ATHENS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Greek officials are striving to create underwater archaeological museums, in an effort to promote diving tourism and thus help Greece's debt-stricken economy, local authorities have said. Antiquities and the Mediterranean ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Thursday, November 17, 2016
The Latest: Suspected arson attack at Greek migrant camp
MILAN (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the inflow of asylum-seekers and migrants to the continent (all times local): 10:35 p.m. A suspected arson attack at a migrant camp on the eastern Greek island of Chios has burnt a tent but caused no injuries.
GREEK state power utility petitions high court over NOME auctions
GREEK state power utility petitions high court over NOME auctions Greece's dominant electricity utility, the state-run Public Power Corp. (PPC), has filed ...
Bild: Talks on GREEK debt relief only after German September 2017 elections
German press reports on this week's working visit by Barack Obama to Athens and his repeated calls for GREEK debt relief – always in tandem with ...
Putting the “fun” in fundraiser: GREEK Life's Lip Sync raises over $3000 for St. Jude
A packed theater Sunday night witnessed great competition as the campus sororities and fraternities duked it out in an epic Lip Sync battle to raise ...
Here's what Obama said about Trump, Putin in Germany, GREECE
Here, for example, is how one blunt question began in GREECE: “A lot of people in Europe are still struggling to understand what happened on ...
GREEKS march to mark 1973 student uprising that helped bring down US-backed military ...
Protesters holding red flags demonstrate, in central Athens on November 17, 2016, to commemorate a student uprising that helped bring down a ...
Tsipras points to light at end of road
With no follow-up statement in favor of GREEK debt relief by outgoing US President Obama in Berlin Thursday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought to ...
Suspended GREEK soccer leagues to restart Tuesday
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's soccer federation says domestic league games will recommence on Tuesday, eight days after their indefinite ...
International vintage planes to attempt GREECE-South Africa Route 77 years after end of Imperial ...
Twelve biplanes from manufactured in the aftermath of World War 1 took off from the island of Crete (GREECE) on Saturday and are set for South Africa.
GREECE: Barack Obama tries to ease Nato concerns over Donald Trump's policy
BARACK Obama has opened his final foreign trip as president with reassuring words about the United States' commitment to Nato. As he prepares to ...
What “the biggest trial of fascist criminality since Nuremberg” means for the future of GREECE
GREECE hasn't exactly been out of the headlines lately. The small nation has been front and centre of the European sovereign debt crisis and more ...
New restaurant is all Greek for Dimi!
The Greek goalie has spent the last six months working on a new eaterie in Middlesbrough – which is called Great – and is now ready to welcome diners. The restaurant occupies a 200sq m corner unit on the bustling Linthorpe Road at the ...
Greek Parliament debates Athens Polytechnic student uprising
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras noted that “we hold onto the thread of the Polytechnic uprising and with it we create a new Greece” from the stand in Parliament. “The meaning of the Polytechnic uprising is everlasting. It has not been affected by ...
Police, Anarchists Clash in Athens as 17K Mark 1973 Uprising
Clashes between anarchists and Greek police broke out Thursday on the sidelines of a peaceful march to the U.S. embassy in Athens, in an annual commemoration of a 1973 student uprising that was crushed by the military dictatorship
Why Obama Was Just ‘Greeted’ by Violent Riots on His Visit to Greece
Roughly 3,000 protesters took to the streets of Athens, Greece this week in anticipation of Barack Obama’s visit to the country. “The violence broke out as youths in motorcycle helmets and gas masks, armed with wooden clubs and petrol bombs, tried to ...
Shoreham volunteers sort donations for Greek refugee camps
… at Softex refugee camp in Greece, in part of a former … pallets to be sent to Greece and one to Syria. The …
Migrants shoot fireworks after rioting in Greek refugee camp in Chios
… homes during rioting in a Greek refugee camp. The protest in … video Police on the eastern Greek island of Chios said they … ,000 migrants are stranded in Greece after a series of Balkan …
Police on GREEK island of Chios say 37 people detained following overnight clashes involving ...
Police on GREEK island of Chios say 37 people detained following overnight clashes involving migrants; say break-ins to liquor store, fireworks store ...
Eurogroup head notes possibility of reducing GREEK primary surplus targets
The head of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem commented for the second time in ten days that there is a possibility of reducing the primary surplus ...
Swedish journalist faces trial for helping a Syrian boy enter Sweden
Fredrik Önnevall is accused of people smuggling after helping Abed, a teenager, get to Sweden from Greece during making of a documentary in 2014 A Swedish TV journalist is to face trial for people smuggling after helping a Syrian boy migrate from Greece to Sweden, an offence punishable by imprisonment. In the spring of 2014, Fredrik Önnevall was filming a documentary about European nationalist parties’ response to the migration crisis when he met 15-year-old Abed in Greece. Along with two colleagues, Önnevall helped the boy enter Sweden. Continue reading...
Obama warns of changing global politics: We're 'going through this bumpy phase'
[barack obama]REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch President Barack Obama predicted that global politics in Western democracies like the United States and parts of Europe were in for a rough patch due to changing economies and social media. "I think our politics everywhere is going to be going through this bumpy phase," Obama said during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday. "But as long as we stay true to our democratic principles. As long as elections have integrity, as long as we respect freedom of speech, freedom of religion, as long as there are checks and balances in our government. ... Then I have confidence that over the long term, progress will continue." The president also speculated about the roots of economic and racial anxieties in Western nations which have manifested themselves in major political shakeups like President-elect Donald Trump's upset victory and the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union. "People are feeling less certain about their identity, less certain about security. They're looking for some means of control," Obama said. "What that means is that the politics in all of our countries is going to require us to manage technology and global integration and all these demographic shifts in a way that makes people feel more control, gives them more confidence in their future, but does not resort to simplistic answers or divisions of race or tribe, or a crude nationalism." Thursday's comments were the latest in a series of cautious warnings Obama has made during his final global trip as president about the swelling rightward shift in many Western democracies. During a press conference on Tuesday in Greece, Obama called for vigilance in the face of nationalism and xenophobia, which he hinted could have dramatic consequences. "We are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an 'us' and a 'them,'" Obama said on Tuesday. "And I will never apologize for saying that the future of humanity, the future of the world is going to be defined by what we have in common, [not] those things that separate us and ultimately lead us into conflict." Trump's nativist rhetoric, restrictivist trade message, and closeness with "alt-right" figures such as newly appointed strategist Steve Bannon, who formerly headed Breitbart News, has signaled for many in the US a political lurch that could change the country's relationship with close allies and immigrants at home. NOW WATCH: Animated map reveals who would win the election if only certain demographics voted
Greek enterprises call for simplified bankruptcy code to reduce arrears, NPLs
Greece’s largest employers’ and industries’ group on Thursday unveiled its proposals on tacking the huge problem of non-performing loans (NPLs) and accumulated arrears to the state, one of the primary issues under negotiation between the leftist ...
Bertelsmann Scale: Low Scores for Greece in Social Justice Index
The annual EU Social Justice chart was presented by the German Bertelsmann Foundation. The chart, created by the foundation that is the North American Arm of the German-based Bertelsmann Stiftung, suggests that Greece is the least fair society in the EU28.
Local Greek restaurant makes authentic Baklava for National Baklava Day
Richland, WA - Greek Islands Cuisine in Richland show NBC Right Now's, Crystal Garcia, how to make Baklava. November 17th, is National Baklava Day. You can learn how to make the delicious flaky pastry that is made with layers of filo pastry and filled with ...
GREEKS march to commemorate anti-junta uprising
Thousands of GREEKS marched amid tight security on Thursday to commemorate a student uprising that helped bring down a US-backed junta in 1974.
Germany dismissive of Obama calls for GREEK debt relief
With the IMF however threatening to leave the GREEK bailout program, it may appear that Berlin is not entirely honest in its statements. The German ...
Greek president expresses support for Cyprus in talks with Anastasiades
The "red lines" in the ongoing negotiations between Cyprus and the Turkish-Cypriot side that derive from international law and the European acquis were stressed by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos during his meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades ...
Migrants steal fireworks and shoot them into offices and homes after rioting in Greek refugee camp
The protest in the Souda camp near Chios resulted in four people being taken to hospital while police made 50 arrests. Huge parts of the camp itself were destroyed by fire and officers in riot gear had to step in when windows were smashed and fireworks ...
Middlesbrough and former Hartlepool United goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos opens his own ...
The GREEK goalie has spent the last six months working on a new eaterie in Middlesbrough, which is called Great, and is now ready to welcome diners ...
No such thing as a tough or easy draw, says GREECE talisman Bourousis
His distilled conclusion, as FIBA.com learnt in an interview with the big man, is that GREECE should consider the draw which takes place on 22 ...
43rd November 17 Polytechnic Anniversary: Crowds March in Remembrance
Greek authorities are braced for violent protests during the 43rd November 17 Polytechnic uprising anniversary march to commemorate the student revolt at the educational institution in 1973 that is believed to have put an end to Greece’s military dictatorship a year afterwards. Members of the socialist student union faction, originally affiliated with the PASOK party, […]
Council of State Rules ENFIA Property Taxes Illegal in Four Cases
Following appeals from taxpayers to look into the way in which ENFIA property tax is calculated in Greece, the country’s highest court, the Council of State has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. According to the Council of State, ENFIA property tax has been miscalculated in the four separate areas in Greece and is therefore […]
Clashes in Athens as 17,000 mark 1973 student uprising
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of Greek protesters marched Thursday to the U.S. embassy in Athens, in an annual commemoration of a 1973 student uprising that was crushed by the military dictatorship which ruled the country from 1967-74. Police estimate ...
GREECE: Rocks Thrown Over Refugee Tents in Greek Island of Chios November 17
… Souda refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios on the … residents used the fireworks. CNN Greece said that migrants at the … shop. He said that the Greek police arrested between 50 to …
A Must-See Show: Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios with Greek Singer Tornesaki
The beautiful singing voice of Eirini Tornesaki adds a unifying element of music throughout the Cirque du Soleil New York show. The post A Must-See Show: Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios with Greek Singer Tornesaki appeared first on The National Herald.
ASU plans $72M GREEK housing development, Omni Hotel lease
Arizona State University is planning to build a $72 million residential housing project for its GREEK organizations in Tempe. University officials will ...
GREEK 'Great' opening new chapter in his career
Middlesbrough Football Club's GREEK keeper Dimi Konstantopolous has spent the last six months working on a new restaurant in the town – which is ...
Home GREEK news EC Letter to Greece Stresses Concern Over Refugee Hotspots on GREEK Islands
The European Commission expressed concern over the security in hotspots on GREEK islands, particularly as regards their staff working there.
Probe finds blaze at GREEK ref's home was arson
The findings of an investigation by the Polygyros Fire Service into the blaze last week at the home of soccer referee Giorgos Bikas in Halkidiki, ...
Oedipus shrugs in Thatcher's England in BLO's opera 'GREEK'
The marketing for “GREEK,” this year's BLO Opera Annex production, emphasized its saturation with sex and violence. Baritone Marcus Farnsworth ...
The Society Lady Who Brought Ancient GREEK Fashion to 18th Century Europe
"She wears a GREEK garb, becoming to her to perfection. She then merely loosens her locks, takes a pair of shawls, and effects changes of postures, ...
Tax Evasion In GREECE Remains High
The amount of tax evaded annually in GREECE is the equivalent of up to nine percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new ...
Obama Visiting GREECE, Germany & Peru on Final Presidential Trip
President Barack Obama is on his final presidential trip overseas this week, visiting GREECE, Germany and then Peru. On Tuesday, Obama spoke in ...
GREECE stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General-Composite up 1.52%
Investing.com – GREECE stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Banking and Household sectors led shares ...
GREECE Commemorates 43 Years of November 17
On Thursday, GREECE commemorates 43 years of the student revolt against the military dictatorship in the country. On November 17, 1973, tanks were ...
GREECE still has political life beyond austerity. But what kind of life is it?
As the Greek government cosies up to the church and right-wing forces become more extreme, human rights and national stability are coming under ...
Today’s Best Electronics & Household Deals: Chromebook, Hoover Vacuum Cleaner, Greek Yogurt Maker, and more (11/17)
Here are today’s electronics and household deals (11/17): Amazon Deal of the Day for Prime members only: Score this Lenovo Thinkpad 13 Chromebook for $179.00 (BEST price!) This deal will sell out fast! Amazon Deal of the Day: Get this Hoover Steerable ...
Borrowing Ceiling for Greek Banks Reduced 0.2 Billion Euros by ECB
European Central Bank lowered the borrowing ceiling for Greek banks from the ELA mechanism by 200 million euros, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday. In a report the central bank said that on 16 November 16, 2016 the Governing Council of the European ...
Matt Scott: Infantino turns a GREEK tragedy into a global governance comedy
Giannikos's appointment to FIFA came immediately following an escalation in what was already a scandalous situation in the GREEK game.