Turning to foreign policy, Bozdag reiterated Ankara's request that Athens extradite to Turkey eight ex-soldiers who fled to GREECE the day after the defeated coup. A Greek court on Monday suspended a grant of asylum given to one of the ex-soldiers, saying it will make a final decision on the fugitive on ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Monday, January 8, 2018
Small GREEK businesses finding it hard to adjust to conditions
Some 676,700 very small, small and medium-sized enterprises account for almost 87 percent of employment in Greece, according to the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV). These firms create added value worth the equivalent of 19.3 percent of gross domestic product and produce 44.2 percent of ...
Greek Jews welcome presidential decree for construction of Holocaust museim in Thessaloniki
THESSALONIKI - The President of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, David Saltiel, has expressed deep satisfaction following a presidential decree that would pave the way for the construction of the Holocaust Museum of Greece in the place of ...
Opinion: Viktor Orban twists the facts
He's wrong to dismiss as irrelevant the ruling that forces his country to take in refugees transferred from GREECE and Italy. The allocation of refugees confirmed by the ECJ was limited to two years, and ended in September 2017. All the same, it must be implemented – that's what the judgement stipulates.
Heard on the Street: Goodbye, Zorba's. Hello, Hot Chip
It looks as if Rochester soon will see the home of a once-popular GREEK eatery demolished. However, local ... A demolition permit was filed last week for the quirky, blue-roofed A-frame building at 924 Seventh St. N.W., best known in recent years as housing Zorba's GREEK Restaurant. Zorba's closed in ...
Heard on the Street: Goodbye, Zorba's. Hello, Hot Chip
It looks as if Rochester soon will see the home of a once-popular GREEK eatery demolished. However, local ... A demolition permit was filed last week for the quirky, blue-roofed A-frame building at 924 Seventh St. N.W., best known in recent years as housing Zorba's GREEK Restaurant. Zorba's closed in ...
Investigators Seize (More) Antiques from Hedge-Fund Billionaire Michael Steinhardt's Collection
He also enjoys close philanthropical ties to the Metropolitan Museum, where a gallery GREEK art from the 6th century B.C. is named after him. This latest case reinforces the hazards of collecting ancient art, where provenance can be murky and even the most careful collectors can have difficulty piecing ...
Greece and Cyprus Discuss Arms Sales in EU Framework
Ministers from Greece and Cyprus discussed possibilities for cooperation in the defence industry within the framework of the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), on Monday. Cyprus Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides met in Nicosia with ...
Multi-bill heads to Parliament on Tuesday as PM seeks to enter last bailout stretch
The government will seek to clear the final hurdle to wrapping up the third review of GREECE'S third bailout when a multi-bill including the tough prior actions ... is no other course of action that will lead to the conclusion of the review, paving the way for GREECE'S exit from the bailout program in the summer.
Turkish aircraft violate Greek airspace 33 times
On two occasions aircraft involved in dogfights with Greek jets
Name dispute: fYROMacedonian-Greek nationalists' stance provoking
A name dispute that lasts for 25 years is a painful story for the involved sides and astroke of luck when things change politicians make efforts and the solution feels closer
Greek Aegean Airlines Announces a 6% Passenger Traffic Rise in 2017
Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines announced on Monday it flew 6% more passengers last year; mostly on international flights, hitting a record 13.2 million passengers. Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance airline group, improved its load factor to ...
Two fraternities closed at ECU
Two fraternities at East Carolina University GREEK have been closed by their national headquarters due to incidents involving alcohol and hazing violations, ECU announced Monday. The Delta Chi Fraternity closed its chapter indefinitely after an investigation that found actions by members constituted ...
Holy Theophany/Epiphany Celebrated in the Midwest
CHICAGO – On Sunday, January 7, at the Park Number 571 Boathouse along the Chicago River just outside Downtown Chicago, St Basil Greek Orthodox Church hosted […] The post Holy Theophany/Epiphany Celebrated in the Midwest appeared first on The National Herald.
The National Herald reveals The Thornton Review for the Archdiocese
NEW YORK – Bishop Andonios of Phasiane, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America sent a copy of The Grant Thornton Report to the […] The post The National Herald reveals The Thornton Review for the Archdiocese appeared first on The National Herald.
Greece suspends asylum for Turkish 'coup' officer
A Greek court suspended Monday the asylum status granted to a Turkish military helicopter co-pilot who fled the country following last year's failed coup, days after Ankara criticised the decision. The Athens Administrative Court of Appeal said it had ...
Former Laiki deputy CEO denies lying over Greek writedown
The former deputy CEO of Laiki Bank, shuttered in 2013 amid the banking crisis, told a court on Monday that the persons responsible failed to take appropriate action prior to a writedown of the lender’s operations in Greece. Under cross-examination by ...
Yasso to take on Halo Top
QUINCY, MASS. — In the frozen dessert category, pints have surged in popularity in recent years, helped by the wild success of Halo Top and similar high-protein, reduced-calorie brands entering the market. Yasso, a maker of frozen GREEK yogurt novelties, is set to launch its own pint offering in the ...
Braddock Bay Tavern & Grill owner Dan Richardson dies
A prominent GREECE businessman, former nursing home operator and current owner of Braddock Bay Tavern & Grill has died. Daniel E. Richardson died Saturday. He was 64. "He was just a brilliant guy ... a really nice guy," said Bob Hurlbutt, a fellow nursing home operator and friend. "This is going to ...
Braddock Bay Tavern & Grill owner Dan Richardson dies
A prominent GREECE businessman, former nursing home operator and current owner of Braddock Bay Tavern & Grill has died. Daniel E. Richardson died Saturday. He was 64. "He was just a brilliant guy ... a really nice guy," said Bob Hurlbutt, a fellow nursing home operator and friend. "This is going to ...
Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (GREK) Rises 0.094% for Jan 8
Jan 8 is a positive day so far for Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (NYSEARCA:GREK) as the ETF is active during the day after gaining 0.094% to hit $10.63 per share. The exchange traded fund has 396.06 million net assets and 1.95% volatility this month. Over the course of the day 274,659 shares traded ...
Ankara demands extradition of Turkish officers, blocked by Greek Supreme Court
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister, Bekir Bozdag, today demanded that Greece extradite all eight officers whom the Istanbul prosecutor’s office has charged with participation in the failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to a ...
A biotech founded by a 32-year-old just hit another setback - and the stock got chopped in half (AXON)
[Screen Shot 2018 01 08 at 10.09.15 AM]Markets Insider * AXOVANT JUST FAILED A KEY TRIAL FOR ITS DEMENTIA DRUG, LEADING THE COMPANY TO DISCONTINUE THE PROGRAM. * IT'S THE END OF THE LINE FOR INTEPIRDINE, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY AXOVANT FOR $5 MILLION FROM GLAXOSMITHKLINE. * AXOVANT'S STOCK WAS DOWN AS MUCH AS 49% ON MONDAY. ------------------------- The search for new treatments for neurologic conditions just hit another setback. Axovant, a company founded by 32-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy, said on Monday that its lead drug intepirdine failed a later-stage trial that explored how the drug worked in dementia with Lewy bodies, a neurodegenerative disease with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease. The drug had previously failed a key Alzheimer's trial in September. Axovant's stock was down as much as 49% on Monday morning. As such, Axovant will be terminating its intepirdine program. "We can’t justify it," Axovant CEO David Hung told Business Insider on Monday. Instead, Axovant plans to focus on other drugs including nelotanserin, another drug being explored to treat dementia with Lewy bodies. The drug had positive results in a small pilot study, the company said on Monday. Currently, there are no approved treatments for dementia with Lewy bodies, and there hasn't been a new drug approved to treat Alzheimer's in 15 years. It's been a tough week for neuroscience drug development. Pfizer said that it will be cutting 300 jobs as part of its closing of its neuroscience research and development program. That impacts the work the company was doing in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. But Hung said the plan is to keep at it. "Just because a field is difficult doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work on it," Hung said. "We are firmly committed to try to do what we can for those who clearly desperately need it." NOW WATCH: How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago
Geopolitical rivalries cloud prospects for Mediterranean gas finds
Work started last year to develop Israel's long-awaited Leviathan gasfield in a $3.75bn project led by Noble Energy of the US, and the go ahead is expected this year for the nearby Karish and Tanin fields controlled by Energean of GREECE. Finding and developing gas is only half the challenge, however.
Bulgarian Presidency: Non-European powers showing interest in Western Balkans
Tzantchev praised the bilateral treaty signed last year between Sofia and Skopje and said his country was aware of the efforts by the Zaev government to improve relations with GREECE. This, he said, could pave the way for the Commission to propose opening accession negotiations in the next regular ...
Greek-French Alexandre Desplat Wins Golden Globe’s Original Score
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Mariah Carey, who was nominated for her song “The Star,” helped announce the winner of the best original score honor at the […] The post Greek-French Alexandre Desplat Wins Golden Globe’s Original Score appeared first on The National Herald.
Pavlopoulos: Special Education Schools One of the Main Obligations of the State
ATHENS – The organisation and operation of special education and training schools is one of the main obligations of the state, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos […] The post Pavlopoulos: Special Education Schools One of the Main Obligations of the State appeared first on The National Herald.
Spain and Greece report case of Salmonella from infant formula
Spain and Greece have reported one case of illness each as part of a Salmonella outbreak from infant milk formula. A total of 35 confirmed Salmonella Agona infections among infants aged less than six months were found in different regions of France and for ...
New GREEK restaurant set to move in to Covered Market
The Souvlaki Brothers – a local independent business serving GREEK food – has taken on the lease of a vacant unit and has applied for planning permission. The firm said the unit – previously used by Fasta Pasta – was currently in a 'state of disrepair' and needed refurbishment to bring it back to its ...
Turkish officer's asylum 'temporarily' suspended by Greek court
A Greek court has accepted an unusual government request to “temporarily” suspend the granting of political asylum to one of eight Turkish officers who flew an army helicopter to GREECE in July 2016 after an attempted military coup in Turkey. The court cited the “public interest…and the interests of the ...
GREECE Reportedly Suspends Turkish Pilot's Asylum Status
ATHENS (Sputnik) - A judge of the Athens Administrative Court of Appeals on Monday accepted the Greek government's request to temporarily suspend the asylum status granted to a Turkish pilot, who had fled to GREECE in the wake of the failed July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, Greek media reported.
Cyprus, Greece discuss arms sales under EU defence umbrella
Cyprus and Greece on Monday discussed possibilities for cooperation in the defence industry within the framework of the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (Pesco). Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides met in Nicosia with Greece’s Alternate ...
Untangling the year's complex economic reality
This is the best run for the GREEK PMI since 2008, which was accompanied by the best figures for new orders and new export orders in almost a decade, with an equally positive impact on job creation. This is not something that will provide comfort to the low-income pensioners who will see their monthly ...
GREEK PM sees window for solution to name dispute with FYROM in 2018
ATHENS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told a cabinet meeting in Athens on Monday that there was a window of opportunity for the solution in 2018 to the decades-old name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the Balkan state's name.
Greek court suspends asylum status granted to Turkish serviceman
ATHENS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- An Athens court on Monday temporarily suspended the asylum status granted to one of the eight Turkish military officers seeking refuse in Greece. "We are not afraid of the independent Greek justice. All we are asking for is our ...
Greek singer Vangelis Germanos in critical condition
Popular singer was admitted to hospital where he underwent surgery
Greece rejects claims it urged Ecumenical Patriarch to replace Archbishop of America
Greece’s Press and Information Office in New York categorically denied on Sunday a report published in The National Herald on Sunday which claimed that the Greek government urged the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to replace Archbishop Demetrios of America, after the bankruptcy of the Archdiocese of America. “The government of Greece, under Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, … The post Greece rejects claims it urged Ecumenical Patriarch to replace Archbishop of America appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Turkish soldier’s asylum status suspended in Greece
… following a request by the Greek government which said it should … could precipitate the individual leaving Greece. The soldier was among a … to rule on their status. Greece’s justice minister said last …
Greek Police Say They’re Closing in on Rouvikonas Anarchists
… targets from Parliament to the Greek Defense ministry, political headquarters and … of investigation into their activities, Kathimerini reported, and as rival political … facing more serious charges. The Greek Police (ELAS) file refers to …
Greek Minister Says Turkey Won’t Interfere With Cyprus Energy Drilling
… the Cypriot zones abut Greece’s EEZ, Kathimerini said in a report … Aegean past Greek islands and near Cyprus, where the Greek government said … between Turkey and Greece, but between Cyprus and Greece.” Questioned by reporters …
FYROM Premier Hints Name Deal With Greece Already Made
… fierce protests in Greece and the Diaspora. Zaev told Greece’s Alpha … that Greece would compromise too much, Boutaris told Kathimerini he would denounce Greeks … wants Greece to have a united front on the issue. Greek Foreign …
FYROM Premier Hints Name Deal With Greece Already Made
… fierce protests in Greece and the Diaspora. Zaev told Greece’s Alpha … that Greece would compromise too much, Boutaris told Kathimerini he would denounce Greeks … wants Greece to have a united front on the issue. Greek Foreign …
Kotzias says GREECE 'daring, serious' ahead of FYROM talks
Ahead of the latest United Nations-mediated effort to resolve a longstanding dispute between GREECE and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the Balkan state's name, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told a cabinet meeting on Monday that GREECE'S position in the negotiation will be the ...
TAP has two minor changes in Greek route
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, has two minor changes in its route in GREECE, according to the TAP AG consortium's data. The changes are envisaged in the fifth amendment to the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ...
Fugitive Turkish ex-soldier detained after asylum in Greece suspended
A Greek court on Jan. 8 suspended the asylum status granted to a former Turkish soldier, who is accused by the Turkish government of plotting the July 15, 2016 coup attempt along with seven others, and detained him, saying it will make a final decision on ...
Stock markets at record levels, but UK house prices fall
All the day’s economic and financial news, as investor optimism drives shares higher in Asia and Europe * Latest: Halifax says house prices fell 0.6% last month * Markets at record levels... * ...but Micro Focus pulls FTSE back * Mothercare suffers profits warning 12.23pm GMT Over in Athens, prime minister Alexis Tsipras has told his first cabinet meeting of the year that Greece is in the “final stretch” of its third bailout programme. “2018 is a milestone year ... a year full of challenges that in order to be met require hard work so that this can also be a year of vindication for the sacrifices of the Greek people.” 11.54am GMT STERLING HAS MADE A SUBDUED START TO THE WEEK, AS TRADERS WATCH THERESA MAY RESHUFFLE HER CABINET. The UK papers are full with reports of a pending CABINET RESHUFFLE OF MAY’S GOVERNMENT. The most interesting development for markets seems the planned creation of a ‘minister for no-deal Brexit’ which should underpin the notion of the UK being in a position to walk away from the negotiations with the EU. #Reshuffle latest: The Conservative party has tweeted, then deleted, an announcement Chris Grayling is to be named its new party chairman, says @CatNeilan https://t.co/HWNFFM5bet pic.twitter.com/WHlGKVwEed BBC confirming Grayling appointment but advisers saying its speculation and he hasn't been to no10 yet. The Conservatives had tweeted a congrats, though its now disappeared. What is going on!? pic.twitter.com/8GDc0RE4kS Related: Cabinet reshuffle: James Brokenshire resigns as Northern Ireland secretary for health reasons - Politics live Continue reading...
Skopje and Athens could solve name dispute "by July"
"I believe it's possible to find a solution by the end of the first semester of 2018," Zaev told GREECE'S Alpha TV on Saturday. "Our strategic orientation is conclusively the EU and NATO," Zaev said. According to the agency, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias recently also said that he was "optimistic" ...
Greek carrier Aegean grew passenger traffic by 6 percent in 2017
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines (AGNr.AT) said on Monday it flew 6 percent more passengers last year, mostly on international flights, hitting a record 13.2 million passengers. Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance airline ...
What does orthodox mean, how is it defined in Judaism and Christianity and what are the GREEK ...
What are the GREEK and Russian Orthodox Churches? The GREEK Orthodox Church refers to several churches within the larger Eastern Orthodox Christianity. GREEK Orthodox services are traditionally conducted in Koine GREEK - the original language of the New Testament. GREEK Orthodox Christianity ...