Commissioner Hahn completes his tour of Greece's 13 regions with North Aegean and Western Macedonia

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From the Official Website of the European Commission, Press release, Brussels, 24 October 2014:

EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn is visiting EU supported projects and meeting local representatives in Kozani, Western Macedonia today completing his tour of the 13 Greek regions which he began two years ago.

In 2014-2020 Greece will receive more than 15 billion EURO for investments under EU Cohesion Policy to stimulate growth and the creation of jobs. Currently the 13 regions are negotiating their operational programmes on how the investments can be best spent to help Greece's recovery.

Farmers in Northern Greece [Macedonia] Ready to Stage Roadblocks. -News from real macedonia

Farmers in northern Greece [Macedonia] are ready to stage roadblocks over new tax regulations.

Motorcades of 20-50 tractors are waiting at key crossroads and road junctions, ready to block highways in case farmers' representatives agree on such a measure during their meetings, according to reports of Sega daily.

On Saturday, farmers met with Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras but the talks yielded no results.

Ομιλία του Ι. Χασιώτη για τα 100 χρόνια από την απελευθέρωση της Θεσσαλονίκης

H Πολιτιστική Εταιρεία Επιχειρηματιών Βορείου Ελλάδος σε συνεργασία με το Ιδρυμα του Μουσείου Μακεδονικού Αγώνα διοργανώνουν εκδήλωση για τον εορτασμό των 100 χρόνων από την απελευθέρωση της Θεσσαλονίκης, με προβολή ιστορικού ντοκιμαντέρ και ομιλία του Ιωάννη Κ. Χασιώτη, πρόεδρου του Δ.Σ. του Ιδρύματος του Μουσείου Μακεδονικού Αγώνα και ομότιμου καθηγητή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Η εκδήλωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τετάρτη 5 Σεπτεμβρίου (20.00), στο roof garden του Μεγάρου Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης (κτίριο Μ2) και θα ακολουθήσει δείπνο.

Macedonia News el: The challenges of privatizing the Greek "Public Power Corporation"

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By Jonathan Stearns & Natalie Weeks

In the mountains of northern Greece (MACEDONIA) lies an $800 million power plant whose future may help determine whether the country can salvage its euro status.

The facility near Florina (MACEDONIA), a town known as “Where Greece Begins,” is the most modern of four production units that state-controlled Public Power Corp. (PPC) is scheduled to sell to competitors to meet four-year-old European Union demands that the country deregulate its energy market.

Macedonia News el: Thessaloniki Port opens second phase of marina tender

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AMNA/ Thessaloniki Port Authority on Monday invited two business groups to submit binding bids in a tender to build and operate a new marina project, budgeted at 11.3 million euros. 

A port statement said that Lamda Development and a joint venture led by Aktor (also including Akte-Vega, Cosmos Yachting and Marina Kroslin GmbH) qualified for the second phase of bidding and can submit their offers by mid-October.

Macedonia News el: Ancient road unearthed in Thessaloniki

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3 Jul 2012 (neoskosmos)

 

An ancient road that was built around 2000 years ago has been uncovered during a subway construction in the northern Greek (Macedonia)  city of Thessaloniki.

The 70-meter stretch of marble road was uncovered during the construction of the city's new subway system, which has now been on hold for four years. Plans are in place to raise the road to put it on permanent display.

Macedonia News el: Greek tourism website launches new online platform ...

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Australia, 15 Jun 2012 (neoskosmos)

The Greek National Tourism Organisation (G.N.T.O) has launched a new initiative aimed at boosting Greece's image as a tourist destination.
Mentioning the current climate in Greece as straining tourism numbers, the initiative will introduce a new web based platform to promote positive aspects of Greece.
The internet platform will include social media, helping users connect by using twitter and facebook.

Macedonia News el: We’re drinking too much water ...

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Australia. Penni Pappas (neoskosmos gr)

A recent study by university lecturer Spero Tsindos has uncovered that we are drinking far too much water than our bodies need ....

Drinking up to eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy, and in some cases lose weight, may be nothing but a myth, says Melbourne academic Spero Tsindos.
The La Trobe University lecturer told Neos Kosmos there is no proof that drinking two litres of water a day - as suggested - has health benefits, and says that the belief could stem from guidelines published over 60 years ago. He says that this common misconception has entered our psyche and humans now believe that by drinking two litres of water, we are flushing out toxins from our body, cleansing our insides and also aiding with weight loss.

Macedonia News el: Every Greek is an ambassador for Greece ...

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Australia. Evy Yannas (neoskosmos)

I am a Greek, who was born in Egypt and who migrated to Australia with my parents at age seven. I always had the strong sense that I am Greek and I have always been proud of that. It was mainly my parents who cultivated this love for my country from a young age, however, I believe that what also played a big role is the fact that we lived, and still live, far from our country of origin. This has created the need to become more connected with our culture.

Macedonia News el: Aid for Greeks wanting to study in Australia ...

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Australia 4 Jun 2012 (neoskosmos)

Education company Let's Go Study Australia has a new batch of seminars and courses for Greeks interested in studying in Australia.

The seminars will take place in Athens and Thessaloniki throughout June and aim to educate and inform Greeks on how to get access to education in Australia. Let's Go Study Australia has also set up two new offices in Athens and Thessaloniki.
To register for the seminars visit www.semifind.gr/StudyWorkAustralia.

Macedonia News el: Glenti for top end ...

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Australia 1 Jun 2012 (neoskosmos)

The Greek Glenti in Darwin is just around the corner, so be sure to leave the weekend of 9 - 10 June free to celebrate in the largest ethnic party in the Northern Territory.
The Greek Glenti, held at historic Bicentennial Park in Darwin, is a fun and vibrant festival where the Greek community shares their culture, food, wine, dance and music with locals and visitors. The Glenti consists of local and interstate entertainment and acts and besides being able to eat Greek food, you can see people wearing traditional Greek clothing, be enlightened by the Greek culture, listen to Greek music, and see traditional dancing and much more.
The Greek Glenti will be held at Bicentennial Park in Darwin on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 June at midday.

Macedonia News el: Ancient Greek studies open for all ...

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An Ancient Greek program has been developed, aimed at secondary students and adults coordinated by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria.(neoskosmos )
The program for secondary school students will take place at St Gregory the Greek primary school at 396 Manningham Road Doncaster where classes will begin in term 3, 2012. For those people interested, an information session has been set up outlining the benefits of studying Ancient Greek, the course content and fees on Saturday 26 May at 1:30 at the primary school. Interested students are asked to complete this online form www.surveymonkey.com/s/ancient_greek_secondary_students.
The classes for adults are open to all, with no previous knowledge of Ancient or Modern Greek needed.

Macedonia News el: New elections looming for Greece ...

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The leader of Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Alexis Tsipras is due to meet the heads of PASOK and New Democracy but his slim chances of forming a unity government seem to have disappeared and Greece is likely to hold new elections next month.

Tsipras spent Tuesday, the first of three days he is permitted to try to form a government, in talks with leftist parties but had mixed success in convincing them to support his effort to form an administration that would challenge the terms of Greece’s bailout. However, the SYRIZA leader’s decision to set out certain terms for any cooperation, including the rejection of the loan deal with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, prompted a strong reaction from PASOK and New Democracy, which made it clear that there is hardly any ground for agreement.

Macedonia News el: A vote of despair ...

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No party is expected to make an impact or get the numbers in today's Greek election (neoskosmos gr)

Rather than marching the streets in protest; today Greeks will march to the ballot boxes to voice their opinion on who they think should lead the country. The national elections are being held in Greece on Sunday and votes are certain to be driven by emotion and frustration, as the people seek a party to inspire and help the country rise up from the past three years that has seen Greece become a dirty word in the eurozone.

Macedonia News el: Ancient Greeks key to cancer cure ...

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Ancient Greek physician and father of medicine Hippocrates stated: Give me the power to create a fever and I shall cure any disease". More than two thousand years later, modern scientists are trying to prove his theory true.

Common viruses are becoming the latest cure against cancer with a small Australian biotechology group one of the forefronters in this field.

Ancient Greeks made the observation initially, however, there have been a couple of cases of cancer patients entering spontaneous remission after being exposed to common viruses.

Πωλήθηκε το χρυσό μακεδονικό στεφάνι ...

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Η τιμή του στα Κρίστις έφθασε τις 181.000 στερλίνες ....

Νέο ιδιοκτήτη έχει το αρχαίο ελληνικό, χρυσό στεφάνι με φύλλα μυρτιάς, το οποίο πωλήθηκε τελικώς σήμερα στην δημοπρασία των Κρίστις αντί 181. 000 στερλίνων. Παρ΄ ότι η προέλευσή του έχει πολλά σκοτεινά σημεία ουδείς εξέφρασε αντιρρήσεις για την πώλησή του και έτσι το μακεδονικό στεφάνι, που μετασκευάστηκε κάποια στιγμή για να φορεθεί ως περιδέραιο χάθηκε και πάλι από το προσκήνιο.

ΥΠΕΚΑ: συνάντηση με Βούλγαρους για τη διαχείριση των Διακρατικών Υδάτων ...

Την Πέμπτη 26 Απριλίου 2012 πραγματοποιείται στην Καβάλα η τρίτη συνάντηση της κοινής ομάδας Ελλήνων και Βουλγάρων εμπειρογνωμόνων που έχει συσταθεί από τον Μάιο του 2011, στο πλαίσιο της Κοινής Διακήρυξης του 2010 των Υπουργείων Περιβάλλοντος Ενέργειας και Κλιματικής Αλλαγής της Ελλάδας και Περιβάλλοντος και Υδάτων της Βουλγαρίας για την κατανόηση και συνεργασία στον τομέα των Διακρατικών Υδάτων των δύο χωρών.

Αντικείμενο της συνάντησης είναι η, βασιζόμενη στα δεδομένα που οι δύο χώρες έχουν ήδη ανταλλάξει, προώθηση κοινών μεθόδων συλλογής, επεξεργασίας και ανταλλαγής ποσοτικών και ποιοτικών δεδομένων και ο συντονισμός των δράσεων για τη διαχείριση και προστασία των διασυνοριακών ποταμών Στρυμώνα, Νέστου, Άρδα και Έβρου και των αντίστοιχων λεκανών απορροής στο πνεύμα της Οδηγίας Πλαίσιο για τα Νερά και της Οδηγίας για τις πλημμύρες.

Macedonia News el: Greeks in Germany see varied reactions from hosts ...

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Ioanna Fotiadi (neoskosmos com)

Greeks who study, work or live in Germany are increasingly having to answer uncomfortable questions such as how much money their parents make back home and how Greece spent European Union funding.

For example, Athina, a 23-year-old medical student at Tuebingen, told Kathimerini how one of her classmates became especially critical when discussing the Egnatia Odos highway in northern Greece (Thraki-Macedonia-Epirus), which was built with EU funds and which, he said, is sadly underused.

"Many believe that we are living with their money," said Athina, citing several examples where she has been made to feel uncomfortable by people criticizing Greece and Greeks.

Macedonia News el: Reps. Bilirakis, Maloney introduce resolution urging FYROM to resolve name dispute ...

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, introduced a resolution that urges the former Yugoslav Republic of "Macedonia" (FYROM) to work within the framework of the United Nations process with Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of resolving the name dispute and encourages the United States to work with its NATO allies to uphold previous NATO Summits decisions, with regard to the enlargement issue.

Macedonia News el: Bartering system to Volos citizens’ aid ...

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A city full of resources but short on Euros, Volos tapped into an old-school bartering system to survive in a time of crisis ...

As the financial crisis hits citizens of Greece, and unemployment reaches an all-time high of 28 per cent, one city has fought back by creating an old-school bartering system for it's folk.

The coastal city of Volos (Thessalia) has developed it's own currency called TEMs which allows citizens to barter for things that money used to buy. Food, education, clothing and even baby-sitters are being bartered in the city using the TEMs network.
Folks in the area sign up for a TEMs network account, and start amassing credits that can eventually be cashed in for things they need.