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  • May 19 Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day

    In 1994, May 19 was selected by the Greek parliament as the day to commemorate the Pontian Greek Genocide by the Turks. The Pontic Genocide is one of ...

  • The betrayal of the Greek teachers’ strike

    A meeting of the local presidents of Greece's secondary school union, OLME, delivered the final stab in the back on Thursday, scuttling a planned series of strikes during national pre-university Panhellenic Exams.In doing so, the union bureaucracy has delivered a serious blow to the entire Greek working class and strengthened the government and state forces as they impose yet more brutal ...

  • China Greece pledge closer parliamentary exchanges economic cooperation

    China and Greece pledged to strengthen parliamentary exchanges and boost economic cooperation during a meeting between top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday.Samaras arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and is paying a five-day official visit to China.Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said during ...

  • China to invest more in Greece

    Containers are backlogged at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. China will expand its investment in the port, considered a vital gateway for shipping heading ...

  • China to invest more in Greece

    Containers are backlogged at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. China will expand its investment in the port, considered a vital gateway for shipping heading to Europe. ...


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Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again will always hold a troubled spot in the James Bond film franchise, which is currently the longest running in motion picture history. On the one hand, it will always be the unofficial Bond film (not counting the 1967 spoof Casino Royale ... ...

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  • The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern

    The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...

  • Congress Tourism in Greece Plummets

    Greece was not included on the list with the 20 most popular congress destinations for 2012. The institution of congress tourism in Greece is moving downwards, according to the ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association) data. Athens ranked 35th with 55 conferences. Before 2011, Greece and Athens ranked 19th. The years 2011 and 2012 were indisputably very difficult for the Greek ...

  • SME interest in subsidies beats forecast

    The Development Ministry announced on Friday that a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises have expressed interest in the European Union-funded program for their support.A total of 23,045 applications had been submitted electronically by last Thursday, adding up to 3.7 billion euros, applying for subsidies totaling 1.5 billion euros, against a disposable budget of 456 million euros. ...

  • Golden Dawn MP first to be ejected from Parliament chamber for years

    A Golden Dawn MP, Panayiotis Iliopoulos, on Friday became the first lawmaker to be ejected from Greek Parliament since democracy was restored to Greece when the junta fell in 1974.Iliopoulos was ejected by Deputy Speaker Yiannis Dragasakis after launching an attack on SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras instead of asking the question that he had been allowed during a debate. Iliopoulos then refused to ...

  • Russian Travel Agents Interested in Central Macedonia

    Travel agents from Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city, are looking for tourist destinations in Central Macedonia, Greece. The travel agents are in Thessaloniki with Russian journalists and Utku Yazan, director of Turkish Airlines in Thessaloniki. The Russian travel agents are going to visit Chalkidiki and Pieria, as well as the most important cultural and religious monuments and ...

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