European People’s Party (EPP) President Wilfried Martens, condemned in Brussels the evacuation and sealing-off of the church in Rizokarpaso village by the Turkish occupying forces on Christmas Day. “On behalf of the EPP, I condemn this unprecedented act by the ‘Turkish Cypriot police’, which violates basic human rights and religious freedoms,” Martens noted, calling, at [...]
Archive | 2010
German Chancellor Merkel’s Visit to Cyprus on January 11th
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a short working visit to Cyprus on Jan. 11th, the Cyprus government announced Tuesday. It will be the first ever visit to the Mediterranean island by a German head of state . The visit is expected to touch upon the Cyprus problem and Turkey’s bid to join the European [...]
Cyprus Contemplates Legal Action Against American Porn Film Footage of KEO Beer
A church-backed beverage company from Cyprus is contemplating legal action after one of its beer products appeared in an American pornography film. Company executives of KEO beer were stunned on Tuesday to learn that their popular beverage was featured in a film. The Orthodox Church of Cyprus owns 20% of the company that produces the highly [...]
Police Confirm Link between Italian & Greek Anarchists
Police have confirmed a solid link between Italian and Greek anarchists. They state the Italian anarchists who sent parcel bombs to the Greek, Swiss and Chilean embassies were responding to an appeal by Greek anarchists to step up attacks. The Italian “Informal Anarchist Federation” said in its claim of responsibility Monday, that it wanted to [...]
Deutsce Telekom Presents Programme to OTE to Reduce Running Costs
Deutsche Telekom has presented a programme to cut Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation’s (OTE) running costs. This includes wages cuts, stated DT’s head in Southeast Europe in an interview. DT wants to save its healthy business activity in Greece with drastic treatment, according to Financial Times Deutschland. Guido Kerkhoff said that OTE΄s fixed telephony need radical and [...]
Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
Many people accused the Archbishop of Albania, Anastasios and characterized him as a: “Secret agent of the Greek chauvinism in Albania”, “soldier of fortune”, “conspirator”, or “ fighter of Greek interests”. Others said that he is illegal and he must have already left. There are many who have turned against Archbishop Anastasios, despite his 20 year [...]
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02 / 10 Greek Movies Enter Berlinale 2012 Competition
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02 / 10 Greeks Participate in ‘Dickens and London’ Exhibition at Museum of London
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02 / 09 Dionysis Savvopoulos to Perform in “Il Vascello” Theatre of Rome
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02 / 09 Poet Nikos Katsalidas Awarded by Albanian President Bamir Topi
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02 / 09 Greek Scientist Contributes To Discovery of Genetic Factor Connected to Ischemic Strokes
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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12 / 27 Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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12 / 26 Turkish Cypriot ‘Grinches’ Steal Christmas, Stop Holiday Liturgy
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