The Greek economy enjoyed a year of recovery in 2014, according to recent research by the ICAP Group that incorporated the corporate results and ...
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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Indie hit back bigger and Greeker than ever
… also brought "typical" Greek culture to the mainstream, illustrated … to "marry a Greek boy, make Greek babies and feed everyone … how each part came from Greece - and my husband was …
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Dr. Spiros Spireas, CEO of Sigmapharm Laboratories, Grand Marshal at the 195th Annual Greek Independence Day Parade in New York
78TH ANNUAL GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE ON 5 TH AVENUE ON APRIL 10, 2016 NY, New York – March 25, 2016 – This year’s 78th annual Greek Independence Day Parade commemorating the 195th Anniversary of Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire is set ...
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Migrants in Greece, Ready to Go Anywhere in Europe, Scramble to Enter E.U. Relocation Program
ATHENS — Under the glare of a naked light bulb, in the tiny one-room apartment where he has taken shelter with three other young Syrian refugees, Ismail Haki clutched the folded white card on which he has pinned all his hopes. “It’s our only chance ...
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Austria Ready to Help Prevent Opening of New Migrant Route, Bulgaria Says
The deal left thousands of migrants stuck at GREECE'S border with Macedonia, raising concerns that migrants might try to continue their journey to ...
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GREECE begins to evacuate refugees from border camp
Women board a bus as they leave the makeshift camp of the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni on March 26, 2016. AFP.
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Why Greek Easter is on a different day
This year Orthodox Easter falls on 1 May while every other Christian is celebrating Easter tomorrow, and there's a good reason for that. The Orthodox Christian Church calculates the date of Easter differently to other Christian denominations; it's not ...
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Shackled Skeletons Might Tell Story of Rise of Ancient Athens
Archaeologists are to study shackled skeletons found at the ancient cemetery in the Faliro port city in order to understand the rise of the Athens city-state. According to a Forbes report written by Kristina Killgrove, Faliro cemetery is one of the largest excavated in Greece, containing more than 1,500 skeletons and dating to the 8th-5th centuries
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A 24-year-old Syrian woman has given birth to a girl at the sprawling Greek migrant encampment in Idomeni, near the border with Macedonia
TIRANA, Albania — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 9:55 p.m. A 24-year-old Syrian woman has given birth to a girl at the sprawling Greek migrant encampment in Idomeni, near the border with Macedonia. The birth, in a tent lying ...
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She Swam for Her Life to the GREEK Coast, Now Syrian Refugee is Olympic Hopeful
A teen-aged girl who saved the lives of fellow refugees may soon represent them at the 2016 Olympics. Fleeing Syria last August, Yusra Mardini and ...
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The fragmented legacy of the GREEK poet Sappho
Born into a well-to-do noble family on the island of Lesbos, a rich, vibrant trading center, she nevertheless was probably married, as most GREEK ...
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The Latest: Syrian Woman Gives Birth at Greek Refugee Camp
A 24-year-old Syrian woman has given birth to a girl at the sprawling Greek migrant encampment in Idomeni, near the border with Macedonia
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Greek 195th National Day Anniversary Celebrated Amid Distinguished Diplomatic Attendance
Khartoum –The Greek Community in Khartoum celebrated, last Friday, the 25th of March, 2016, the 195th National Day Anniversary. The ceremony was attended by Presidential Aide, Major. Gen. Abdul Rahman Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, U.S. Charge d’ Affaires, Steven ...
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Greece arrests six people for forging asylum seekers' documents
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police arrested six people on Saturday in an operation to break up a gang which counterfeited documents for asylum seekers on a Greek island, the coastguard said.
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Beware of Greeks bearing comedy, Indian justice, and unholy priests
… :00 Fourteen long years ago, Greek Canadian actress Nia Vardalos had … harmless comedy. My Big Fat Greek Wedding plundered Ms Vardalos… even worse. Not all Greek Americans, or indeed Greeks, were entirely happy …
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Refugees cleared from Greek camp
… the European Union and Turkey. Greek officials said on Saturday that … tide of refugees flooding into Greece has begun to slow. Official … effect last Sunday. Kyritsis said Greece will create 30,000 more …
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Abaaoud's Zaventem airport layouts and map in Athens apartments cause GREEK – Belgian ...
GREEK authorities blame Belgian authorities for being unable to identify Abaaoud early enough, as Belgian authorities blame GREEK authorities for ...
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'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' cast sits down with TODAY
- NYU, but the family faces a much more immediate crisis when patriarch Gus (Michael Constantine) discovers that his marriage to Maria (Lainie Kazan) was never legalised, prompting yet another big, fat Greek wedding. Toula (Nia Vardalos), the clear heroine ...
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England Under-19s held to 1-1 draw by GREECE in Elite Round
England Under-19s were held to a 1-1 draw by GREECE in their second match of the Elite Qualifying Round in Spain. Aidy Boothroyd's side opened the ...
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GREECE U19s 1 England U19s 1: Young Lions left frustrated in after drawing Euro qualifier
Aidy Boothroyd's side were held to a 1-1 draw with GREECE in their second Elite Round qualifier on Saturday, leaving them level on top of the group ...
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Thessaloniki Greece and a trip to the Petralona Caves
Thessaloniki is a beautiful city -- much smaller and more cosmopolitan than Athens. Beautiful, broad tree lined streets, shady and laden with flowers. Shops look very smart and upscale. Thessaloniki feels quite different from Athens, not only in size but ...
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The Brussels attacks and Europe's closed borders
The Austrian rulers, who joined EU proceedings somewhat late in 1995, seem to forget the constructive role GREECE played in Vienna's effort to join the ...
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Greek police: “map of Brussels airport” in terrorist’s apartment in Athens
A computer and a memory stick with maps of Brussels’ Zaventem Airport was found in a flat in Athens where one of the suspected Paris attacks organisers was staying, Greek private Skai TV revealed on Friday. The revelation comes after the terrorist attacks in Brussels airport and metro and the […]
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Syrian Refugee Yusra Mardini, Who Swam To Greece After Boat Capsized, Vies For Spot On Refugee Olympics Team
Yusra Mardini, a Syrian refugee who endured hours swimming in the Aegean Sea after the boat she was traveling in capsized on her way to Greece, is now hoping her skills will land her a spot at the Olympics. The 18-year-old refugee, who fled Damascus last ...
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Greece and Russia seal World Team Cup Qualification
Greece and Russia won the men's and women's events at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup European Qualification in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. Greece has now qualified for men’s World Group II and Russia has qualified for the women’s World Group at the ...
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The Latest: Last few migrants leave Serbia-Macedonia border
[Aid packages are distributed in the makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Saturday, March 26, 2016. Greece's border with Macedonia has been shut to refugees since earlier this month after a string of countries shut down the route which migrants used to go from Greece to central and northern Europe. Those stranded in the camp and surrounding fields have been living in dire conditions in small tents pitched in muddy fields. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)]TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):
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Refugee Crisis Update: GREECE Begins Emptying Idomeni Refugee Camp On Border With Macedonia
GREECE A young boy gestures the peace sign to the camera as he arrives at a refugee transit camp that has been set up on the border of GREECE with ...
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President of Cyprus Extends Support to Greece in Efforts to End Economic Crisis
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades expressed on Friday Cyprus’ support of Greece’s efforts to exit the deep economic crisis and address the refugee crisis. Addressing a reception hosted by the Greek Ambassador Elias Photopoulos, in his residence in Nicosia, on the occasion of Greek Independence Day, Anastasiades said that “we are looking forward to Greece taking
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'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' Star Lainie Kazan Explains How Tom Hanks Changed Her Life
"He just puts everybody together and all of a sudden, you can't help but be intimate with these people." April 19, 2002 wasn't a particularly auspicious day at the box office. Among the new releases: "Murder by Numbers," a modern spin on the Leopold and ...
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Greece starts emptying Idomeni camp as new arrivals slow
Greece requests 279 billion euros compensation... Greece said on Saturday that it has begun emptying the main migrant camp on its FYROM border, as the huge tide of refugees flooding into the country slows to a trickle following the EU-Turkey deal.
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Locals Throw Pigs’ Heads at Migrant Camp Gate in Greece
Locals threw pigs’ heads at the gates of a new migrant camp near Veria in northern Greece, protesting the arrival of six buses full of refugees. On Saturday night, the first six buses carrying refugees and migrants arrived at the army camp Armatolos ...
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Bulgaria Spent 1.4% of GDP on Defence in 2014, Above EU-28 Average
Defence expenditure amounted to 1.3% of GDP for the EU-28 and 1.2% of GDP for the 19 countries of the euro area in 2014, according to new data from the European Union’s statistical office (Eurostat) For Bulgaria, defence expenditure was 1.4% of GDP in 2014, comprising 1.2% allocated to military defence and 0.1% spent on civil defence. Finland and Cyprus also reported total defence spending of 1.4% of GDP each for 2014. Calculated as percentage of total government spending, however, expenditure on defence in Bulgaria was above the EU-28 average in 2014. Spending on defence formed 2.8% of total government expenditure at the level of EU-28 and 2.4% for the euro area. For Bulgaria, defence spending amounted to 3.3% of total government spending. The highest levels of total expenditure on defence in the EU and EFTA countries were found in Greece (2.7 % of GDP), followed by the UK (2.2%), Estonia (1.8%) and France (1.7%). At the bottom end were Luxembourg (0.3% of GDP) and Ireland (0.4% of GDP) as well as Austria and Hungary (both 0.6% of GDP). The lion’s share of defence expenditure wentto military defence (1.2% of GDP) for the EU-28 in 2014, Eurostat data showed. Average spending on civil defence in that group of countries amounted to less than 0.05% of GDP with the notable exception of Romania (0.8% of GDP) . At the level of the EU-28, 48% of total defence expenditure was devoted to payments to employees in the form of wages and social contributions, Eurostat said.
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World Press View: Greece Moves to Evacuate Idomeni Refugee Camp
While doing little to help them, Greece's government wants to move 12,000 refugees and migrants from an overcrowded camp at Idomeni near FYROM.
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Family put pressure on young actress to land Greek Wedding role
Actress Elena Kampouris felt pressure when she auditioned for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, because her big Greek family expected her to get the role. Kampouris, who plays the daughter of Nia Vardalos’ character in the sequel, was brought up on the ...
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List of suspects in waste scandal widens to include GREEK construction mogul
Helector, a GREEK company that bid for and won the contracts for the construction and operation of the waste-management plants in Marathounda and ...
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Migrant flow to Greece slowing
The flow of migrants and refugees from Turkey to Greece is slowing, Greek authorities say, as they also announced details of people being returned to Turkey. In the space of 24 hours, only 78 people crossed from the Turkish coast to Greece's eastern Aegean ...
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Nia Vardalos opens up about 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' sequel
"So on my side we had 250 or 300 people and his side he had... eight". The relationship between Toula and her seventeen-year-old goth daughter Paris, also takes centre stage at times with Gus wanting her to settle down and meet "a nice Greek boy".
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No: 74, 25 March 2016, Press Release regarding the Third International Tender for Off-shore Hydrocarbon Exploration by the Greek Cypriot Administration
We have learned that the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA) has called … for all sides that the Greek Cypriot side continues to act …
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Greek broadcaster opens Arabic language channel for refugees
Greek state broadcaster ERT TV has responded to the influx of Middle Eastern and North African refugees by launching its own Arabic news bulletin, called ‘News for Refugees’. The project has been jointly decided on by ERT and the news agency ANA-MPA ...
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Bulgaria Set to Raise Fence on Border with Greece
Bulgaria is set to build a razor-wire fence along its southern border with Greece to stop possible migrant flows, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Friday. “The major threat that I see at the moment is from the Greek border, which is very long and ...
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Judge returns cash to Nick's owners, but increases their bail
Federal prosecutors say in their motion that while the nation of GREECE has an extradition treaty with the United States, it does not agree to extradition ...
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Nextpert: A competitive edge - training for business
While I can't answer for others, and it's important to note that chambers can vary widely in terms of services, the GREECE Chamber has a long history of ...
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GREECE steps up efforts to evacuate border camp
Migrants and refugees pack their belongings into a bus at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, GREECE, ...
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Europe migrant crisis: GREECE begins evacuating Idomeni border camp as arrivals slow
GREECE has begun evacuating people from the main Idomeni camp on the Macedonia border as the flow of refugees arriving on its Aegean islands ...
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GREECE removes migrants from Macedonian-border camp
GREECE has begun evacuating refugee from the main Idomeni camp on the Macedonia border, while the flow of refugees arriving on Aegean islands ...
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Elite Eight continue for Your Pie’s Greek Madness competition
Seven sororities and one fraternity claimed their positions in the “Elite Eight” of Your Pie’s Greek Madness competition March 23, competing for $1,250 to donate to their respective philanthropies in addition to a party hosted on their lawn by Your Pie.
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My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2 review: Stuck in a time warp
As sequels go, My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2 is reassuringly familiar. The Portokalos clan of Chicago, the exasperating but well-intentioned GREEK ...
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What My Big Fat GREEK Wedding and the Kardashians Have in Common
The reviews for My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2, out yesterday, have been rolling in, and they're not good. Like, really not good. And critics aren't wrong.
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'My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2': How Joey Fatone's Big Moment Came to Be
[Warning: This story contains spoilers from the film My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2.] One memorable member of the Portakalous family has a major ...
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Box Office: 'Batman V Superman' Can't Stop 'My Big Fat GREEK Wedding 2' From Snagging $7M ...
The $18 million sequel to My Big Fat GREEK Wedding, which brought back writer/star Nia Vardolas and the entire cast of the 2002 sleeper smash, ...
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