Greece News
April 18, 2019
Acropolis closed after lightning injuries
Story at Washington Post [English]
First quarter hotel business down in Athens
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
Police operations taking place in Exarchia in Athens
Story at SKAI [Greek]
Parliament passes reparations move
Story at Keep Talking Greece [English] and at eKathimerini [English]
Tsipras to pursue reparations
Story at The Telegraph [English]
S400 Purchase will lead to sanctions on Turkey
The difficulties from sanctions examined at Protothema [English]
The war taking place in banking
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
April 17, 2019
Vote in parliament on continuing toward claim for WW2 reparation money from Germany
Story at Reuters [English] More on reparations.
Team from Greece digitizing manuscripts in Egypt
The goal is to "create the first digital archive of all 4,500 manuscripts in the library, starting with around 1,100 in the Syriac and Arabic languages" - UK Telegram [English]
Budget surplus grows for 2019
Story at Greek Reporter [English]
Injuries at Acropolis from lightning storm
Story at Yahoo [English]
Significant growth in trade with Egypt
Story at Egypt Today [English]
Turkish jets with new airspace violations over Aegean
Story at eKathimerini [English]
BREXIT blamed for drop in Cyprus tourism
Story at Financial Mirror [English]
Alexander the Great statue installed in Athens
Story at Protothema [Greek]
Rubikon anarchist trouble in Ilioupolis
Story at Kathimerini [Greek]
Cyprus changing attitudes on defense
Story at Protothema [English]
Recession dangers
Story at SKAI [Greek]
Prospect for lifting of capitol restrictions
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
April 16, 2019
Greece culture ministry offers help for Notre Dame rebuilding
Story at MSN News [English]
Near half billion surplus for 2018
Details at Keep Talking Greece [English]
Photojournalist Alkis Konstantinidis wins Pulitzer
Story at Protothema [Greek]
Layoffs ahead for Hellenic Post
Story at eKathimerini [English]
Greek High School wins 4×4 modeling competition
Story at Protothema [English]
Jordan, Greece, Cyprus cooperation grows
Story at Menafn [English]
Skaramangas refugee camp
eKathimerini visits the camp at Piraeus [English]
IMF payout will deter tax increase
Story about the IMF payment plan at Greensboro [English]
Black Sea naval exercises with Romania/NATO
Story at UK Defence Journal [English] and more on the US Navy and Greece at eKathimerini [English]
"Red Loan" Management plans
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
French and British navy at Cyprus
Aircraft Carrier Charles DeGaulle and British destroyer - Protothema [English]
April 15, 2019
Why paying off IMF early is good: Tsipras
Story at VOA [English]
Two sentenced for substituting German flag for Greek flag on Crete
Story at Keep Talking Greece [English]
Parthenon Marbles back in news
Pavlopoulos demands "free our marbles" - Story at Reuters [English]
US Military to participate more in exercises
Also more port calls from US Navy - Story at Greek Reporter [Greek]
The Greek Revival
Video report at Bloomberg [English]
The Siemens / OTE scandal
Details at eKathimerini [English] and numbers on the bribe amounts at Keep Talking Greece [English]
Greek economy is rising as bonds move
Story at Protothema (referring to a Financial Times story) [Greek]
Strong hail storm in Athens
Story - video at SKAI [Greek]
IMF predicts volatile Greek Economy
Story at Protothema [English]
Penal code changes
Story at Athens News Agency [Greek]
The US Menendez/Rubio bill and Turkey
Story at Protothema [English]
Lefkada Island beach - Megali Petra
April 12, 2019
Mitsotakis wants to end University asylum
Story at Protothema [English]
Travel directive from US State Dept pegs Turkey as kidnapping risk
Story at Protothema [Greek]
Is Turkey claiming entire Eastern Med?
Map and story at Protothema [Greek]. On the other hand, the Cyprus-Greece-Jordan Tripartite is talking about the same space - story at Phile News [Greek].
Protesters from Exarchia using disguise
Story at Kathimerini [English] and at SKAI [Greek]
Meeting with China and 16 European countries in Croatia
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
COSCO has plans for hotels in Piraeus
Story at eKathimerini [English]
IMF to stay involved through 2022?
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek] and IMF wants better mix of pro-growth policies - eKathimerini [English]
Tsipras on BREXIT
Story at Protothema [English]
More about Eastern Med politics
The John Bachelor radio show, April 11, 2019. Interview with Robert Cutler of Carleton University, Ottawa.
Rio-Antirrio (Charilaos Trikoupis) Bridge
April 11, 2019
"Three parent" child born in Greece
The internet is packed with news on this genetic experiment (utilizing an infertile egg, another fertile egg, and seed) that appears to have succeeded - Story at Yahoo News [English]
On the upgrade of Greece and Cyprus in USA's Med strategy
Story at eKathimerini [English]
Greece's role as international maritime center reconfirmed
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
No import duties on Greek feta into USA
Decision from the US Customs and Border Protection - story at Greek City Times [English]
Evangelos Apostolakis supports USA bill to lift embargo on Cyprus
Story at eKathimerini [English]
Greek scientist plays key role in verifying black hole phenomenon
Story at Skai [Greek]
Italy official recognition of Armenian genocide in their parliament
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
Rooftops of the Peloponnese, Greece
April 10, 2019
Greece country-specific ETF has been rallying
Story at ETFDB [English]
Property demand, particularly in Athens, rising
Story at eKathimerini with details. [English]
Interest rate cut in half for debt payments by state
Details on the numbers at Keep Talking Greece. "Sadly, the Greek finance ministry “forgot” to reduce also the interest rate for four million debtors who pay with delay their debts." [English]
Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkey Sedat Onal coming to Athens in April
Story at Trend AZ [English]
US Congress to lift embargo on Cyprus?
Shifting emphasis on American interests - Protothema [Greek]
Is the Novartis case falling apart?
Story at eKathimerini [English] and at SKAI [Greek]
US Senators insist Turkey must chose between Russia and the USA
More ont he S-400 defense system vs F35 fighter plane - story at eKathimerini [English]
Cypriot writers on literary short list for prize
Details at the Cyprus Mail [English]
Surplus numbers move to €75 million
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
April 9, 2019
Sunken archeological sites to be developed
Story at Yahoo on plans of the Ministry of Culture [English]
Mitsotakis in the PM position by Autumn(?)
If polls are true. Predictions at UK Reuters [English]
ELDO and NASA sign joint cooperation
Story at Athens News Agency about the Hellenic Space Organization [Greek]
Social media disinformation provoked migrant protest
Details at eKathimerini [English]
Contacting lax tax filers
Story at Naftemporiki on how many fail to report each year [Greek]
Novartis case moves to parliament
Story at Greek Reporter [English] and at Protothema [English]
Port of Piraeus posts huge increase
Number details at Greek Reporter [English]
Formation of political right league in Europe
Failos Kranidiotis of Greece participating - story at Protothema [English]
Criteria for subsidies on housing
Story at Liberal GR [Greek]
Largest group of taxpayers now pensioners
Story at Greek Reporter [English]
Joint air exercises between Greece, Israel, UAE, United States, Italy and Cyprus
Includes United Arab Emirates Story at J-Post [English]
Church of Panagia Kapnikarea in Athens. Built 1050.
April 8, 2019
2019 German holidays mark increase in interest for Greece
Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]
Mediterranean training for F35s coming this summer
Story at eKathimerini [English]
Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas blames human traffickers for migrant protests
Cites "victims of disinformation" for the violence. Story at eKathimerini [English]
Tender on Hellenic Petroleum not moving forward
Story at Tornos News [English]
Average of €1000 to be paid to the tax office by every Greek taxpayer
Story at SKAI [Greek]
Damage in Crete from storms
Story at Greek Reporter [English]
High number of beached dolphins blamed on Turkish naval exercise
Story at eKathimerini [English]
Chinese major users of the Golden Visa program
More at eKathimerini [English]
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