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Thursday, January 4, 2018

GREEK firms in Europe's top 1000 R&D spenders

Five GREEK firms rank among Europe's top 1,000 from various sectors of the economy for spending on research and development in 2017. According to the recent “2017 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard” published by the European Commission, which also tracks companies from other ...


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Outrageous Top Pick For 2018: GREEK Banks

GREEK bank equity prices are bombed out, yet the lenders are more than sufficiently capitalized to deal with the non-performing loan overhang. The GREEK economy is in a recovery phase, which will help the banks by increasing collateral values. The charts for Geek lenders look bullish and suggest the ...


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EU Commission Approves Greek Renewable Electricity Auction Scheme

The European Commission has found a Greek auction scheme for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high efficiency co-generation to be in line with EU State aid rules. The scheme will further EU energy and climate goals whilst preserving ...


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GREECE'S Council of State approval next up for landmark Helleniko project

The next stop in the circuitous route towards a final course for commencement of the landmark Helleniko privatization comes at the Council of State (CoS), where a recently signed presidential decree will be debated and voted for approval. GREECE'S top administrative court must now provide its approval ...


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HSBC: GREECE'S Bailout Exit Plausible, Clean Exit Less So

GREECE may be able to exit the bailout programme established by international lenders as soon as this year, banking giant HSBC has said, adding that a clean exit is less clear. The country last year regained access to capital markets, its economy is looking less dreary, and it will have enough cash ...


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Statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, to Greek media correspondents during his visit to Italy (Rome, 20.12.2017)

JOURNALIST: Can you tell us about the results of your visit to Rome and your talks with your counterpart, Mr. Alfano? N. KOTZIAS: We talked about issues of concern to both countries. In particular, we focused on our energy cooperation. We also discussed the potential for a future agreement on maritime zone issues. We talked about the current situation in the world. Beyond the discussion of our bilateral issues, the Italian side asked me about our positions on the changes taking place in the world, our view on the new Administration in the United States of America, as well as China’s future role. I responded in great detail, and that is why our press conference was delayed. JOURNALIST: Do you feel Italy is close to us on the issue of the future of Europe, that of a social Europe? N. KOTZIAS: I think the two countries’ positions are close. As you know, on my initiative, with Hungary as the host, we had the meeting of the ten (10) in Budapest two weeks ago, with the four Visegrad countries, the four Balkan EU member states, Slovenia and Serbia. Three months from now, in Greece, we will be hosting a meeting of these European states with all of the candidate countries – the Western Balkan candidates and Turkey. I also invited my Italian colleague to take part in the meeting in Athens if he wants to – and I think he does. JOURNALIST: One last question, on the Dublin regulation and the Visegrad countries that are pulling away. Does Rome share our positions? N. KOTZIAS: I think Italy and Greece are the countries with the greatest experience – and on-the-ground experience – of the real problems arising from the migration and the influx of refugees and our positions are close. I want to underscore something that I say frequently: Those paying the consequences are not the ones carrying out the bombings.


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Nostalgia in Netanya

If you're feeling nostalgic for that GREEK holiday you took a few years ago, then you should hurry along to Yorgos in Kikar Ha'atsmaut in Netanya. The food and atmosphere evoke the feeling of an authentic GREEK taverna, complete with nautical motifs, GREEK background music and an unlimited amount of ...


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The GREEK Clergyman Who Stared Down The Nazis

In 1938, Damaskinos was voted by the GREEK Orthodox Church into the position of “Archbishop of Athens and All of Greece.” However, fearing his democratic sentiments and support for former Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Eleftherios Venizelos, the dictatorship at the time overturned the ...


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GREEK No 1 bows out of Qatar Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece faces Austria's Dominic Thiem in their quaterfinal of the ATP Qatar Open Tennis tournament at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, on Thursday. The 19-year-old GREEK No1 went down 7-6, 5-4. He reached his second ATP World Tour quarterfinal after beating ...


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Greek govt defends ban on educational school trips abroad

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government is defending its decision to ban educational trips abroad for high school pupils, saying that protects disadvantaged children from the "trauma" of not being able to afford the cost. The Education Ministry says the ...


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HSBC: Debt relief could free Greece from the bailout programme burden

Further Eurozone substantial debt relief is all the more important in order to ensure that Greece can get out of rescue plans once and for all regaining market access in a sustain


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HSBC: Debt relief could free Greece from the bailout programme burden

Further Eurozone substantial debt relief is all the more important in order to ensure that Greece can get out of rescue plans once and for all regaining market access in a sustain


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Greek Cypriots Don’t Want Solution to Cyprob

… Çavuşoğlu has stressed that the Greek Cypriot side would move towards … with the parameters however the Greek Cypriot side does not want … and appreciated by everyone. “The Greek Cypriot side has an internationally …


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Greek minister to accept remains of Tillyria sailors

… are to be repatriated to Greece. A memorial service will be … in Nicosia, where the fallen Greek sailors are buried. The exhumation … the fallen, received recognition from Greece and Cyprus on 19 January …


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German tourism: Strong demand for GREECE continues in 2018

“We predict that Mediterranean destinations such as Spain and GREECE will again be the most popular package holiday destinations in the coming year,” said DRV president Norbert Fiebig at the end of December. Spain maintained its top spot in the German destination ranking last year while GREECE ...


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Arsenal confirm signing of 20-year-old Greek defender

A statement on Arsenal.com read: “Young Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos has signed for us. “The 20 year-old centre-back arrives from PAS Giannina, where he has made 16 Greek Super League appearances since breaking into the first team last season.


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Review: Jorgos mesmerizes on 'Greece Got Talent' finale magic performance

World renowned magician Jorgos Pampoukidis gave an amazing performance on the finale of "Greece Got Talent" with his exceptional magic show. Jorgos' performance on the Greece Got Talent finale was pure poetry, and utterly fantastic. One could feel the ...


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For GREECE, a record of sorrow and righteousness

During World War II, Archbishop Theophilos Damaskinos was surprised to learn that German-occupied GREECE had started to deport Jews from the city of Salonika. An armistice held that all Greeks, regardless of their race or religion, were to be treated equally. In the archbishop's opinion, the Greek Jews ...


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Winona State's Senior University hosts 'The Glory of Ancient GREECE'

The WSU Retiree Center's Senior University program will host “The Glory of Ancient GREECE?: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Hesiod's Theogony” from 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 16-Feb. 27 in Maxwell Hall, room 257. Myths as “stories” are vital to how we see the world. Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" are ...


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Ferries Cancelled Due to Strong Winds at Sea

PIRAEUS, Greece – Several ferry journeys throughout Greece were cancelled on Thursday due to strong winds at sea, which according to the National Meteorological Service […] The post Ferries Cancelled Due to Strong Winds at Sea appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Immigrant Donated Taylor’s Island to Shelter Island 70 Years Ago (Pics)

NEW YORK – Sotirios Gregoriou Tavoularis (S. Gregory Taylor), donated the eponymous Taylor’s Island to Shelter Island, New York, 70 years ago for public use. […] The post Greek Immigrant Donated Taylor’s Island to Shelter Island 70 Years Ago (Pics) appeared first on The National Herald.


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Arsenal complete first January transfer as GREEK defender Konstantinos Mavropanos joins from ...

The GREEK defender, 20, is expected to head out on loan after completing his move, which is thought to have cost in the region of £2.2million. ... "The 20 year-old centre-back arrives from PAS Giannina, where he has made 16 GREEK Super League appearances since breaking into the first team last ...


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Report: GREECE calls for Turkey to take back refugee overload

The EU has closed its borders to them and reneged on promises to help take thousands to help GREECE during its more than 7 ½-year-long economic crisis and European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, a veteran Greek politician, hasn't pushed them, saying the matter is politically delicate.


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GREECE may hold trial for Turkey's coup plotters

GREECE may try eight dismissed Turkish soldiers who had fled to the country after the July 2016 defeated coup attempt, a minister said Thursday. Speaking at a news conference, Greek Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis said the government will consider holding a trial for them if Ankara files an official ...


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HSBC says GREECE will need a post-bailout program

HSBC echoed the concerns of the Bank of GREECE, saying a precautionary program or increased monitoring will be necessary for GREECE once the country has emerged from eight years in bailout programs. In statements to the Financial Times in London on Thursday, HSBC regional analyst Fabio ...


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Total funding to GREECE through Juncker Plan to reach €1.7 billion

The total funding to GREECE through the Juncker Plan reaches 1.7 billion euros and is expected to trigger 5.7 billion euros in additional investments, the European Commission said in a tweet on Wednesday, in an update on its investment plan, ANA reports. The Commission announced GREECE ranks ...


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Animal rights group threatens to sue Dolphins Park in Athens

A German animal rights group said that it plans to file a lawsuit against the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, over its alleged “criminal” treatment of dolphins. ProWal’s managing director, Andreas Morlok, said on the group’s Facebook page that the dolphins are forced to perform unnatural acts like jumping over cement walls … The post Animal rights group threatens to sue Dolphins Park in Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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10 places everyone wants to travel to in 2018 - and the cheapest times to go

[Swing Bali]Jared Rice/Unsplash * TRAVEL SEARCH ENGINE KAYAK RELEASED A LIST OF THE TOP TRENDING DESTINATIONS FOR 2018. * THE LIST FEATURES CITIES AROUND THE WORLD WHICH HAVE SEEN THE LARGEST YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IN SEARCH TRAFFIC FROM MARCH 3RD, 2017, TO FEBRUARY 28TH, 2018. * EUROPEAN CITIES TOOK SEVEN OUT OF THE TOP 10 SPOTS. * MAUI, HAWAII, IS THE NUMBER ONE TRENDING DESTINATION, WITH A 51% INCREASE IN SEARCHES. -------------------------   Last year, Asian destinations dominated the list of the most-visited cities in the world. Looking ahead though, travelers seem to be setting their sights on Europe. That's according to data from travel search engine Kayak, which just released their 2018 travel hacker guide, featuring the top trending destinations of this year. In order to create this list, Kayak looked at the top 100 most searched for travel dates between March 3, 2017, and February 28th, 2018, and identified the cities around the world with the greatest year-over-year increase in search. For all the destinations that made the list, Kayak also featured the median hotel price there, as well as the median airfare to that city from the US and Canada based on travel dates that fall into the same one-year period mentioned above. We then used this data to identify the cheapest month to visit each place. Keep scrolling to see where travelers are itching to go in 2018. 10. ROME, ITALY — FEBRUARY IS THE CHEAPEST TIME TO GO ventdusud/iStock 17% INCREASE IN SEARCHES Median airfare in February: $486 Median hotel rate in February: $122 Cheapest time to book: four months before departure _NOTE: ONLY HOTELS WITH THREE STARS AND ABOVE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DATA._ 9. PARIS, FRANCE — JANUARY IS THE CHEAPEST TIME TO GO MarinaDa/Shutterstock 18% INCREASE IN SEARCHES Median airfare in January: $474 Median hotel rate in January: $154 Cheapest time to book: six months before departure  8. ATHENS, GREECE — FEBRUARY IS THE CHEAPEST TIME TO GO Anastasios71/Shutterstock 20% INCREASE IN SEARCHES Median airfare in February: $657 Median hotel rate in February: $92 Cheapest time to book: five months before departure SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER


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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry travel the world on commercial flights - here are her most notable adventures

[Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for one of two official engagement photos at Frogmore House in December, 2017]Handout/Getty Images Meghan Markle is a jetsetter. Long before she was taking couple's trips with fiancé Prince Harry, she was already a frequent flyer, writing about her journeys on her now-defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig. From girls trips to Spain and Italy, to attending weddings in Greece, to plenty of beach destinations, below is where she's vacationed over the past few years. MARKLE TOOK A GIRLS TRIP TO IBIZA, SPAIN, LAST AUGUST. Instagram Embed: http://instagram.com/p/BI2mpIEDaBW/embed/ Width: 800px SHE ALSO STOPPED IN MADRID, SPAIN, DURING THE SAME TRIP. Instagram Embed: http://instagram.com/p/BJAdnwXgj0Y/embed/ Width: 800px   SHE TRAVELED TO THE WHITE-SAND BEACHES OF ST. BARTS IN 2014. Instagram Embed: http://instagram.com/p/sOl7_lGBOW/embed/ Width: 800px   SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER


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Greek political meeting on all the Balkans was held on Thursday

The first comprehensive discussion onBalkan issues and the policy followed by Greece was heldearlier on Thursday January 4 at Maximos mansion and was headed by the Prime Minist


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Arsenal new boy Konstantinos Mavropanos: All you need to know about the Greek defender

… Konstantinos Mavropanos from Greek side PAS Giannina. … Bratsos revealed that 44-time Greek champions Olympiakos almost … another central defender from Greece U20 team, Triantafyllos Pasalidis … . Highly-respected journalist and Greek football expert Bratos …


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Greece seeks to end name dispute with Macedonia this year

Greece wants to settle a decades-old … implies a territorial claim over Greece's own northerly region … the breakup of Yugoslavia. But Greece is withholding support for Macedonia …


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Tourists die in satanic suicide ceremony in Greece

… satanic suicide ceremony at a Greek guesthouse on New Year’s … , the pair had come to Greece in a car with fake …


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Athens seeks ways if putschist soldiers can be tried in Greece instead of Turkey

… in Greece. The minister's remarks come a week after Greek … sentence for illegal entry into Greece. Kontonis' statements are the … be welcome in the country. Greece is among the favorite destinations …


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EU OKs Greek RE auctions

The European Commission has deemed that a renewable energy auction scheme proposed by Greece is in line with EU state aid rules. Greece plans to organise separate auctions to support wind and solar projects this year, followed by joint auctions in 2019.


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Konstantinos Mavropanos is Arsenal’s new 6ft 4inch Greek powerhouse who is set to sure up leaky defence

WITH the January transfer window finally open much of the talk around Arsenal is about who will leave rather than potential signings. Manchester City transfer target Alexis Sanchez could finally exit the Emirates Stadium while Mesut Ozil is subject of ...


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Turkish Navtex prompts GREECE to cancel license for German ship

Athens has cancelled the license it granted to the Meteor ship to conduct research on behalf of the University of Heidelberg in the Aegean Sea after Turkey on Wednesday disputed GREECE'S sovereign rights by granting its own permits to the German vessel. More specifically, Ankara on Wednesday ...


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Εurope, no more free plastic bags in GREECE

For many years in many supermarkets of GREECE, the plastic bag was #Free Of Charge for the consumers, something that changed with the New Year`s coming, because the consumers are obliged to pay 0,04 cents for each plastic bag they want. Let's see what will happen from this year and after, with ...


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What's in a name? Greece ready to end dispute with Macedonia

An acrimonious dispute over what neighbouring Macedonia calls itself can be solved this year, after festering for more than two decades, Greece's foreign minister has said. Nikos Kotzias said Greece is seeking a deal on a "composite" name with universal ...


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Arsenal transfer news: Who is Konstantinos Mavropanos? Profile on GREEK centre-back Wenger ...

But manager Arsene Wenger has shown he still has an eye on the future after agreeing a deal to sign GREEK centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos. The PAS Giannina player will cost the north Londoners £1.9million and is set for an immediate loan at Werder Bremen to gain some first team experience.


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Little GREEK Unveils Expansion Plans for 2018

Tampa-based Little GREEK Fresh Grill is forecasting continued growth in 2018 including openings in the Chicago area, according to Nick Vojnovic, Little GREEK president. “Little GREEK is on target for steady expansion,” says Vojnovic. “We have our eyes set on expanding into the Chicago area market, ...


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Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, following a meeting under Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras (Athens, 4.1.2018)

N. KOTZIAS: Good day and Happy New Year. I think this will be the year we will resolve foreign policy issues that have been stagnating for decades now. It is vital to our national interests that we find productive solutions to these issues.We talked about the Balkan issues, on ways to further develop our cooperation with the other Balkan countries and contribute, all together, to the greater prosperity and productive reconstruction of many regions of the Balkans.More specifically, we talked about issues related to Albania and FYROM. With regard to Albania, we discussed issues that have been included in the package of solutions with our neighbouring country and I think we have taken good and positive steps in the recent weeks.With regard to FYROM, the discussion was more focused on the name issue. On the name issue, the Government –as it has repeatedly underscored– supports and is negotiating for a compound name that is the same for all uses, which is also the position Greece put forward in Bucharest. We are in favour of conferring with all of the country’s parties and political forces, with every person and every citizen who is interested and looks for solutions to the issues the country is addressing, so that we can create a better future; a future in which problems of the past do not dominate the country's politics.JOURNALIST: Are you optimistic? Is there a good climate?N. KOTZIAS: I am always optimistic.


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Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, following a meeting under Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras (Athens, 4.1.2018)

N. KOTZIAS: Good day and Happy New Year. I think this will be the year we will resolve foreign policy issues that have been stagnating for decades now. It is vital to our national interests that we find productive solutions to these issues.We talked about the Balkan issues, on ways to further develop our cooperation with the other Balkan countries and contribute, all together, to the greater prosperity and productive reconstruction of many regions of the Balkans.More specifically, we talked about issues related to Albania and FYROM. With regard to Albania, we discussed issues that have been included in the package of solutions with our neighbouring country and I think we have taken good and positive steps in the recent weeks.With regard to FYROM, the discussion was more focused on the name issue. On the name issue, the Government –as it has repeatedly underscored– supports and is negotiating for a compound name that is the same for all uses, which is also the position Greece put forward in Bucharest. We are in favour of conferring with all of the country’s parties and political forces, with every person and every citizen who is interested and looks for solutions to the issues the country is addressing, so that we can create a better future; a future in which problems of the past do not dominate the country's politics.JOURNALIST: Are you optimistic? Is there a good climate?N. KOTZIAS: I am always optimistic.


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Trenton's MILDET completes cleanup in GREECE

MANDRA, GREECE -- The military detachment (MILDET) aboard the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) participated in humanitarian relief and cleanup efforts in Mandra, GREECE, one month after deadly floods resulted in 19 casualties and caused wide-spread damage across the region. “I'm proud of my Sailors that ...


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Tourist couple are found dead after performing satanic suicide ceremony at a Greek guesthouse on ...

A tourist couple have been found dead after performing a satanic suicide ceremony at a Greek guesthouse on New Year's Eve, officials have revealed. The bodies of Lilia Botuseva, 23, from Bulgaria, and her 30-year-old German boyfriend were found covered in blood in a rented room in Vlachata, ...


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Two migrant smugglers nabbed in northern GREECE

Authorities said on Thursday that two Syrian men were arrested in Nea Kerdylia in Serres, northern GREECE, on charges of smuggling 21 asylum seekers, including 10 minors. Police said they are working on the assumption that the the two men, aged 20 and 17, are members of a wider people trafficking ...


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Athens says Turkish putschists could be tried in GREECE

Athens is exploring whether eight Turkish soldiers who fled to the country after a failed coup attempt against Turkey can be tried in GREECE, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis said in a news conference on Thursday. Kontonis said Turkey would first need to make an official request for such a trial, which ...


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Greek envoy hopeful on settling name dispute with Macedonia

ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — GREECE'S foreign minister says an acrimonious dispute over what neighboring Macedonia calls itself can be solved this year, after festering for more than two decades. Minister Nikos Kotzias says GREECE is seeking a deal on a “composite” name with universal application for the ...


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Greece auctions approved by Commission

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Clueless UN Chief Guterres Abandons Cyprus to Divided Fate

The year 2018 will mark the 44th anniversary of Turkey unlawfully invading Cyprus – Operation Attila – after a Greek-engineered coup deposing Archbishop Makarios III, […] The post Clueless UN Chief Guterres Abandons Cyprus to Divided Fate appeared first on The National Herald.


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