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Culture
Greek, Cypriot Music Stirs Vienna Concert
A concert to celebrate Cyprus was held at the Brahms Hall at the renowned Concert of the Society of the Friends of Music in Vienna, sponsored by the Cypriot Cultural Centre. Founded in 1812, the name of the society...
Economy
Greek Red Tape Costs 14 Billion Euros
Greece's slow and burdensome bureaucracy is estimated to cost the cash-strapped country a total of 14 billion euros a year, ($18.26 billion) or 6.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - almost double the European Union average of 3.5%.
That was...
Culture
Greek Musicians Wow Sofia Concert Audience
At a concert given by The Modern Conservatory of Larissa and Cultural Association of Tyrnavos in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Greek musicians received a warm applause for their performance.
The event was held in the auditorium of the National School...
Economy
Greece Freezes Foreclosures, No Help on Loans
As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ coalition government plans to recapitalize the country’s banks with a $64 billion injection, it is also going to freeze home foreclosures in 2013, but has offered beleaguered consumers no help, although many can’t...
Economy
Samaras Meets Merkel in Brussels
Still pressing his case for support, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels on Oct. 19 on the sidelines of an European Union summit meeting which began the day before. She had come...
Economy
Samaras Sets the Tone with Troika Coming to Town
ATHENS – Moments after his Cabinet, stocked heavily with members from his own New Democracy party, was sworn in, Greece’s new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras put them to work on dealing with the country’s crushing economic crisis, in preparation...