How the world sees Greece
Derek Boateng scored his second goal for Greek second-tier side OFI Crete in their 3-0 win over Acharnaikos on Sunday. The former Ghana midfielder scored the last goal in the 75th minute. Angelos Chandi had opened the scoring on 35 minutes for OFI before ...
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The importance of cooperation between GREECE and China as two of the oldest civilizations and the opportunities opening for deeper relations were ...
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GREECE and its institutional creditors must present a staff-level agreement to Euro area finance ministers in order for the country to resume lending from ...
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Issues of cooperation between Greece and Iran and regional and international developments were discussed in a meeting between Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on Sunday afternoon. Zarif is in Athens to participate in ...
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WASHINGTON—The International Monetary Fund had a sobering message for Greece this weekend: Even if the country secures debt relief from its European creditors—a question that is by no means assured with bailout talks still deadlocked—the nation still ...
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Photo taken on March 30, 2017 shows the Pireaus Port Authority's office building in GREECE. China's COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Group ...
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Carlos Puyol proves once again why he is a class act as he watches El Clasico from a refugee camp in Greece. The Barcelona legend will see his former side take on Real Madrid at a screening which will also be shown to over 1,000 refugees. The former Spain ...
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Browse Splash 24/7 for more maritime and shipping news. [cat_name] => Tankers [category_nicename] => tankers [category_parent] => 54 ) ) The Greek rush for cheap VLCC newbuilds continues. Brokers report Neda Maritime Agency has contracted Hyundai Heavy ...
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Most countries have some version of meatballs as part of their culinary culture, each with their own subtle differences to define them. Greek meatballs are made with minced lamb and just a hint of ground coriander and cumin. Though not always traditional ...
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The return of all four Maronite villages in the Turkish occupied areas to their legal inhabitants and under Greek Cypriot administrations in case of a Cyprus solution is a totally fair request and is one of the priorities of the Greek Cypriot side at the ...
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Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers, Conference Attendees, Dear Friends, I welcome you to Athens, to the opening session of the Academic Conference being held in the context of the Ancient Civilizations Forum, the proceedings of which are being carried out for the first time, on the initiative of the Greek government and, in particular, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All of us share the good fortune and the responsibility of a cultural heritage thousands of years old; a cultural heritage that travels the contemporary world in the hopes, principles and values of the citizens of every country represented here today. Countries that are worthy successors to their brilliant past; countries endowed with the added value of millennia-old cultural legacies. But the contemporary international environment is characterized by instability and, at the same time, a multidimensional array of challenges that are having an ever greater impact on the economic and social life of states and, consequently, the day-to-day lives of citizens. Until recently, traditional policies were the response to these challenges. The current reality, however, indicates that dealing effectively with contemporary global problems requires a combination of initiatives and actions based mainly on soft power. Culture is the epitome of soft power, as it is an intrinsic part of the historical continuity of states and peoples, and a timeless link between societies with different characteristics. The use of networks and new tools that will point up the dynamic of our cultural wealth, to the benefit of our peoples, is an opportunity for us to shape our present and future on better terms, with our common values and parallel cultural traditions as our point of departure. Ladies and Gentlemen, Cultural Diplomacy is based on the policy of broad consensus and helps to create a foundation of trust with other peoples – a foundation of trust that policy-makers can use to achieve political, economic and other agreements. Cultural Diplomacy also creates relations with nations and peoples that exist beyond changes in government. It provides a positive cooperation agenda in spite of any political differences, and it creates a neutral platform for communication and exchange of ideas, functioning as a flexible, universally acceptable vehicle even for rapprochement between countries with tense or non-existent diplomatic relations. Moreover, it is the only form of diplomacy that can reach young people and a broad range of the public – people with cultural interests – bringing younger generations and citizens in general into contact with different backgrounds and cultures. Cultural Diplomacy familiarises us with different traditions, reduces stereotypes and combats prejudice. This is why, now more than ever before, the modern world has urgent need of it. But to implement it, we need to listen to one another. Academics, scholars, artists and historians from different cultures need to seek common ground. And that is why we are here today. In seeking this common ground, each culture has its own way of processing and understanding our common meaning. However, allow me to say that ancient Greek civilization was based on ongoing dialogue with the artistic and cultural wealth of other civilizations. Thus, Greek Studies were not just the foundation of Humanism and the source of Western Civilization and the Enlightenment, but are today, too, a springboard for our creating a network of cooperation, dynamically promoting the values represented by our ancient civilizations. So we are being called upon not just to promote the added value of our cultural heritage, but also to capitalise on this heritage to promote solutions to our contemporary problems. We expect the views expressed and findings made at this two-day academic conference to contribute precisely in this direction. Thank you.
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Greece looks forward to an even closer cooperation with China for the benefit of the two peoples and the world, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos told China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, welcoming him at the Presidential Mansion on Sunday. Pavlopoulos said ...
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The right-back played the full 90 minutes as Hull City beat Watford 2-0 in the English Premier League. Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) The winger started on the bench before being introduced with 13 minutes remaining as Stoke City lost 2-0 to Swansea City in ...
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ATHENS — Olympiakos Piraeus clinched their seventh consecutive Greek league title and 44th in total after enjoying a comfortable 5-0 home win over struggling PAS Giannina in their penultimate match of the Super League season on Sunday. Goals from Marko ...
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International institutions are due back in Athens on Monday to further discuss the bailout review and debt relief for Greece. Recently at their Spring Meetings in Washington, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) further discussed the issue of debt relief, but did not come to any solid conclusions, thus leaving an uncertain future for what will […]
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'Hope your bad boy was worth it': Ferne McCann is targeted by Twitter trolls as she reveals she is pregnant by her lover as he's
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The increase in tourists to GREECE from the UAE and wider Mena region, which showed 55 per cent growth year-on-year in 2016, is a promising ...
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More than 70 Greek wineries will travel to London next week for a special wine tasting event for sector representatives and the press, held at the Vintners’ Hall. The event, scheduled for April 25, is organized by the Embassy of Greece in the United ...
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The production of cannabis in Greece for the legal consumption of medicinal purposes may soon be passed in Parliament. Health Minister Andreas Xanthos has stated that measures are underway to approve such a bill and that once approved, doctors will be able ...
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April 21 marked the 50th anniversary of the – last – coup in Greece. In the ensuing years, the country experienced a long period of […] The post The Cost of Junta – 50 Years Later, By Antonis H. Diamataris appeared first on The National Herald.
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SACRAMENTO. The conference «Reflections on the Greek Junta, 1967-1974» held on April 20-22, 2017 at Sacramento State University. One of the conclusions of the conference […] The post Conference «Reflections on the Greek Junta, 1967-1974» appeared first on The National Herald.
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ΑΤΗΕΝS (ANA) — Greece is a key NATO ally in a strategically important region and relations with the United States in defence are strong, U.S. […] The post Greece is Key NATO Ally in a Important Region, Says U.S. Ambassador appeared first on The National Herald.
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Move seen by some as attempt to divert attention from tax increases and pension cuts
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It is still unclear whether the IMF will take part financially in GREECE'S bailout programme before the next tranche of funding is needed to meet debt ...
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The former governor of Greece’s central bank and the ex-chairman of Piraeus Bank are facing criminal charges over bond swaps worth hundreds of millions of euros in the run-up to the country’s economic crisis. The case has come to light as the leftwing ...
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As the image of one the the greatest mathematicians of all time, a statue of Archimedes might be expected to inspire logic and reason. However, one such sculpture is provoking a rather more passionate response in a Hampshire village, as residents claim ...
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SEOUL, April 23 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as two Japanese navy ships joined a U.S. carrier group for exercises in the western Pacific. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to sail to waters off the Korean peninsula in response to rising tension over the North’s nuclear and missile tests, and its threats to attack the United States and its Asian allies. The United States has not specified where the carrier strike group is as it approaches the area. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday it would arrive “within days” but gave no other details. North Korea remained defiant. “Our revolutionary forces are combat-ready to sink a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a single strike,” the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party, said in a commentary. The paper likened the aircraft carrier to a “gross animal” and said a strike on it would be “an actual example to show our military’s force.” The commentary was carried on page three of the newspaper, after a two-page feature about leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a pig farm. Speaking during a visit to Greece, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said there were already enough shows of force and confrontation at present and appealed for calm. “We need to issue peaceful and rational sounds,” Wang said, according to a statement issued by China’s Foreign Ministry. Adding to the tensions, North Korea detained a Korean-American man in his fifties on Friday, bringing the total number of U.S. citizens held by Pyongyang to three. The man, Tony Kim, had been in North Korea for a month teaching accounting at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the institution’s chancellor Chan-Mo Park told Reuters. He was arrested at Pyongyang International Airport on his way out of the country. North Korea will mark the 85th anniversary of the foundation of its Korean People’s Army on Tuesday. It has in the past marked important anniversaries with tests of its weapons. North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests, two of them last year, and is working to develop nuclear-tipped missiles that can reach the United States. It has also carried out a series of ballistic missile tests in defiance of United Nations sanctions. North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threat is perhaps the most serious security challenge confronting Trump. He has vowed to prevent the North from being able to hit the United States with a nuclear missile and has said all options are on the table, including a military strike. WORRY IN JAPAN North Korea says its nuclear program is for self-defense and has warned the United States of a nuclear attack in response to any aggression. It has also threatened to lay waste to South Korea and Japan. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday North Korea’s recent statements were provocative but had proven to be hollow in the past and should not be trusted. “We’ve all come to hear their words repeatedly; their word has not proven honest,” Mattis told a news conference in Tel Aviv, before the latest threat to the aircraft carrier. Japan’s show of naval force reflects growing concern that North Korea could strike it with nuclear or chemical warheads. Some Japanese ruling party lawmakers are urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to acquire strike weapons that could hit North Korean missile forces before any imminent attack. Japan’s navy, which is mostly a destroyer fleet, is the second largest in Asia after China’s. The two Japanese warships, the Samidare and Ashigara, left western Japan on Friday to join the Carl Vinson and will “practice a variety of tactics” with the U.S. strike group, the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force said in a statement. The Japanese force did not specify where the exercises were taking place, but by Sunday the destroyers could have reached an area 2,500 km (1,500 miles) south of Japan, which would be east of the Philippines. From there, it could take three days to reach waters off the Korean peninsula. Japan’s ships would accompany the Carl Vinson north at least into the East China Sea, a source with knowledge of the plan said. U.S. and South Korean officials have been saying for weeks that the North could soon stage another nuclear test, something the United States, China and others have warned against. South Korea has put its forces on heightened alert. China, North Korea’s sole major ally, opposes Pyongyang’s weapons programs and has appealed for calm. The United States has called on China to do more to help defuse the tension. Last Thursday, Trump praised Chinese efforts to rein in “the menace of North Korea,” after North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty pre-emptive strike.” _(Additional reporting by Tim Kelly in Tokyo and Ben Blanchard in Beijing; editing by Ralph Boulton and Jason Neely)_ -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Tehran, April 23, IRNA -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday conferred with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on expansion of mutual relations and cooperation. Setting up 'Assembly of Ancient Civilizations in Athens' will prepare grounds for ...
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Staff members examine a China-Europe container train at Suzhou West Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 8, 2016. (Xinhua/Sun Can) ATHENS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China and Greece will deepen cooperation under the Belt and Road ...
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Organisers of Balfron's GREEK Thomson Bicentenary Festival were expecting ... the village Balfron Library opened its free GREEK Thomson Exhibition.
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ROCKVILLE, MD — Do you truly know how clean your favorite coffee shop or restaurant is? Find the most recent restaurant and food service inspections in Rockville and elsewhere in Montgomery County, performed by the Licensure and Regulatory Office at ...
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ATHENS, GREECE (AP) - China's foreign minister says China insists on the elimination of nuclear weapons in the Korean peninsula and will continue to ...
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GREECE'S Foreign Ministry will host the international Forum of Ancient Civilizations in Athens on Monday in a bid to promote cultural heritage and ...
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Greece to attend the Ancient Civilizations Forum, highlighted the significance of dialogue for a World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE), an Iranian-proposed initiative that ...
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The body of a 86-year-old man was left in a plastic bag on the street for hours after a local funeral house realized the man was poor and there was no money to be paid with. the man had died during a fire in the house he was living in Panorama, Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. … The post Thessaloniki: Body of elderly left on the street for hours because he was poor appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Greek foreign minister Nicos Kotzias has written a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to complain about “the conduct” of UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, reports said on Sunday. According to Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros “the letter bluntly stated” that the UN official was acting to promote the Turkish request for the EU four freedoms … The post Greek FM letter to UN chief says Cyprus adviser Eide lobbying for Turkey appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Toronto is getting ready to screen the sensational Greek hit “Worlds Apart”. The public screening of the award-winning film is thanks to the Greek America Foundation, which is proud to host Toronto’s only theatrical release of the smash hit.
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Officials representing GREECE'S lenders are due back in Athens on Monday with the aim of completing the program review and paving the way for an ...
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Let's assume that the negotiations with GREECE'S creditors will come to a close late one night in May with an agreement on debt restructuring and the ...
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The government is also set to put forward draft legislation that would allow these types of medicines to be packaged and produced in GREECE.
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Greece can exit from the economic crisis by relying on its own strength, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Ta Nea published on its weekend edition. Mitsotakis said this can be achieved with fewer expenses and less taxes ...
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A group of individuals attacked Turkey’s consulate general in the Greek city of Thessaloniki April 23 morning, Anadolu agency reported. The individuals threw two Molotov cocktails to the policemen guarding the building, the agency reported. According to ...
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Hi I would like to seek opinions regarding my itinerary to Greece this coming July. I am a 22-year old travelling solo, and I really enjoy beaches, not much of a history person (but i do like to see ruins!) It is also my first time in Greece, and I have a ...
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A contemporary festival, reclaiming public and private spaces in Athens and Piraeus, taking place within a fortnight. The 4th Fast Forward Festival explores the notion of home, of forced displacement and global strategies of precarization through socially engaged artistic practices. Can art imagine an alternative to our dominant models for living? Can an artistic project … The post Fast Forward Festival 4 – Visual Arts, Theater, Dance 2-14 MAY 2017 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Spokesman of International Monetary Fund, Gerry Rice, dismissed a New York Times report the Fund was split over its participation in the Greek program. Rice categorically denied there was an internal division within the Fund on how to approach the Greek program. The spokesman recalled that the IMF has been funding the Greek bailout program … The post IMF denies the Fund in existential crisis over one more bailout for Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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He denied a New York Times article
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(MENAFN) Greek authorities returned almost 60 people to #Turkey under and Ankara-EU deal, as proclaimed Athens's Public Security Ministry. Accordingly, the group was taken from Kos Island under the supervision of FRONTEX, the EU border security agency.
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There is a blueness of sea that seems feasible only via Photoshop or an Instagram filter, but which is made real around the south-east Aegean’s Dodecanese islands. The star players of the archipelago are Rhodes, Lesbos and Kos, but there are 12 large ...
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The Turkish consulate in Greece’s Thessaloniki was attacked by a small group with Molotov cocktails early on April 23, Doğan News Agency has reported
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