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Monday, April 1, 2019

Your guide: All you need to know about Wines of Greece

Greece has a long history of viticulture and vinification, and wine has always been an integral part of Greek culture and gastronomy. The country’s terrain plays a key role in the shaping of its ...


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GREEK PM discusses EU and NATO membership on Northern Macedonia visit

GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will begin an official visit to North Macedonia today after a historic name dispute was put to rest in January.


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Greek judge at the helm of European Court of Human Rights

Judge Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos is the new judge at the helm of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), becoming the first Greek to hold that position. He will succeed Italy’s Guido Raimondi ...


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GREECE Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot: 25 – 31 March 2019

Arrivals. This week, 358 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week's 555 arrivals and from last year's 1,040 arrivals during the ...


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Greece uses April Fools' Day to condemn spread of fake news

ATHENS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- On the occasion of April Fools' Day and in the run-up to the European elections to be held during May 23-26, Greece tried on Monday to raise awareness and encourage caution ...


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GREEK PM calls for cooperation of progressive forces before EP election to address far-right

ATHENS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday called for cooperation among the progressive forces in the European ...


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Greek Judge Sicilianos Elected President of European Court of Human Rights

Greek judge Linos Alexandros Sicilianos was elected as President of the European Court of Human Rights on Monday. According to a press release issued by the court on Monday afternoon, Sicilianos ...


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People can live without single-use plastics

Although people get more educated on such issues in GREECE, we still have a long way to go,” WWF GREECE environmental awareness officer Achilles ...


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Greek Week Penny Wars

La Salle To Host Lecture Series “The Way of Service: A Zen Buddhist View” La Salle University to Bring Groundbreaking, Google-Backed Media Literacy Training to Local Teens Through Partnership with ...


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Happy April Fool’s Day 2019!

Honoring the day and its customs, one of KTG’s articles posted today was an April Fool’s prank. Which one was it? The post Happy April Fool’s Day 2019! appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Cash that could have softened austerity

In the fall of 2013, an International Monetary Fund official stunned a number of GREEK officials from state entities and ministries in central Athens by ...


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Orkla to acquire GREEK ingredients supplier

OSLO, NORWAY — Orkla Foods Danmark A/S has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Stelios Kanakis Industrial and Commercial ...


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Bella Hadid Poses Alongside Greek Antiquities for Vogue Greece’s Stunning Relaunch Covers

The covers sparked great interest on our forums. “This is stunning! This is how you do it. I see the references, the symbolism of the angle. Lovely,” admired MON. “Absolutely gorgeous! Perfectly ...


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Homer, Schliemann and the American Connection

Homer as the “teacher of Greece” created one of the most important foundations of the West’s intellectual development. He became the “father of western literature” […]


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Sen. Bob Menendez to Visit Cyprus and Greece April 15-24

The U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, is scheduled to visit Cyprus and Greece from April 15-24, in order to hold meetings at a […]


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GREECE expected to Overlook its Development Goals

Even the Bank of GREECE cautioned Monday that the nation is likely to miss its 2019 growth target because of mounting international doubts and ...


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Thomas Cook Group Peter Fankhauser Touts Expanded GREECE Growth

Thomas Cook was only recently named by Horwath HTL as the biggest hotel chain in GREECE last year with 48 hotels in GREECE boasting over 8000 ...


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Canadian wanted in Poland arrested at GREEK-Bulgarian border

A 38-year-old Canadian national wanted in Poland on charges of participating in a criminal gang and money laundering has been arrested at ...


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Municipality of Athens to clean historical center from graffiti and illegal posters

The Municipality of Athens has launched an ambitious program to clean buildings of historical center from graffiti and illegal posters. An area of 20 acres will be cleansed and maintained by special teams in consultation with the local community of shopkeepers and entrepreneurs. “Combating visual vandalism was our first priority. In this context, 8,300 square … The post Municipality of Athens to clean historical center from graffiti and illegal posters appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Trivago Awards 2019 Reveals Top 30 GREECE Hotels

Trivago, a leading global hotel metasearch, announced the winners of its annual Trivago Awards to recognize and reward this year's top-rated and ...


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SCHAEFFER: The Greco-Persian Wars, Part Two: The March To Thermopylae

This time GREECE had to make a united effort which must include the states on the Peloponnese. In 480 BC, at a conference in the city of Corinth, the ...


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Three arrested in western GREECE in stimulant drug haul

A large cache of Captagon pills, also known as the jihadist's drug, were seized on Sunday in Igoumenitsa, northwestern GREECE, local port authorities ...


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Olympiacos crushes Rethymno – GREEK League Day 21 Recap

Zach LeDay finished with a GREEK League season-high 22 points and seven rebounds. Nigel Williams-Goss 14 points plus eight assists and Nikola ...


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ECHR elects GREEK judge at its helm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) elected on Monday GREEK judge Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos as its new president, according to a press ...


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Commission’s Athens office fights fake news with … fake news

Anti-disinformation campaign focused on touchy subject of clock change to raise awareness in Greece.


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Greek-American Rita Wilson Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Pics)

LOS ANGELES – Greek-American actress, producer, and singer Rita Wilson now has a star of her own on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Wilson was […]


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PM Tsipras: A Historic Trip to North Macedonia, a New Strategic Vision for the Two Countries

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras termed his visit to North Macedonia on Tuesday “historic”, as the first official visit of a Greek prime minister to […]


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American Airlines Will Launch Athens-Chicago Direct Flight on May 4th

American Airlines has finally given a definitive date regarding the highly anticipated Chicago to Athens direct flight. Responding to the strong demand created by Greek […]


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Greece's Eurobank names Zanias as non-executive chairman

ATHENS, April 1 (Reuters) - Greece’s Eurobank has appointed former Minister of Finance George Zanias as its new non-executive chairman, the lender said on Monday. The change was prompted by former ...


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Bulgartransgaz increases entry technical capacity at border with GREECE

SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gas transmission network operator Bulgartransgaz said that as of April 1 it is increasing the technical ...


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Amber Capital’s Joseph Oughourlian is Crazy About Greece

It seems that there is more in Greece than just beautiful islands and beaches. For some investors, this country represents business heaven, as well. Namely, in a recent interview in London, Amber ...


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Clinerion signs on Greek EHR provider

Clinerion continues to expand its Patient Network Explorer platform with the most recent addition of Sigmasoft, an EHR provider based in Greece. Sigmasoft is a medical software and consulting services ...


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Bank of Greece lowers growth prospects for 2019 to 1.9%

The Bank of Greece on Monday lowered growth prospects for 2019 to 1.9 percent, from a previous forecast of 2.3%. It said that the country’s GDP grew by 1.9% in 2018, down from an initial 2.1 pct growth rate. The state budget envisages a growth rate of 2.5 pct this year, while the European Commission … The post Bank of Greece lowers growth prospects for 2019 to 1.9% appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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'Big GREEK companies' coming to N.Macedonia after name deal: PM Zaev

The detente will be celebrated on Tuesday when GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pays an official visit to North Macedonia's capital Skopje, ...


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GREEK central bank projects stagnant growth at no more than 1.9 pct in 2019

ATHENS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Greece's central bank projects the country's economy to grow by no more than 1.9 percent this year due to over taxation ...


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First Tourists of the Season Arrive on Rhodes

RHODES, Greece – The tourist season officially opened for the island of Rhodes with the arrival of first charter flight on Sunday. A Lauda Motion […]


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Go Greece Lightning

Between 1990-1991 and 2008-2009, the Red Wings had at least one 30-goal scorer every year, minus the 1997-1998 season. The last decade has been an entirely different story as not a single player ...


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Candidate for European Commission Presidency Timmermans Visits Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) and Frans Timmermans (R) in Athens on Monday morning. Photo by AMNA Frans Timmermans, the European Socialists‘ lead candidate (Spitzenkandidat) for the ...


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First imports of Greek kiwi fruit into Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen Port recently welcomed the first shipment of kiwi fruit imported from Greece. The shipment contained 16.9 tons of kiwi fruit with a value of 30,477 USD. Greece is one of the world's eight ...


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An American Author Who Fell in Love With the GREEK Language

Mary Norris is an American author who learned the GREEK language during her twenty-four-year career at the famous ”New Yorker'' magazine.


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Making an Impact Focus of Southeast GREEK Week 2019

Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate GREEK Week 2019 April 6-14 with a series events expected to unite the GREEK community as it ...


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Greece Records Largest Annual Unemployment Decrease in EU for 2018

Greece recorded the largest annual unemployment rate decrease in the EU for 2018, Eurostat disclosed in a report which was released on Monday. The European Executive’s Statistics Service noted ...


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Greece expected to miss its growth targets

Bank of Greece: Country likely to miss its 2019 growth target due to growing international uncertainty and doubts over commitment to long-term reforms


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Pope Pope Francis suggests PM Tsipras should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Pope Francis has suggested Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should be awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize due to his contribution to solve the Migration crisis. “I once spoke to a politician, a man that I respect and I will say the name: Alexis Tsipras,” the Pope told journalists during a press conference he had … The post Pope Pope Francis suggests PM Tsipras should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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TOMYS and the rapid growth of primary health care in Greece

In just over a year, Greece has established almost 120 new community-based primary health units, free at the point of access and known locally as Topikes Monades Ygias or TOMYs. The units are key ...


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Greek-American actress Rita Wilson gets her own Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Her husband Tom Hanks accompanied her during the ceremony


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Meet Thaleia Karafyllidou, Vogue Greece’s millennial editor-in-chief

A post shared by Vogue Greece (@voguegreece) on Mar 21, 2019 at 9:05am PDT Hers is a youthful Vogue editorial team that takes a progressive approach to the disruptive nature of today’s media landscape ...


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Table Talk: Koble brings Greek and Italian cuisine to Powell

Orion Trifoni has doubled down on his optimism for the Powell dining scene. Trifoni has opened Koble Greek-Italian Grill at 176 W. Olentangy St., a stone's throw from his other Powell restaurant, ...


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Tsipras due in Skopje Tuesday with some 120 GREEK entrepreneurs

More than 120 GREEK entrepreneurs are to join GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on his landmark visit to Skopje on Tuesday, reports said on ...


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Spiro's Restaurant Bringing GREEK Flavors From St. Louis To The Lake, Now Hiring

The original St. Louis GREEK Restaurant, Spiro's, is coming to Lake of the Ozarks, with a planned opening in May. The Spiro's Lake of the Ozarks ...


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