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• ND Leader Samaras, Archbishop Ieronymos Visit Homeless Shelter
• Probe on E-Mail over Greek Debt Restructuring
• House Is Dissolved ahead of May’s Elections
• Workshop FOR Buffer Zone Bloggers
• Cypriot Athlete, Georgia University
• Special Event in Montreal
• Greece – Cyprus Cross Border Cooperation
• Turkish Media Distort President’s Remarks
• President Assures Efforts to Continue for Cyprus Solution
• Greek Current Accounts Deficit Down 29.7 Pct

ND Leader Samaras, Archbishop Ieronymos Visit Homeless Shelter Posted: Athens.- Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis Samaras and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece on Holy Thursday visited the City of Athens Reception Centre for the Homeless. Samaras referred to the great welfare work performed by the Church and urged the people to offer their help to the ill, the elderly, [...]

Probe on E-Mail over Greek Debt Restructuring Posted: Athens.- A prosecutor's probe into market rumors about an imminent restructuring of Greece's debt, that hit bank stocks on Wednesday, found that the rumors were prompted by an e-mail sent by an employee working in an international banking group based in London. The e-mail was sent on Wednesday and soon after it was made public, [...]

House Is Dissolved ahead of May’s Elections Posted: Nicosia.-  (CNA) – The House of Representatives decided on Thursday to dissolve the present parliament and set Sunday May 22, 2011 as polling day, in accordance with the Constitution. It also decided that the first session of the new House will take place on Thursday, June 2. Furthermore, the House plenary approved on Thursday an [...]

Workshop FOR Buffer Zone Bloggers Posted: Nicosia.- A two-day bloggers’ workshop is taking place on the 29 and 30th of April, in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia. The workshop and discussion panels are organised by the Cyprus Community Media Centre and the NGO Support Centre. Supported by the European Commission, the buffer zone bloggers workshop is designed to create a [...]

Cypriot Athlete, Georgia University Posted: Atlanta, GA.- The Cyprus Amateur Athletic Association has announced that the University of Georgia in the US has included an extensive reference, on its website, to Cypriot champion at 800 and 1500 meter-run Stella Chistoforou, who is a first year student at the University. Christoforou was best athlete this week, following her successes. Last Saturday [...]

Special Event in Montreal Posted: Nicosia.- The Greek Research Centre of Canada, in cooperation with the Modern Greek Studies Centre of the Montreal University and the Greek Artists Group, has organized a gathering in Montreal for Cypriot Nicos Nicolaides, one of Cyprus top ranking prose writers. During the gathering, organized to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyprus' independence, writer Yiannis [...]

Greece – Cyprus Cross Border Cooperation Posted: Nicosia.- A committee composed of Greek and Cypriot officials has completed the selection of 34 projects to be funded in the framework of Cross-border Cooperation Programme ”Greece – Cyprus” for the period of 2007-2013. The 34 projects focused on the fields of competitiveness, environment, culture and accessibility and will be co-funded with 31 million euro [...]

Turkish Media Distort President’s Remarks Posted: Nicosia.-  (CNA) – Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said on Friday that Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media had distorted statements by President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and that the President would be sending a letter to Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, who had commented on the distorted remarks. Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media [...]

President Assures Efforts to Continue for Cyprus Solution Posted: Nicosia, Apr 22 (CNA) – President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, in an Easter message, notes that the Cyprus problem still remains unsolved and assures that ”we categorically reject partition” and that ”we devote all of our strength in order to achieve this solution, with commitment to the principles of a solution, and [...]

Greek Current Accounts Deficit Down 29.7 Pct Posted: Greece’s current accounts deficit fell by 2.0 billion euros, or 29.7 pct in the first two months of 2011, compared with the same period last year, to 4.7 billion euros, while the deficit fell by 38 pct in February 2011 compared with the same month in 2010, the Bank of Greece said on Wednesday. The [...]

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