Greek Finance Ministry: Remaining €1.7 billion to be disbursed on Oct. 24

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) will announce at its next meeting on October 24 the disbursement of the 1.7-billion-euro sub-tranche, when the September data for the state’s repayments of arrears to the private sector will be available, the ...

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Greece rejects asylum requests from more Turkish soldiers

ATHENS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Greece has rejected asylum requests from seven of eight Turkish soldiers who fled there after an abortive coup attempt against President Tayyip Erdogan in July, their lawyer said on Tuesday. The eight Turkish soldiers flew a ...

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Here are some Greek recipes for a special dinner at home

Greek food is one that is festive, healthy, simple and delicious, and Greek restaurants are always fun to go to. Greek food is easy to cook at home too, as long as you have the basic staples -- none of which are exotic -- such as olive oil, tomatoes ...

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Over 8 in 10 of the 300 Greek Lawmakers Hold University Degrees

The majority of Greek parliament members are university graduates, with lawyers and doctors ranking first, while only seven percent do not hold a degree. In a survey conducted by the National Center for Political Research in order to determine the ...

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Greek Reforms Get Positive Reviews but Second Tranche Postponed to Late October

Euro zone finance ministers gave Greece a positive review of its reforms on Monday but divided up the latest tranche of aid to Athens, disbursing a 1.1 billion euro loan but postponing its decision on a further 1.7 billion payout to later in October.

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ANEL would bring down coalition, if SYRIZA was to abolish Orthodoxy in schools

“For ANEL the connection between Orthodoxy and Hellinism is stressed in out party declaration,” Defense Minister and president of  nationalist Independent Greeks (ANEL) said during an interview with a private television channel Tuesday morning. Referring to the recent crisis between SYRIZA and the Greek Orthodox Church about how the teaching […]

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Neither Jew nor Greek … Republican nor Democrat

Sunday’s contentious presidential debate provided yet another reminder of how sharply divided our nation is—and how desperately we need leaders who can bring us together. Pastor and bestselling author Mark Batterson knows all about reaching across the ...

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