Many of you have probably seen ABC's hit comedy “Modern Family”, but did you know one of the high-paid stars of the show is GREEK? Ariel Winter ...
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How the world sees Greece
Monday, May 15, 2017
Did You Know This 'Modern Family' Star is GREEK?
Thieves Steal Vital Diagnostic Equipment From Greek Hospital
ATHENS, Greece — Greek police are looking for thieves who stole vital medical diagnostic equipment worth some €400,000 ($438,000) from an Athens state cancer hospital. Police say seven pieces of machinery were taken early Monday. Hospital officials ...
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Greece Could Return to Debt Markets Soon-Opposition Leader Mitsotakis
LONDON — Greece could soon return to debt markets, marking a major step in its recovery from a prolonged debt crisis, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party holds a double-digit lead in opinion polls, said on Monday. "Returning ...
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Greek far-right MP ejected from parliament after fracas
'Don’t walk in front of me. Can’t you see I’m talking?' Golden Dawn's Ilias Kasidiaris told political rival.
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GREEK beaches awarded second highest number of blue flags
Greece's beaches have received the second largest number of Blue Flags in the world this year behind Spain. GREEK beaches got a total of 486 flags ...
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Turkish vessels violate GREEK territorial waters after Tsipras, Erdogan meet
The vessels, which were taking part in a maritime exercise code-named Denizkurdu (Seawolf), stayed in GREEK territorial waters for about 20 minutes.
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Foreign Ministry announcement regarding the violation of Greek territorial waters by Turkish vessels in the area of Agathonisi
Today's violation of Greek territorial waters in the area of Agathonisi by Turkish navy vessels constitutes a flagrant violation of international law. It is clear that there are forces in Turkey that do not want understanding and good neighbourly relations between the two countries.
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The Greek Taverna is now open in the The Crazy Greek space
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Holidaymakers warned over two days of strikes in Greece
The Foreign Office is warning of disruption to ferries and public transport in Greece on Tuesday and Wednesday as the country's main unions go on strike. The FCO has updated its advice to say: "Greece's two biggest public and private labour unions, GSEE ...
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Nationwide strikes in Greece against measures in new memorandum
Work stoppages to start Tuesday
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Talks on Greek debt on next EuroGroup agenda: Dijsselbloem
Debt relief only after completion of program after 2018, says EuroGroup head
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Greece 2nd in Blue Flag awards in the world
Received 486 flags
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Greek Style Steak Sandwiches
In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients (through olive oil) with salt and pepper. Mix together. Gently fold in feta. Set aside. Split the hoagie buns. Toast, if desired. Combine the mayonnaise and mustard in a small bowl. Spread on the inside of ...
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Greek Island Vibes Heading to the Hamptons
Summers spent on the Greek island Mykonos, a famous travel destination known for its picturesque beaches and party atmosphere, always lingered in the back of restaurateur James Mallios’ mind. In 2015, he brought the team from his Manhattan restaurant ...
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Greece outlines roadmap for gradual lift of capital controls
ATHENS Greece outlined a roadmap on Monday for the gradual lifting of capital controls it imposed in July 2015 to safeguard its banks but said the plan is contingent on several factors, including restored access to money markets. "The next steps towards a ...
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Strikes, Work Stoppages on Athens Public Rransport on Tuesday, Wednesday
ATHENS (ANA) – Staff on Athens public transport and Greek air-traffic controllers have announced a series of work stoppages on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, supporting […] The post Strikes, Work Stoppages on Athens Public Rransport on Tuesday, Wednesday appeared first on The National Herald.
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Crete Αttracts the Ιnterest in Greek Panorama Εxhibition, NY
NEW YORK (ANA) – The Region of Crete participated in the exhibition “GREEK PANORAMA”, which was held from May 11 to May 13, in New […] The post Crete Αttracts the Ιnterest in Greek Panorama Εxhibition, NY appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece Deserves Better
To the Editor: I am writing about the awful institutions in Greece today. It was started by New Democracy (ND) and Pasok with runaway patronage […] The post Greece Deserves Better appeared first on The National Herald.
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A Forest the Latest Hurdle for Greece’s Hellenikon Project
An 8-billion-euro project to develop Hellenikon, Athens’ former airport complex, into a metropolitan park has since receiving the go-ahead from the Greek government run into one hurdle after another the latest being a forest which may create problems for ...
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Modern GREEK restaurant Ouzo Bay comes to Boca Raton
The owners of this Mediterranean restaurant, founded in 2012 in Baltimore, have opened a second location in the former Jazziz Nightlife at the south ...
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Response: Toxic Brotherhood
For me, continuing the conversation in the context of GREEK life is a way of expressing my own remorse about a period of time during which my ...
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Imagining Donald Trump's downfall: a GREEK tragedy in five acts
'The President prowls the White House, obsessed that a probe into possible collusion between his campaign.' Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty ...
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Fraport Greece presents upgrading, renovation plans for Mykonos airport
Fraport Greece on Friday presented its strategic development plan for the airport on Mykonos, the iconic Greek isle known as a jetsetters’ destination and one of the country's major tourism draws. Company executives met with local authorities, the island ...
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The Perpetual Greek Crisis
Once again, Greece is making headlines for its economic troubles as it heads towards a major confrontation with its European creditors and the IMF. Tensions over bailout negotiations are on the rise and many are worried Athens will see itself in ...
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The Greek Taverna Is Now Open
The Greek Taverna is open at 1903 Staples Mill Road. It’s the latest from the original Crazy Greek owners Kitsa and Greg Panos, along with daughter Toula Panos Suleymanian and her husband Gagik. The family also owns Mama Cucina. The old space had been ...
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Draft Law Aiming to Tax Airbnb-style Rentals in Greece
A bill to be voted on in Greek parliament this week is set to impose a 15-45 percent tax on annual income earned from the short-term lease of property for tourism accommodation purposes. Within a greater draft law aimed at covering a number of areas, the ...
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Premier Tax Free CEO: 12% growth in Europe in first four months of 2017
Over the next number of years, I believe that GREECE will become more ... This is not my first visit to GREECE but it is my first time visiting Athens.
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Greece Considers Extending EU Austerity to a Decade
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece started a four-day debate Monday on whether to approve a new package of spending cuts that will extend the number of years Greeks have lived under austerity to more than a decade. Amid confirmation that the ...
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Financial Services Committee Holds Lessons from the IMF’s Bailout of Greece Hearing
… the IMF’s Bailout of Greece”, on Thursday, May 18, 2017 …
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Turks mop up property in Greece
… there." Sweet incentive With Greece offering visa-free stay for investments … future of their offspring. Read: Greeks still hostile to reforms despite … the so-called Golden Visa program, Greece offers five year visa-free stay …
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Greek Banks Remains Stable Despite Problem Loans
… marginally profitable in 2017-18." Greek banks will likely struggle to … Single Supervisory Mechanism and Greece’s central bank. Greek banks have committed … timely manner. Moody’s said Greece’s real GDP should grow …
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Experiment Greece: Operation successful, but the patient died…
“Greece’s latest cuts extend austerity to decade mark,” Associated Press wrote this morning with reference to the new austerity package bringing measures worth 4.9 billion euros for 2018-2021. Just a decade? The country is been restructured and rescued, while parts of the society cannot afford a descent living. The upcoming austerity measures will give another … The post Experiment Greece: Operation successful, but the patient died… appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Blue Whale game: Teenager girl in Greece harms herself, hospitalized
A teenager girl has been transferred to hospital after she caused harm to herself and swallowed sleeping pills following instructions on social media. Authorities estimate, the 15-year-old teen is the first victim of Blue Whale suicide game in Greece. The suicide challenge is considered to be responsible for at least 300 deaths of teenager girls … The post Blue Whale game: Teenager girl in Greece harms herself, hospitalized appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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MEPs to urge EU countries to speed up transfer of refugees from Italy and Greece
MEPs will urge EU countries on Tuesday morning to accelerate the transfer of refugees from Italy and Greece to other member states, as agreed in September 2015. Under two Council decisions adopted in September 2015, member states committed to relocate ...
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Healthy Lunch: Veggie-Filled Greek Hummus Power Bowl
It’s slowly warming up here, and I’m craving more raw vegetables in my meals. Sometimes it gets tedious washing and chopping all of the raw vegetables, but it’s bowls like this that remind me that it’s worth it! I’ve enjoyed some version of this ...
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Wines of Greece at City Winery: A Taste of Greece
Last week we celebrated Greek culture at the Taste of Greece event held at City Winery hosted by Wines of Greece and Friends of Boroume Charity. Of course no Greek celebration would be complete without an abundance of delicious food and wine.
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Two Turkish navy ships violate Greek waters for 20 minutes
Ships sailed near eastern and northern coast of Agathonisi island
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What Will Make UT Safe for All Students?
May Day at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin was not only a day of protest, but also one of confusion, fear and mourning. At about 1:45 p.m., several students were stabbed, one fatally, outside the busy Gregory Gym by a fellow student, Kendrex White. More than one witness claimed they thought the attack was just a stunt, but by the time White was arrested, the gravity of the situation had become apparent, and a state of shock descended on campus. On May 3, thousands of students solemnly convened to remember the life of freshman Harrison Brown. Immediately following Brown's tragic death, however, the campus and social media exploded in a flurry of speculation and scapegoating. A flyer appeared featuring the slogan "Around Blacks, Never Relax" with a racist Black caricature brandishing a knife. A new, ambiguously named Facebook group called "UT Students" suggested in a post the day after the stabbing that fraternities felt victimized and fearful for their safety in light of the attack -- and in failing to act, the administration had attempted to sweep these events under the rug. Some on the far right claimed the attack had been directed specifically at white conservatives. The news media even picked up a fabricated story about a gun-carrying savior who had swept in to subdue White, though this was quickly discredited. The real story of what happened doesn't support the right wing's political agenda. Contrary to the idea that White was targeting "frat boys" or "white conservatives," there was no evidence of this as his motive. Those who knew White remembered him as kind and engaged in his campus community. White had recently been hospitalized for mental health reasons, and his social media accounts suggest that he was struggling through a difficult time. Immediately after being arrested and in a later interview, White told police, blank-faced, that he had no recollection of the attack. According to a police affidavit, White interrupted one interview and said, "If I did something I don't remember, then I want to be told." It seems that despite the attempts to claim Kendrex White as a poster boy for "anti-white racism" among African Americans or the far left, he was actually someone who desperately needed help. Meanwhile, despite the evidence debunking the spurious connection between the stabbings and an attack on the Greek system, a "Frats Bash Back" flyer appeared last weekend in UT's West Campus, with a picture of Harrison Brown at the top. The flyer called for the formation of vigilante squads to protect fraternities and sororities from "anti-white" violence -- and encouraged people to report all "illegal immigrants" employed at the university to the authorities, in defiance of the student demand for a sanctuary campus. Anticommunist Action, whose website was listed on the bottom of the flyer, claims its mission is to "defend our communities from radical political violence by physically resisting leftist terrorists and rioters." A far-right news site also listed on the flyer features a two-part series explaining how the left and its allies in academia are "killing conservatives on campuses," citing the UT stabbing as an example of this supposed persecution -- despite the lack of any evidence of a connection between Brown's death and the targeting of the fraternities. *** Racist flyers aren't new to the University of Texas campus. Periodic appearances of racist and Nazi-themed flyers have been increasingly common at UT in the last two semesters, calling for the banning of Muslim students and protection of the "white race" from immigrants, leftists and people of color. One flyer used the phrase "Imagine a Muslim-Free Campus" and an image of the World Trade Center. Many of these flyers echo the hate-filled rhetoric of Trump's cabinet and the so-called alt-right. UT President Greg Fenves has been aware of these flyers and student complaints about them. However, his public responses have repeatedly failed to address the nature and seriousness of the threats they pose -- and instead tend to downplay the fear they cause. In the case of the anti-Muslim flyers, the university president didn't counter their racism of the flyers, but instead focused on the fact that the group responsible for posting them wasn't a student organization and didn't have permission to put them up. A February 22 town hall hosted by the university featured student speakers who felt the administration's response didn't take seriously the danger posed to students by these blatantly racist groups. The UT administration responded to this criticism by releasing a new "hate and bias" policy in early March. The document outlined the university's commitment to cracking down on incidents of verbal harassment and threats of violence on the basis of "race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, ideology, political views or political affiliation." The materials also indicated that the administration wouldn't tolerate any incitement to break the law. *** Unfortunantly, isntead of confronting the threats promoted by racist flyers, the university's new policy has led to escalated intimidation of students who have taken the initiative to remove them. Jessica, a first-year neuroscience major on the pre-med track at UT and a first generation Latinx student from Corpus Christi, said that while taking a picture of a racist flyer in late April, a UTPD officer exited his vehicle and questioned her. She felt scared when she realized she didn't have her ID on her. She said the officer told her that he would "take her word for it" that she was a student. As Jessica aimed to throw the white supremacist trash in the garbage -- where it belonged -- the officer briefly stopped her, stating cryptically, "I can't tell you what to do with that flyer." The encounter left her uneasy and uncomfortable. This wave of racist flyers coincided with the March 2017 release of a report that found 15 percent of female UT Austin students had been raped, the majority by fellow students. An additional 12 percent had reportedly been victims of an attempted rape. About a month later, several fraternities were tagged with messages such as "Racist!" and "Rapist!" referencing a fraternity culture that includes racist and homophobic pledge rules, glorification of sexual assault and events such as a 2015 "Border Patrol"-themed party. More ominous messages were also left on frat walls, along with hammer and sickle imagery. According to an anonymous statement, the "vandals" responsible felt that the subsequent outpouring of support for the tagged frats highlighted the disparity in how threats toward students were dealt with. Campus activists drew the connection between the university's failure to act when someone tagged the university's art museum with a Celtic Cross, a symbol used by the far right. Instead, the three antifascist activists who attempted to paint over the graffiti were arrested. *** Following the May Day stabbing, Fenves issued a statement suggesting that fear on campus was heightened by "the recent vandalism and threats against students" -- drawing a parallel between the vandalism of fraternity houses and racist flyers. But it is absurd to suggest that these two incidents are equally deplorable. Over several months, the administration's actions have suggested that its new policy has less to do with challenging racism and misogyny, and more to do with policing those on campus who pose a challenge to the administration. This includes those activists who oppose hate and actively strive to make UT a safe place for all. While the new policy claims that UT "unequivocally condemns and prohibits acts of intolerance, hate, bias and prejudice...manifested in threatened or actual violent conduct against a person," the university has done nothing to condemn state and federal actions that would have direct and devastating effects on students: like Trump's anti-Muslim ban, the newly passed Texas SB4 (also known as the "Show me your papers" bill) or the transphobic "bathroom bill" SB6. In other words, the protection that the administration boasts about doesn't extend to its most vulnerable populations -- and instead is used to justify the intimidation and monitoring of activists. While universities across the country are using their power to suppress dissent, the right is given space to converge and recruit. In this atmosphere of hate and fear, the only way to challenge the administration and the right is an open, mass movement of students, faculty and staff condemning racism, sexism and homophobia on our campuses. Clandestine actions and secret organizing -- like that which resulted in the tagging of fraternities -- may have gained the attention of the administration, but they have haven't challenged its crackdown on free speech or succeeded in protecting students. Fenves is right -- there is fear on our campus. But this includes the fear of deportation, the fear of sexual assault and the fear of racist attacks. More officers won't solve this problem. Increased policing of people of color won't solve it. The displacement of the homeless won't solve it. All these will, in fact, make matters worse. Without a broad group of students behind the struggle for a truly safe campus, our legitimate demands are at risk of being crushed under the banner of protection and security. _Charles Holm contributed to this article._
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Greeks Called Upon to Pay €4.5 Bln in New Austerity Measures
Greek taxpayers and pensioners are called upon to pay over 4.5 billion euros after the reduction of the tax-free income and pension cuts in order for the government to close bailout program review. Specifically, the lowering of the tax-free threshold for incomes will bring 1,920 billion euros in 2020 and 2,058 billion in 2021 and […]
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Differences Remain in Core Issues of the Cyprus Talks, President Says
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has said that differences in core issues at the Cyprus talks still remain and expressed concern over the fact that new differences needlessly arise. The President said that the Greek Cypriot side has been participating for two years in “difficult negotiations” trying hard to reach a solution, adding that […]
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10 Stunning Greek Islands that You Must Visit this Year – Some you might not even know
Summer is approaching fast, and there are so many Greek islands you can visit. I know it’s season because the questions about halal food in Greece and travel tips are increasing on MuslimTravelGirl.com. Below are some of my must visit Greek islands, they ...
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Two Turkish Missile Boats Violate Greek Territorial Waters, Approach Agathonissi
Two Turkish Navy missile boats approached the eastern and northern shores of Agathonissi on Monday afternoon, violating Greece’s territorial waters in the process. A Greek coastal patrol boat monitored the movements of the Turkish boats throughout, while ...
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GBP/EUR Fails to Capitalise as GREECE Re-enters Recession
The British Pound has been kept weak by a new report from EY ITEM Club which offers a dovish forecast for the UK labour market over the coming ...
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GREECE falls back into recession
A small reminder that the #Syriza gov has wasted yet another 6-month period to play a political game that deepened #GREECE's recession. https://t.co/ ...
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Opinion: GREECE'S Varoufakis reveals the worst kept secret in Europe in his tell-all book
When other southern European politicians lie to Varoufakis' face, and then fail to rally to GREECE'S support in public, they later explain they are terrified ...
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Visitors, Revenues to Museums, Archaeological Sites Up in January
ATHENS (ANA) – Visitors and revenues in Greek museums posted a 5.3 percent and 17.5 percent rise respectively in January compared to the same month […] The post Visitors, Revenues to Museums, Archaeological Sites Up in January appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece’s Strategic Defaulters Won’t Have to Pay Bad Loans
ATHENS – Strategic defaulters – people who can pay what they owe but won’t – will likely escape as banks rush to finish dealing with […] The post Greece’s Strategic Defaulters Won’t Have to Pay Bad Loans appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greek Budget Records 1.735-Bln-Euro Primary Surplus in Jan-April
(ANA) Greek budget recorded a primary surplus of 1.735 billion euros in the January-April period this year, from a primary surplus of 1.906 billion in […] The post Greek Budget Records 1.735-Bln-Euro Primary Surplus in Jan-April appeared first on The National Herald.
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Authorities Arrest 28-year-old as Suspect for Fatal Agioi Theodoroi Fire
KORINTH, Greece (ANA)- Authorities on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man as a suspect for starting a fire that broke out in Agioi Theodoroi in Corinth […] The post Authorities Arrest 28-year-old as Suspect for Fatal Agioi Theodoroi Fire appeared first on The National Herald.
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How corruption in Greek football makes the game’s future uncertain
With the 2016-17 football season coming to an end, it is no surprise that Olympiakos FC has yet again won Greece’s Super League. Often referred to as a monopoly, Greece’s top league has been won by Olympiakos 19 out of the last 21 seasons, making Greek ...
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