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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

BoG Governor sees economic recovery gathering pace; defends central bank independency

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras spoke out against individuals who have targeted his public interventions on the course of the economy and singled him out for criticism


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Putschist soldier held in GREECE loses release appeal

A Greek court Tuesday rejected the appeal for the release of a Turkish soldier accused of involvement in the July 15, 2016 coup attempt by the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) in Turkey. Süleyman Özkaynakçı was among eight putschist soldiers who absconded in a military helicopter to GREECE after the ...


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Greece First in Absorption of EU funds in 2007-2013

… by Eurokinissi/Yiannis Panagopoulos) “Greece ranked first for the absorption … “the Commission stands by the Greek authorities in matters of growth … on Special Measures for Greece”, Cretu stated that “Greece was the first …


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Cyprus, Greece and Jordan underline close co-operation

… respective delegations, President Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and … to working with Cyprus and Greece to benefit from the EU … the EU while Cyprus and Greece were on the frontline of …


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UK: GREEK Police's Minimum Height Requirement Is Indirectly Discriminatory

The GREEK police force's requirement for new applicants to meet a certain minimum height threshold was indirectly discriminatory against women and could not be objectively justified. GREEK national law requires that applicants to police school who wish to train as police officers must be at least 1.7 ...


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GREEK politician offers insight into health care and immigration

Conservative GREEK politician, Adonis Georgiadis, responded to questions about health care, immigration and unemployment among other topics after his presentation that was hosted by the UVU Office for Global Engagement, Jan. 10. Georgiadis began his presentation speaking about the difficulty of ...


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Lindsay Lohan to Open Second Club in GREECE

Lindsay Lohan is to open a second nightclub in GREECE in addition to the one she opened in Athens in October 2016, which is rather successful. In an interview on the Wendy Williams Show, the 31-year-old actress said her future plans include a new club on Mykonos and a “Lohan Island” in Dubai.


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'GREECE-Greek Cypriot-Jordan energy deal unacceptable'

"The Greek Cypriot administration's signing of treaties together with GREECE and Jordan on sectors like health, education, agriculture and mainly energy, in ignorance of Turkish Cypriots' essential rights on the island where they are joint owners of it, is unacceptable," the Turkish Cypriot Foreign Ministry ...


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In 'Macedonia' Name Dispute, Optimism In The Air

It will not happen tomorrow, but a cloud hanging over neighbors GREECE and Macedonia for more than two decades might soon be lifted. Delegations from the two states, headed by their respective negotiators, Adamantios Vassilakis and Vasko Naumovski, are due to meet with UN mediator Matthew ...


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IBNA-Interview / Stathakis: Trilateral co-operations, governmental strategy

On the sidelines of the First Trilateral Summit between Cyprus Greece and Jordan Greek Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis spoke exclusively to IBNA aboutthe impo


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IBNA-Interview / Demetriades: Greece and Cyprus can become investment gates

Marios Demetriades the Cypriotminister ofTransport Communications and Workspoke exlusively to IBNAon the sidelines of the First Trilateral Summit of Cyprus Greece and Jorda


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Greek Actor Thodoris Petropoulos Expanding Career in the Big Apple

… and finest acting school in Greece, Theatro Technis drama school, founded … productions and TV shows in Greece. His TV credits include Eroika … collaborated with the most distinguished Greek stage directors including Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou …


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UN Envoy Nimetz to Meet Greek, FYROM Representatives in NY

… Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Photo …


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Greece’s Influx Of Chinese Capital – OpEd

China’s economic boom, which was prompted by rapid domestic industrial production and export growth in the late 1990s, is still ongoing. In fact, China’s GDP has grown almost 13 times over the past two decades. Economic growth brought about a growth in ...


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GREEK Court Orders Turkish Pilot to Remain in Custody

He had been detained and held in custody at Athens' Olympic Village police station by order of the head of the Hellenic Police Aliens' Department, after a GREEK court temporarily suspended his asylum status until a government request to have his asylum revoked is heard in court. Following Tuesday's ...


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«WSJ»: Καθοριστικοί οι επόμενοι μήνες για την «καθαρή» έξοδο της Ελλάδας από τα μνημόνια

ΑΘΗΝΑ. «Μετά από χρόνια ταραχής, η Ελλάδα είναι κοντά στο να βγει από τη διάσωση» (After Years of Turmoil, Greece Is Close to Exiting Its […] The post «WSJ»: Καθοριστικοί οι επόμενοι μήνες για την «καθαρή» έξοδο της Ελλάδας από τα μνημόνια appeared first on The National Herald GR.


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What's In a Name: A Baltic Perspective on the GREECE-FYROM Dispute

The 'Macedonian Question' is today actual for several reasons of which two are of fundamental importance: 1. Albanian secession in FYROM; and 2. the Greek dispute with the FYROM authorities over several issues (1). For the matter of illustration, for instance, GREECE is so far blocking Macedonia's ...


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Cyprus, GREECE, Jordan set foundations for strategic partnership

NICOSIA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus, GREECE and Jordan have laid the foundations for a tripartite partnership and strategic regional cooperation, the leaders of the three countries said in a statement on Tuesday. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades hosted King Abdullah II to talks in Nicosia that led to ...


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Land deed operators oppose abolition of offices throughout GREECE

The latter, in fact, will absorb the current National Cadastre & Mapping Agency S.A., a state-controlled entity that has struggled to deliver during the past 20 or more years what GREECE lacks: a unified, functional and digitalized land registry. The report echoes standing opposition by the operators of land ...


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Bank of GREECE governor says not intimidated by attacks

Bank of GREECE Governor Yannis Stournaras declared on Tuesday that he is not intimidated by attacks against him, emphasizing that his role demands that he issue warnings about threats to the Greek economy. "During its long history, the Bank of GREECE has become a target, in several instances, ...


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Bank of GREECE governor says not intimidated by attacks

Bank of GREECE Governor Yannis Stournaras declared on Tuesday that he is not intimidated by attacks against him, emphasizing that his role demands that he issue warnings about threats to the Greek economy. "During its long history, the Bank of GREECE has become a target, in several instances, ...


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Brexit & Beyond: U.K. Inflation Eases, Greece Nears Bailout Exit, Polish PM Faces EU Charm Offensive

Brexit & Beyond: Europe in Flux is The Wall Street Journal’s round-up of news and analysis of how Brexit will affect global business, economies and finance. You can sign up here. MUST READS Skyscrapers in London. Consumer prices rose 3% on year in ...


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6 GREEK and German container ships arrested in Asia

Six container ships operated by GREEK and German companies were arrested at Asian port in a rather complicated dispute over unpaid goods exported from country. 54 persons were involved, arrest warrants for 14 ships issued, 6 already arrested. Local traders fear shipments delays, especially garment ...


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Tanker EKO-2 refloated, GREECE

Product tanker EKO 2 ran aground, reportedly, in Psara port harbor, Psara island, GREECE, Aegean sea, in the morning Jan 16, while carrying cargo of fuel to Psara. Tanker was refloated sometime during the day, understood with the help of a tug. No damages, no leak reported. All photos full-scale ...


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GREECE'S Handcrafted Beers Hit the Spot

Many people have recently become aware of GREECE'S wines and the prestigious reputation they have gained all over the world. What many people are yet to discover is that GREECE is also a producer of high-quality beers. Usually, famous beers come from Germany, Belgium or the Czech Republic but ...


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Cyprus-Greece-Jordan First Trilateral Summit Declaration

Nicosia 16 January 2018We Nicos Anastasiades President of the Republic of Cyprus His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan an


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Holiday Bookings from the Netherlands on the Rise

The Utrecht international tourist exhibition ‘Vakantiebeurs 2018’ ended with very optimistic forecasts for the rise of bookings from the Netherlands to Greece and a prize […] The post Holiday Bookings from the Netherlands on the Rise appeared first on The National Herald.


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Holiday Bookings from the Netherlands on the Rise

The Utrecht international tourist exhibition ‘Vakantiebeurs 2018’ ended with very optimistic forecasts for the rise of bookings from the Netherlands to Greece and a prize […] The post Holiday Bookings from the Netherlands on the Rise appeared first on The National Herald.


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Revenues, Visitors to Museums, Archaeological Sites up in Jan-Sept 2017

Visits to Greek museums and archaeological sites in September 2017 jumped 13 pct and 12.1 pct, respectively, in comparison with the same month in 2016, […] The post Revenues, Visitors to Museums, Archaeological Sites up in Jan-Sept 2017 appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Students Demonstrate at US Consulate over Palestinian Teenager’s Detention

THESSALONIKI – Students and clubs of the University of Thessaloniki (UoT) demonstrated at the United States consulate in Thessaloniki against the continuing detention of Palestinian […] The post Greek Students Demonstrate at US Consulate over Palestinian Teenager’s Detention appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Court Remands Crew of Explosives-Packed Freighter

Eight crewmembers of the explosives-packed freighter Andromeda, currently held in Greece, were remanded in custody on Tuesday. The crew of two Ukrainians, five Indians and one Albanian national were charged with violating laws on supplying groups with ...


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Greek Diva Maria Callas Back on Stage as a Hologram

Maria Callas. (Photo by Eurokinissi) NEW YORK – Though she passed away in 1977, Maria Callas returned to the stage for a performance on Jan. 14 at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. As the New York Times reported in the article “What a Hologram …


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Leading British School Uses Greek Philosophers Against “Fake News”

… leading private school will use Greek philosophers to teach pupils how …


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Leading British School Uses Greek Philosophers Against “Fake News”

… leading private school will use Greek philosophers to teach pupils how …


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Greek-Russian Tobacco King Savvidis Soaking Up Greek Interests, Putin Proxy?

… in Greece, even though he speaks only a dialect of Ancient Greek … not born in Greece, who have bought up Greek state assets that … the Multi-billionaire Buddies Club of Greece’s entrenched oligarchs whose wealth …


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Greek, Cypriot, Jordanian Leaders Meet in Nicosia

Cyprus hosted the leaders of Greece and Jordan in Nicosia on Tuesday, in a three-way meeting aimed at strengthening ties in the volatile Mediterranean region on a host of issues, from water management to the protection of artefacts. Jordan and Cyprus ...


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Turkish 'coup collaborator' to stay in GREEK jail

A Turkish pilot will be kept in prison after a court in Athens this morning decided that he posed a threat to national security following his flight to Greece in a bid to avoid arrest after an attempted coup in his own country. Ankara has demanded the extradition of Suleyman Ozkayakci and seven other ...


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GREEK court ratifies Turkish coup plotter's detention

In January 2017, the GREEK Supreme Court had decided not to extradite the eight ex-officers to Turkey -- a ruling that the Turkish Foreign Ministry criticized as “politically motivated”. FETO, led by U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen, orchestrated the defeated July 2016 coup in Turkey, which left 250 people ...


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Jordan, GREECE and Cyprus say more support needed to states on refugee frontline

NICOSIA: GREECE, Jordan and Cyprus called for more effective support to countries on the frontline of the Middle East refugee crisis on Tuesday and pledged to deepen cooperation on a host of issues from water management to protection of artefacts. As millions of people have poured out of Syria, ...


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Cyprus, GREECE and Jordan aim to bolster region's security

Jordan's King Abdullah II talks to the media and looks at Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades and the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during a press conference at the Presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Tuesday. Jan. 16, 2018. Cyprus hosts the leaders of GREECE and Jordan in a ...


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Jim Memmott: Memories of homing pigeons, curb cuts and covering GREECE

The microfilm on a reader in the local history section of the Rochester library spins, the Rochester Times-Union for the month of July 1980 whirling by until I find myself. For a talk I'm giving to the members of the GREECE Historical Society, I'm looking at my journalistic debut, the stories I wrote as a ...


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Greece earthquake MAP: Where have magnitude 4.3 Athens tremors struck in Greece?

The first earthquake to rattle Greece hit 25km (15 miles) northeast of Athens at 8.24pm GMT on Monday, with tremors being felt “widely across” the capital. A data map from the US Geological Survey (USGS) pinpointed the location as 4km west-northwest of ...


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Defence Minister Kammenos tweets map with “Vardarska” name for FYROM (photos)

Greek Defence Minister stands by his position


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Defence Minister Kammenos tweets map with “Vardarska” name for FYROM (photos)

Greek Defence Minister stands by his position


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Room with a view: a Greek mountain retreat gets a makeover

Talk of the Greek countryside instantly conjures up images of ancient monuments, blue seas and white houses scattered on island hillsides. Yet a big part of the country is made up of valleys, forests and mountains, a side of its natural beauty that often ...


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Greek PM Accepts Minister’s Resignation Over Radio Outburst

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the country’s deputy education minister following a radio outburst by Kostas Zouraris. Zouraris tendered his resignation on Sunday, after the colorful lawmaker spoke disparagingly ...


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German Central Banker sees post-bailout precautionary credit line for Greece

The president of the Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, came out in support of establishing a precautionary credit line for Greece after Athens exits the third fiscal adjustment programme in August, 2018. Weidmann expressed his views at a working lunch that he ...


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Israel grants oil and gas exploration licence to GREECE'S Energean

Israel's Energy Ministry on Tuesday gave final approval to GREECE'S Energean to explore for oil and gas in Israeli waters in the eastern Mediterranean. Energean was granted three-year licenses to explore five offshore blocks, with a possibility for an extension for another three years as long as it carries ...


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After Years of Turmoil, Greece Is Close to Exiting Its Bailout

After nearly eight years of turmoil, the country is within striking distance of freeing itself from a bailout program that has strained its citizens and the eurozone alike.


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Tsipras Defends Reneging on Right-to-Strike Protection

ATHENS – Trying to explain why he went back on his word to let Greek workers keep the right to strike as his government put […] The post Tsipras Defends Reneging on Right-to-Strike Protection appeared first on The National Herald.


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