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• Βράβευση Χριστόφορου Πισσαρίδη
• PM: ‘Recovery of the Economy the Great Wager’
• Clash in Parliament between PM, Tsipras
• Greeks’ Life Expectancy Slightly above European Average
• Samaras: PASOK is the Country’s Problem
• Eight Defendants in Urban Terrorism Case to Be Tried
• Cyprus Marks Anniversary of EOKA Struggle
• Ambassador Emiliou to Visit Brussels
• Turkish Cypriot Positions on Cyprus Unfounded, Says Athens
• Greek Parliament Delegation to Visit Cyprus

Βράβευση Χριστόφορου Πισσαρίδη Posted: Του Αποστόλη Ζουπανιώτη Το Κυπριακό-Αμερικανικό Επιμελητήριο ανακοίνωσε ότι ο Κύπριος Νομπελίστας Οικονομίας  Δρ. Χριστόφορος Πισσαρίδης θα είναι ο φετινός τιμώμενος, στο ετήσιο Δείπνο του Επιμελητήριου που θα λάβει χώρα στη Νέα Υόρκη στις 6 Μαΐου, 2011. Στον Δρα. Πισσαρίδη θα απονεμηθεί το  «2011 Distinguished Merit Award». Ο Πρόεδρος του Κυπρο-Αμερικανικού Επιμελητηρίου Δημοσθένης Δρουσιώτης δήλωσε ότι [...]

PM: ‘Recovery of the Economy the Great Wager’ Posted: Athens.- ANA The recovery of the economy was the year’s “great wager”, Prime Minister George Papandreou stressed in Parliament on Friday. He asserted that there were now visible signs of this recovery, in comparison with the situation handed over by the previous New Democracy government. The prime minister was replying to a question tabled by [...]

Clash in Parliament between PM, Tsipras Posted: Athens.- Prime Minister George Papandreou underlined in Parliament on Friday that “the government is not afraid to be close to the Greek people but, on the contrary, has an obligation to do that”. Moreover, the premier called on Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) parliamentary group leader Alexis Tsipras to assume his responsibilities and participate in the [...]

Greeks’ Life Expectancy Slightly above European Average Posted: Brussels (ANA-MPA/M. Aroni) – The life expectancy of the Greeks, according to demographic data for 2009 publicised by Eurostat on Friday, is slightly above the European average. According to the same data, the Greek women’s fertility rate, despite increasing over the past six years (1.52 children on average) remains below the corresponding European rate (1.60 [...]

Samaras: PASOK is the Country’s Problem Posted: Athens.- Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras ruled out any prospect of co-governance with ruling PASOK or collaboration with the other parties of the so-called center-right sphere, in an interview to appear in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper. “They are not asking us for responsibility, they are asking for complicity. We will [...]

Eight Defendants in Urban Terrorism Case to Be Tried Posted: Athens.- Eight of eleven defendants charged in the “Revolutionary Struggle” terrorist case should be tried in court, appellate level prosecutor Apostolos Makropoulos recommended to the Court of Appeals Council on Friday. The prosecutor recommended that defendants Nikos Maziotis, his companion Panagiota Roupa, Costas Gournas, Christoforos Kortessis, Evangelos Stathopoulos and Sarantos Nikitopoulos, all in custody, as [...]

Cyprus Marks Anniversary of EOKA Struggle Posted: Nicosia.- Cyprus marked on Friday April 1, which celebrates 56 years since the uprising of the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) against British colonial rule. The armed guerrilla-style struggle for self-determination and union with Greece started on April 1, 1955 and lasted four years, leading to the 1960 birth of the Cyprus Republic, guaranteed [...]

Ambassador Emiliou to Visit Brussels Posted: Nicosia.- The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, will visit Brussels on 4 April, where he will hold meetings with senior officials of the European External Action Service. According to an official announcement, Emiliou and his interlocutors will discuss issues related to the operation of the Service, as well as [...]

Turkish Cypriot Positions on Cyprus Unfounded, Says Athens Posted: Athens.-  The Turkish Cypriot side continues to submit at the negotiating table proposals which are totally unfounded, said Thursday Spokesman of the Greek Foreign Ministry Gregoris Delavekouras. In statements in Athens, Delavekouras pointed out that Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu continues to submit "patriotic proposals which remind us of past times”. The Turkish Cypriot positions, [...]

Greek Parliament Delegation to Visit Cyprus Posted: Nicosia.- (CNA) – A six-member delegation of the Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Parliament arrives Sunday for a visit in Cyprus, at the invitation of the Chairmen of Parliamentary Committees on Defence and Foreign Affairs, Yiannakis Omirou and Averof Neophytou. During its stay in Cyprus, the delegation will be [...]

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