How the world sees Greece
Joint Cabinet meeting held following EU-Turkey summit on refugee crisis. The prime ministers of Turkey and Greece pledged further cooperation Tuesday night, less than 24 hours after an EU-Turkey summit heralded as the first step in resolving the refugee ...
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Greece’s version of the “El Classico” will be played on Sunday at the Karaiskakis stadium before a sold-out crowd, as fans – only Olympiacos supporters, in this case – apparently don’t care that their club has already sealed up the 2015-16 first division championship. The rivalry with Panathinaikos Athens was enough to ensure that no […]
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NEW YORK – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has given a grant of $925,000 over three years to the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York in support of professional development programs for Greece’s orthopedic surgeons. SNF has had a decade-long collaboration with the Hospital, during which more than 75 surgeons from Greece […]
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The Greek ocean-going shipping fleet fell in value by 11 percent over the past year but is still ranked as the most valuable in the world, at 95 billion US dollars, according to VesselsValue, a market publication. Greek interests control just 15.2 percent of the global fleet, with the most valuable part being tankers, but […]
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The NATO force in the Aegean on Tuesday began patrols along the Turkish coast to control and stop the lines to Greece used by refugee and migrant traffickers. The commander of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), Rear Admiral Jorg Klein, was given diplomatic permission to enter Turkey’s territorial waters on Monday night. Negotiations
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Neither Greece nor Turkey were the cause of the problems currently facing central Europe, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during joint statements with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Izmir. We will solve the problems of the refugee crisis together and no one will impose a solution upon us, the Greek premier
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The Association of Cruise Shipowners and Shipping Agencies met with Greek Shipping and Island Policy Minister Theodore Dritsas and discussed developments in the port of Piraeus ahead of the summer season and government initiatives regarding migrants and refugees temporarily accommodated in the port’s passenger terminals. Association members said that sea cruise reservations were down for
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IDOMENI, Greece -- Despair and confusion spread through the camp at the GREEK-Macedonian border Tuesday as thousands of stranded refugees ...
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Border gates remained shut for the second day, GREEK police said, leaving around 14,000 camped out in dire conditions near the village of Idomeni.
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The celebration honored GREEK-Americans who have dedicated themselves to serving their communities. Council Member Constantinides said, “As ...
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HOUSTON (BP) -- A conference and museum exhibit at Houston Baptist University helped mark the 500th anniversary of a Greek New Testament edition the exhibit's curator said "spurred the Reformation" and "continues to be important" for biblical studies.
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[A family sits around a bonfire among other migrants and refugees, at the makeshift camp of the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, on March 8, 2016, where thousands of refugees and migrants are trapped]Newly arrived refugees in Greece continue to head to Macedonia despite being confronted by a closed border and rain-lashed camps amid fears they will be returned to Turkey.
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[israel stabbing]Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo Israeli police say a man killed by a Palestinian attacker in a stabbing spree in the port city of Jaffa was an American tourist. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the man was killed Tuesday when a Palestinian stabbed seven people in the ancient Mediterranean port city of Jaffa next to Tel Aviv. No other details on the victim's identity were immediately available. The attack was just one in multiple Palestinian stabbing and shooting attacks that came as Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on a two-day visit as part of a regional tour of the Mideast. Four Palestinian attackers were shot and killed in the day's rash of violence that wounded a dozen Israelis. It was the latest bloodshed in a five-month wave of near-daily Palestinian attacks on civilians and security forces. NOW WATCH: IAN BREMMER: Greece is headed for a humanitarian disaster
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[woman working]Flickr/John Walker We all know the importance of getting a good night's sleep. Lack of sleep can cause anxiety and irritability and affect your ability to retain information, all impairing your productivity. But as all busy entrepreneurs know, sometimes getting a full night of shut-eye just isn't possible, leaving you with no choice but to try to power through the day on little rest. OPEN YOUR CURTAINS. Getting exposure to light as soon as you wake up is important for giving you energy to kick-start your day. "Sunlight will decrease the release of melatonin, a hormone that makes us sleepy," says Steve Orma, clinical psychologist and co-author of "Stop Worrying and Go to Sleep: How to Put Insomnia to Bed for Good." To help fight that sleepy feeling, try working by a window or take frequent breaks to get outdoors. "Exposure to natural light throughout the day would help keep you more awake," says Orma. TAKE A COLD SHOWER. Dr. Mark Kovacs says a 30- to 60-second cold shower stimulates adrenaline (your body's fight or flight response), getting your nerves ready for the day. BREATHE. Breathe in through your nose slowly for five seconds, then exhale through the mouth for two seconds. Repeat this exercise five times. "This works on simultaneously decreasing and increasing heart rate," says Kovacs. AVOID HAVING A POWER LUNCH. If you're short on sleep, eating smaller meals throughout the day can help you sustain your energy. "When you're already limited in sleep, taking any large meals is not a good idea," says Kovacs, as eating a large meal puts a strain on your body's organs, causing you to feel even more tired. POWER UP WITH PROTEIN. While it can be tempting to go for a coffee-and-donut combo, Dr. Jo Lichten, author of "REBOOT: How to Power Up Your Energy, Focus, and Productivity," says a meal with 20-35 g of protein will help to keep you more alert than a high carb meal which will simply give you an initial energy spike followed by an immediate crash. Eggs, Greek yogurt, or a piece of meat about the size of the palm of your hand are good healthy options for a pick-me-up snack. DON'T FILL UP ON COFFEE. Hanging around the coffee machine all day isn't going to do much to give you sustained energy to make it through the day. While you may think gulping down caffeine will help you feel more alert, too much caffeine can cause you to feel jittery and anxious rather than focused. Dr. Lichten says 50 mg to 100 mg of caffeine is the optimal dose for alertness and focus. Opt for a short cup of coffee every four hours during the day, stopping at 4:00 p.m. to prevent another poor night of sleep. POWER UP WITH A CAFFEINE NAP. You may not think caffeine and a nap go together, but experts say a cup of coffee before a nap is the key to boosting your brain power. Kovacs recommends ordering a double espresso, set your alarm for 25 to 30 minutes and take a nap. "Once you awake the caffeine will have started to work and you can push through the remainder of the day," he says. The reason the caffeine-nap combo is so effective is that caffeine takes about 45 minutes to be absorbed, so taking a nap while the caffeine is making its way through your system allows you to awake when the alertness effect of the caffeine has kicked in. NOW WATCH: Navy SEALs explain how your ego can destroy everything
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… sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" with a … , Little Greek salad dressing and coupons for free Little Greek baklava. No … later that day. The Little Greek Fresh Grill is at 855 …
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Learn how to prepare a variety of classic Greek dishes with Chef Elaine Pitenis at an interactive, hands-on Greek Soup Class from 4 to 7:30 p.m. March 30 at The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach. The menu for the class includes avgolemono (egg ...
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Despair and confusion spread through the camp at the Greek-Macedonian border as thousands of stranded refugees were forced to acknowledge that the route through Europe that had carried their hopes and dreams was now shut
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Those fleeing the war in Syria will avoid Greece: ‘The price of crossing is just going to be more expensive than before’ Syrian refugees have reacted with defiance and confusion to the proposed EU-Turkey deal that would see asylum-seekers returned to Turkey after arriving in Greece. Greece has been the main gateway to Europe for several hundred thousand Syrians over the past year, but the new deal would theoretically see their path blocked. Syrians would be permitted only to reach Europe by a process of formal resettlement – with one Syrian resettled in Europe for every Syrian readmitted from Greece by the Turkish government. Continue reading...
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GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed concern on Tuesday with regular airspace violations carried out by Turkey and tensions arising from ...
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The proposed “one in, one out” deal that would return thousands of migrants to Turkey from Greece is being hailed as a "breakthrough” by Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. But it’s a breakthrough with damaging knock-on effects – including the resurrection of "Fortress Europe".
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Athens, March 8, 2016/Independent Balkan News Agency By Marina Spyropoulou Greece’s supreme administrative court, the Court of Audit, cleared the sale of the controlling 67 percent stake in Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) in a key step towards the conclusion of the privatization process, Greek government sources said on Tuesday, reassuring that the parliament will also […]
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Serbia announced on Tuesday that the so-called Balkans route used by migrants to reach western Europe will be de-facto closed following Slovenia’s decision to deny entry into the EU’s free-travel Schengen zone to migrants without valid visas and passports, Tanjug reported. Earlier in the day, Croatia had informed Serbia’s Ministry of the Interior that Slovenia would introduce new regulations for entry into the Schengen zone as of Wednesday. “This practically means the closing of the Balkan route,” Tanjug quoted the Serbian Ministry of the Interior as saying in a statement. “Bearing in mind the new regime introduced by an EU member state, Serbia cannot allow to become a collection point for refugees, so it will coordinate all [migration-related] measures with the EU and reciprocally introduce them on its southern and eastern borders with Macedonia and Bulgaria,” according to the statement. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced earlier on Tuesday that the flow of irregular migrants on the Western Balkans route has come to an end. His comments came after Monday’s summit of EU leaders and Turkey in Brussels, at which an agreement in principle has been reached for the return of migrants from Greece to Turkey. The plan has yet to be formally approved at an EU summit on March 17. Countries lying on the Western Balkans route tightened border controls and capped the number of migrants allowed to enter their territories last month. The restrictions aimed to stem the flow of migrants and refugees arriving in Greece from Turkey and moving on to Western Europe via Macedonia and Serbia. The caps on the daily number of migrants allowed to transit countries on the Balkans route, however, have left up to 14,000 migrants stuck at Greece’s northern border with Macedonia.
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Over 14,000 people are currently living at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, many of whom have been forced to sleep in the open due to a lack of shelter. Staff from Doctors Without Borders have put up tents to house many hundreds of ...
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IDOMENI, Greece — Nearly 70 years after Abeer al Hosary's parents fled Palestine, she is reliving their fate, forced to leave home with nearly nothing and start again from scratch in a foreign land. She grew up in the apartment upstairs from the bakery ...
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AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — An emergency is developing within an emergency, aid workers warn, as the European Union has decided to shut its doors to those fleeing war zones. Up to 40,000 people are believed to be stuck throughout Greece as border after border ...
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With an endless invasion of refugees overwhelming Greece, lost in the news shuffle has been a gripping economic catastrophe.
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It’s Greece’s version of Mardi Gras, better known as the final day of carnival and the day before Great Lent begins on Shrove Monday, and the best-known celebration is held in the western port city of Patras. While most of Greece’s major port-cities, dating back to antiquity, have faced to the east, the spot where […]
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Greece's Supreme Court on Tuesday ratified the sentences handed down by the Piraeus Appeals Court two years ago in connection to the sinking of ...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkey has been violating its existing deal with Greece on readmission of irregular migrants, a GREEK member of the European ...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkey has been violating its existing deal with Greece on readmission of irregular migrants, a GREEK member of the European ...
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Greece and Turkey are bearing the burden of the refugee crisis together, the Prime Ministers of both countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Tsipras said in the joint statement that neither Greece nor Turkey were the cause of the problems currently ...
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The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on the record. Kyritsis said that the United Nations’ plan has been facing delays. He said the meeting is as focused on Turkey’s future European Union ...
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Over winter and spring, The Field Museum hosts a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition spanning more than 5,000 years of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to its expansion into Asia and Africa under Alexander The Great. Drawn from the collections of 23 ...
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[A Bitcoin ATM is seen inside a bookstore in Acharnai in northern Athens, Greece June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Dimitris Michalakis ] We’ve entered the most profound era of change for financial services companies since the 1970s brought us index mutual funds, discount brokers and ATMs. No firm is immune from the coming disruption and every company must have a strategy to harness the powerful advantages of the new financial technology (“fintech”) revolution. The battle already underway will create surprising winners and stunned losers among some of the most powerful names in the financial world. The most contentious conflicts (and partnerships) will be between startups that are completely reengineering decades-old practices, traditional power players who are furiously trying to adapt with their own innovations, and total disruption of established technology & processes: * TRADITIONAL RETAIL BANKS VS. 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Attempts by the European Union to stop the Mediterranean migrant crisis are in tatters again tonight, as a possible deal with Turkey to take back all the migrants arriving in Greece, has been sharply criticised by the United Nations. It says any attempt to ...
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… at a camp in the Greek town of Idomeni on Macedonia … send thousands of migrants in Greece back to Turkey. (RFE/RL …
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(CN) - Europe's highest court on Tuesday ordered Greece to claw back nearly $470 million in farm aid for weather-damaged crops, finding the payments amounted to illegal state aid. In 2009, Greece through its agricultural insurance exchange paid 800,000 ...
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday that an agreement with Turkey to take back migrants rejected by the European Union would help reduce the "unbearable flow" of people streaming into the continent. Tsipras said the readmission agreement with Turkey "sends a clear message to migrants coming from third countries, rather than countries at war, ... that there is neither the political will nor the ability to cross to Europe. "This is the reality we ought to sincerely convey to them in order to stop, to reduce this unbearable flow for our countries," Tsipras told a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, in the coastal Turkish city of Izmir.
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Refugees and migrants stranded in northern Greece have vowed to keep trying to cross into Macedonia. About 13,000 people are stranded near the border village of Idomeni, and at least 34,000 people are trapped in various parts of Greece, thanks to a cascade of border closures further north, blocking the 'Balkans corridor'. At a recent summit, the EU and Turkey outlined a tentative deal to return thousands of migrants to Turkey.
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Turkey has reaffirmed an agreement with Greece to take back migrants attempting to reach the European Union— a key condition set by EU leaders for a landmark deal with Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with his ...
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A draft deal between Turkey and the European Union aims to discourage illegal migration but will not stop Syrian refugees legitimately seeking shelter in Europe, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday. "The aim here is to discourage irregular migration and ... to recognise those Syrians in our camps who the EU will accept -- though we will not force any one to go against their will -- on legal routes," Davutoglu told a joint news conference with his Greek counterpart in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir. Davutoglu said Turkey would pass the legislation required by the EU to implement visa liberalisation for Turks in the coming months and described that part of the draft agreement as an "important victory for our citizens".
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IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Islamic State militants were responsible for a rocket attack that killed two people in the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. The attack, which saw rockets fired into Kilis from Syria, showed how "fragile" the Syrian ceasefire is, Davutoglu said. He was speaking at a joint news conference with his Greek counterpart in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir. (Reporting by Dasha Afanasieva and Melih Aslan; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall)
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Thousands of refugees stranded on the GREEK-Macedonia border faced closed gates Tuesday, with fading hopes that that they could ever resume their ...
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The EU’s top court on Tuesday required Greece’s farmers to repay 425 million euros in emergency aid to Athens authorities, confirming a decision that the money was in fact an illegal state subsidy. The decision lands at a sensitive time in Greece, with ...
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Turkey shares a common perspective with Greece on the need to share the burden of the migration crisis and the two countries have agreed a legal framework for combating illegal migration, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday. "Turkey and Greece are giving a common answer to those in Europe who have the attitude that Greece and Turkey should deal with the crisis on their own," Davutoglu told a joint news conference with his Greek counterpart in Turkey's Aegean coastal city of Izmir.
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According to Pinar, a recent AC Nielsen retail report showed the firm's labneh – more commonly known as 'GREEK' yoghurt in the west – captured 52% ...
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Disease control experts have been sent to a squalid refugee camp on the GREEK-Macedonian border to help a large number of children and pregnant ...
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Greece's bailout inspectors resume talks in Athens on Wednesday to try to unblock the GREEK rescue program. The struggle over GREEK budget targets, ...
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The University of Athens’ medical school on Friday honored noted Greek-American medical professor, researcher and pediatrician Stella Kourembanas. Dr. Kourembanas, who emigrated from Greece with her family to the United States at the age of six, is the Clement A. Smith professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the chief of the division of […]
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Bondholders seeking to topple the 2012 debt writedown ordered by the Greece government cannot use German courts for their attack, a top tribunal ruled. The Federal Court of Justice, Germany’s top court in civil matters, threw out a lawsuit on Tuesday ...
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