Egyptian defense minister, Greek chief of staff discuss military ties

Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki and the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Konstantinos Floros discussed on ...

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Grecian Delight/Kronos Foods merger means expanded choices for restauranteurs, food service retailers

Special to the Hellenic News of America The Mediterranean food revolution in America had humble beginnings, when an automation engineer from the Greek village of Vonitsa figured out how to efficiently bring the gyro, a popular Greektown restaurant choice in Chicago, to the rest of America.   Soon, Peter Parthenis Sr. and his family were […] The post Grecian Delight/Kronos Foods merger means expanded choices for restauranteurs, food service retailers appeared first on Hellenic News of America.

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Greek president praises Sofia Bekatorou for reporting alleged sexual assault

* Olympic sailing gold medallist alleges assault occurred in 1998 * Katerina Sakellaropoulou praises athlete’s ‘brave revelation’ Greece’s president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, has praised Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou for dissolving a potential “conspiracy of silence” by reporting a historic allegation of sexual assault by a sports official. Bekatorou, who won a gold medal at the Athens Games in 2004, told the Greek edition of Marie Claire last month that she suffered the assault in 1998, when she was 21. Sakellaropoulou met with Bekatorou on Monday, and said her courage offered hope to other women in her situation. Continue reading...

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Greek state budget deficit 2020 at €22.8bn; lower than expected, says Finance Ministry

Greek state budget recorded a lower than expected deficit in 2020 offering a breathe as the ministry tries to implement its fiscal policy in 2021, the Greek Finance Ministry said on Monday. A report said the budget deficit totaled 22.808 billion euros in 2020, down 1.5 billion from budget provisions. The ministry attributed this development … The post Greek state budget deficit 2020 at €22.8bn; lower than expected, says Finance Ministry appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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EU shows little support for Greece’s “vaccination certificate” for travelers

The European Union sought Monday to ease concerns that citizens might be obliged to get shots against the coronavirus before they’re allowed to travel, as debate swirls over the use of vaccination certificates to help reopen tourism across the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal to issue vaccination certificates to … The post EU shows little support for Greece’s “vaccination certificate” for travelers appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Greek Olympian praised for speaking out

Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou has been praised by her country's president for breaking her silence about an alleged sexual assault.

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Greek Shipowners Place Orders for 85 New Vessels

Greek shipowners have placed orders for 85 new vessels in the past year, according to an encouraging report released today by the Union of Greek Shipowners. These mavens of the shipping industry have ...

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Greek President praises Olympic medallist for breaking abuse silence

Greece's president praised Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou for dissolving "a conspiracy of silence" by reporting a historic allegation of sexual assault by a sports official. Bekatorou, who ...

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Greece to the US: So You’ve Experienced a Coup…

It was an anti-communist junta—and as in earlier “troubling” moments in Greek politics, its objective was to halt the left’s ascent to power.1 1960s Greece was marked by such efforts. On July 5, 1964, ...

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Latest FCDO travel advice for Spain, France, Italy, & Portugal as covid rules tighten

GREECE. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is currently advising against all but essential travel to GREECE based on the current ...

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Turkey's seafood exports grow in 2020 as GREECE flounders

Turkey's seafood exports grow in 2020 as GREECE flounders. By Undercurrent News Jan. 18, 2021 10:06 GMT. Turkey's seafood exports are projected ...

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GREECE Again Offers Skilled Digital Nomads Place to Call Home

GREECE can be a strong candidate to be an ideal destination for them, but only if its infrastructures are satisfactory, says John Roese, Chief Technology ...

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Fabulos completes autonomous public transport pilot project in GREECE

“Nevertheless, this has demonstrated to be only the beginning of our journey and it is great to see it has embarked in GREECE with such great success ...

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GREECE Examining the Opening of Ski Resorts

"When we open the restaurants, there will only be tables outside. There is a subsidy for heaters," he noted, while noting that GREECE was still "a long way" ...

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Starlings Television's Alexander the Great Series to Be Shot in GREECE

“Alexander the Great will be shot in GREECE with GREECE'S Antenna Group as co-producer,” Deadline reported, adding that “G5 Fiction and ZDF ...

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Extremely Low Temperatures Recorded on Monday in GREECE (Pics)

The lowest temperatures in GREECE recorded by the automated weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr network were in ...

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GREECE, Albania establish cross-border crime prevention center

Signed by GREECE'S Deputy Minister for Citizens' Protection Eleftherios Economou and Albania's Deputy Interior Minister for border issues Julian Hodaj, ...

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Left Out of GREECE'S COVID-19 Vaccine Plan: Homeless, Roma, Migrants

ATHENS - GREECE'S ambitious campaign to vaccinate 70 percent of a population of more than 10.5 million people - at least 7.35 million - to slow and ...

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Covid-19: Stores Reopen as Greece Records 320 Cases Monday

After over two months of a strict national lockdown, Greece has successfully battled its second wave of Covid-19 and stores have reopened across the country. All retail stores, including hair and nail salons, are open for business once again, albeit under strict safety measures. Appointments are only needed when visiting hair and nail salons, and […] The post Covid-19: Stores Reopen as Greece Records 320 Cases Monday first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.

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Greece Opens Office for Support of Victims of Terrorism

Greece opened an office for the support of victims of terrorism on Monday in hopes that, as Minister of Civil Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis says, the nation can “pay its dues” to them. The Minister opened the office in a ceremony while saying “With the hope that there will never be more victims of terrorism in […] The post Greece Opens Office for Support of Victims of Terrorism first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.

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Extremely low temperature of -19.3°Celsius recorded in Greece

Extreme cold prevailed on Monday morning on the Greek mainland and particularly in the region of Western Macedonia, where temperature dropped to as low as -19.3 degrees Celsius. Frozen river in Florina, western Macedonia The lowest temperatures in Greece recorded by the automated weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr network were in … The post Extremely low temperature of -19.3°Celsius recorded in Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Greece: 320 new coronavirus cases, another 19 deaths, 322 intubations

Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday 320 new coronavirus cases and 19 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 322. Death toll has reached 5,488 and the total cases stand at 148,925. Again the number of tests in the last 24 were … The post Greece: 320 new coronavirus cases, another 19 deaths, 322 intubations appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Turkey, Greece Disagree Over Agenda of Exploratory Talks

Turkey and Greece are struggling to agree on an agenda for talks next week meant to defuse years of conflict over sovereignty and energy rights, casting a pall on the potential for success.

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One in three Greeks feel more depressed on social media due to Covid-19 lockdown, survey

Virtually all Greeks use the internet

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Covid-19 Greece – 320 new cases and 15 deaths on Monday

322 patients were being treated by intubation

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Cavusoglu openly threatens Greece with war in front of German Foreign Minister

The Turkish Foreign Minister said Greece was violating human rights laws

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Feature: Athens welcomes Sino-Greek cooperation in green transition

Maria Spiliopoulou Valentini Anagnostopoulou ATHENS Jan 18 Xinhua -- Greece has made significant progress in recent years on shifting to a greener energ ...

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Greek work places gradually re-opening

Retail shops, hair salons, health centers re-open with restrictions, areas with high infections to operate with click-away - Anadolu Agency ...

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Greek president backs Olympic champion after abuse claim

Greece’s first female president has met Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou to express her support for the athlete who publicly claimed she had been sexually assaulted 22 years ago by a senior sp ...

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State aid: Commission approves Greek public funding for construction and operation of North section of E65 motorway

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Greek public funding of €442 million ...

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Turkish and Greek Cypriot men caught smuggling cigarettes

Share0 Two men, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, … , with the help of the Greek Cypriot, was attempting to bring …

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Greek Court Decision Stops Parnitha Casino Move

The relocation of the Parnitha casino to the northeastern Athens suburb of Marousi has run into an obstacle after the Council of State annulled a decision that initially approved its transfer.

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Greece and Turkey holidays could restart before Spain by June as destinations have ‘better Covid vaccination plans’

HOLIDAYS to Greece and Turkey are likely to start before Spain, according to tour operators, as they have better coronavirus vaccination plans. Both countries hope to establish safe travel corridors ...

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Germany, Turkey seek better EU-Turkish ties as tensions ease

ISTANBUL (AP) - The German and Turkish foreign ministers sought to boost prospects of better relations between Ankara and the European Union on Monday as Turkey and EU-member Greece embark on much-awaited steps to solve a long-running dispute. Germany has been trying to help ease tensions between fellow NATO allies ...

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Turkish, Greek militaries conclude NATO-hosted meeting

Technical meeting by military delegations of 2 countries took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels - Anadolu Agency ...

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European Commission approves € 442 million for Central Greece (E65) motorway

The Commission also approved an estimated € 38 million for maintenance costs

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Olympic medalist Bekatorou visits Greek President in the aftermath of her sexual abuse revelations

The Greek prosecutor has ordered a thorough investigation into her allegations

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Turkey slams comments by Archbishop Ieronymos on Islam

Turkey condemned on Monday the comments made by Greece’s top cleric about Islam. the Foreign Ministry in Ankara described Archbishop Ieronymos’ comments as “presumptuous” and noted that they undermine efforts to restart the exploratory bilateral talks on maritime sovereignty which are scheduled to start later in January. “We strongly condemn the presumptuous statements of Ieronymos, … The post Turkey slams comments by Archbishop Ieronymos on Islam appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Students denounce sexual harassment by professors at Thessaloniki University

The rector of Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University (TAU), announced on Monday that he had informed prosecuting authorities about media reports in which three former students accused two retired professors of sexual harassment. “I have formally requested the intervention of Justice, in order for any such case concerning the University to be investigated in depth and the … The post Students denounce sexual harassment by professors at Thessaloniki University appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Joy and caution as Greek shops re-open amid strict safety limits

Shops in Greece reopened for the first time in two months on Monday as the government took its first steps towards easing coronavirus restrictions, in a bid to breathe life into the battered retail ...

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'Every week counts' as Austria, Greece, Denmark seek quick EU OK for AstraZeneca vaccine -Kurz

… ;Lisi NiesnerVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria, Greece and Denmark will jointly pressure …

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Turkey, Greece to resume technical talks today

Turkey, which has the longest continental coastline in the Eastern Mediterranean, has rejected maritime boundary claims by Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration, stressing that the excessive ...

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No children resettled in Netherlands under much criticised Moria deal

The Netherlands has not taken in a single child from the former Moria refugee camp in Greece despite promising in...

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Coronavirus live news: Germany 'a long way from where we want to be,' says minister; 22,857 new cases in Russia

German health minister says more needs to be done to bring virus under control despite falling cases; Russia reaches 3,591,066 cases * Biden plan to vaccinate 100m people in 100 days ‘doable’ * Bolsonaro rival says vaccine is ‘triumph of science against denialists’ * All adults in UK to be offered vaccine by September, says minister * ‘An unmitigated disaster’: America’s year of Covid * See all our coronavirus coverage 11.21am GMT FRANCE is on track to reach its target of vaccinating 1 million people against COVID-19 by the end of January and has enough doses to increase the total to 2.4 million by the end of February, health minister Olivier Veran said on Monday. During a visit to a vaccination centre in the eastern city of Grenoble, Veran told reporters that France had now set up about 800 such centres. “With the acceleration of the vaccination campaign in retirement homes, we will comfortably reach our goal of 1 million French people vaccinated by the end of this month,” he said. 11.19am GMT AUSTRIA, GREECE and DENMARK will jointly pressure the European Medicines Agency to approve AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday, adding: “Every week counts.” Kurz was speaking before a European leaders’ virtual summit on Thursday, and a day after he said Austria’s lockdown was being extended until at least Feb. 7 as it tries to contain highly infectious new variants, Reuters reports. EMA, the EU drugs regulator, said last week it would review the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Britain’s Oxford University this month under an accelerated timeline. Kurtz told a news conference: Every week counts. We expect that work be done day and night, that a decision be reached unbureaucratically and that Europe not fall behind. What is now needed is - based on all scientific facts, of course - an immediate and quick decision, because AstraZeneca can deliver up to two million doses in the first quarter for Austria alone, and that of course makes an enormous difference to our success in vaccinating the population. Yes, there will now have to be a small adjustment here or there because it currently seems as though we will receive 20% less, which will then be caught up in February at the latest. Continue reading...

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Russia Chides Greece Over Ship Inspection Off Libya

Russia reproached Greece and the European Union over the inspection of a Russian cargo vessel by Greek special forces off the coast of Libya earlier in January. The inspection by soldiers from “Adrias” Hellenic Navy vessel, which is the Operation Irini‘s flagship, took place on January 11. The main mission of the Operation is to […] The post Russia Chides Greece Over Ship Inspection Off Libya first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.

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Greece offers Tax Breaks to lure the work-from-anywhere crowd

Program envisaged appealing to people able to work from home

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Rapid antigen tests based on saliva swabs available in Greece

Antigen tests for Covid-19 based on saliva swabs are currently available in Greece. These tests are less costly, simpler to do, and they provide fast results in detecting coronavirus. Their results are available 15 minutes after sampling. They have a 95%  success rate, facilitating frequent testing of the same individual in the same month, state-run … The post Rapid antigen tests based on saliva swabs available in Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Germany calls for ‘constructive’ dialogue between Turkey, Greece

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday called for a “solution-oriented” dialogue between Turkey and Greece to resolve disputes between the two countries and de-escalate tensions in the Eastern ...

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Home of Greek Poet Nikos Gatsos to Become a Landmark

The home of one of Greece’s greatest poets, Nikos Gatsos, is set to become a landmark, the Culture Ministry has announced.

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Turkish-Greek friendship, only a handshake away!: Op-ed

Though largely unadmitted, the key truth about Turkish-Greek differences over the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean is that they are solvable. How so? For the reason that there is in store a wealth of wisdom and experience accumulated over many years of arduous exploratory talks and negotiations between the two neighbors.

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