece, rescue creditors in 2nd day of talks on new lifeline
With Greece close to the financial abyss last month, the government closed the banks for three weeks and Tsipras was forced to make the major ...
$23M assisted living community in Greece to create some 200 jobs
Rochester Regional Health and Columbia/Wegman Acquisition II LLC on Friday announced plans to build and manage a 111-bed assisted living ...
CNN in Partnership With DPG Digital Media to Launch CNN.gr
International English-language cable, satellite, IPTV and digital terrestrial television channel CNN International (CNNI) has already planned its next big venture. The company, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner, will cooperate with DPG Digital Media in an effort to deliver exciting local and international news to the Greek people through its new digital
Greek stock market volatility limit to be cut to 20 percent
ATHENS The volatility limit at Greece's stock exchange will be reduced to 20 percent from the current 30 percent when the bourse reopens on Monday ...
The misery of everyday life in Greece
Virtually everyone in Greece. Unemployment runs at 25 percent — twice what it was before the austerity program began in 2010 — while youth ...
Greece is not the major problem -- Europe is
… more and more openly that Greece must get significant debt relief … ;s Greek referendum on July 5, just hours after the Greek people … Varoufakis' own proposal: "Greece's Proposals to End …
CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Greek stock market says all shares to trade on Monday
(Stock exchange corrects in para 3 to say that volatility limits would stay at 30 pct (not be cut to 20 pct)). ATHENS, July 31 (Reuters) - Foreign investors ...
Power and Pathos review – once-in-a-lifetime look at Greek bronze sculptures
A sculpture titled Terme Boxer, 3rd-2nd century BC reveals the cuts and bruises fighters suffered, and presented a less polished version of Greek life.
Michael Hurst brings Greek comedy to the stage
Director Michael Hurst is bringing Greek comedy Lysistrata to the stage. Written 2500 years ago, its message is just as strong today, he tells Dionne ...