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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

120-month installment plan to cover arrears to Greek state extended

The outgoing Tsipras government this week announced that it was including businesses with arrears to the state in a 120-month installment plan, similar to a recently unveiled framework for taxpayers ...


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Renewable energy power auctions agreed at lower prices in GREECE

GREECE'S Energy Regulatory Authority on Wednesday said that its latest tender for photovoltaic and wind energy power stations saw a further drop in ...


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Summer sales across GREECE to kick off July 8

GREECE'S annual summer sales will kick off around the country on Monday July 8 and will conclude on Saturday August 31. The Athens Trade ...


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Fake Captagon meds seized in GREECE

Authorities in GREECE have intercepted a big shipment of fake Captagon, a medicine that used to be prescribed for narcolepsy and attention deficit ...


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How Americans Can Find What They Have in Common

The 2002 film My Big Fat GREEK Wedding resonated with millions of people around the world—it retains the title of the highest-grossing romantic ...


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AP PHOTOS: Greeks' expectations ahead of July 7 election

AP PHOTOS: Struggling to exit a decade of financial crisis, bailouts and harsh service cutbacks, Greece finds itself at a political turning point


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Greek island of Anafi hosts event on art's role in current politics

“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is; it’s to imagine what’s possible.” These words, written by American author and trailblazer bell hooks, form the guiding principle behind ...


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Greenpeace calls on Greek parties to unveil their environmental policies

Greenpeace called on Greek parties to openly state their environmental policy ahead of Sunday's elections, in a statement on Wednesday, according to ANA. The organization pointed out that according to ...


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How Syriza Lost the Left

General elections in GREECE this Sunday will pit Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Syriza, or the Coalition of the Radical Left, against Kyriakos ...


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Greek New Testament

The Greek New Testament displayed is the authorized 1904 text of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Patriarchal text has been made available courtesy of the Greek Bible society and was ...


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Airbnb Added $1.4 Billion to GREEKS' Pockets in 2018

Airbnb rentals added $1.4 billion in the GREEK economy last year, according to the short-term rental platform figures released this week. Even though ...


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GREEK Hotel Chamber Chief Calls for Consensus, Strong Tourism Strategy

On the back of record visitor numbers and accolades from the international tourism industry, it is time for the GREEK tourism sector to move to the next ...


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Ancient DNA reveals that Jews' biblical rivals were from GREECE

To call someone a philistine today is to brand them uncultured, but to the Hebrews in the Christian Bible, it meant something worse: the Philistines ...


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GREEK Passport Climbs to World's Sixth Most Powerful

The GREEK passport climbed one place in 2019 and became the sixth most-powerful travel document in the world, according to the annual global ...


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Not Fake News: Jailed GREEK Terrorists Seek Release

ATHENS – After Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and Justice Minister Michalis Kalogirou denied jailed terrorist ...


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Picturesque GREEK island offers to PAY people £450 a month to live there and even supply a FREE ...

According to the GREEK Reporter, since the island advertised itself to new residents it has received 15 applications from different families.


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GREEK elections: Which parties are in the race?

The main opposition New Democracy (ND) party looks poised to win the GREEK parliamentary elections on July 7, but with the vote expected to be split ...


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Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

Katakolo, GREECE. Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology. Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world. Suggest an ...


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Greek food is coming back to Winchester: Eleni’s Mediterrenean Grill to open this summer

Eleni Pleqi has been in the restaurant business for 30 years, but has always dreamed of owning her own place. She’s longed to put her own spin on Greek food by bringing together traditional ...


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GREEK owners top first-half secondhand spending

Allied Shipbroking data shows GREEKS spending $1.6bn on 116 vessels in first six months, although S&P business overall is lagging that at this stage ...


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Tsipras: I told the truth to the Greek people; won't step down after possible elex loss

Incumbent Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday evening more-or-less ruled out the prospect of stepping down from the leadership of the left-wing SYRIZA party if he's dealt with an election ...


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Ten Turkish aircraft violated Greek airpsace 42 times

Six of the aggressor aircraft were armed


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GREEK Sports Minister: I went to FIBA to ask for foreign referees

GREEK Sports Minister George Vassiliadis revealed that he requested foreign referees to officiate in the GREEK League from FIBA. “I asked the aid of ...


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GREEK film editor joins Oscars academy

GREEK film editor Giorgos Mavropsaridis, known from his cooperation with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, became a member of the US Academy of ...


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GREEK Island Of Antikythira Will Pay You Monthly Wage And Plot Of Land To Live There

Most of us can only dream of quitting the day job and moving to a picturesque island. However, a region in Greece wants to make that fantasy a reality ...


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The GREEK Islands' Forgotten Emergency

This was brought home to me last week on a visit to Lesbos, the GREEK island where thousands of asylum seekers are trapped due to an EU-backed ...


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GREECE'S Sakkari Cruises Through at Wimbledon After Tsitsipas Shock Exit

Maria Sakkari on Wednesday defeated Czech Marie Bouzkova two set to love (6-4, 6-1) to advance to the third round of the Wimbledon tournament.


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Satellite Tags Placed on Endangered Sea Turtles in GREECE

By: Assil Giacheia. The Archelon group, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of GREECE, has recently launched an innovative way to protect the ...


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Matthew McConaughey Enjoys GREECE Vacation With His Wife Camila and Their Kids - See the ...

The 49-year-old was seen in GREECE Opens a New Window. this past weekend, as he took some time off from his busy schedule to take in the sights ...


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Olympia Group in strategic agreement with Media-Saturn Holding in GREECE

Olympia Group SA on Tuesday announced a strategic deal with Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH to create a dynamic new retail company in GREECE, ...


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Vizrt powers GREECE'S new One Channel

GREECE'S One Channel launched in time to cover the country's key elections — and uses a blend of modern set design and augmented reality.


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Four people drown in GREECE

Greek port authorities recorded four drownings in three separate incidents on Wednesday. A 97-year-old unconscious man was pulled out of the water ...


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PV hits €0.06278/kWh prices at GREECE'S smaller-scale tender

GREECE'S latest PV-only auction has ended up awarding less than half the 300MW volumes that had initially been earmarked for the exercise.


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How GREECE'S populist saviour Alexis Tsipras became a 'devil in disguise'

With his country's economic recovery still painfully slow, the prime minister may find he is punished in the upcoming polls, writes Anthee Carassava.


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Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham enjoy family meal with children at GREEK restaurant in Beverly Hills

Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham enjoyed a family meal together Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California. The 48-year-old actor kept it casual for dinner ...


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GREEK giants chasing Leeds United defender, ready to terminate his Elland Road contract

The GREEK giants' sporting director Nikos Dabizas is looking to strengthen his squad and the former Newcastle United defender has being using his ...


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10 Reasons Why Tsipras will Lose the GREEK Elections

By 2014, Alexis Tsipras had found all the right things to say to present himself and his party as the only alternative to crisis-stricken GREEKS; a kind of a ...


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GREEK developer offloads wind and hydro pack

GREEK company RF Energy sold five wind farms and two hydro plants with combined capacity of almost 64MW to subsidiaries of Egypt's Elsewedy ...


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GREEK Expressionism

The Athens Municipal Gallery pays tribute to often overlooked yet important GREEK artists who were active in the second half of the 20th century with ...


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Greek island to pay families £450 a month to live there

A Greek island will pay families €500 (£450) a month if they go and live there in an effort to combat its dwindling population. The island of Antikythera, located between Crete and Kythira in the ...


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Greek elections: What you need to know

Greece is headed to the polls on June 7 in order to elect a new government.


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International Conference on the “Impacts of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage” concludes its proceedings (Athens, 21-22 June 2019)

The International Conference on the “Impacts of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage: Facing the Challenge,” which took place at Zappeion Megaron on 21 and 22 June, came to a successful close. The Conference, which was an initiative of the Greek government and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Environmental Diplomacy issues, Markos Bolaris, was attended by representatives of 43 countries and many international organizations and NGOs.Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, made the opening speech at the conference, having first read out a message from the President of the Hellenic Republic. Closing the conference proceedings, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Markos Bolaris praised the high level of the scientists who took part in the Conference and the importance of their presentations, and he underscored the need to promote the relevant recommendations, which our country has adopted, for protecting cultural heritage from the impacts of climate changeThe International Conference culminated in the unanimous adoption of the Concluding document that the Greek government plans to promote in the context of the relevant international organizations (UN, UNESCO, WMO).Transcripts of the speeches and scientific presentations of the distinguished speakers, along with all of the relevant information, are available on the Conference website, https://ccich.gr/.


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The Sensational Twin Sandy Beaches of Greece’s Naxos

In the middle of the west coast of Naxos, south of the island’s capital, Chora, there are two neighboring seaside settlements that are ideal destinations for your summer vacation. Agios ...


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Russian Gasparyan retires from Wimbledon's second-round match with injury

Greece's Maria Sakkari will replace her in the third round against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina


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Greek 10-year bond yields falls below 2%

The impact of Lagarde's appointment at the helm of the ECB continues


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Taking Stock on Int’l Plastic Bag-Free Day: Greeks Have Upped Net Use of Plastic Say Environmental Groups

Eighteen months into the introduction of reforms to reduce the volume of plastic bags used in Greece, a press released by environmental groups released on […] The post Taking Stock on Int’l Plastic Bag-Free Day: Greeks Have Upped Net Use of Plastic Say Environmental Groups appeared first on The National Herald.


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TV Pitchman Velopoulos Wants Border Walls, Mines, Death Penalty

ATHENS – Surprised he’s perched to have his pro-Russian, ultra-religious, super-nationalist Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party enter Parliament in July 7 snap elections, TV pitchman […] The post TV Pitchman Velopoulos Wants Border Walls, Mines, Death Penalty appeared first on The National Herald.


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Plans revealed for new Ancient Greece-themed escape rooms in the Lace Market

A Stapleford couple plan to open a new escape room facility in the Lace Market featuring settings ranging from Ancient Greece to the Amazon Rainforest. They want to open Escape Stations in the ...


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FAZ sees ‘New opportunity for Greece’ with Mitsotakis, slams Tsipras, Karamanlis

The German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung opines that a Mitsotakis government could represent a new opportunity for Greek economic development. “The elections on Sunday give Greece a new ...


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meteocontrol: Solar power forecasts for GREECE and Cyprus

We can now produce them for every system location in GREECE and Cyprus. We're looking forward to the partnership and are really happy that ...


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