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Friday, February 16, 2018

Fitch upgrades Greece on lower political risk, economic growth

Fitch on Friday lifted its sovereign rating on Greece, saying that the country seems to be on course for general government debt sustainability, thanks to a growing economy, waning political risks and government budget surpluses that beat creditors’ target.


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GREEK Radiologist Creates Holograms for Surgeons to See Under Skin

Dr. Dimitri Amiras, a radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, used software to create holograms to help in reconstructive surgery. Using Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality device, as well as special software, researchers in the UK headed by Dr. Amiras, made the first reconstructive ...


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Iconic GREEK-Australian Cafe Facing Closure

Over a century of GREEK-Australian history in New South Wales is coming to an end with the forced move of Katoomba's opulent Paragon Cafe, set up in 1916 by a GREEK entrepreneur from Kythera. The current owners say high rents and repairs have seen them unable to obtain a new lease, meaning the ...


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A Very Subjective List of the Black GREEK Letter Organizations Each Black Panther Character ...

I'm a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and, for some reason, I incessantly ask myself which Black GREEK Organization would characters in films and TV shows join. Perhaps it is my philosophical training. In my discipline, we do thought experiments. Meaning, we ask hypothetical questions in an attempt to get ...


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Naxos and Small Cyclades Presented at BIT 2018 in Milan

NAXOS, Greece – The municipality of Naxos and Small Cyclades participated in the International Tourism Exhibition BIT 2018 that was held between 11 and 13 […] The post Naxos and Small Cyclades Presented at BIT 2018 in Milan appeared first on The National Herald.


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Twitter: Fans want Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt reunion after their divorces

Twitter: Fans want Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt reunion after their divorces Jennifer loves GREECE and especially the Greek islands where he enjoys spending her vacations, so maybe we will see the famous couple once again in GREECE together... Twitter exploded with reaction to Jennifer Aniston's ...


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Academy of Athens Tells Skopje to End Taking of Greek Culture

Greece’s highest research institute — the Academy of Athens — has said Skopje needs to revise its claims to “the history, culture and symbols of our country”. In an announcement on Friday it said: “The Academy of Athens has closely monitored ...


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Patras Parties on Last Weekend of GREEK Carnivals

Events for this year's Patras Carnival in western Greece are coming to a climax this weekend, when the celebration season ends with the Grand Parade, the burning of the 'carnival king' and a fireworks display. Up to 30,000 people have registered to participate in a night-time parade on foot that will be ...


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Greece "will not tolerate" Turkish aggression

GREEK officials have made stark warnings to Turkey after rising tensions in the Aegean region culminated in incidents between Turkish and GREEK vessels, the GREEK newspaper Kathimerini reports. On Monday Turkish and GREEK Coastguard vessels collided near a pair of uninhabited islets known as ...


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UGC steps up to the stage

The United GREEK Council (UGC) at Western Illinois University extended invitations to all Interfraternal Council fraternities and Panhellenic Council sororities to educate them on the different cultural aspects associated with being in UGC GREEK Life. Margarita Sotelo, President of UGC, opened up ...


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My family fled political turmoil in GREECE, and I fear for America

The recent announcement by President Donald Trump for an annual military parade immediately recalled my memories of GREECE. Those displays seemed pointless to me then and would certainly be oddities now, but they point to our growing militarism.


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Taste The Best of GREECE at Stepho's Greek Traverna

Step into Stepho's Greek Traverna and you'll feel like you've traveled to GREECE — away on vacation, sitting in a local taverna, experiencing the exceptional cuisine that Greek God's have once enjoyed themselves. Just like it should be, there are no fancy frills here; just quality ingredients in authentic ...


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GREECE'S trade balance widens in 2017 as exports and imports grow

GREECE'S balance of trade deficit grew to 21.5 billion euros in 2017, up by 2.8 billion euros in relation to 2016. According to Eurostat, Greek exports during the preceding year reached a value of 28.8 billion euros, an increase of 13 percent, yoy. The breakdown was 8.8 percent for exports in the European ...


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Venue Firms Vie To Run L.A.'s Greek Theatre, Despite Millions In Needed Upgrades

On a warm October night, the sun had just set when Sturgill Simpson stepped upon the stage of the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. A breeze barely moved the brightly lit trees around the amphitheater as a hush swept over the audience. Only a few vintage ...


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Greek Man Faces Charges After Football Fight in Athens

A Greek man embroiled in Thursday’s brawl among football fans in the Kolonaki area of Athens faced a prosecutor on Friday. Police arrested 16 people after fighting broke out ahead of a UEFA Europa League clash between Dynamo Kiev and AEK Athens.


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Merkel says bailout period is over

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Friday that the period of bailout programs is over in the eurozone after GREECE'S progress. Merkel told a press conference that the euro area is beyond the period of bailout programs, which began in 2010 with GREECE'S first rescue, as “GREECE has made major ...


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Mural walls worth a look in a home or business

Actually, “Frank” is his Americanized name — his first name is Fotis — and he's a GREEK gentleman who specializes in moussaka, spanakopita (spinach pie) and what I might describe as the best gyro in town. He and his group of assistants — Amy, Lillie, and Anna — once worked together in a Belvedere ...


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You Asked, We Answered: Why Are There SO Many "Houses of Pizza" In New Hampshire?

And why is every House of Pizza exclusively the GREEK style of pizza? And why is the GREEK pizza so popular here? If you've had pizza in New Hampshire, there's a good chance that the pizza you ate was GREEK. You may not even know it. But if you've lived elsewhere, you'll probably recognize the ...


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GREEK War of Independence treasures in Athens National Historical Museum

The National Historical Museum, indissolubly linked to the modern course of the country, was organised by the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece on March 25, 1884, while the first show entitled “Monuments of the Sacred Struggle” was presented at the premises of the National Technical ...


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Media: GREEK banks to further ease capital controls in next few days

As a result, the GREEK government was forced to immediately close GREEK banks for almost 20 days and to implement controls on bank transfers from GREEK banks to foreign banks, and limits on cash withdrawals (only €60 per day permitted), to avoid an uncontrolled bank run and a total collapse of the ...


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Media: GREEK banks to further ease capital controls in next few days

As a result, the GREEK government was forced to immediately close GREEK banks for almost 20 days and to implement controls on bank transfers from GREEK banks to foreign banks, and limits on cash withdrawals (only €60 per day permitted), to avoid an uncontrolled bank run and a total collapse of the ...


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GREECE-France through old maps exhibited at Telloglio Foundation, Thessaloniki

On Wednesday (Feb.14), the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki and the local Telloglio Arts Foundation opened their doors to a new exhibition that will run until April 2 and will travel visitors back in time. Two years ago, "some of the rare, 333-year-old maps of the Aegean Archipelago commissioned by ...


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German 10-year bond yield drops to one-week low, inflation jitters linger

… . There was also focus on Greece, with Fitch Ratings due to … late on Friday. Fitch rates Greece B- with a positive outlook … January S&P lifted Greek long-term ratings for the first …


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There will be no Sofia-held meeting of Macedonian and Greek foreign ministers

… assumed before journalists that the Greek proposal for the solving of … meeting of him with his Greek colleague Nikos Kotzias at the …


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GREEK Tourism Secretary-General points to investment opportunities in the sector

Tziallas noted that the ministry's regional tourism policy on establishing Greece as an attractive year-round international tourism destination has created new opportunities via the promotion of new GREEK tourist destinations, the opening of new markets of high purchasing power, the development of new ...


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UPDATE 2-Nine groups interested in Greek motorway privatisation concession

ATHENS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Greece received on Friday nine expressions of interest for the long-term operation of its biggest motorway Egnatia, part of a privatisation scheme launched under its bailout programme. Egnatia stretches 648 km (402 miles) from ...


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Greece gets two binding bids in gas grid sale

ATHENS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Greece has received two binding bids for a 66 percent stake in its gas grid operator DESFA, whose privatisation is a key term of its international bailout, the Greek privatisation agency (HRADF) said on Friday. Bids were ...


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A Crusader-Era High Altar Resurfaces in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulcher

The victorious knights immediately ejected the GREEK Orthodox clergy, whom they suspected of both heresy and complicity with Islamic rulers (the eastern and western churches had split in 1054). They then seized control of the city's other sites sacred to Jews and Muslims as well as Christians, ...


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Spiro's Big, Fat New York City GREEK Birthday Adventure

The next day Danialle connected with celebrity chef and restaurateur Maria Loi who owns a popular GREEK restaurant just steps from Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan. Chef Loi prepped Spiro complete with his own mini chef outfit and together the duo set out to the local Whole Foods to buy the ...


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GREEK judges urge for calmness over Novartis scandal

The GREEK Union of Judges and Prosecutors called for “calmness and sobriety” on Friday (16 February), following a lawsuit by former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras against Premier Alexis Tsipras and Prosecutor of Corruption Eleni Touloupaki over the Novartis scandal. “Calmness and sobriety are a ...


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$525K buys this renovated GREEK Revival condo in the Irish Channel

825 and 827 Second street. Both condos list for $525,000. All photos courtesy of Kelly Serio/New Orleans Property Services, LLC. Roughly three blocks for the Jackson Avenue, you'll find this gorgeous condo, which is apart of this standing double, for sale. Both units of this complex are on the market, ...


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Immigration Reform and Greek America

Immigration reform is on the Congressional agenda. The immediate focus is on the Dreamers (children brought to the United States by undocumented workers).A longer-termconcern is […] The post Immigration Reform and Greek America appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek-Italian Flavia Sgoifo among the Panelists at Film Q&A Event

NEW YORK – After a lively and informative discussion on the pursuit of excellence in screenwriting by Silvana Jakich- a working writer with the New […] The post Greek-Italian Flavia Sgoifo among the Panelists at Film Q&A Event appeared first on The National Herald.


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Good practice: Broadband Network Development in White Rural Areas of Greece

“Broadband Network Development in White Rural Areas” is one of the five winners of the European Broadband Awards 2017. This large scale EU funded project helped deploying broadband in rural areas of Greece. It provided connectivity to more than half a million people in white areas. The total cost of the project is EUR 199.7 million (of which EUR 143.8 million from EU Structural Funds).


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Greece 2018 🇬🇷 ERT officially confirms Yianna Terzi for Lisbon and explains situation

GREECE – Greek national broadcaster officially confirmed Yianna Terzi for Lisbon as oikotimes.com first did last night despite doubts from all other fan sites (once again). ERT issued a press statement in which highlights the following:


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GREECE gets nine expressions of interest for Egnatia motorway concession

ATHENS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - GREECE has received nine expressions of interest for a concession to operate the Egnatia motorway running from west to east of the country, its privatisations agency said on Friday. The agency said the groups were: ANAS International Enterprise S.p.A, ROADIS ...


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Euro zone bond yields fall, inflation jitters linger

… , there was some focus on Greece with Fitch Ratings due to … late on Friday. Fitch rates Greece B- with a positive outlook … January S&P lifted Greek long-term ratings for the first …


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Over 16 Dynamo Kyiv fans arrested in Greece for attack on cafe visitors

Greek police officers have arrested more … has reported, with reference to Greek online news site Newsbeast. The …


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Travel: Agios Nikolaos, Crete

… round is Greece, which is why the island of Crete has been … only three aquariums in Greece. For keen golfers, Crete’s only 18-hole … of watersports, tennis, bike rides, Greek mythology lessons, landscape photography contests …


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Copelouzos, China's Sichuan express interest in GREEK motorway

ATHENS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - GREEK investment group Copelouzos together with China'sSichuan Communications Investment Group submitted an expression of interest for a concession to operate Greece's biggest motorway Egnatia, Copelouzos said on Friday. The deal for Egnatia, which runs west to ...


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GREEK pastry sale now taking orders

The Ladies Philoptochos Society of St. George GREEK Orthodox Church will hold its GREEK Easter Bread sale on March 27. Advance orders are recommended and is the only way to guarantee selection. Two styles of tsourekia, GREEK Easter sweet bread, are offered: a braided loaf and a braided round ...


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Indirect Cabotage: New Restrictions to Commercial Pleasure Yachts in Greece (Law 4504/2017)

On 29 November 2017, the Greek parliament passed Law 4504/2017. This introduces significant changes to the legal framework for pleasure yachts in Greece, which came into effect on 1 December 2017. Although the purported purpose of the new legislative ...


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Sea lacrosse coach to compete for Greek national team at World Championships

It wasn't all that long ago that current St. Joseph-by-the-Sea JV lacrosse coach Joe Mavrakis was tearing up the PSAL competition as a player at New Dorp. Mavrakis, the 2009 Wingate Award winner as the PSAL's top lacrosse player, led New Dorp to a city ...


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Hahn 'confident' Macedonia name row settled by July

The European Union is “very confident” Macedonia will settle a long-running row with GREECE over its name before July, the EU commissioner responsible for enlargement said today (16 February). Athens has long objected to Macedonia's name, arguing it suggests Skopje has claims to the territory and ...


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Expert: Erdogan is turning international relations 'decades back'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has opened up his entire reviewing agenda, challenging sovereign rights everywhere and basically testing the West's limits, political scientist Tasos Chatzivasileiou told EURACTIV GREECE in an interview. The best answer for the EU and GREECE would be to have ...


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EU Upbeat On Macedonia Name, Urges Reforms In Balkans

Asked whether the dispute between Macedonia and GREECE could be settled during Bulgaria's EU presidency of the bloc, which ends in June, Hahn said he was "very confident about this." GREECE has long objected to Macedonia's name, contending that it suggests that Skopje has claims to the territory ...


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A Greek tragedy or comedy? Yianna Terzi to represent GREECE in Lisbon

Five songs, two disqualified for not sounding Greek enough, and now aother two for not being able to put down a financial guarantee, they weren't informed about. As the only one left for the national final, Yianna Terzi has been selected to represent GREECE at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.


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Yianna Terzi will sing 'Oneiro Mou' for GREECE to Lisbon

The Greek broadcaster ERT has announced the 36-year old Yianna Terzi as their representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. She will perform the song 'Oneiro Mou' (My Dream) in Lisbon for GREECE. There were rumours that GREECE would hold a national final to make their choice for Eurovision ...


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Letter: Could the US become the GREECE of North America?

Letter: Could the U.S. become the GREECE of North America? This is why you and I need to vote for people that will not spend the government into 10-12 percent inflation rates to devalue the dollar to make it worthless.


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Bulgaria wades into Macedonia name dispute

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Bulgaria has waded into a 25-year-long dispute between GREECE and Macedonia regarding Macedonia's name, saying that issue also concerns Bulgaria. Macedonia and GREECE are in a renewed push to resolve their dispute. GREECE objects to its northern neighbor using the ...


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