How the world sees Greece
NICOSIA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus, GREECE and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in the surveillance of the volatile eastern Mediterranean region to prevent arms and people trafficking, and to fight terrorism and asymmetric threats, the Defense Ministers of the three countries said in a joint statement on ...
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Like a present beneath the Christmas tree, the GREECE Athena boys basketball team couldn't wait to see what was in the package. "He adds a whole another dimension to this team. He's just another playmaker," senior guard Patrick Meisenzahl said of Christian Jones, a transfer to Athena who erupted for ...
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A general strike across both the public and private sectors brought GREECE to a standstill on Thursday. It was called by the ADEDY and GSEE union federations against austerity and the Syriza government's attack on the right to strike. Thousands of workers marched through the capital Athens and rallied ...
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BRUSSELS — The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia announced Thursday that they plan to spend around $41 million to beef up European Union borders as they come under pressure for refusing to accept refugee quotas. The countries — known as the Visegrad Four — have been criticized for failing to show solidarity with Greece and Italy, where tens of thousands of migrants have landed after crossing the Mediterranean or Aegean Seas. The issue of migrants and refugees was high on the agenda of a two-day EU summit in Brussels that started Thursday — and some saw the border funding move by the four nations as a cynical ploy to avoid accepting refugee quotas.
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N. KOTZIAS: It is a pleasure to have with us my friend Edward and the Delegation of the Republic of Armenia. Yesterday, here at the Ministry, we had an interesting discussion with hundreds of our staff, based on the positions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. Today, we continued our talks, one-on-one and with the delegations. We underscored the steps we have taken since our last official meeting and since my official visit to Armenia. We already have the trilateral meetings between Greece, Cyprus and Armenia on diaspora issues. And this evening, Mr. Nalbandian will be departing with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Terens Quick, for another such meeting in Armenia. We agreed to establish the trilateral relationship between Greece, Cyprus and Armenia on a permanent basis, similar to the other trilateral cooperation schemes we have in the eastern Mediterranean. Our next meeting will be a two-day meeting. On the second day, we will invite Iran to discuss the issues and the potential for cooperation in the wider region. We agreed to step up our cooperation on all levels and in the key sectors associated with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs. Cooperation between our Directorates and the regions where we have shared interests. Of particular importance is our cooperation regarding the European Union. Greece has expertise on this and can pass it on, transfer it to Armenia, via visits from Armenian officials competent for EU affairs and through visits of our experts to Armenia. We will attach special importance to Greece’s support for Armenia, including with regard to visa liberalisation within the European Union. We agreed to exchange visits next year. On our visit to Armenia, in the first half of the year, we will co-organize a business forum aimed at developing our economic relations, which are at a much lower level than our political relations. We will look in particular at how we can collaborate in sectors of cutting-edge technology. We know that Armenia has a long tradition, dating back to the Soviet era, of being a pioneer in various technology sectors, in energy issues – especially renewable energy sources – health and tourism. It is well known that Armenia always supports Cyprus-related issues firmly and in a spirit of friendship. We are always grateful for our friendly country’s positions. I also want to say that Greece supports the Minsk process, regarding the special problem of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is a special case in the international scene and in international law. We support the stances of the leaders of Europe, Russia, the U.S., who are participating in the Minsk process. We support the three principles, as expressed by them. The principle that the problem must be resolved by peaceful means and not through military force or the threat of use of force. The solution should be based on ensuring the territorial integrity of the region and the self-determination of the population living therein. I found very interesting that, despite the complexity of the problem and the great tension surrounding it, in the past year there have been six meetings – if I’m not mistaken, Edward, there were six – between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This is the reverse of the conduct we saw in Korea, where the leadership of Korea told us that their biggest problem with North Korea is that they lack the channels of communication through which to discuss their differences. I say this because it is obvious that, even if you have disagreements – and disagreements of strategic importance, in fact, regarding the issue being discussed – you have to talk. There must always be channels of communication. Nothing could be more foolish in foreign policy than confronting your geographical neighbours, your neighbouring states, with the same stubbornness one might witness in a block of flats, if we aren’t on speaking terms with one of our neighbours. We also very much believe in and support the reforms in the friendly state of Armenia. Our cooperation in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, of which Armenia will be holding, if I’m not mistaken, next year’s chairmanship. We support many of each other’s candidacies in international fora. In addition, we want to develop our cultural and educational relations. Greek-Armenian relations are relations of friendship, appreciation and shared sorrows. In 1996 we recognized the Genocide perpetrated against the friendly Armenian people. The museum in the country’s capital is very moving. I was moved when I visited it. May the friendly people of Armenia always experience development, growth and as much peace as possible, and may the role of this wonderful country – small in size but great in history – grow and gain in importance in the global and regional system. I am always happy to meet with you, Edward. Our one-on-one talks on the course of regional affairs are always very deep, and we always learn from each other. We thank you very much for being here, in Greece, yesterday and today, and we hope our meetings and collaboration intensify on every level. Thank you very much.E. NALBANDIAN: Dear Nikos, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank my dear friend and colleague Nikos Kotzias for the invitation and his warm welcome. Armenia and Greece are brotherly peoples, bound by centuries old cordial relations and traditionally deep mutual sympathy, support and solidarity. We meet frequently with Minister Kotzias in different international fora. I recently hosted him in Yerevan and now I am glad to be in Athens to continue our discussions. Earlier today I had the honour to meet with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Pavlopoulos, and we changed views on the Armenia-Greece relations. My visit started yesterday with a lecture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Foreign Minister Kotzias said, and I would like to thank once again for the opportunity he gave me to share our approach on regional issues and present Armenia’s foreign policy priorities. At our meeting with my colleague we touched upon the implementation of the agreement reached during last year’s official visit of the Armenian President to Greece. As Minister Kotzias mentioned, we have discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral and mutual agenda. We touched upon ways of further deepening our political dialogue, strengthening economic cooperation, boosting bilateral trade and partnership in the areas of defence, education, science, technology, culture, tourism and many other fields. We exchanged views on the potential for enhancement of our economic relations that could be explored further on the level of the intergovernmental commission and through the organisation of business forums. The possibilities for engagement of the Greek companies in the free trade zones in Armenia, the use of the potential provided within the framework of EU-Armenia relations, prospects of development of cooperation between Greece and the Eurasian Economic Union were among the issues also discussed. We highlighted the solid legal framework between our two countries that could serve as a basis for further enhancement of our ties. In this regard, during our meeting in Yerevan, we agreed with Minister Kotzias to create a special working group between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Greece to take into consideration what has been done and explore new avenues. I am glad that this group has already been established and even held its first meeting this October here in Athens, headed by Secretary General of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, and Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, who also discussed in Yerevan with my colleague the possibilities of cooperation between sizeable Armenian and Greek diasporas. We continue the exchange of views on this issue till today and I am glad that our two Ministries are actively engaged in exploring the full potential of such ties and interaction. The cooperation between our parliaments is also very important. We believe that bilateral visits of parliamentary delegations could enhance the dialogue between our parliamentarians as well as strengthen our cooperation in the framework of international parliamentary assemblies. All talks were focused on the intensification of our interactions within international organizations, notably the UN or ECEE, the Council of Europe and others. As you probably know, next year Armenia will host the summit of international organization of La Francophonie, which units 84 countries, Greece among them, so I presented to my colleague the preparations ahead of the summit. In a few days Armenia will assume chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation. So we have touched upon the upcoming ministerial meeting in Kiev. Within the context of Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement we have exchanged views on prospects of developing cooperation between Armenia and the European Union. We also discussed regional and international issues. We touched upon the Cyprus issue. Mr. Kotzias presented the recent developments with this regard. Armenia supports the Greek and Cypriot efforts in this regard. I briefed my colleague on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process, the efforts exerted by Armenian and the OEC ministerial group of co-chair countries to advance the peaceful settlement of the issue. We highly appreciate the balanced position of Greece in support of these efforts and the fact that it agrees with the approaches of the three co-chairs of the ministerial group of the OEC. And, of course, we had an exchange of views on a number of other regional and international issues. Dear Nikos, thank you very much for the warm hospitality and very interesting, meaningful and fruitful discussion. Thank you. COORDINATOR: Questions from the media. JOURNALIST: A question for Mr. Nalbandian. Minister, would you like to tell us more about the prospects for cooperation between Armenia and the European Union, and how Greece could best contribute to this cooperation. E. NALBANDIAN: We had a comprehensive discussion with my colleague, the Foreign Minister, about the possibilities of our cooperation, also taking into consideration the context of a new CEPA agreement between Armenia and the European Union. This is a very comprehensive agreement. The name itself, CEPA, means that this is a very important and serious document. CEPA means Comprehensive Enhanced Partnership Agreement. So, we have many fields of sectoral cooperation according to this agreement. We have an economic part, and we have a political part and we are looking forward to work closely with one of our closest friendly countries in the European Union, first of all, to pass the ratification process as quick as possible and then to start the implementation of the paragraphs of this agreement. The dimensions in this agreement are very different, very multi-ranged. COORDINATOR: Next question, please. JOURNALIST: Minister, your relations with Turkey – I am addressing His Excellency Mr. Nalbandian – are not very good. While - from what the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs said - you have met six times with Azerbaijan. How much has the dialogue moved forward in your relations with Turkey? Have you asked for Greece’s collaboration in this sector, as there are open channels of communication between Greece and Turkey. And, Mr. Kotzias, could you give us an assessment of the Turkish President’s visit to Greece? Thank you. E. NALBANDIAN: Concerning our meeting with the Azerbaijani neighbours, yes, I informed my colleague about the last 6 meetings between Foreign Ministers of Armenia and of Azerbaijan that were held only during this year. But we had also a Summit in Geneva, in October of this year. In general, the meeting of the Summit in Geneva passed in a positive mode. But immediately after this meeting, Azerbaijan returned back to the warmongering statements and false accusations. The last meeting between Foreign Ministers we had in Vienna was a very long one, about a four hours meeting, a very detailed discussion. And, in general, it also passed in a positive mode. But immediately after the meeting, I said we have to wait and see the developments. Why? Because, as I mentioned, the Summit in Geneva was also in a positive mode, but then, the Azeris continued their warmongering statements and accusations, which we now all see. The important point from the Vienna meeting was that we agreed to continue our meetings and discussions. We are planning to have the next meeting in the second part of January. Concerning our relations with Turkey and all that, this is an initiative of the President of Armenia. For the normalisation of our relations, we not only started, but also concluded negotiations with Turkey, by signing two protocols in Zurich on the establishment of the diplomatic relations, the opening of borders and the development of our relations. We signed these agreements. But since then, Turkey refused to ratify and implement these agreements. These agreements couldn’t remain hostage of this very strange situation, where the Turkish side is not able to ratify and respect the agreements reached and also implement them. So, as said the President of Armenia, we will consider these agreements as invalid in spring of next year if, till then, there is no other development from the Turkish side. Thank you. N. KOTZIAS: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will give its assessment tomorrow in front of the Parliament. I will say only this: According to the opposition, Mr Erdogan's visit failed before it began. In my assessment, made after the visit took place, it was a success. It is a difference of timing. They assessed the visit before it took place. We assessed the facts. Secondly, it was a visit that adhered to its programme and itinerary, as opposed to what happened in 2004, when Mr. Erdogan -as some of you may remember- made four speeches in Thrace that had not been agreed upon, and went four hours over schedule, because he spontaneously visited various areas and villages where the majority of the population was Muslim. The visit was a success because our President and our Prime Minister had frank and open talks with the Turkish President. They touched upon issues that each of us knows exist, and I think that the other side spoke more realistically as the talks progressed. I believe that President Erdogan gained a better understanding of Greece’s positions, and, to a great degree, he appeared as if he took them into account. The visit also succeeded because we reactivated the channels of communication, which was vital, because these channels closed following the attempted coup in Turkey. It also succeeded because we prepared for a number of meetings. We are already discussing a visit by the Migration Minister, Mr. Mouzalas, to Turkey.And we had the preparations for G2G meetings in February. As I said earlier, we must not keep things bottled up in our relations with a neighbour. We should focus on how to influence him and how we can prompt him towards a positive agenda and in the direction we want. In order to recreate better conditions for resolving the problems that exist. When problems exist, they have to be discussed and resolved. They don’t exist so that you can look at them, be dismayed and complain about them. Journalists can do that, but politicians cannot. Thank you. COORDINATOR: Next question, please. JOURNALIST: Though I think you have already partially answered this... I wanted to refer more to the speech the Turkish Prime Minister made in the Turkish Parliament yesterday, where we heard that he raised the issue of the Aegean, islands, etc. What is your assessment of this development, given that an effort is being made, as you said, to reopen the channels of communication? N. KOTZIAS: First of all, we made it absolutely clear –and I also talked to the Turkish leadership– that international law exists to be implemented and to be understood. On the other hand, it is good for certain parties to be careful about how they raise certain issues. For a very long time now, the Kemalist opposition in Turkey has been critical of the Turkish government because, they say, it has allowed Greece to seize 18 Turkish islands in recent years. The Turkish Prime Minister didn’t raise an “Aegean issue”. He responded to the opposition, saying that his government hasn’t allowed a single rock, or island to be seized. There is a saying: “Much ado about nothing.” They talked about seizure of islands –the opposition asked, and the government responded that it hadn't allowed any seizure– that have never been seized, because, based on international law, they have always belonged, at least in the 20th century, to the Greek polity. But a clarification needs to be made, and I ask you to pay attention to this: when the opposition in Turkey said, “they have seized islands from you”, the Turkish Prime Minister responded that “they haven’t seized any islands.” In my opinion, the problem isn’t what the Turkish Prime Minister said. Rather, it is this deeply flawed view that the Turkish opposition has put on the agenda of the Turkish Parliament. Greece hasn’t seized any islands. Greece is a very pacifist power. I know that some people dispute territory, and for decades now they have been talking about “grey zones,” and I say this publicly, for the first time: if their criteria are implemented, we will probably find “grey zones” in Turkey. JOURNALIST: (off microphone) N. KOTZIAS: According to the criteria some people use –not the Turkish government, but some people- to determine "grey zones", I’m arguing that some rocky islets that belong to Turkey will be included in this category. I am saying this publicly for the first time. JOURNALIST: To the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs: I wanted to ask you, following the latest rapprochement we have seen between Turkey and Russia, whether you have seen a change in Moscow’s stance on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ε. NALBANDIAN: On Nagorno-Karabakh, there is a common position of three co-chair countries of the OSCE Group, expressed in five statements. And this position has not changed. It is expressed regularly and last time in Vienna, a few days ago, in the framework of the OSCE meeting. The Foreign Minister of Russia, the State Secretary of the United States and the Head of the French Delegation were also there. In other words, the conflict has to be resolved on the basis of three principles of International Law, i.e. non-use of force or threat of force, territorial integrity and equal rights and self-determination. And the three co-chairs expressed, at the same time, the necessity to implement the agreement reached. And, in particular, the agreements reached in Vienna, Saint Petersburg and Geneva Summits. That means, first of all, respect of trilateral cease fire agreement, the creation of a mechanism of investigation of the violations of the cease fire agreement on the line of contact and on the border. And expansion of the team of the personal representative of the Chairman in Office of the OSCE. All these agreements were reached during the last three Summits, as well as many times before. Many times Armenia declared and reconfirmed its commitment to fully respect and implement these agreements. But, unfortunately, Azerbaijan is trying to take a step back. And the last statement of the three co-chair countries in Vienna, and before that in Hamburg, were a vivid demonstration that the international community will not tolerate no respect of the agreements reached in the level of the Presidents. And with the support of the Three Co-Chair countries, which have a mandate for mediation and support for the peaceful solution of this conflict. Thank you. N. KOTZIAS: I would like to thank our interpreters. Without their efforts we would be unable to do a lot of our work here at the Ministry, at least in the way we do it. I thank you for the trouble you go to, what you do for us. I have to say this every time. The same goes for the technicians who helped make this press conference possible. Thank you.
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N. KOTZIAS: We had the pleasure of hosting the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the friendly country of Colombia. We exchanged views on the further development of our bilateral relations. We talked about Colombia’s very interesting peace process and we congratulated them. It is a model from which we can all learn. Colombia is a very interesting country because it is developing its economy, it has a great culture, and we have to take advantage of all this in our bilateral cooperation. We also discussed the development and the general situation in our regions, the crises and wars in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as issues of economic development and its different facets in Latin America. M. A. HOLGUIN CUELLAR: I would like to thank Minister Kotzias for the excellent reception. The truth is, I wanted to come to Greece earlier, but due to the peace process in my country it wasn’t possible. But it is a great pleasure to be here. I met with Minister Kotzias last September, and of course we had the opportunity to talk about the importance of our bilateral relations and how these relations can be strengthened even further. I talked to Minister Kotzias about the opportunities that exist in Colombia – which is now at peace – in various sectors, including the business sector. I also mentioned the potential for olive oil to enter our market. We also talked about security issues. I explained everything we have done in this sector and the ways in which we can pass on our experience and thus ensure further cooperation and improvement in our relations. Finally, I would like to say that tourism was another key sector that we talked about. There is no doubt that there is a great deal of room for cooperation in this sector. Colombia, which, as I said, is now at peace, has improved its links with various cities in our country, so I would say that it is an exceptional opportunity for us to make it possible, through tourism, for anyone who is interested to get to know a gorgeous country. Thank you.
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Cyprus Greece and Egypt Defence Ministers met in Cyprusat the Zenon Coordination Centre in Larnaka on the south coast of the island where theyagreed that theirtripartite coop
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The trilateral cooperation among Cyprus Greece and Egypt in the defence sector signals the strengthening of efforts to address common challenges stated the defence minister of t
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The photograph of a middle-aged woman kicking a young Roma girl playing the accordion on the foothills of the Acropolis, made headlines in Greece back in 2013. The incident, described as a racist assault, was captured on camera by Dimitris Messinis, an Associated Press photojournalist.
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Greece's unemployment rate fell to 20.2% in July-to-September, from 21.1% in the second quarter, data from the country's statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. About 75.6% of Greece's 970,000 jobless are long-term unemployed, meaning they have been out of work for at least 12 months, the ...
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Two German researchers claim that Germany owes GREECE 185 billion euros in World War II reparations, of which less that 1 percent has been paid. German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reviewed a book called “Reparation Debt Mortgages of German Cccupation in GREECE and Europe”, in which ...
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The French modern circus Baraka will arrive in the town of Elefsina on Saturday, with performances that include acrobatics, body theatre, music, and dance, as part of a tour that crosses the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. The Baraka performance questions people's relations, differences and ...
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The sense of disorder in GREECE is gathering pace, as a small leftist minority disrupts life and destroys public and private property, on a daily basis. The incidents of unlawful behaviour are so common, that many go unreported by the mainstream media. On Thursday alone, the Greek Reporter counted at ...
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HO-HO-OH NO! A woman in a Santa Claus is seen as she takes part in a demonstration marking a 24-hour general strike against austerity in Athens. A wave of strikes and street protests swept across Greece yesterday against leftist Prime Minister Alexis ...
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… has no timetable for reinstating Greek activities on campus, which were … of January. Thrasher suspended all Greek activities on campus Nov. 6 … also have issued suspensions of Greek activities either due to a …
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… ministers from Cyprus, Egypt and Greece have signed an agreement to … Minister Christoforos Fokaides (C), his Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos (R) and … between the leaders of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus over the past …
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Greek yogurt's popularity has … people all over the world. Greek yogurt production in the state … farmers are, and where the Greek yogurt craze began in the … ." The waste whey from Greek yogurt mostly consists of lactose …
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In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today. In recent years, we have seen significant advances won for LGBT rights through hard-fought legal cases and well-targeted political campaigns. Yet it is worth ...
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GREEK President Prokopis Pavlopoulos took part in an event by the Ekaterini Laskaridi Foundationto celebrate its ten-year anniversary and its contribution to highlighting GREEK culture, on Monday. The Foundation is holding an exhibition on new discoveries of the Antikythira wreck, a Roman-era ship ...
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Smithsonian explores the way audiences and theater participants connect with the trauma and drama contained in these scripts, unleashed by directors like Bryan Doerries, who strives to deliver “what the GREEKS were trying to prepare young people for, through tragedy, which is the exigencies of adult ...
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ATHENS – Scores of thousands of protests against austerity measures the last 7 ½ years haven’t worked yet but Greece’s public and private sector unions […] The post Massive General Strike Shuts Down Athens, Transport, Government appeared first on The National Herald.
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LARNACA, Cyprus: Cyprus, GREECE and Egypt on Thursday pledged closer cooperation on combating terrorism and people trafficking, as they look to ratchet up maritime security in the Eastern Mediterranean, their defence ministers said. "Threats of terrorism and extremism have increased and turned ...
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Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin discusses a bevy of topics related to his National Basketball Association team, which is owned by private equity investors Wes Edens and Marc Lasry. The former Madison Square Garden executive talks about the financial ...
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Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin discusses a bevy of topics related to his National Basketball Association team, which is owned by private equity investors Wes Edens and Marc Lasry. The former Madison Square Garden executive talks about the financial ...
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The European Commission devised a mandatory scheme to relocate 160,000 refugees - Syrians and Eritreans - from Italy and GREECE to other EU countries. But so far only about 32,000 refugees have been transferred. The Commission's migration chief, Dimitris Avramopoulos, called Mr Tusk's position ...
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He announced GREECE will not accept any changes in the current agreement and that the proposal “has little chance of being adopted” by EU leaders at a summit in Brussels. Tsipras noted the country had suffered double over the past few years by the EU's mistakes and weaknesses, citing outgoing ...
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Members of the communist-affiliated PAME union take part in a demonstration marking a 24-hour general strike against austerity in Athens, GREECE, December 14, 2017. ( Reuters ). Greeks walked off the job on Thursday in a nationwide strike protesting against austerity measures and reforms the ...
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A report in Turkish newspaper Habertrk on December 14 claimed that the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline could be diverted and pass through Bulgaria instead of GreeceThe re
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"In light of the GREEK Orthodox Archdiocese of America's ongoing funding challenges, Skanska regrets that we must cease construction on the St Nicholas GREEK Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center," said the statement. "This site is important to us – as it is to many people ...
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Yet unconfirmed information speak about a total retreat by Greece & a Victory for FYROM!
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Tripartite cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt is strengthening efforts to address common challenges and threats, Defence Minister Christophoros Fokaides said on Thursday after a meeting with his Greek and Egyptian counterparts. Fokaides, along ...
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… yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German Bund fell sharply …
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… throngs of Christmas shoppers towards Greek Street and the delight that … drew in. FACTFILE Address: 10 Greek St, Leeds LS1 5RU Opening …
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BALTIMORE, MD – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) continues to help those in need through its programs and partnerships with organizations in many countries around the […] The post IOCC Helping Children and Tackling Unemployment in Greece appeared first on The National Herald.
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GREECE reduced VAT on catering | PKF Malta .... This has been the proven experience of GREECE where the economy has been battered during five years of austerity measures. Quoting figures released ... This increase in income is reflected by the increased number of arrivals in GREECE by 24.4%. (Nikas ...
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The Bank of GREECE Printing and Banking Foundation (IETA) launched a collector coin blister dedicated to 175 years since the birth of Nikolaos Gizis, in the context of its monetary program for 2017. This is the first coin produced using color and its release to the public started on Tuesday December 12, ...
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A 24-hour general strike brought parts of GREECE to a standstill on Thursday, as thousands of workers protested over continued austerity measures and in fear of new ones. GREECE'S two largest private and public unions, GSEE and ADEDY, marched from Klathmonos square, joining forces along the way ...
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GREECE has ground to a halt as workers walked of their jobs as part of a 24-hour strike that shut down services across the country in protest against years of austerity measures. Thousands of strikers in Athens marched to parliament and stood outside as lawmakers debated the 2018 budget.
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GREEKS & Christmas Traditions: Christmas is the most celebrated holiday of the year, especially for GREEKS! It goes without saying, that people hold traditions coming from many many years ago. Kalanta, Melomakarona, Kourampiedes, Mageiritsa, Souflimas, Agios Vassilis, Tsourekia, Christopsomo, ...
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Homegrown neighborhood eatery Gyroland is now serving souvlaki pork-filled pita sandwiches, spicy feta dip, and GREEK “doughnuts” (loukoumades) covered in honey, cinnamon and chopped walnuts at 1701-B3 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. The new restaurant operates from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every ...
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The documentary has screened at festivals worldwide, including Cannes. A screening in Kastoria was a particularly memorable event for Russo. Nearly 400 people packed the convention center auditorium for the film, which was specially subtitled in GREEK. Russo sat next to a 26-year-old Kastoria native ...
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GREEK yogurt is enjoyed by consumers from all over the world because of its texture, taste, and protein-packed punch. However, attaining that perfect formula produces huge volumes of food waste in the form of liquid whey. Researchers in the United States and Germany have now discovered a way to ...
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Thousands but no as many as organizers had hoped gathered in downtown Athens and marched towards the Greek Parliament to protest new austerity measures and poverty, while lawmakers have been voting on Budget 2018. A peaceful march on general strike day – except for the total destruction of tickets machines at a metro station in … The post Peaceful protest marches on General strike day, anarchists destroy Metro station appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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In a statement posted online, the group, whose name means Rubicon in GREEK, said the Saudi royal family had imposed a “medieval dystopia” on its people and was now seeking to export it abroad. “What IS has been doing, which rightly caused global revulsion, has been happening in Saudi Arabia for ...
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Greece's Supreme Court has upheld a US request to extradite alleged former BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. Reports Wednesday confirm the support of sending the embattled Russian citizen to the US, where he faces money laundering charges. Greece's justice minister will now decide the ultimate ...
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When the Intercultural GREEK Collective, or IGC, started in 2015, it consisted of only four multicultural organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. The groups counted six total members among their ranks.
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The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the Government of GREECE have signed a new Operating Plan outlining the technical and operational support measures that the Agency will carry out in the country in 2018. The 2018 Operating Plan was signed by the Minister of Migration Policy of ...
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GREECE'S Energean Oil & Gas announced on December 13 that Energean Israel has been awarded five offshore exploration licences within the Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner following a recommendation by the Petroleum Council. The initial exploration ...
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Domestic flights and Athens transport were disrupted buy the strike action and ships remained docked for 24 hours. Some public services were also shut down by the industrial action organised by Greece's largest labour unions, private sector GSEE and its ...
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In Greece, a nationwide 24-hour general strike has crippled key industries, including transportation, education, healthcare and shipping. The workers are protesting against a new government proposal to limit people’s ability to strike, as well as against ...
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