April 22, 2017
Politics, World
Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group’s country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece. Belgium, Spain, Denmark and the United States, German magazine Der Spiegel said. The BND spied also the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, …
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April 18, 2017
Economy
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave no indication that the Donald Trump administration has any intention of standing in the way of an agreement between Greece and its lenders. In comments to Financial Times on Tuesday, Mnuchin said he hopes the Greek situation would be resolved in the near future. …
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April 18, 2017
Sky
Two microsatellites, UPSat and DUTHSat, constructed in Greece will be launched into space on Tuesday, at 18:11 Athens time – along with 26 other similar microsatellites – from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. The microsatellites will be transferred onto a rocket-carrier «Atlas V», destined for …
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April 14, 2017
Economy
Washington will keep an “open mind” regarding the participation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Greek bailout programme, a senior US Treasury official said on Thursday. The US, the largest shareholder in the IMF, will likely not rule out new funding for Greece by the Fund, despite the …
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April 6, 2017
Tourism, Travel
US authorities extended the visa waiver program for Greece until March 31, 2018. Greek nationals wishing a trip to the US will not need a visa. According to the National Herald in New York, the participation of Greece in the US Visa Program Suspend (US Visa Waiver Program -VWP) has …
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March 31, 2017
Politics, World
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker hit back at Donald Trump’s support for the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union, joking that he would champion American states like Texas that wanted to secede from the union. “The newly elected U.S. president was happy that Brexit was taking place and was asking …
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March 17, 2017
Society, Very Mix
The man who would save Greece from the debt, the man who claimed he owned $600 billion, Artemis Sorras, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment without parole on felony charges for embezzlement. A court in Patras, Sorra’s hometown in Peloponnese, sentenced him and his wife in absentia. The arrest …
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March 6, 2017
Politics
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt expressed concern about the possibility of an “accident” between Greece and Turkey due to the increased activity in the Aegean Sea in recent weeks. At the same time, Pyatt praised the Greek government’s responsible attitude at a time of heightened tension and for the …
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March 2, 2017
Politics
Diplomats in Athens and Washington are engaged in consultations to set up a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and US President Donald Trump over the next few days. According to Kathimerini, the Greek government is attaching great significance to the conversation in its bid to get a clearer …
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February 9, 2017
Economy
Germany’s central bank is bringing home gold reserves stored in places like New York and Paris faster than planned. The schedule was set for 2020. The move has the world puzzling as confidence in the euro ebbs even in the heart of the currency bloc after a decade of a …
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December 2, 2016
Politics, Refugees, Turkey-GR
In a rare “political reaction” the European Commission intervened in Turkey’s attempts to escalate tension with Greece and advised the aspiring EU member to respect the sovereignty of other EU member states. Ankara must respect the sovereignty of EU member states over their sea and airspace, European Commission spokesperson Maja …
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November 22, 2016
Very Mix
The US State department issued a Travel Alert for Europe after France foiled an ISIS-linked plot over the weekend. In anti-terror raids in Strasbourg and Marseilles, French authorities arrested seven people after anti-terror raids in Strasbourg and Marseilles, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday. The suspects arrested in Marseilles and …
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November 17, 2016
Politics
In a guest contribution to German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama spell out the importance of trans-Atlantic relations, and urge progress on climate change and a free-trade deal. Germany and the United States are deeply linked together: Our joint history has led us …
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November 14, 2016
Politics, Turkey-GR
President-elect Donald Trump picked Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, to be his White House chief of staff. According to some US media, the 44-year-old Priebus was the only candidate for the position. “It is truly an honor to join President-elect Trump in the White House as …
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November 9, 2016
Very Mix
The United States of America have been subjects of the prophecies of Elder Paisios, the Saint of Mount Athos, and other Greek orthodox Elders. Their prophecies get a new meaning especially after Donald Trump and his anti-systemic ideas and promises pushed him in the White House. Elder Paisios told a …
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November 9, 2016
Politics
Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United State. He proved wrong all predictions, forecasts and polls. Trump won 276 electorates – Clinton 218 Who voted for the eccentric businessman who run his campaign in an incredible xenophobic, misogynous and bulling rhetoric ? White college grad men & those …
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November 2, 2016
Politics
Greece has spurned its European allies and Washington by blocking European Union sanctions on an Iranian bank the U.S. accuses of financing terrorism, officials familiar with the move say. Athens’s action last month marked the first time a European country has picked apart the sanctions regime meant to remain in …
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October 19, 2016
Politics
Outdoing US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Greece November 14-15, Greek media report adding that high on the agenda in his meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be the debt relief. However, the visit has not be officially confirmed yet. The White House said yesterday it had …
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October 18, 2016
Economy
Prime Minister Alexisd Tsipras is launching a Debt Relief Tour to convince EU lenders and key players about the necessity of a debt relief. At the same time, he is in continuous contact with US officials who have access to IMF’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde. According to daily Ta Nea, …
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August 24, 2016
Politics
A convoy of twenty Turkish tanks entered northern Syria on Wednesday morning almost at the same time US vice president Joe Biden was entering the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, around 11 o’ clock in the morning. Two symbolic “entrances” that mark the joint Turkey-US operation in Syria: Turkish tanks on …
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