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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Greek shipowner Angelicoussis orders massive FSRU from Daewoo shipyard

The Angelicoussis Shipping Group is expanding its activity in the liquefied natural gas transport sector with the recent order of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) from Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The floating natgas ...


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Amid smoggy days in London, growing calls to clean up Europe’s toxic air

But his election could scramble Britain’s post-E.U. plans. As Brexit approaches, signs of a gathering economic storm for Britain Number of stranded refugees in Greece could rise under latest E.U. plan Today’s coverage from Post correspondents around ...


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Minister G. Stathakis: New Challenges In Energy For Greece

Greece's Εnergy and Environment Minister, Giorgos Stathakis, was in New York recently in order to present investment opportunities in his country's energy sector during his participation in the "Capital Link: Invest in Greece" forum. Stathakis' New York ...


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Parliament votes on Wednesday which GREEK islands will be exempt from VAT hike

The extreme northeast Aegean island of Samothrace was the "cherry on the cake" of the leftist GREEK government's decision -- mostly supported by the ...


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Capital controls still hurting the GREEK economy

Although the capital controls have forced 57 percent of GREEK enterprises to keep deposits outside the GREEK banking system, against just 12 percent ...


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Fifteen GREEK shippers make world's most influential list

The highest-ranked GREEK is John Angelicoussis, the strongman of the Angelikoussis Shipping Group, who is ranked seventh in the list. Other GREEK ...


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EU Commission aims at GREEK programme review conclusion by January 26

The European Commission aims at the conclusion of the second programme review before the Eurogroup on January 26, EU Commissioner Pierre ...


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The FFA would be wrong to ignore South Melbounre

Yes, it is true that South Melbourne were formed by Greek immigrants as a Greek club, and adopted the nickname Hellas, the Greek word for Greece, but that was in the 1950’s and it’s been 20 years since the name was removed. Also, history shows that ...


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Greek PM sees 'prompt' bailout review deal without new austerity

ATHENS Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday he remained convinced that Greece's bailout review could be concluded "promptly" and he called on Athens's foreign creditors not to make excessive demands of the heavily indebted country. Greece wants a ...


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Broadband use grows in GREECE

Broadband internet connections in GREECE posted a year-on-year increase of 5.7 percent at the end of June and a six-month rise of 2.4 percent, as the ...


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PM Tsipras Calls Chancellor Merkel, Offers Condolences After Deadly Berlin Attack

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the telephone and offered the sincere condolences of the Greek people for the families of the victims and the German people after Monday night’s deadly attack in Berlin, a press release from the premier’s office said. (source: ana-mpa)


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Tampa-based Greek restaurant headed for Sarasota

… announcement comes from a Tampa-based Greek restaurant, Acropolis Taverna. The Acropolis … menu. Acropolis Taverna serves traditional Greek fare like hummus, tzatziki, souvlaki … the ancient culture of the Greeks,” according to acropolistaverna.com. Nickels …


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Greek PM pledges support for farmers as "recovery can't depend on tourism alone"

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday presented his government's plan for a full-scale reconstruction of production in the country, while speaking with farmers and groups of producers in Mesara, during his two-day tour of Crete. Tourism was doing ...


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Cruise Through Greece, Italy and Croatia

Have room on the itinerary for some extra activities in Greece? Check out this Greek Island itinerary for some fresh ideas. The rate varies based on stateroom category, but begins at $499, per person, based on double occupancy, for an interior cabin.


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Coinify Makes Buying Bitcoin Easier in Greece

Coinify, the cryptocurrency payment solution's partnership with Bcash now allows people to buy Bitcoin with cards. Read more... Coinify, the cryptocurrency based payment solution provider has announced a new strategic partnership with Bcash. The new ...


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Syrian Refugee, Lesbos, Greece, 2015

From the photographer: "A Syrian refugee looks back at Turkey after completing part of his journey to a new life. Standing on the beaches of Lesbos, Greece, I was in awe of the courage displayed by the people that were arriving. Many landed with nothing ...


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Turkish aircraft violate GREEK air space

A pair of armed Turkish F-16 fighter jets violated GREEK air space northwest of Samos in the eastern Aegean on Tuesday and engaged in mock ...


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Merrill Lynch: GREEK government's bonus to pensioners can lead to more problems

Right after Moody's warning about the GREEK economy, Bofa Merrill Lynch came forward with a statement that criticizes the GREEK government.


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Greek National Tourism Organisation study shows that 9 out of 10 tourists like GREECE

According to a survey conducted by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT), 9 out of 10 foreign visitors to GREECE say they are pleased with ...


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Topless photos of Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle are fake

The snaps were reported to have been taken on the Greek island of Mykonos, when Toronto-based actress Meghan Markle was on holiday with her now ex-husband.


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Greek property owners and hoteliers at odds over short-term rentals bill

Property owners and the representatives of the hotel industry in Greece are in conflict over a regulatory intervention in the rapidly growing new market for short-term lodging rentals via online platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway and others, as the ...


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Euro Working Group Not Unblocking Greek Debt Relief Measures Yet

The Euro Working Group has not decided on Tuesday to unblock debt relief measures for Greece after Athens decided to give a Christmas bonus to pensioners and reduce VAT on certain Aegean islands. The short-term debt relief measures were decided at the ...


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Food, drinks taken off shelves in Greece after green terrorist group threat

Major multinational food and drink producers Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Unilever said today they are pulling some of their products off shelves in Greece after a message posted online Monday said the items had been poisoned. Hellmann’s Caesar Salad Dressing ...


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Short-term debt measures for Greece likely to be 'unlocked' on Wednesday, EU source says

BRUSSELS (ANA/ C. Vasilaki) A consensus to unlock the short-term debt relief measures for Greece decided on December 5 is likely to emerge on Wednesday, in exchange for a letter from the Greek side providing the necessary assurances, a European official ...


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Greece's FM Kotzias urges 'positive agenda' at EU-Arab League ministerial

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Tuesday said that the European Union and the Arab world must work together to find solutions to crises in the region, starting with that between Israel and the Palestinian Territories, while seeking broader ...


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GREEK Anarchists Claim to Have Poisoned Food and Drinks in Popular Supermarkets

A GREEK eco-anarchy group has forced a recall of several supermarket goods by threatening contamination with chlorine and hydrochloric acid. GREEK ...


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Problem In Greece? Everyone Is Lying

ATHENS – Since the summer of 2015, Greece has (mostly) dropped out of the news, but not because its economic condition has stabilized. A prison is not newsworthy as long as the inmates suffer quietly. It is only when they stage a rebellion, and the ...


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Survey: Travelers Give Greece Thumbs Up

Travelers to Greece are giving the country thumbs up in terms of overall tourism experience and quality, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) said this week. According to GNTO data following a survey conducted by QED Market Research, nine in 10 ...


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Odyssey Vanilla Greek Yogurt Fluff

Using a mixer and bowl fitted with a whip attachment, add the cream. Begin whipping cream on low speed and slowly increase speed. Continue whipping cream until stiff peaks form. In the same mixing bowl, add Odyssey Vanilla Greek Yogurt. Fold the greek ...


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Déjà vu: Greece returns to national final plans for Eurovision 2017

As we all know, drama was born in Greece. And apparently ERT, the Greek Public Broadcaster, is keen to emphasise the fact, as they seem unwilling to bring an end the ever-changing saga of Greece’s Eurovision 2017 selection. Like a giant pendulum, they ...


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Greek PM Speaks on Rural Development, has Tiff With Reporters

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday spoke to farmers’ representatives while he had a tiff with reporters who were covering the meeting. Tsipras met with farmer unionists and local authorities and farmers in Mesara of Crete. After his ...


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Foreign Ministry message of condolences at the Athens Embassy of the Russian Federation

Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis signed the book of condolences at the Russian Federation Embassy in Athens today, Tuesday, 20 December 2016, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Kotzias, and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his message, the Deputy Foreign Minister stated: "Our sincere condolences to the Russian people, the Russian government and the family of the Russian diplomat Andrey Karlov. We unequivocally condemn this murderous terrorist attack and express our great abhorrence of this act against a diplomat, whose vocation, by definition, promotes peace and dialogue. Such acts...


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Rosario reflects on 25 years at Santos’ side

On the field, he never loses his nerve and, above all his other qualities, he is a good man.” A Greek odyssey These qualities were tested to the full when, after a successful three years at Porto, they left the comfortable surroundings of Portugal to ...


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Feature: Greek retailers in anguish, as consumers prepare for Christmas on tightest budget of recent years

ATHENS, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- In Athens, clear blue skies, festive decoration, Christmas lights, musical happenings and extended holiday season shopping hours have lured thousands of people to the commercial center of the city. However, so far ...


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Which Greek Islands will be Exempt from VAT Hike?

Home > Industry sectors > Laws, Regulations & Policy > Which Greek Islands will be Exempt from VAT Hike? An amended bill foreseeing the suspension for 2017 of a planned value-added tax (VAT) increase on islands of the northern and eastern Aegean and the ...


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European leaders express condolences after Berlin attack

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday spoke to the leaders of France, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Poland, Sweden and Spain on the phone about the deadly attack on a Berlin Christmas market, a German government spokesman said. "In light of the victims of yesterday's attack on the Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, the heads of state and government expressed their heartfelt condolences," government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.


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Why Yogurt Is Giving General Mills A Sour Taste In Its Mouth

“On yogurt, we continued to see challenging performance in the second quarter with retail sales down 18% and our Light and GREEK 100 varieties ...


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DOX Quality Greek Now Open For Fast Lunch, Dinner In Wicker's Main Hub

WICKER PARK — Neighbored by Flash Taco and Stan's Donuts, DOX Quality Greek opened for business at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wicker Park's bustling Milwaukee, Damen and North avenues intersection. The name of the eatery at 1566 N. Damen Ave. is short for the ...


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A far-right Austrian leader who just signed a pact with Putin says he met with Trump's national security adviser in New York

[Michael Flynn]Drew Angerer/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, met with the leader of a far-right Austrian political party that has close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Austrian leader said. The Freedom Party leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, wrote on his Facebook page Monday that he met with Flynn "and a few other high-ranking US politicians" a few weeks ago at Trump Tower. He noted in the post that his party had recently signed a cooperation deal with Putin's United Russia party, which "outlines plans for regular meetings and collaboration where suitable on economic, business, and political projects," The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Flynn's relationship with the Kremlin has been under scrutiny since he was tapped by Trump to be the national security adviser. Photos have emerged of the former lieutenant general with Putin in Moscow celebrating the 10th anniversary of state-sponsored news agency Russia Today, which has featured him as a commentator. The fact that Flynn appears to have granted an audience to Strache in New York raises more questions about the influence far-right populism and white nationalism may have on the incoming Trump administration. The Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment. [Heinz-Christian Strache]Drew Angerer/Getty Images Putin's recognition of Strache and his party via the reported cooperation deal, and Strache's apparent meeting with Flynn, also points to Russia's expanding influence over far-right movements in Europe and the United States. That campaign has largely been part of an attempt to undermine support for the punishing sanctions the West imposed on Russia following Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014, but is also more broadly aimed at establishing an alternative to the US-led status quo. A right-wing conference in St. Petersburg, Russia — organized last year by Russia's nationalist Rodina, or Motherland, party — offered a safe space for fringe thinkers, including white supremacists and anti-Semitic figures, to gather and rail against the Western-dominated global order. "If the radical nationalists are increasing their weight in Europe, they can serve as good allies for the Kremlin," Nikolai Petrov, a political scientist in Moscow, told The New York Times last year. And many prominent "alt-right" figures in the US have courted their European counterparts, from Hungary to Greece, in an attempt to build momentum for a "worldwide movement of globalism versus nationalism." That is according to self-described white nationalist Matthew Heimbach, who said in a recent interview that the American alt-right "isn’t just a European or a right-wing movement."  "Putin is supporting nationalists around the world and building an anti-globalist alliance," Heimbach said, "while promoting traditional values and self-determination." NOW WATCH: Donald Trump’s connection with Vince McMahon and WWE spans decades


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GREEK anarchists force food recall before Christmas

Athens (AFP) - Four prominent GREEK and multinational food companies recalled goods from supermarkets Tuesday after receiving a contamination ...


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Vodafone GREECE offers phone replacement service with AIG

Vodafone GREECE is offering the new 'Vodafone replace' insurance service for any purchased Vodafone Smartphone and Vodafone Smart Tablet.


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Coca Cola, Unilever, Nestle, Delta withdraw products after contamination threats

Unilever, Coca Cola, Nestle and Delta decided to preventive withdraw some of their products from the super market shelves and all points of sales after threats of contamination were posted on Greek internet on Tuesday. According to Greek media, the threat text was uploaded on the website of the anti-authoritarian […]


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New royal row erupts after topless photographs of Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle lying on a Greek beach are leaked online 11 years after they were taken

Pictures have emerged which appear to show Prince Harry's American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle sunbathing while topless on a beach. The pictures were published this afternoon by American gossip website Radar Online under the headline: 'Topless ...


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Greek anarchists threaten public food poisoning

Coca-Cola, Nestle, Unilever and Greece's giant dairy company, … products from supermarket shelves in Greece during Christmas holidays in the … ," a Greek police source said. Reports added that Greece's …


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Foreign Minister N. Kotzias meets with Arab League’s Secretary General (Cairo 20 December 2016)

During the European Union-Arab League Summit taking place in Cairo, Foreign Minister N. Kotzias met today with Mr. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League. During the course of the meeting, Mr. Kotzias made reference to the close and longstanding friendly ties between Greece and the Arab nations and stressed the importance of expanding and strengthening cooperation between the European Union and the Arab League. He also stressed that Greece serves as a bridge linking Europe and the Arab world and expressed his desire for further strengthening the bilateral ties, extending an invitation to the Secretary General of...


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Foreign Minister N. Kotzias meets with the Foreign Minister of Tunisia, in the framework of the ...

Within the framework of the 4th EU-Arab League Ministerial Meeting (Cairo, 20 December 2016), Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met with his Tunisian counterpart, Khemaies Jhinaoui, whose country holds the chairmanship of the Arab League. The meeting focused on international and regional issues, giving Mr. Kotzias the opportunity to present Greece's initiatives aimed at strengthening regional stability and promoting peace in the wider region. More specifically, Mr. Kotzias briefed his collocutor on the "Rhodes Conference" decisions and the spirit characterizing this particular initiative, through which an attempt is being made to develop positive cooperation among EU and Eastern Mediterranean countries...


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Foreign Minister N. Kotzias meets with the Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias today met with the Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in the framework of the 4th EU-Arab League Ministerial Meeting, in Cairo. During the meeting, there was a discussion of international and regional issues, with emphasis on the prevailing situation in the Middle East. The Kuwaiti Minister expressed his appreciation for Greece's constructive role in a series of issues of regional importance, commending its stance on the developments in Libya and Egypt. Sheikh Al-Sabah also referred to the potential for further development of bilateral relations and the prospects for enhancing the cooperation...


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Turkey Return Rumors Rile Greece’s Island Refugees

Refugees and migrants living on Greek islands became anxious after unfounded rumors they'd be returned to Turkey. The post Turkey Return Rumors Rile Greece’s Island Refugees appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greece’s Short-term Rentals Bill Raises Professional Concerns

The Greek Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises (SETKE) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) have expressed their concerns over an adjusted bill set to regulate an ever-growing shadow economy, which was tabled in parliament on December 12 ...


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GREECE “has willingness” to import Iranian gas

GREECE has willingness to import Iranian gas, Hossein Esmaeili Shahmirzadi, the general director of Europe, America & Caspian Sea Countries ...


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