Greece’s creditors want all measures in 2019
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
University Greek Life Investigations Jusified
Recently, Duncan Cock Foster levelled accusations against the Emory administration in his op-ed, “Emory’s War on Greek Life.” The flawed article argues that Greek life is “persecuted” by Emory administrators. The author specifically cites the ...
Donors pledge Syria billions as UN meets on chemical attack
BRUSSELS (AP) — International donors pledged billions of dollars in aid for war-ravaged Syria as the U.N. Security Council convened Wednesday for emergency talks over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens in a rebel-held province. At a donor conference in Brussels, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for Syria's warring factions and government backers such as Russia and Iran to bring an end to a six-year conflict that has killed almost 400,000 people. U.N. agencies estimate war damage across Syria so far at $350 billion, including physical destruction and the loss of economic activity. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel noted that with the European Union divided over the refugee emergency, the bloc has failed to share responsibility for even a quarter of the 160,000 refugees that member countries promised to relocate from Italy and Greece. According to U.N. relief coordinator Stephen O'Brien "for the immediate needs of 2017, we need about $8 billion," but he said that aid cannot reach those in need without a cease-fire.
Greece’s Akis Tsochatzopoulos released from prison
The five-member Court of Appeals for Felonies decided to release from prison former PASOK Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos due to health reasons. Tsochatzopoulos, 77, was convicted to 20 years imprisonment for bribes and money laundering. Total time ...
Poland, Greece reject Eurelectric's no new coal plant after 2020 plan
Poland and Greece's power sector associations have not signed up to Eurelectric members' commitment not to build new coal power plants after 2020, the European power sector association said Wednesday. "Greece and Poland...were not ready to back this ...
Will the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned as Part of Brexit?
Last year marked 200 years since Greece was robbed of its famous marble Parthenon sculptures, known around the world as the so-called “Elgin Marbles,” and as the United Kingdom grows ever-closer to completing its exit from the European Union, Geoffrey Robertson, a columnist for the Guardian newspaper, has written a column explaining why Brexit is the […]
Sales of Greek Real Estate Properties to Foreigners on the Rise
Real estate purchases by foreigners in Greece are on the rise again, reaching the 2014 level, as Bank of Greece figures show. According to BoG data, sales of homes to foreign investors showed a significant rise in the last months of 2016. Specifically, home sales grew 34.5 percent year-on-year to reach 250 million euros, from 186 […]
