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"Oxygen for Greece": New Democracy to Hold 10th Annual Conference
Main opposition party, New Democracy has now entered the final stages for holding its 10th annual conference in a week's time, ND leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. He said the conference slogan will be "Oxygen for Greece" and will make a "new start"...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras: Review of Greece's Program Can Be Done by Easter
Commenting on the ongoing negotiations with the creditor institutions to wrap up the review of the Greek economic program, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with the state broadcaster ERT broadcast on Saturday night, that the goal...
Greece
Earthquake of 3.9 Richter Magnitude Between Aegina and Salamina
An earthquake of 4.2 Richter magnitude occurred right before 5pm on Sunday afternoon.
According to first estimates the earthquake was 4.2 on the Richter Scale, however the Institute of Geodynamics classified the earthquake at 3.9.
The earthquake occurred 25 kilometers Southwest of Athens, Greece,...
Greece
Drawing by Greek Barista Printed on Starbucks Cups
Charitos Moudoufaris, is the Starbucks barista whose design will be featured on the Starbucks cups for a limited time.
Starbucks had recently run a competition, during which employees with an "artsy" side, were called to design on the cups and...
events
International Monuments Day Dedicated to Athletic Heritage
On the occasion of the Olympic Games, this year's International Monuments and Sites Day, which is celebrated every year on April 18th, is going to be dedicated to athletic heritage.
The International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and UNESCO, have set...
Greece
New poll: ND 4.4% Ahead of SYRIZA
Vima newspaper, published in its Sunday edition a recent poll by KAPA research, according to which New Democracy (ND) is ahead of SYRIZA by 4.4%.
The majority of the participants in the poll (70%), see the negotiations with the creditors' negatively, three...
Cyprus
House Speaker Calls on International and European Community to Exert Pressure on Turkey
House Speaker Yiannakis Omirou called on the international community, on Sunday, to realize that now is the time to exert pressure on Turkey in order to abandon its intransigent stance on Cyprus, noting that so far we have not...
Economy
Reports of €3 Billion in Contingency Measures by the IMF
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde discussed on Saturday night the creditors' proposal which illustrates contingency-measures that Athens will have to adopt in case it does not make its fiscal goals, as presented at...
Economy
Jack Lew: Greece' s Issue Must be Solved As Soon As Possible
US Finance Minister, Jack Lew requested from the IMF, the European Institutions and Greece, to complete the program evaluation and find a reasonable solution to the restructuring of the country's debt, after meeting with Greek Finance Minister, Euclid Tsakalotos.
The Greek...
Environment
"Life Debag" Conference Highlights the Perils of the Use of Plastic Bags in Greece
Each Greek citizen uses, on average, between 240 and 500 plastic bags each year, many of which wind up in the sea or in the natural environment, degrading habitats, public health and the country's tourism.
This and other facts about...