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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Morocco ambassador's car stolen in break-in: GREEK police

Athens: Morocco's ambassador to Greece had his diplomatic vehicle stolen on Sunday after a break-in at his residence, Athens police said.


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GREEK Life puts PC motto into action.

Presbyterian College GREEK Life is made up of three sororities and seven fraternities. About 50 percent of the student population here at Presbyterian ...


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Lifting capital controls will take more time

Two years after the imposition of capital controls in GREECE, confidence in the credit sector remains particularly fragile and is the main factor hampering ...


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President Pavlopoulos: Unfortunately, Albania is Undermining its Accession Course

“Ioannis Kapodistrias is the model of a major leader not only for GREECE but for whole Europe. A model that among others had two characteristics.


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The Rise of Greek Small Breweries Celebrated in Athens Exhibition

An exhibition of small beer brewers is taking place in Athens over the weekend as the sector is on the rise in Greece. Many well-known brands and several newcomers, take part in “Zythognosia” at Zappeion. They come from many different parts Greece ...


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Greece Slams Albania on New Minorities Law

Greece reacted angrily to the adoption by the Albanian parliament on a new law on minorities. Athens says the law restricts the rights of the Greek minority in Albania. On Sunday a spokesman for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the new law ...


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Durant on Giannis: 'He could end up being the best player to ever play'

GREEK Freak, probably the number one guy I like to watch. Steph Curry, obviously the most fun player to play the game, but he's on my team, I get to ...


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The Best Restaurant in Singapore is GREEK

Recently opened GREEK restaurant in Singapore, BAKALAKI GREEK Taverna, is No 1 TripAdvisor restaurant in all of Singapore. Owned and run by ...


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Local GREEK Festival raises money for several good causes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- The GREEK Festival is a chance for people to experience GREEK food and music while supporting a few good causes.


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Local businesses moving to Cyprus due to steep taxes

GREEK companies reportedly pay five times the amount in contributions and taxes for the same turnover as their counterparts in Cyprus. The huge gap ...


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Thessaloniki by Night: More than 25000 Runners Participate in Half Marathon (photos)

Amateur runners of all ages, from 12 to 82 years old, people with disabilities and professionals from GREECE and abroad, created a wonderful ...


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Time to compromise

GREECE is barely competitive and, to make matters worse, it is not able to present itself as an attractive option for thousands of more dynamic young ...


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Pole Vault champion Katerina Stefanidi named European Female Athlete of 2017

Greece’s Golden Girl, world pole vault champion Aikaterini Stefanidi was named 2017 European Athletes of the Year at the Golden Tracks award ceremony in Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday  evening. Stefanidi is the first Greek athlete to lift the accolade. Stefanidi in Rio Reigning European and Olympic champion Stefanidi, 27, asserted herself as the dominant force … The post Pole Vault champion Katerina Stefanidi named European Female Athlete of 2017 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Nestlé Removes Christian Cross from Greek Yogurt Packaging

Joining a growing trend in Europe to abolish Christian imagery to avoid offending other “sensibilities,” Nestlé has removed the image of a Christian cross from its Greek yogurt packaging featuring an Orthodox church on the island of Santorini.


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Greek state petitions bankruptcy court over troubled Hellenic Shipyards

The Greek state late last week filed a petition with an Athens first instance court requesting insolvency proceedings against the troubled Hellenic Shipyards S.A at Skaramangas under the newly revised bankruptcy code, which foresees the rapid sale of ...


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Kevin Durant: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Greek Freak' May Become Best NBA Player Ever

Before the NBA season starts, players, coaches and general managers make predictions on which players will win certain awards. Golden State Warriors MVP Kevin Durant took it a step further and suggested that Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo ...


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PM reassures GREEK American businessmen he is committed to foreign investment

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told members of the GREEK American business community that Greece is finally coming out of the woods after its ...


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Combined XI: The Best Players Still Awaiting Confirmation of a 2018 World Cup Place

Both Irish sides made it, alongside Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Croatia, Sweden and GREECE. Much was made of the potential absence of Lionel ...


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Brit couple who jumped on 'sex act' wedding photo trend defend saucy Cyprus snap – but admit it's ...

A COUPLE who staged a raunchy wedding photo outside a Cyprus church have waded into a row that saw a ban on Brit weddings in GREECE over a ...


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Magical Mykonos

Known for its iconic architecture and white Cyclade buildings, the Island is known as the Ibiza of GREECE and is one of the most popular places to visit, ...


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Lagarde and Tsakalotos Agree on Timely Completion of Greek Third Review

Christine Lagarde and Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos agreed that a timely completion of the third review of the Greek bailout is essential for discussions on debt restructuring to gather pace. The Managing Director met Tsakalotos at the IMF ...


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Pre-Bell Stock Alert on Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (:GREK) and Archrock, Inc. (:AROC)

Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (:GREK) are gapping up 1.39% pre-market with a price of $9.55 on the stock. Investors may be searching high and low for ...


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Tsipras Sends Message of a 'Greek Comeback' to Chicago Investors

The Greek premier said that the country is leaving behind not only the economic crisis but also the development model that led GREECE into debt and ...


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Greek Golden Girl Stefanidi Named European Athlete of the Year

Greek Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi was named female European Athlete of the Year at the 2017 Golden Tracks award ceremony on Saturday. “Only the nomination and the fact that I reached the top 3 of Europe for the second consecutive year ...


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The names of the first team, in Greek

Coinciding with the game between FC Barcelona and Olympiacos, we are going to take some Greek football lessons. Can you guess which name relates to each word? Do you want to know how to write the names of all the first team players in Greek? Then click on ...


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News24.com

… mourning" across a western Greek diocese to protest the passing … 300-member Parliament last week, allows Greeks over the age of 15 …


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The real impact of north's levy on food aid

Despite these conditions, Sinainou concedes he feels lucky to have steady employment since having a regularly-paid job is a rarity among the GREEK ...


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Turkey's stance the reason for non solution Anastasiades says

Speaking at the national memorial service for the hero Evagoras Papachristoforou, the president said that the GREEK Cypriot side had made every ...


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Turkish forces detain 3 FETO suspects at GREECE border

Turkish security forces held three people at the Turkey-GREECE border over links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind last July's ...


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Why the 25th Amendment Won't Save Us

[President Donald Trump leaves the podium after making a statement on Iran, in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)]President Donald Trump leaves the podium after making a statement on Iran, in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, October 13, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images) When the president tells all of Puerto Rico he's basically sick of hearing about them being wet, hungry and in the dark all the time, we have come to a truly bleak place. We are governed by human vacancies, and we the people are the only remedy there is. [President Donald Trump leaves the podium after making a statement on Iran, in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)]President Donald Trump leaves the podium after making a statement on Iran, in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, October 13, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images) _Well I don't know, but I been told_ _If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load_ _I don't know who's back's that strong_ _Maybe find out before too long_ _One way or another_ _One way or another_ _One way or another_ _This darkness got to give …_ _-- Robert Hunter_ This may only be a minor accent in the vast symphony of outrage we are confronted with on a daily basis, but it is worthy of note. You are aware, I'm sure, of the ongoing shouting match Donald Trump is having with the NFL over players standing for the national anthem. Well, Trump found himself last week at the Air National Guard Base in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with Fox fiend Sean Hannity. By tradition, "Retreat" was bugled on the base as the flag was lowered for the day.__ The same tradition requires all military personnel and civilian leadership to stand at attention out of respect for the flag. Neither Trump nor Hannity stood, flouting that tradition. Laughing as the bugle call filled the air, Trump asked Hannity, "Are they playing that for you or for me?" Referring to Hannity's show, Trump then addressed the crowd with, "They're playing that in honor of his ratings." Remember when President Obama once saluted a member of his Marine guard with a coffee cup in his hand, and people like Sean Hannity reacted as if Obama had just offered the Sixth Fleet to Kim Jong-un as a birthday present? I do, and once upon a time, such brazen, televised hypocrisy would have captured my full attention. You're going on and on about the football players and the flag but just insulted your own armed forces, and on a base no less? Once upon a time, yeah. Those days are over. When the president of the United States of America tells all the residents of Puerto Rico he's basically sick of hearing about them being wet, hungry and in the dark all the time, when he threatens to cut them off completely despite the fact that the island was thoroughly scourged by a massive hurricane, and oh, by the way, they are also US citizens, it's hard to get worked up over "Retreat-gate" in the proper fashion. This is what he said in a string of tweets before dawn on Thursday morning: > "Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms > largely of their own making." says Sharyl Attkisson. A total lack of > accountability say the Governor. Electric and all infrastructure was > disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend. We > cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been > amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever! Got that, everyone? The storm was Puerto Rico's fault. This US territory with no voting power in Congress seems to have quite the influence over earth, wind and fire these days, not to mention infrastructure and debt. The president sure thinks so, anyway. This from the guy who was throwing rolls of paper towels at storm victims last week while lowballing the death toll as he talked about "a real disaster like Katrina." For the record, the current official number stands at 36, but the people running Puerto Rico's funeral homes know different. The people who buried their parents days after the storm passed because there was no power for their life support machines know different. The uncounted dead know different. From the Guardian last Wednesday: "Officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) say that the government and its partners are only providing 200,000 meals a day to meet the needs of more than 2 million people. That is a daily shortfall of between 1.8 million and 5.8 million meals. 'We are 1.8 million meals short,' said one senior FEMA official. 'That is why we need the urgency. And it's not going away. We're doing this much today, but it has to be sustained over several months.'" Not if the president has his way about it. Sure, the US government enjoys Puerto Rico when the Navy needs to test its ship-to-shore firepower and showers Vieques with artillery, the remnants of which are likely to blame for the region having the highest disease rates in the Caribbean. What's a little depleted uranium, cardiovascular disease and cancer between fellow citizens, right? But, you see, Puerto Rico has debt. A "financial crisis looms largely of their own making," Trump said. He is so adamant about Puerto Rico's debt that Congress, at his request, has made $5 billion of the aid package it's crafting a loan to Puerto Rico, which will also have to be paid back. Why? Because Puerto Rico's debt is owned by Wall Street, and Wall Street is Trump's people. Sarah Jaffe recently spoke with Jonathan Westin, director of New York Communities for Change, who provided some truly revelatory information on who actually owns Puerto Rico's debt: > [Seth] Klarman is the hedge fund manager … [Klarman] is generally > seen as kind of a 'progressive' Wall Street guy, but has hid himself > in very intentional ways from being discovered as one of the biggest > bond-holders of Puerto Rican debt. The way the debt was acquired by > many of these hedge fund managers was they bought it for cents on > the dollar when they took over debt from Puerto Rico, and are now > trying to extract as much as possible out of the island to pay that > debt back, even though they bought it for cents on the dollar. >  > There is a reason they are called vulture funds; it is because they > prey on very downtrodden folks. They buy up debt from places that > most people believe they won't be able to recover [their money], but > then they do everything in their power to extract blood from a > stone. Puerto Rico is not the only instance where hedge fund > managers have gobbled up debt. They have done it in Argentina. They > have done it in Greece. They have done it in many other places. So here's Trump helping hedge fund managers like Klarman squeeze Puerto Rico for all the coppers they can wring, even though Klarman has made it abundantly clear that he believes Trump to be one of the horseman for the looming apocalypse. No matter. Puerto Rico is seen as a pigeon to be plucked, and the hedge fund managers must be fed. Hardly a surprise, I suppose, coming from the humanitarian who wants so many more nuclear weapons that his own secretary of state reportedly called him a "fucking moron." There is a rumor going around that Kelly and Mattis have agreed to bodily tackle Trump if he ever lunges for the political "football." It sounds farfetched, but I believe it. You see, the president of the United States is a vacant hole posing as a person, and there has been a lot of talk about the 25th Amendment because of it. Unless Trump leaves office voluntarily, the only mechanism for his lawful removal is found in section 4 of that amendment. It's a doozy. To make use of it, the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet must tell Congress the president is unable to perform the duties of his office. The president can challenge this and immediately retain his powers, but if the vice president and the Cabinet reaffirm their claim of presidential incapacity, the matter goes to Congress for what amounts to a trial. For removal, both the House and the Senate have to agree with the vice president and the Cabinet by a two-thirds majority in each chamber. Otherwise, the president stays put. In short, the 25th isn't coming to rescue us any time soon. It makes for a fine hashtag to deploy whenever the monster behaves monstrously, but that's about as far as it goes. Leaving aside the pan-dimensional improbability of Mike Pence and the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari actually turning on Trump for any reason, there is the simple, sorrowful fact of Congress itself. Let me tell you a little something about these people. Last week, the House passed legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks. They did so, according to a GOP caucus blog post, because the massacre in Las Vegas combined with the summertime shooting of GOP Rep. Steve Scalise reminded them "just how precious life is." Got that? Don't figure out what to do about the manufacture and distribution of the military-grade guns that killed all those actual people. Cough up a Senate-doomed sop to the GOP base to commemorate the sanctity of "life." One of the GOP representatives who voted for this was Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania. A real bear for the sanctity of life is Tim, who enjoys a spotless "pro-life" voting record that was ever so slightly marred early this month when it came to light that he had urged his mistress to get an abortion. Rep. Murphy will be retiring at the end of his term. Even Scalise, who (please pardon the all-caps) GOT SHOT this summer and almost died, is still dutifully hauling water for the NRA. We need more guns to keep us safe from all those guns. Seemingly in defense of his pro-gun stance, Scalise told Fox News last Tuesday, "When there was a shooter, luckily we had Capitol Police there with their own guns." Right, Steve, that would be the (pardon again) WELL-REGULATED MILITIA we read about in that 2nd Amendment you love so much. Two-thirds of these people are not going to vote to remove Trump from office even if he lights the Capitol dome on fire. He is the last, best hope they have for making their proto-fascist Biblical nation fantasies a reality. A great many of these people are human vacancies just like the president, and they share a characteristic with him that happens to be their greatest collective strength: They are incapable of shame. And so much for the 25th. For now. "There comes a time," said free-speech activist Mario Savio, "when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part, you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop." That is where we're at, I believe. This is not normal, this is not healthy, this is not safe, this is not right. It has to be stopped before Carl Sagan's pale blue dot becomes just another puff of dust in the long dark. The corporate "news" media won't help us. They love this stuff; hell, the country hasn't turned off the television since November. Our so-called leaders in Congress may as well be cardboard cutouts of themselves for all the good they do. No, this falls to us, to as many of us as can be summoned, and there are a great, great many of us. Something simple. Everyone takes the same day off from work and idles the nation. Everyone participates in a tightly focused boycott until the entity in question ceases to exist. Then do it again. Everyone goes to Washington, DC, sits down in front of the White House, and waits. A flexing of muscles too many of us have forgotten we have, indicating to those in power during this ongoing calamity that it's sure been a laff riot, you guys, but enough is too much. We are stopping the machine until this is fixed. If we're down to dreams, it's a good one. See what you can do. Truthout won't back down from taking Trump and his cronies to task. Click here to support journalism that holds those in power accountable!


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PM Tsipras Holds Meetings with Officials and Entrepreneurs in Chicago

CHICAGO – Meetings with US officials, Greek-American entrepreneurs and Greek-American organisations are included in Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ programme on Sunday. On Saturday, Tsipras […] The post PM Tsipras Holds Meetings with Officials and Entrepreneurs in Chicago appeared first on The National Herald.


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Meet the Chef: Nia Niforos/Kalamos GREEK & Mediterranean Market in Worcester

Nia Niforos is a partner in the family-owned and -operated Kalamos GREEK & Mediterranean Market, which opened in 2014 in the city's June Street ...


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Police to examine telephone records of slain GREEK lawyer

Police investigating the killing of lawyer Michalis Zafeiropoulos last week have been poring over evidence gathered from the scene of the crime in a ...


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Ara GREEK Kitchen & Bar opens in Commack

Up until now, Nassau has had the monopoly on sprawling, ambitious GREEK restaurants. (Actually, Roslyn has the monopoly. The town, population ...


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Spotlight: For Europeans, the only thing they have to fear about China's B&R Initiative is fear itself

Organized by GREECE'S Athens News Agency (AMNA), national agency of the Mediterranean country, the forum focuses on the cooperation of ...


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Alleged Bitcoin Launderer BTC-E Admin's Legal Future Thrown Into Turmoil

Vinnik has appealed the U.S. extradition order to the Supreme Court of GREECE but has stated that he will voluntarily comply with the Russian request.


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PM Tsipras visit to USA will be a success, says US envoy to Greece Pyatt

… more U.S. investment to Greece. On Souda Bay he said … the pillars of our alliance. Greece plays a critical role in …


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Eco-festival with pink flamingos in Kalochori lagoon in northern GREECE

The Eco-festival of Gallikos river overlooking Kalochori lagoon, near Thessaloniki, northern GREECE, in which stay and are fed the pink flamingos and ...


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Fraport GREECE reveals modernization plan for critical Santorini airport

Fraport GREECE on Thursday revealed plans for the development of the Santorini airport, one of 14 airports around GREECE that the company manages.


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US Ambassador to GREECE Pyatt: Tsipras' visit to USA will be a success

He says the United States will be looking for ways to encourage more U.S. investment to GREECE. On Souda Bay he noted the two sides will explore ...


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Zaccheroni set to be named next UAE coach

They went on to beat GREECE 5-3 on penalties in the last 16 before a 4-3 defeat to Holland on penalties in the quarter-final. His exploits with Honduras ...


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3 people were caught on the GREEK border

Fetus suspects 3 people caught on GREEK border AA Agenda News entry date: 15.10.2017 13:13 update Tari Hi: 15.10.2017 13:14 Fatwa Terrorist ...


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Greece Multi-day & Extended Tours

Step back in time on this 4-day Classical Greece tour from Athens, seeing all the top attractions that date back to this fascinating era. With overnight ... Visit Ancient Delphi and Meteora, two legendary UNESCO World Heritage sites, on a 2-day tour from ...


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'The Servant' nominated at GREECE intl. Filmfest.

The first edition of this festival is held this year in Athens of GREECE to support independent filmmakers. The festival kicks off on October 29 and run ...


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Die Welt: Greece letting immigrants through to Germany deliberately

German newspaper accuses Greece of exaggerating numbers of immigrants in Greece


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GREEK clerics ring church bells to protest gender rights law

Church bells have rung "in mourning" across a western GREEK diocese to protest the passing of a law making it easier for people to officially change ...


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Local elections in Macedonia to test pro-Western policy

GREECE has blocked Skopje's efforts to join the EU and NATO, saying the name Macedonia implies a territorial claim to its own northern province of the ...


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How the oligarchy wins: lessons from ancient GREECE

Oligarchs in ancient GREECE thus used a combination of coercion and co-optation to keep democracy at bay. They gave rewards to informants and ...


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Tsipras tells investors “Those who trust Greece can only have gains”

Hours before the meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke about the agenda of the talks and the importance of Greec ein the region. He called on investors to trust Greece. “Greece is a pillar of stability and security in the wider region,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras … The post Tsipras tells investors “Those who trust Greece can only have gains” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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'Welt am Sonntag': Bulgaria is “deliberately negligent” on border protection

GREECE officially says, 62,000 refugees were present on its territory, including the islands. But in reality it seemed that only 40,000 asylum seekers ...


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