Upgraded Greek – Albanian police pact

Upgraded Greek – Albanian police pact

14 March 2010

Greece and Albania signed an upgraded law enforcement cooperation protocol on Friday, during the visit here by Citizen’s Protection Minister Mihalis Chryssohoidis (foto). The agreement anticipates the creation of a database for joint use by the two sides, as well as increased exchange of information, organising of joint police operations, cross-border cooperation [...]

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Eurovision Greece: George Alkaios & Friends brings OPA with them to Oslo

Eurovision Greece: George Alkaios & Friends brings OPA with them to Oslo

12 March 2010

Tonight seven artists competed in order to represent Greece at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. In a mix of jury and televoting George Alkaios & Friends was brought to victory with the song OPA. Tonight’s show featured guest performances from Cyprus and Bulgaria. See the video The participants: Christos Hatzinasios – Illusion We start with a male solo singer [...]

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Angela Gkerekou inaugurates the Greek National Organization’s pavilion at the ITB exhibit

Angela Gkerekou inaugurates the Greek National Organization’s pavilion at the ITB exhibit

12 March 2010

By Anna Papadimitriou The Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister, Angela Gerekou, inaugurated the Greek National Organization’s pavilion at the top international exhibition ITB in Berlin. During her speech, the Deputy Minister expressed her certainty that “Greece will be once more and despite the crisis, a leading power in the highly competitive field of tourism” due to the [...]

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Sweden angers Turkey with ‘genocide’ vote

Sweden angers Turkey with ‘genocide’ vote

12 March 2010

A diplomatic row is brewing between Sweden and Turkey after Sweden’s parliament yesterday voted to describe the 1915 killing of Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and Syrians by Turkey as ‘genocide’. This morning, Sweden’s ambassador to Turkey was called to the Turkish foreign ministry to explain the decision. Yesterday, Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden and Recep Tayyip [...]

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Papoulias to swear an oath for second term as President of Greece

Papoulias to swear an oath for second term as President of Greece

12 March 2010

Today, Karolos Papoulias is to swear an oath as Greek President. Mr. Papoulias will take on a second term as the Greek President. Greek lawmakers have re-elected the 80-year-old Karolos Papoulias for a second term as the country’s president in a move to avert political instability. Both the ruling Socialists and the main conservative opposition New Democracy [...]

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Turkish Vice PM: «Νo problem in the reopening of Greek school in Heibeli Island»

Turkish Vice PM: «Νo problem in the reopening of Greek school in Heibeli Island»

11 March 2010

March 11, Turkish Vice Prime Minister Bulent Arinc (foto) met with representatives of national and religious minorities in Turkey. 21 people, including Israeli rabbi Isaak Halevan, Georgian Orthodox Church representative Simon Zazade, Head of Religious Council of the Armenian Patriarchate Archbishop Aram Ateshyan and Greek Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople attended the meeting, Turkish Haberler [...]

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