Nalbandyan: Greece proved its commitment to universal values
Armenia hails the passage by the Greek parliament of the law criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said in a statement. “Armenia hails the Greek parliament’s passage of the law that criminalizes denial ...
Greece Plans to Exploit Rare Earth Elements
Greek Environment and Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis spoke of encouraging signs that Greece has rare minerals during a meeting with Chinese representatives. Maniatis stressed that Greece is one of only five European countries which have shown signs of ...
Greece to top up bonds in exchange for T-bills on Sept. 11
ATHENS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Greece said on Wednesday it will reopen its recent three- and five-year bonds and top them up by about 1.0 billion euros ($1.29 billion) on Sept. 11, accepting existing T-bills as payment instead of cash. The debt exchange is ...
Greece Passes Genocide Denial Bill: Welcomed with caution by Armenian Cause office
Giro Manoyan, leading the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun’s Armenian Cause office in Yerevan welcomes the Greek Parliament adopting a bill that criminalizes the denial of the Armenian Genocide and other crimes against humanity, however ...
Who's Buried in Largest Tomb in Northern Greece? New Finds Raise Intrigue
Fans of ancient history are laying bets on who was buried in the dark heart of a massive marble-walled tomb that is slowly coming to light in northern Greece. Dating to the tumultuous years surrounding the death of Alexander the Great, between about 325 ...
Greece's Parliament Approves Hate-Crime Law
ATHENS—Greece's parliament approved Tuesday a controversial and much-delayed hate crimes bill that stiffens penalties for racially motivated crime and criminalizes the denial of genocide and war crimes. The law was approved in principle last week, but ...
Woo-hoo! Time to Celebrate the Bicentennial of the Congress of Vienna!
A peace that ended the greatest war that Europe had ever seen? Check. A settlement that imposed large reparations on the vanquished and deprived them of territory? Check. Talks in which the victors sought to erect a diplomatic system as well as a forum for discussion that would contain the defeated ...
Mrs Stone's travels pt 2
Hi everyone, It has been a long time since I last wrote. I have been enjoying reading your blogs to see what you are up to. I can see that you are having a busy time with book week. Miss Nobel and I planned it out before I left and I was disappointed that I wouldn't be around for the fun and to hear ...
"Facing Reality In The Eurozone" by Adair Turner
Adair Turner European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s recent speech at the annual gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has excited great interest, but the implication of his remarks is even more startling than many initially recognized. If a eurozone breakup is to be avoided, ...
Timmermans, Jourová and Avramopoulos: the new faces of the European Commission in the field of human rights
Earlier today Juncker presented the composition of European Commission, which will take office on 1 November 2014. Its structure, with seven Vice-presidents each leading a project team, is the most important novelty. Contrary to rumors, there is no Commissioner who will exclusively deal with fundame ...
10 Year Treasury Short Best Place to be Remainder of 2014
By EconMatters Strategically Shorting Bonds I have been shorting the 10 year Treasury strategically the last 6 months buying the oversold yield conditions right before the employment report ramp up in yields, it has been quite an effective trading strategy this year, and has contributed in part alon ...
More Than 80 Jihadists are Believed to Be in Greece
Greek authorities have evidence that there are about 80-100 people of Arab origin in Greece who belong to extremist Muslim groups and are suspected to have links with jihadists. According to information, these people have family or friendly relations with Muslim fanatics in European countries. It is ...
