How One Man Made Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees

… passed the railroad that connects Greece to the rest of the … parliament and EU governments to Greece’s camps and has been … humanity. He is an ordinary Greek who played an extraordinary role …

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Greece says it may extend fiscal contingency mechanism to 2019

… debt relief measures beyond 2018. Greece's EU lenders want … said earlier this week that Greece was willing to discuss fiscal … to the dynamics of the Greek economy. (Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas …

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Greek Mythology: Creation of Man

Like in most religions, there is a story that describes how the human race was born into existence. These stories go back as far back as to the later religions or better known as myths. Greek mythology is no exception to this story, it has its own creative ...

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Italian investments in Greece reach €2 billion

Italian investments in Greece reached around 2.0 billion euros in the period 1992-2015, of which around 900 million were made in the period 2003-2015, a Foreign ministry report published in the ministry’s website on exports said. Italian investments ...

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Greece meat market is a family affair

Greece meat market is a family affair Triano’s Meat Market has 17 employees, including Mark Roskey’s wife and sons. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2k9Ibgv

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LIVE Iraklis

GREEK Super League – Follow the Football match between Iraklis and Veria live with Eurosport. The match starts at 14:00 on 21 January 2017. Our live ...

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EU migration head and Greek mayors discuss Aegean islands refugee issue

European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Friday met with the mayors of the five eastern Aegean islands worst affected by the refugee and migrant crisis, at the offices of the European Parliament in Athens.

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December jobless rate up compared to last year in Greece

The unemployment rate rose in December 2016 in comparison to last year over the same period, according to data released by the Greek Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED). The registered jobless amounted to 1,072,652, which is 24,991 more than the ...

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Legendary NBA coach George Karl discusses his new book, coaching missteps, Carmelo Anthony, and the league today

[george karl]Rick Bowmer/AP; Business Insider George Karl's new book, "Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection," doesn't hold back. The book from the 64-year-old former coach is a tell-all memoir spanning his North Carolina roots, with him learning under legendary basketball coach Dean Smith, to his wild and successful coaching career, where he coached six teams and amassed 1,175 wins, the sixth-most all-time. The book also documents his passion for basketball and his willingness to mix it up with players and executives along the way. The first excerpts were met with controversy. In one section, Karl accuses Carmelo Anthony of a selfish style of play and criticizes J.R. Smith for his shot selection while also suggesting that Anthony and former Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin struggled with responsibility because they grew up in fatherless households. Other sections detail his struggles with former Seattle Supersonics guard Gary Payton, his falling-out with Ray Allen with the Milwaukee Bucks, and his power struggles with owners and GMs during his other stops. While promoting the book, Karl addressed the controversies, particularly over his comments about Anthony and Martin's childhoods, and apologized for the wording. But regarding the other controversial and blunt assessments of players and other characters in the NBA, Karl also made it clear he wanted to honestly document his experiences and what really happens in the NBA. Karl spoke with Business Insider for a phone interview on "Furious George," his coaching experiences, and today's NBA. _This interview has been edited for clarity and length._ SCOTT DAVIS: WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE BOOK TO WRITE OR WHAT WAS THE SECTION YOU WERE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT WRITING? GEORGE KARL: My whole thing is to kinda just to tell stories about what made me who I am and tell stories about things that happened that people probably had a little bit of an insight into, but maybe give them a little bit behind the scenes. And just a conversation you'd have in a sports bar, eating wings and drinking beer. You know, the conversation gets pretty heated and tense about what team was better or what happened in this game. It comes in different packages. But I think the two things that I probably relish in my career is my North Carolina roots, and the other thing would be the year with the Seattle Supersonics when we went to the Finals and got Michael [Jordan] and gave Michael a good battle for six games. DAVIS: WHAT'S ONE THING THE AVERAGE FAN DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT COACHING? KARL: I think the fan doesn't understand that coaching is a marathon in the NBA. Eighty-two games is ridiculously a lot of games played in a very short period of time. And the frustrations, even when you're successful and win a lot of games, you still have daily frustrations. Coaching is, when you lose, you gotta plug some holes and fix some things. When you win, you gotta manage your team's attitude and ego and cockiness. You wanna build confidence, you wanna build a trust and belief in each other, but you don't want them to think they're getting away with something. There's always a moment of managing basketball psyche a little bit, almost every day. DAVIS: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE 82-GAME SCHEDULE? SHOULD IT BE REDUCED OR SPREAD OUT MORE TO AVOID BACK-TO-BACKS? KARL: I think the perfect world is yes, but I don't think you're gonna see a change. Just because 82 games produces revenue on a nightly basis, and I don't think the players wanna take a pay cut, and I don't think the owners wanna lose money. But I think Adam Silver's done a good job of trying to spread those four-games-in-five-nights situations. I think they're trying actually to abolish them and not let them happen anymore, and then the back-to-backs, you gotta have some of them, try to make them as small of a number as possible. DAVIS: WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON YOUR CAREER, ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS YOU WISH YOU COULD HAVE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY OR PLAYERS YOU COULD HAVE COACHED DIFFERENTLY? [GEORGE KARL BUCKS]RICK BOWMER/AP; BUSINESS INSIDERKARL: We went to the conference finals in Milwaukee, and then we signed Anthony Mason the next year. And we thought that was the piece that was gonna make us happen and maybe get to the Finals and take a step forward in the process we were going through. And we made a step backwards. I don't know if it was my choice or my coaching, but for some reason, the Anthony Mason trade did not make us what we thought we were gonna be. And we had a disappointing season because of it. And because of that I think my relationship with Ray Allen deteriorated a little bit also. DAVIS: IN THE BOOK YOU DISCUSS HOW YOUR WORK ETHIC AND THE NBA LIFE WAS ROUGH ON YOUR FAMILY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D TELL INCOMING COACHES ABOUT THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE OR ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE? KARL: I think cancer taught me that balancing stress, learning how to manage your stress, balancing your schedule to where you're not just a totally on, intense coach the whole time, those are all things that were great to write in the book and talk about. But a 38-, 39-year-old young man who has all this energy, when he gets that job, he's gonna do it probably the way he wants to do it or the way he's been mentored. But I think you see more and more coaches in the NBA that have balance. I know [Gregg Popovich] is a very low-key kind of a balanced guy, even though he's very intense in the game. They don't practice a lot, and because of that I think they play well. I heard that Brad Stevens up in Boston is a very short practice guy. Preparation and video and statistics have just made it so intense. You have so much information that you gotta decipher what you wanna know, how you wanna know it, and what else you're also gonna take to the players. DAVIS: IN THE BOOK AND SINCE YOU'VE SPOKEN AT LENGTH ABOUT CARMELO ANTHONY AND HOW HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED PLAYERS YOU WORKED WITH BUT YOU WISH HE WOULD HAVE REALIZED ALL OF HIS SKILLS. LOOKING BACK, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO BRING OUT ALL OF HIS SKILLS, OR WAS THAT ON HIM? [GEORGE KARL CARMELO ANTHONY]RICK BOWMER/AP; BUSINESS INSIDERKARL: You always can do more or you can do something different, but the frustration with Melo was we thought he could be a great rebounder, great defender, we thought he could be a playmaking forward. And we only really fine-tuned him into scoring points for us, we never got him to buy into a complete game. And sometimes that might be who you have on your team, too. My thing with Melo is, even with a great player who won a lot of games for the Denver Nuggets and me as my coaching career, as a coach you're always trying to figure out how you can make your team and make each player on the team a little bit better. And I think that's where Melo was an All-Star, he was a great player, won a lot of games, made a lot of big shots, but we as coaches still wanted to push him if we could. DAVIS: THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT ANTHONY'S FUTURE WITH THE KNICKS, AND HE EVEN SAID HE NEEDS TO TALK TO PHIL JACKSON ABOUT THAT FUTURE. HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT HAVING SUCH A CONVERSATION? KARL: I don't know if that's the truth. I think most of the time you go into the season, you have a plan. You don't wanna change from that plan in the middle of the year. I'm pretty sure that's what the Knicks wanna do. They wanna play this year out, see how their team evolves, hopefully get into a situation where they play important games in March and April for the playoffs and see if they get lucky to get into the playoffs. I know they are on a bad stretch right now, but a seven-game winning streak can follow a bad stretch, and once that happens you get back into feeling positive about the game of basketball. Most organizations have patience, most organizations feel that it should be an 82-game journey, not a 41-game journey. DAVIS: LOOKING AROUND THE LEAGUE, IS THERE ANY PLAYER OR TEAM YOU LOOK AT AND THINK YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH? KARL: I can't pronounce his name — the guy in Milwaukee, the Greek Freak! He’s really, really coming into his own. And I'll be honest with you, the guy that I think has excited me that I didn't know had it in him as he's doing it now is James Harden. James Harden, his playmaking, I did not see that. I mean, I thought he was a good passer, but I didn't see a guy that should have the ball in his hands all the time because he makes great decisions. DAVIS: THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHETHER RUSSELL WESTBROOK CAN KEEP UP HIS CURRENT PACE AND ENERGY LEVEL THROUGH THE REST OF THE SEASON. DO YOU THINK HE WILL? KARL: I would say yes. Knowing that energy bunny, I mean, that guy has more energy than any player I think I've ever seen play in the NBA. I mean, he is fired up every night he plays. Every coach, we see his flaws at times, but I just love the intensity he brings to the game. DAVIS: DOES WESTBROOK REMIND YOU OF ANYONE YOU EVER COACHED? KARL: Offensive player like that, not really. I never had a guy who could get to the rim like that. Ray Allen was a great scorer, Allen Iverson was a great scorer, but Russell Westbrook, he just attacks the defense, and he does it with passion. Every ball he gets, he's coming at you. It's pretty impressive. KARL: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TANKING? SOME OF YOUR NUGGETS TEAMS WERE THAT DREADED, MIDDLE-OF-THE-PACK-TYPE TEAM WITHOUT A SUPERSTAR. SOME PEOPLE FEEL IT'S BETTER TO TANK AND DRAFT A STAR THAN TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DAVIS: I don't know how to answer that. As a coach, you don't like tanking. We don't wanna be told to play in a way that the team won't have a chance to win and play guys that you know probably don't have a chance to win just because you wanna get lucky in the draft. And the draft is not a sure thing. I think sometimes we expect to get saved by the draft. I don't think that happens very often. Now, it happens once in a while, you know, a Westbrook, a Durant, a LeBron, but there have been a lot of failures in the top 10 as much as there have been successes. DAVIS: IF YOU DON'T COACH AGAIN, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NBA OR BASKETBALL-RELATED JOBS YOU WOULD WANT TO PURSUE? KARL: I just wanna stay engaged in basketball. I don't know where that's gonna be. I don't know if that's gonna be in the NBA or as an assistant coach or an AAU coach or whatever. I'm interested in getting in the gym and loving the game and giving back to the great game that's given me a fantastic life. DAVIS: IF YOU COULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN BASKETBALL, WHAT KIND OF JOB WOULD YOU PURSUE? KARL: Oh man. I'd probably try to be the best grandpa in the world probably for a year. NOW WATCH: Check out the flashy $2 billion stadium the Raiders want to build in Las Vegas

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Greek family-run farm presents 24K gold infused honey

The name “Stayia” came from the two owners’ names, Stavroula and Yiannis, but at a coincidence in ancient Greek the word means platanus tree. “We are official honey suppliers of the kingdom of Qatar,” they told ANA, adding that the 24K honey was ...

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Greek DefMin Believes in Good Cooperation Between Greece-U.S. With President Trump

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Friday expressed his belief that there will be close cooperation between Greece and the United States with new President Donald Trump. Kammenos is in Washington and was present at an event organized by the ...

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Orix buys RBS loans made to GREEK shippers

Most of the loans Orix is buying from RBS are of investment grade and made to GREEK borrowers, said the sources, who were not authorized to discuss ...

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GREEK ERGOSE and Russia's RZD railway sign cooperation deal in Moscow

The GREEK railways subsidiary ERGOSE and the international section of the Russia's RZD railways on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding ...

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The Ebbs and Flows of FHSU GREEK Life

At Fort Hays State University, GREEK Life is prevalent but in a state of constant growth. With every new semester comes new recruits and increased ...

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GREEK president: Cyprus' tragedy is a stigma on international legal order

GREEK President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Thursday the ongoing "tragedy" of Cyprus constitutes a ?stigma? on international legal order, speaking ...

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ The Greek Theater 6/29

Eerie, electrically fluid, thick with grime and seeping with a soft, poetic, almost velvety narrator. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will forever refuse to be categorized as anything you’re accustomed to hearing in music. Since 1983 the group has been ...

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Refugee Children Get Warm Welcome in Greek School

The refugee children who went to the 1st and 2nd Kalochori Elementary Schools on Thursday received the warmest welcome from students and teachers alike. The children went to the school as part of the new Host Structures for the Refugee Education school ...

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Greek Defence Minister has series of meetings in Washington

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos met with new personnel manager of the White House Reince Priebus and with George Papadopoulos associate of the new US President Donald Trump and with other top officials of Trump’s staff as well as members of the ...

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Former Estiatorio Milos Chef to Go Greek on His Own Terms

After departing The Cosmopolitan’s Estiatorio Milos in November, chef Nikos Georgousis will partner with restaurateur/chef and friend Jerry Goumroian, formerly of The Great Greek in Henderson, to open Meraki Greek Grill (4950 S. Rainbow, Suite 160 ...

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The left's response to Trump and alt-right must be international

With Donald Trump’s inauguration as American president, one more event considered by many to be beyond the realm of possibility has come to pass. Protests may have been taking place in America and around the world, but the crisis of the left is all too apparent. The social democrats have long since accepted the right’s tenets of globalisation and deregulation. They offer a managerial capitalism where taxes from a marketised system are used to sustain and, where possible, expand the welfare state within national boundaries. This looks almost meaningless in the face of an ageing population, while Western economies compete for jobs and investment with resurgent Asia and struggle for growth. The more radical left has meanwhile found a foothold in some countries, but it has tended towards protest rather than offering a genuine alternative. I believe these groups have to return to something central to their 19th-century founding principles that has been overlooked. A global problem does not need the response of national movements but rather a fully coordinated international movement. The challenge for the left is to bring this about. LEFT IN THE COLD The story of our times is the journey of socialism during the 20th century. It transformed from an explicitly international movement dedicated to radical alternatives to the status quo into political parties confined within national boundaries. These focused on raising and managing resources for public services and welfare within a global capitalist order forged on globalisation and technological change. The abject failure of a planned Europe-wide general strike on the eve of World War I was an early portent. By the 2008 financial crisis, the absence of any serious discussion, let alone an attempt, to mobilise a cross-national movement to combat austerity even within the eurozone was a severe indictment of European social democracy. Governments run by social democrat parties colluded in institutional processes that led to harsh austerity in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Greece. Movements like Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain mobilised national anti-austerity coalitions but had little to say about coordinated action. In the US, Bernie Sanders’ take on democratic socialism builds on guaranteeing the economic rights of all Americans. Jeremy Corbyn and his leftist colleagues in the Labour Party also oppose UK austerity and pay plenty of lip service to international solidarity, but they are not trying to bring it about. Movements such as Occupy did try to coordinate internationally, but focused on the symptoms of the problem and not the causes. Why this global failure? THE TARGET CONSTITUENCY The left’s big conundrum is how to persuade the key voting constituency of the alt.right that it has a better solution to their problems. Populists, including Trump, Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen, have primarily mobilised white voters on low to middle incomes working in skilled or semi-skilled jobs in industry and services or running small businesses – plus pensioners. Theresa May’s favoured term for this group is people who are “just getting by”. They have seen their incomes and future prospects stagnate; stable jobs in manufacturing replaced by lower-paying less stable ones in services; and their access to welfare become restricted – and even contested – following the financial crisis. This has stoked their opposition to mass immigration, political correctness and reckless banks and corporations. They increasingly believe the welfare state shouldn’t give special treatment to minorities or the “undeserving poor”. They are patriotic both for cultural reasons and because they believe the nation state can protect them against the excesses of globalisation and technological change. In other words, they agree with many of the key arguments of the left’s critique of global capitalism but believe in an isolationist solution. As Trump put it simply during his inauguration speech, “America first”. The left has to convince them that the protection they believe they receive from the nation state is temporary. The huge problem facing Western democracies is that their populations are getting older and therefore need more workers to sustain them – low birth rates dictate that these workforces have to come from other countries. Leaders like Trump may temporarily reduce immigration, but you can only defy gravity for so long. Meanwhile, economic theory makes clear that in a relatively free global market, there would be a tendency for people with similar skills to get paid the same. An often-cited example is that following the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), unskilled labour wages gradually fell in the US while rising in Mexico. In an era of globalisation and technological change, until workers with similar skills in the East and South receive wages on a par with those in the West, those people “just getting by” can expect their standard of living to keep falling. One of the main consequences of globalisation is that it has created a world market in which workers in different countries see themselves as competing for wages, jobs and investment. This has exacerbated divisions that help to explain why coordinated international action is never even mentioned as a possibility – never mind that smartphones and the internet could make it much easier than for previous generations. COMMON INTERESTS The answer is for people to stop competing with workers in other countries and start recognising their common interest in winning a greater share of global wealth. This means everything from coordinated wage bargaining positions within multinationals and global supply chains to eurozone-wide general strikes against austerity. It means that retail workers on zero-hours contracts selling clothes made by Bangladeshi sweatshop workers need to recognise their common interests and mobilise to act together. Political entrepreneurs such as Trump have blurred the traditional differences between left-wing and right-wing concerns by offering a bulwark to the effects of change in an increasingly complex world. They have singled out migrants and minorities as the physical embodiment of the problem. The left’s big failure is not to explain or even perhaps understand why this is wrong. There is no reason why it could not make Trump’s inauguration a line in the sand. [The Conversation] _Sayantan Ghosal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above._

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Aillerion to team up with Greek bank to provide innovative services

… with the biggest bank in Greece, Piraeus Bank, the company said …

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PROTO THEMA journalists appeal to EC and international journalistic bodies over freedom of Press threat by Greek government

… AGAINST FREEDOM OF PRESS IN GREECE We the employees at PROTO … ultimately turns against Democracy. THE GREEK government has proven that it … freedom of the Press in Greece.

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Greece: Population Movement

This Operations Update no. 5 is to inform the extension of the operation’s timeframe until December 2017 and adjust the budget amount to reflect the latest changes in the implementation model as well as the changes in the operation to address the needs ...

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7.9% reduction in GREEK tourism revenues despite arrivals increase

A significant reduction of 7.9% was indicated by the GREEK receipts from tourism between January – September 2016 compared with the ...

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GREEK authorities to charge Sorras with hate crimes against Paralympic athletes

GREEK prosecuting authorities on Friday announced that self-proclaimed billionaire and aspiring politician Artemis Sorras is to face charges under ...

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These Are the ONLY Two Foods Ivanka Trump Is Willing to Eat for Breakfast

... get too overwhelming. So what are the two breakfast options available to the Ivanka Trump household? GREEK yogurt with berries, or "fancy oatmeal.

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Gold-Infused Honey Made by Greek Farm

Stayia, a family-run farm business founded in 2012 by Yiannis Karypidis and Stevi Theodorou in Evia, presented “Vasilissa”, a pure thyme honey infused with edible 24K gold leaves. The name... The post Gold-Infused Honey Made by Greek Farm appeared first on The National Herald.

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Greece records 14 deaths from flu this winter, experts sound alarm

Fourteen people have died of flu complications this winter in Greece, the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) said on Friday. The victims were 58-91 years old with only three of them inoculated, according to KEELPNO experts.

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Radiohead Tickets at GREEK Theatre at U.C. Berkley: Ticket Down Slashes Radiohead Ticket Prices ...

Ticket Down has cheap Radiohead tickets at GREEK Theatre - U.C. Berkeley on April 17th and 18th. This popular secondary ticket site is offering their ...

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National Archaeological Museum tribute to GREEK modern sculpture continues

The fourth event in the National Archaeological Museum's annual tribute to modern GREEK sculpture will be launched next Monday at 18:00, with ...

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Ben Needham's grandfather urges GREEK authorities to launch fresh search for missing grandson

The grandfather of missing Ben Needham has urged the GREEK authorities to conduct a fresh search for his grandson. Eddie Needham, 68, has ...

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In time of troubles, Davos organizers send in the clown

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — With an ear-piercing whistle, a professional clown in the crowd startles to order a conference room full of some of the world's elite thinkers, writers and religious minds. The Lebanese-born, curly-haired artist in baggy green trousers and with a frequent raspy laugh made her debut this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a special invitee more accustomed to entertaining refugees than livening up serious thought-fests. Choucair, a clown and storyteller, has often worked with refugee children in places like the Greek island of Lesbos.

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She Goes On Profane, Racist Tirade Against Greek Couple Until Shop Manager Steps In

There is no denying the prevalence of racism and bigotry in the United States, and the recent months have seen an explosion of such behavior on the public scale. In the wake of President-elect Trump winning the election, many who support him feel that they ...

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Financial Times report: Greek tragedy

Financial Times Europe correspondent Henry Foy publishes a long piece entitled “A Greek Tragedy: How much can one nation take?”, focusing on the hardships the Greek people are facing due to the economic crisis, which is now in its 6th year. From FT:

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A winter visit to Athens offers a pleasant alternative

But with interesting neighborhoods, trendy shops and a variety of cafes and tavernas serving that famous Greek cuisine, Athens’ attractions are not all rooted in the past. The city is easy to get around by bus or metro and most major attractions are ...

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The Guardian and Observer 2016 charity appeal

Readers have been incredibly generous. Our 2016 charities – Help Refugees, Safe Passage, and The Children’s Society – explain how they will use your donations * Readers’ £1.8m for refugees is beacon of humanity in climate of hostility “We’ve just returned from Greece where refugee children are living in camps with temperatures as low as -13. Grassroots organisations funded by Help Refugees were again providing the emergency response keeping people safe and warm. We saw volunteers working in terrible conditions to provide emergency food, winter clothes, heating, fuel, drinking water. They helped relocate vulnerable families to safer accommodation. Continue reading...

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Lagarde Assures Schaeuble: The IMF Plans to Stay Involved in Greece’s Bailout Program

During the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reportedly told German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that her organization plans to stay engaged in the bailout talks for Greece. The announcement was made public on Friday by a spokesperson for Schaeuble at a government […]

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Experts To Discuss Teaching English to Non-Native Speakers

Carnegie Mellon University's Dudley Reynolds will lead policymakers and industry professionals at a February summit in Athens, Greece, to discuss the future of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Reynolds, a professor of English at Carnegie ...

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Italian firm promises €500 mil. investments into Greek rail operator

Finalization on Wednesday of a contract to sell-off Greece's previously debt-laden and under-performing rail operator (Trainose) to Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato for 45 million euros will reportedly be accompanied by up to 500 million euros in investments ...

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BRIEF-S&P affirms Greece 'B-/B' ratings with stable outlook

… Ratings:* S&P - Greece 'B-/B' ratings … market * S&P on Greece says while there has been … in second half of 2016, Greek economy remains fragile, its banking … Greece - The outlook for investment remains constrained, given challenges to Greece …

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Maria Loi Puts Her Greek Heart and Soul into her New York City Restaurant's Cuisine By John Mariani

Loi Estiatorio without Maria Loi would not really be Loi. Of course, one could say that about many restaurants whose owner's name is on the awning, but in so few cases these days do those owners ever set foot in their own establishments. When you enter Loi ...

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FYROM Rotates New Group of Slovak Officers to Greece Border

The latest rotation of Slovak officers are going to be taking post on the FYROM-Greece border. This will be the 6th rotation of the officers from the Republic of Slovakia who are girding the FYROM border in efforts to prevent migrants from crossing into ...

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One Big, Happy Greek Family in Nassau and Queens

Irene Nictas has always been in a New York state of mind. She grew up in Queens and moved to Long Island as an adult. These days, she’s the first to welcome home buyers to her ‘hoods as a real estate agent for Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International ...

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Berlin’s plan B for Athens in case the IMF leaves the Greek program

According to Handelsblatt the German government is processing an alternative plan should the IMF chooses to leave the Greek program, something that becomes increasingly possible as time passes by. Although, Dr. Wolfgang Schauble says that the IMF will not ...

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Greek Chicken Skewers

Transport yourself to a beautiful Greek island with these really simple Greek Chicken Skewers. Bursting with lemon, garlic and oregano, they are a real crowd pleaser! You will always find skewers at a BBQ, well at our BBQs you will anyway, but that doesn ...

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Radiohead announce two dates at The Greek Theater in April

The band has essentially one song that gets regular play on the radio (“Creep,” which is a great track — it is — but completely unrepresentative of the group now), and for the past 15 years, Thom Yorke and company have almost wholly dedicated ...

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Syracuse Preview

As a member of Olympiacos in Greece, Rivers was named the 1997 Euroleague Final Four MVP when his squad became the first Greek team to win the Euroleague Championship. Rivers, who served as a team captain during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ...

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Patras: Mother admits, she abandoned the two toddlers and the baby on the street

Greek police located the parents of the two toddlers and one baby who are found abandoned in a street in Patras four days ago. According to Greek media, it was the 20-year-old mother who abandoned the two toddlers and the baby on an street. A couple of weeks ago, the […]

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Greek central bank posts 1.09 bln euro 2016 profit

ATHENS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of Greece on Friday reported 2016 full-year profit of 1.09 billion euros ($1.16 billion), down from 1.16 billion euros a year ago. The central bank said that 1.08 billion euros will be transferred to the Greek government ...

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Why We’re All About Eating Yogurt for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

While Greek yogurt is packed with double the protein and less sugar than regular yogurt, both are a great source of both calcium and protein. And don't shy away from the good-for-you milkfat: whole milk yogurt, full of fat-soluble nutrients, may be better ...

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