“The last thing Greece needs is the emergence of a new crisis,” the Finnish Vice President of the European Commission, Olli Rehn, stated before the European Commission for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro. As far as ERT is concerned, Rehn, expressed his hope that a solution will soon be found so that it [...]
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Deutsche Bahn Gave Greece Kickbacks
A judicial inquiry in Frankfurt, Germany, revealed that the German railway company Deutsche Bahn gave 315,000 euros as bribes to Greece and to other countries in Africa and Asia. According to the German media, this led to imposing fines on a number of the company’s executives. Deutsche Bahn announced its withdrawal from countries with “known [...]
Greek President Karolos Papoulias Meets With Serbian Officials
Greek President Karolos Papoulias will meet with Serbian officials in Belgrade on Tuesday. Papoulias will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, Parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic and Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej, said the Greek embassy. An official welcome will be organized in front of the Palace of Serbia, after which Papoulias [...]
ERT Orchestra Invited to Italy
Organizers of cultural events which are to take place in the coming days in a number of Italian cities, such as in the Province of Viterbo, 100 km north of Rome, and in the town of Lanciano, in the province of Chieti, extended an invitation to the National Symphony Orchestra of ERT to give concerts [...]
Old Church in Korçë Plundered
The 400-year-old church of Saint George in Moscopole, in the Korçë District, southeastern Albania, was plundered in the early morning hours of June 17. The thieves sawed the bars of the outer door and managed to remove an important part of the iconostasis and icons, while they also took the safe. According to the police, it [...]
Belgian Journalists’ Protest for ERT
The Belgian newspaper De Morgen referred on June 17 to the protest letter given to the Greek Embassy in Brussels by about 50 Belgian journalists asking for the immediate reopening of ERT. As mentioned in De Morgen, the message of this symbolic act of protest can be summarized in the phrase “stand up for journalism”. [...]
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06 / 18 The Last Thing Greece Needs is a New Crisis
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06 / 18 Deutsche Bahn Gave Greece Kickbacks
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06 / 18 Greek President Karolos Papoulias Meets With Serbian Officials
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06 / 18 ERT Orchestra Invited to Italy
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06 / 17 Old Church in Korçë Plundered
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
