November 7, 2018 Greece
Priests are fuming over the change of their labor status that was announced on Tuesday after a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymos. According to the joint declaration of the Greek State and the powerful Greek Church, priests will no longer …
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October 23, 2018
Turkey-GR
With four days delay, Turkey told Greece that it will not allow extension of territorial waters to 12 miles without Ankara’s consent. And this although Athens does not plan to extend its sovereignty in the Aegean Sea but in the Ionian Sea and south Peloponnese. The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned …
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October 20, 2018
FEATURED, Refugees
Recorded footage with the disgraceful swearing and bulling against an elderly migrant woman in the camp of Moria on the island of Lesvos has been widely circulating on social and mainstream media and websites on Saturday. Many Greek declare that they feel utterly “ashamed.” The scene takes place after the …
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October 16, 2018
Uncategorized
“Mocking of Christ” is a film about a Greek journalist with family roots in Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The film that has won the Innovation Award at the Montreal film Festival 2018 has triggered an outrage not only in Greece but also in FYROM. According to …
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August 30, 2018
Greece, Politics
“I am a Macedonian,” FYROM Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said during a hearing at the European Parliament foreign affairs committee in Brussels on Wednesday. Dimitrov had responded to a question posed by New Democracy MEP Manolis Kefalogiannis who asked how his people are going to call themselves after the Prespes/Macedonia …
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June 13, 2018
Greece, Politics
The Macedonia agreement of Tuesday has triggered political turbulence in both countries. Opponents of the agreement both in Greece and FYROM speak of “treason” even though they do not know the full text of the official deal. As Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaef prepare for the signing of …
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June 13, 2018
Uncategorized
Severna Makedonija, North Macedonia and Βόρεια Μακεδονία : The historic agreement the prime ministers of Greece and FYROM agreed upon may have been hailed by international organization but made a large portion of Greeks furious. They call the agreement a “national defeat” and are angry about the concession of term …
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June 4, 2018
Turkey-GR
The last four Turkish servicemen of the eight who fled to Greece after the foiled coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 have been released from custody. Monday afternoon, they left the police station at the Olympic Village where they were being held, as the 18 months of maximum detention expired. …
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March 23, 2018
Turkey-GR, World
Turkey condemned as “unacceptable” statements by EU leaders bitterly critical of Ankara’s policies towards EU member Cyprus and Greece, raising tensions days ahead of the key EU-Turkey Summit in Varna. “The statement that was issued contained unacceptable comments against our country that serve the interests of Greece and the Greek …
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March 12, 2018
Sports
PAOK president Ivan Savvidis invaded the pitch with a gun on his belt to remonstrate with the referee. Greek Superleague derby match PAOK vs AEK was suspended after the unprecedented invasion. Fearful AEK Athens players dashed back into their changing rooms, while PAOK players remained staunchly on the pitch arguing. …
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February 6, 2018
Greece, Politics
The revelations of Novartis-Gate and the publishing of the names of two prime ministers and eight ministers from New Democracy and PASOK have set the Greek political landscape on fire. One after the other those former ministers and prime ministers denied any involvement with statements to the media, some spent …
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September 18, 2017
Greece, Politics
Awkward message by the leader of Greece’s major opposition party, conservative New Democracy. “Social equality is against the human nature,” tribe leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Greeks at the International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki on Saturday. “I have no illusions about a society without inequalities, something like that is against the …
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September 6, 2017
World
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday dismissed a challenge by Slovakia and Hungary against the EU’s relocation policy for asylum seekers, upholding the EU’s right to oblige member countries to take in refugees. In response to the migration crisis that hit Europe in the summer of 2015, the …
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July 7, 2017
World
Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus collapsed amid anger and recriminations in the early hours of Friday, marking the end of a 10-day long process in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The United Nations had said that the talks in July was the “the best chance” for a deal to end …
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June 16, 2017
Economy
For the Greek government the deal at the Eurogroup is a success. The markets see it positive but with caution. The common people remain desperate and wonder how and whether the deal will improve their lives. And some simply feel confused about the agreement. The Government “Greece is turning a …
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June 1, 2017
Politics, World
Suddenly planet Earth got a little warmer. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will withdraw the United States from the landmark 2015 global agreement Paris Accord to fight climate change, spurning pleas from U.S. allies and corporate leaders in an action that fulfilled a major campaign pledge. “We’re getting …
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May 16, 2017
Greece, Politics
Lawmakers from the coalition SYRIZA-ANEL government approved in principle the new austerity package 2018-2021. The package was debated at the relevant parliamentary committee before coming for a roll-call vote in the Plenary on Thursday evening, May 18 2017. The measures of the competent parliamentary committees were approved in principle with …
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May 16, 2017
World
US President Donald Trump has once again found himself at the center of a storm – this time for reportedly sharing “codeword classified” information with the Russian ambassador. The information, which related to the use of laptops on aircraft, is understood to have been passed to the Americans by an …
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May 2, 2017
Economy
Shops in Greece will be open 30 Sundays per year and not just eight as it became custom in the last years of bailout agreements. However, professional associations of workers and employers react to the measure claiming the big stores will swallow the small ones. Shops will be open in …
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April 17, 2017
Politics, World
Leaders of member states of the European Union have been cautious about the results of the referendum in Turkey. No EU leader sent the traditional congratulations message to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his victory so far. They are reportedly awaiting for the independent report of Organization for Security and …
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