Until spring of my sophomore year, I did not like students who belonged to sororities or fraternities, nor did I associate with them on a regular basis. My opinion until fall of my sophomore year was skewed, because I viewed Greek life from the way media ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Sunday, September 11, 2016
GREECE is back on the radar of Arab investors
Arab entrepreneurs and state corporations are once again showing a reserved interest in the Greek market. Developments on the fronts of the sale of ...
Greece says EU/IMF rift hurting its recovery
… , as reported by Reuters. The Greek premier said the country had … the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Greece can receive financial assistance worth … return for agreed economic reforms. Greece has already received two bailouts …
An Island-Chic Wedding Color Palette Inspired by Santorini, Greece
Opa! You're engaged! And you're already envisioning your seaside honeymoon — suntanned skin, deep blue waters, salty kisses, and all. But why wait for after the "I do's" to go all coastal cool? This month, we're going Greek and stealing wedding ...
Hey Paramount, 'Mamma Mia!' is ABBA, not GREEK tragedy
Lighten up, Paramount Theatre in Aurora. You're doing "Mamma Mia!" I'm all for truth in storytelling — even with a song whose musical treats, and I ...
Greece's Alexis Tsipras Comes Down to Earth
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, languishing in polls, is seeking to reboot his premiership. But his economically depressed country has largely given up hope on the imminent change he is promising.
Snapchat look at the 2016 Greek Festival
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- "We have the best festival in New York, please come and enjoy the fun!" Luckily for me, I was able to receive the English translation of the Greek sendoff I received from one of the workers at the 2016 Greek Festival's dessert booth.
Russia’s Gazprom Expresses Interest in Additional Energy Projects in Greece
While speaking at the Russian-Greek business forum in Thessaloniki Saturday, Russian’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak stated that Russia’s Gazprom is negotiating projects that may begin in Greece via affiliated companies, including coal mining. Gazprom’s presence is already felt in Greece as the company’s subsidiary, Gazpromexport, holds a 50 percent stake in a joint Russian-Greek venture […]
Greece’s Alexis Tsipras Seeks to Revive his Political Fortunes on Economic Promises
THESSALONIKI, Greece—Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, languishing in polls, sought to reboot his premiership over the weekend. But his economically depressed country has largely given up hope on the imminent change he is promising. Europe’s most ...
Multicultural Greek Council welcomes students with picnic on The Green
The Multicultural Greek Council sororities and fraternities welcomed students with a picnic on The Green on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The council emerged in the 1970s, bringing a twist to traditional sororities and fraternities. The council wanted to send a ...
Tsipras: EU-IMF rift hurting Greece
… InternationalFair (TIF) in Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, Greece: A rift between the International … it could start buying Greek bonds, but that Greece needs to pass … , marching through the centre of Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, where …
Alexis Tsipras attacks troika divisions for threatening Greek recovery
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has attacked the arguments over Greece's bailout programme between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union for stifling the country's recovery. Speaking in Thessaloniki this morning, Tsipras said: "What ...
Alexis Tsipras claims creditors are making Greek crisis worse
Prime minister hits out about delay in deal to resolve debt crisis when there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ Greece’s leftwing prime minister Alexis Tsipras has lambasted international creditors supporting the thrice bailed-out country for ...
Greek Fest continues into weekend with traditional food and fun
Saturday's weather cleared up just in time for the annual Greek Fest in Rockford's downtown. Hundreds came out for the event's second day to take part in the Greek festivities. They were met with the sounds and smells of Greece, including one of the most ...
Greek Authorities Release Palestinian-Syrian Journalist After Five-Month Detention
Palestinian journalist, Ayman Khaled, has revealed in an article that the Greek authorities have finally released Palestinian-Syrian journalist Amal Faour, 26, from detention after she published articles about the plight of Syrian refugees in Greece.
Greek Super League kicks off with delay over fans violence row
ATHENS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Greek Super League with 16 teams kicked off this weekend with a three-week delay over a fans violence row. The matches started following the resignation of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) president, Yorgos Girtzikis ...
Tsipras Repeats Call for Greek Debt Relief, Seeks Bonds in QE
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Greece will only be able to lure investors once a quarrel between creditors over how to lower the country’s debt burden is resolved, which he said should lead the European Central Bank to include Greek government bonds ...
Greece presses creditors for better debt repayment terms
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister is pressing for speedier action from bailout creditors to ease the country's huge debt burden.
Greece closer than ever to solution for sustainability of debt load: Tsipras
Greece is closer than ever to a solution for the sustainability of the Greek debt load, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday, assuring that some positive developments should be expected soon. The Greek leader made the remarks during a ...
IMF and EU’s “constant clash and disagreement” Hurting Greece, PM Tsipras Warns
On Sunday Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that there is a growing rift between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) that is damaging Greece’s financial recovery. “I would say that what is creating conditions of delay in regaining trust of markets and investors…is the constant clash and disagreement between the […]
Dozens of Migrants Distribute Drinking Water to Flooded Villages in Trikala, Thanked by Municipality
On Sunday the municipal authority of Trikala issued an official statement thanking dozens of migrants staying at a migrant camp nearby for helping out several villages impacted by the recent severe weather in central Greece. The migrants, who were Syrian refugees, distributed water alongside local volunteers to dozens of villages that were cut off from the […]
PM Tsipras at TIF: Greece Very Close to Positive Economic Developments
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras predicted on Sunday during the customary press conference given by Greek prime ministers at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) that Greece is very close to positive economic developments following the last ...
Greek and Turkish Deputy interior ministers discuss refugee issues in Istanbul
Greek Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Thursday met Turkey's Deputy Interior Minister Sebahattin Ozturk in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement on migration. "We expressed our support for the ...
Greek food, new jazz series, and salutes for heroes top our event picks
9/11: STANDING FOR OUR HEROES CEREMONY: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Lexington County 9/11 Memorial. This service is a collaborative effort with members of law enforcement, fire service, EMS, officials, local pastors and community members participating to ...
EU-IMF rift on debt crisis hurting GREECE, PM says
Thessaloniki, GREECE: A rift between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) on how to address GREECE'S debt crisis is ...
Cheltenham holidaymaker witnesses military planes tackle huge wildfires on GREEK island
A Cheltenham holidaymaker has described seeing military planes tackle devastating wildfires on the GREEK island of Thassos. Lightning strikes are ...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras criticizes rift between EU and IMF on Greek bailout
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said differences between the EU and the IMF on Greece's debt management are damaging the country. He called on the EU to recognize the Greek debt crisis as a "European problem." Tsipras told reporters on Sunday that ...
Emergency Liquidity Assistance limit for Greece lower by €4.4 bln to €52.8 bln
The Bank of Greece announced that the ECB Governing Council approved a further reduction of ELA limit by EUR 4.4bn to EUR 52.8bn. The reduction reflects further improvement in liquidity conditions and in particular the stabilization of deposit flows.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the opening of the 81st Thessaloniki International Fair in Thessaloniki, GREECE, Sept.
PM says debt solution 'closer than ever'
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday declared that GREECE was “closer than ever” to a settlement to its debt problem while underlining that a rift ...
Yianni Lambropoulos: Greek-Australian wins 2016 Youth Jewellers Championships
The 2016 Youth Jewellers Group Jewellery Design and Manufacturing Championships have concluded with Yianni Lambropoulos, a Greek-Australian, winning first place as Champion Jeweller. The completion took place at the Sydney Exhibition Centre where 5 ...
GREEK Foreign Ministry Welcomes Russia-US Peace Deal on Syria
The GREEK Foreign Ministry welcomed on Sunday the Russia-US deal aimed at reducing violence in Syria. Old city of Aleppo. © Sputnik/ Mikhail ...
GREEK premier calls on EU to deliver on refugee deal
Addressing a news conference at an international business forum in the northern GREEK city of Thessaloniki, Tspiras stressed the interdependence ...
High Hopes Choir performed at GREEK Street flats to mark World Suicide Prevention Day
“We just felt the community in GREEK Street is so powerful. We had the High Hopes Choir singing as well and it was an incredible symbol of hope.
Paralympics: Dimitrios Senikidis Takes Silver in Men’s Shot Put
Dimitrios Senikidis has won silver in the Men’s Shot Put – F20 on the third day of the Paralympics 2016. On Senikidis’ third throw the ball traveled 16.17 meters, granting him the silver medal. Greece’s other athlete in the Men’s Shot Put – F20, Efstratios Nikolaidis, came in fourth place, with his best shot recorded […]
Greek Archdiocese of America begins rebuilding campaign in Ionian Village
Following the initial news of destruction at the Ionian Village Camp facilities, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces today with sadness, that in the early morning of Thursday, September 8th, the campus of the Ionian Village Camping Program ...
EU Commission: Greek debt relief measures after prior actions
A Eurogroup meeting in Bratislava on Friday touched on the Greek program, as expected, with Eurozone finance ministers reiterating the need for Athens to implement the remaining 13 out of 15 “prior actions” necessary to collect a 2.8-billion-euro sub ...
Greece: State of Emergency Declared on Thassos over Wildfires
A state of emergency has been declared on the island of Thassos in Greece over a wildfire raging since Saturday, the Bulgarian National Radio reports. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the flames since Saturday. No-one has been hurt.
Wildfires rage on northern Greek island of Thassos
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Nearly 300 firefighters, volunteers and soldiers are striving to contain large forest fires on the northern Greek island of Thassos, which has damaged homes and forced the evacuation of a village.
EU to release a €115-million aid package for NGOs dealing with refugees
Drop by drop, slice by slice, tranche by trance. Another package of the much-praised and anticipated aid for refugees and migrants in Greece is underway. EU Commissioner for humanitarian Aids and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced that a total of 115 million euro will be given to non-governmental organizations to […]
Greece hails Russian-U.S. accord on Syria
Greece hails the Russian-U.S. accord on ceasefire in Syria, Greece’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on Sept. 11. "This agreement should be observed by all the parties in order to stop the bloodshed, protect civilians and favor smooth ...
Greece says EU-IMF rift stalling Greek debt solution
A rift between the EU and the International Monetary Fund on the way to tackle the Greek debt crisis is delaying its solution, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday. Leftist-led Greece is struggling to deliver on fresh reforms needed to unlock ...
Tsipras Says EU-IMF Debt Relief Spat Hurting Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said a schism between two of the country's international lenders is holding up debt relief hopes.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ Top Worry: Refugee Crisis
With Greece besieged by economic problems, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' top worry right now is the country's lingering refugee crisis.
Before Alarm Clocks, Brits Paid People To Wake Them Up By Tapping On Their Window
Though designs for alarm clocks date back to the ancient Greek s, they were still not particularly widespread well after the Industrial Revolution.
Tsipras: ‘EU/IMF Rift On Greek Debt Is Damaging The Country’
THESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) – A rift between the International Monetary Fund and the European Union on how to address Greece’s debt crisis is damaging for the country, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday. “I would say that what is ...
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry: Cyprus and GREECE "value security"
Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry, told Independent Balkan News Agency on Sunday that the tripartite with GREECE and Cyprus shows ...
GREECE Waiting for Russia-Turkey Deal on Gas Pipeline – Prime Minister
THESSALONIKI (Sputnik) — Athens is closely watching Russia-Turkey talks on a pipeline that will bring Russian gas to the Turkish border with GREECE ...
Tsipras: Greek debt relief shouldn't depend on other EU countries' election results
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday dismissed the possibility of snap elections in the still crisis-battered east Mediterranean country, speaking at a customary press conference held on the sidelines of an annual trade exhibition in Thessaloniki.
Tsipras: Greece to be energy hub thanks to TAP
Pursuing multi-vector foreign and energy policies, Greece will become an energy hub, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at a press conference Sept.11, RIA Novosti reported. He said the energy routes of the 21st century will go through Greece.