Greece
EU Council President calls on Ankara to reduce influx of refugees
European Council President Donald Tusk believes that an agreement with Turkey with regard to the refugee crisis will make sense if Ankara reduces effectively the influx of refugees and warns that concessions to this candidate country will only be justified when this objective is achieved.
JFK and New Democracy intraparty elections…
US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy has authored, during his short lifetime, a book of political biographies, dedicated to his wife Jackie, under the tittle “Profiles in Courage”. In the first chapter of this book he refers to courage as “the most admirable of human virtues” quoting Ernest Hemingway’s “Grace under pressure” definition.
The Public Debate on Cyprus Needs More Accurate Information
By Endy Zemenides The last year was not one particularly full of good news in the eastern Mediterranean. The rise of ISIS, the economic crisis in Greece, the humanitarian catastrophe that is the refugee crisis, and political instability in Turkey are just few of the issues that make the region volatile.
Greek Finance Minister and IMF Chief discuss Greek reforms in Lima
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met with International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde in Lima, Peru, on the sidelines of the annual summit of the IMF and the World Bank.The meeting took place in a cordial climate.
Greece: Chaos, Insecurity in Registration Center Information, Attention to Vulnerable Groups Urgently Needed
(Athens, October 12, 2015) – Poor organization and a lack of personnel is creating chaos and insecurity at a police registration center and surrounding informal camp for asylum seekers and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, Human Rights Watch said today.
What Is Greece Planning To Do With Its Gold After The Elections?
Source: The Independent In Greece, all members of the press seem to be focusing on the fact prime minister Alexis Tsipras has called for new elections. That in itself is quite a ballsy move as it could either indicate Tsipras expects to get an even stronger mandate from the Greek people which – for that to happen […]
Organizations come together to raise over $100,000 to support children and families in Greece
Washington, D.C. – SOS Children’s Villages – USA (SOS), an organization that builds families for orphaned and abandoned children, announced today that over $100,000 has been raised in just two days to support children and families affected by the Greek economic crisis. Individuals donated through SOS’s peer-to-peer platform and online in response to a $50,000 […]
Unite Europe Mrs. Merkel, Become a Part of History
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris The situation in Greece, mere weeks after the country’s recent national elections, is anything but settled. The country’s future remains mired in uncertainty due to the manoeuvres of the victorious but inexperienced, leftist “Syriza” party with respect to its dealings with its European partners. Greece is suffocating under a lack of liquidity resulting […]
Athens, the City of the Bitter Orange Trees
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris I am in Athens this spring and the city is drowning in the fragrance of the bitter orange trees that flood its sidewalks. The aroma is intoxicating, numbing the mind and the body’s senses. As you meander its sweet smelling streets, the city makes you want to cry out for joy amid the […]
My Big, Greek, Nostalgic Easter
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris I dream about spending the Orthodox Easter holidays in Lefkada, my native island on the west coast of Greece. It’s been 21 years since I last found myself there for Christianity’s greatest celebration but I can never forget those days full of the passion, the beauty and the brilliance of Lefkada’s Paschal […]