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  • EU Tells Samaras To Turn On ERT

    The European Commission has told Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to abide by an order from the country’s highest court which ruled he should immediately restore the national broadcaster ERT he ordered shut down on June 11 and remained off the air despite the decision. "The European Commission takes into consideration the decision of the Council of State about ERT," stated ...

  • Coalition partners in last-ditch bid to mend gov’t rift

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partners, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Fotis Kouvelis of Democratic Left (DIMAR), are to meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday for crucial talks aimed at bridging a rift over the closure of state broadcaster ERT that has put the future of the government in doubt.Until late on Tuesday, aides to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras were working on proposals ...

  • Veteran Diplomat Stathatos Passed Away

    Stephanos Stathatos passed away on June 18 at the age of 91. The death of the honorary ambassador is a significant loss for the Diplomatic Service of Greece. Stephanos Stathatos, was a distinguished career diplomat, with special training and a high sense of duty, who made a significant contribution to shaping Greece's foreign policy. He served in Cairo, Washington and in NATO and the UN ...

  • Greece set to seal natgas deal with Azeri company -source

    ATHENS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:48pm EDT ATHENS, June 18 (Reuters) - Greece is set to agree the sale of its natural gas grid operator DESFA to Azeri state energy company SOCAR, a senior official directly involved in the talks said on Tuesday. SOCAR has improved its offer to buy a 66 percent stake in the company to 400 million euros ($536 million), a price that Greece's ...

  • Troika team pauses Greek inspection talks to finish end-June

    Reuters © Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras (C) speaks to the media as he leaves the Prime Minister's office in Athens June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Yorgos ...


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Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

"Midnight Cowboy" is many things: an astute character study, a buddy picture, a human comedy, a stark drama, and an honest and straightforward depiction of the seedy world of male prostitution in New York. What is most amazing about the film is its refusal to age. It won the Best Picture Oscar in 1969, but viewing it twenty-five years later seems to have done nothing to undermine its impact. It is ... ...

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  • TAIPED to land lottery gains

    By Alexandra Kassimi The state privatization fund (TAIPED) expects by Friday to have signed the contract conceding the operation of state lotteries for the next 12 years to the OPAP-led consortium, as the deal will fall through if the contract is not signed by June 30. That would result in an immediate loss of revenues totaling 190 million euros, which is the lump sum the winning bidder is set ...

  • Socar reported to have upped bid for DESFA to 400 mln euros

    Azeri state energy company Socar is said to have tabled an improved bid of 400 million euros for a controlling stake in ...

  • Chinese investors are eyeing local airports for starters

    Sources say the Chinese are particularly interested in the airport at Kastelli, near Iraklio on Crete, which entails a complex funding process that involves both the construction of a terminal and road ...

  • Civil service cuts to be detailed in online reports

    Troika officials leave the prime minister's office at the Maximos Mansion on Tuesday evening. Government officials have reportedly presented troika inspectors with a plan detailing a radical overhaul of the civil service which foresees the evaluation of 450,000 public servants and the publication of monthly online bulletins with updates on the progress of layoffs and of the induction of ...

  • City of Athens opens advice and service points

    The City of Athens is due on Wednesday to inaugurate seven centers created to provide assistance and services to residents of the municipality.Modeled along the lines of Citizens Advice Bureaus (KEPs), which deal with state matters, the new advice points will offer a range of municipal ...

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