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News and Issues See also articles listed under AHEPA Family Releases, American Hellenic Institute (AHI), Archdiocese News and Issues, Business, Business Ethics, Community News and Events, Editorials, Greek Embassy Releases (Washington, DC), and the Orthodox Clergy Laity Releases (OCL) categories of the Site Index. 73 Percent of Greeks Have Never Used the Internet Abortions in Greece Academics Strike Back Acropolis on Top 10 List AHEPA Action Alert: Immediate Action Requested About U.S. State Dept. Formal Invitation to Northern Cypriot Talat AHEPA Applauds U.S. House of Representatives: Rep. Sarbanes Resolution Passes 407-0, Extends Condolences to Greece AHEPA Calls for 'Day of Remembrance' for Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor AHEPA Condemns Attack on US Embassy in Athens AHEPA Congratulates Congress--Gus Bilirakis Recently Selected for Foreign Affairs Committee AHEPA Creates Questionnaire on Greek-American Issues for 2006 Congressional Candidates Ahepa Formulates Agenda, Assistance to Greece: Meetings with Congress, US State Dept, USAID, Amb. Mallias AHEPA to Honor Sarbanes, Bilirakis at Gala Affair AHEPA Presents Cyprus Reconciliation Forum AHEPA Presents: Future of Greek America with Dr. Moskos-11 March 2006 AHEPA: UN Plan Provides Hope for Future of Cyprus AHEPANS Express Elation Over Successful Olympic Games AHI Action Alert: Ask Reps to Sign Two Letters to Be Sent to Secy of State Rice Concerning Talat and Turkey AHI and The Armenian National Commitee of New York Presents a Forum: Turkey and the EU-24 February 2006 AHI: Greek American Organizations Call for Changes in the Annan Plan AHI Meets with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State AHI Kissinger - An Accessory to Turkey's War Crimes AHI Praises Members of Congress Regarding Cypru AHI Rebuts Washington Times Editorial Declaring France a Spoiler in Cyprus Issues Albania at Risk of Reigniting the "Civil War of 1997" Alexander the Great -- Siu Generis by Nicholas Martis -Revisited- American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures Announces Inaugural Lecture American Embassy in Athens Hit by Anti-tank Missile Apostolic Nuncio in Turkey Convinced Assassination of Fr. Santoro is Work of Mastermind Approval for Cremation Gathers Pace Archbishop Demetrios to Receive Legislative Letters Calling for Religious Freedom in Turkey Archbishop Diagnosed with Cancer Archdiocese Establishes Sexual Misconduct Policy Archdiocese of America Sues NY Port Authority to Rebuild St. Nicholas Church at Ground Zero Argonaftes Association Holds Jewish Memorial Armenian Genocide Resolution Passes US Congress Committee The Armenian Genocide Survey Armenian National Committee of America Condemns Murder of Hrant Dink in Turkey Armenian National Committee of America Marks Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day As Good As Our Bond (and Other Thoughts)--by John Psaropoulos AsiaNews Interview with Catholic Bishop Padovese About Assassination of Fr. Santoro in Turkey Athenian Temple Site Caught in Crossfire Athens Banks Firebombed Athens Burning [Dec 2008] Athens to Skopje: 'Enough is Enough' Athens Tram to Begin Operation in June Austrian MP Ewald Stadler Blasts Turkey Bakoyiannis Voices Support for Rapid Entry of Serbia into EU Balkans Expert Cautions Against Repeat of Kossovo Within Greek Borders. Editorial by Stella Jatras Baltic Times Editorial: Turkey Must Face the Truth Bank of Greece: Absorbing Financial Shock Battle Royal Over History Book Besieged by Inflation in Greece Best wishes for 2005 to our US cousins Bilirakis Makes Statement on House Floor Opposing Annan Plan Bosnia: the Birthplace of Al-Quaeda Bravo Harry Markopolos! Bush's Legacy and Turkey and Cyprus A Call for A Reporting Policy on Sexual Abuse Can Skopje Bring Greece Polls? Can You Cheat on a Paternity Test? [March 2009] Cathedral of Boston Invites Public to Panel Discussion by Experts on "Theological School of Halki: Past, Present and Future."--31 March 2011 Celebrating the First 100 Years. . . 1907--2007 for Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Portland, Oregon. Centennial events May 4-6, 2007. Chairman and Top Republican of Europe Subcommittee Champion Bill to End FYROM Proganda Against Greece Changes to Controversial 6th-grade History Textbook Completed A Changing Society, Like It or Not Children's Museum of Manhattan to Present New Model of "World's First Computer" Antikythera Mechanism The Christian's Responsibility for Global Warming Issues Christy Mihos' Gubernatorial Candidacy Guided by Love for Commonwealth and Heritage Church Bombings in Iraq Since 2004 Church for Sale: 'It Had to be Done' Cicero's President Larry Dominick is Proud to Be Greek Civil Service offers IDeal solution Clinton Appoints Turk Clinton Demands Independent Kossovo Columbia University Establishes Chair in Hellenic Studies with Gift from Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Congressman Menendez: Strong Supporter of Greece, Cyprus, the Ecumenical Patriarch, and Armenia Constantine Maroulis National Concert Tour 2006--Schedule Constantine the Great Celebrated in York (UK) Exhibition 1700 Years On Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries Nominated for the Tourism for Tomorrow Award Cypriot Minister Paschalides Recently Announced that US-Based Noble Energy to Begin Drilling for Natural Gas in Cyprus Defending the Faith - Battle Over a Christian Monastery Tests Turkey's Tolerance of Minorities Defense Minister Meimarakis in Washington: Greek-U.S. Relations Strategic and Vital Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece,Theodore Kassimis, to Visit Boston Devastating Lawsuit Hits Archdiocese Dickensian Workplaces Distinguished Scholars Worldwide Protest Skopjan Propaganda: Over 200 Experts Sign Letter Sent to Pres. Obama Do Any Life Insurance Companies Owe Greeks or Greek-Americans Death Benefits? Drexel University President Papadakis Dead at 63 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Appear on 60 Minutes Segment on Orthodox Christianity--20 December 2009 Ecumenical Patriarch Meets Turkish PM Ecumenical Patriarchate Wins Property Case E-standards Forum July 2007 Report on Greece E.13 passes despite heated opposition Eirinaios 'Sacrificed' in Istanbul Ellinikon Airport: Salvation or White Elephant? English Teachers in Greece Confront Neglect Equality Still Elusive for Women in Greece Entrepreneurs Set Eyes on Post-Olympic Windfall Entrepreneurship at a Crossroads in Greece Envoy to Skopje Recalled After Statements on the Fyrom Name Dispute Europe Stubs Out European Affairs Publishes AHI Letter to the Editor Family of Missing Greek-Cypriot Files Application with EU Court of Human Rights Against Turkey Feta Cheese Battle Reaches European Court 1st Annual New England Hellenic Expo--Maliotis Cultural Ctr., Brookline, MA--28 & 29 October 2006. Fish Rising Fast as One of Greece's Main Food Exports Five-Year Sentence for Police Officers Who Threw Christian Copt Out of Window Forced Islamization of Christian Conscripts in the Egyptian Army Foreign Ministry on Greek-Turkish Issues Foreigners Residing in the EU and in Greece: Statistics from Eurostat Former Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Greek-American Philanthropist Tsakopoulos to Receive Pancretan Association Awards in September [in Greek] Fourth Annual Conference on the Future of Hellenism in America--November 19-20, 2005, NYC The Founding and Progress of S.A.E., World Council of Hellenes Abroad [in Greek] French Bill Outrages Turkey A Fresh Look at the Cyprus Issue Fyrom Still a Diplomatic Thorn George Tenet Grants Interview with CBS's 60 Minutes; Slam-Dunk? Global Hellenism: a New Periodical for the Global Greek [in Greek] Global Warming to Affect Greek Tourism Glykeria in Concert-Schedule of Events for the Month of March Governor Pataki Issues Proclamation Greco-Armenian Response to Possible U.S. Military Action Against Syria: HALC and ANCA Rise to the Cause in the Levant Greece: A Frontline State for U.S. Interests--by Nick Larigakis, President of American Hellenic Institute in Washington, DC Greece Aflame: Urgent SAE Appeal for Help. English text. Greek version. Greece Almost Bottom in Gender Equality Greece, Albania Sign Continental Shelf Pact Greece and FYROM 'Should Talk' Greece and the Balkans--A Commentary by Ambassador Alexandros Mallias Greece Blasts FYROM Nationalism Greece, China Seek to Boost Shipping Ties Greece Engulfed in Inferno: PM Calls State of Emergency Greece Fights for its Lost Treasures Greece Flies to New Heights: Additional Security Measures Implemented at Venizelos Airport Greece --- from a visitor's view point! Greece Goes Mobile with WiMAX Broadband, Courtesy of Craig Wireless, Nortel Greece: 9th Largest Investor in Romania in 2007 Greece on Red Alert Over Bird Flu Greece Prepares for Assumption of OSCE Presidency '09 Greece Pushes for FYROM Compromise Greece Rejects Parthenon Marbles Loan Offer Greece Takes Over F-16 Greece to Host 2013 Mediterranean Games Greece Wins Label "Feta," Struggles with "Macedonia"? Greece Wins Top Award at SITC Tourism Salon in Barcelona Greek Ambassador Gives Nuanced Talk on Balkans Greek-American Friends of Florida Legislator Gus Bilirakis Hold Fundraising Reception Greek-American Leaders Call for Congress to Correct Library of Congress Report that Unfairly Damages Greece's Image Greek-American Oceanographic Research Collaboration Greek Americans Protest Asia Minor Decree Revision Greek Anti-Americanism: Bridging the Gap Greek Archaeologists Unearth Ancient City Fortifications on Crete Greek Business Executive Runs for Louisiana Governor (pdf file) Greek Cypriots Start Worldwide Petition for Return of Varosha/Famagusta to Rightful Inhabitants ( see petition at the URL http://www.isxys.org/famagusta/ ) Greek Death Toll Reaches 15 in Peloponnese Wildfires Greek Economy Feathers Unruffled Greek-English and English-Greek Electronic Dictionary Now Available for Mobile Devices Greek FM: Key Year to Solve Cyprus Issue Greek Foreign Minister Speaks Out on Thorny Balkan Issues Greek Government: Roughly One Million Migrants Live in Greece Greek Government to Host 120 Greek Youth from Oceania, Africa and Latin America Greek Ire at Obama Trip to Turkey Greek Landing Day Celebration 2006--St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine--St. Augustine, FL--June 23-25 Greek Landing Weekend a Huge Success Greek Premier Karamanlis Inaugurates Exhibition on Maria Callas Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis Announces Creation of Performing Arts Academy Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis to Deliver Tufts University Commencement Address Greek Price Hikes Defy Observatory Greek Real Estate Boom Defies Market Doldrums Greek, Russian PM Talks on Energy Issues Greek Secretariat General of Information Update on Fire Relief Contributions Greek Tourism: A Powerful Industry A Greek Tragedy Enough, Abundant and the Non-Existent Wisdom Greek Villages Facing Slow Death Greeks Can't Make Ends Meet Greeks Sink Deeper Into Debt Greeks of the World Unite The Halki Theological School: Past, Present, and Future--a Panel Discussion of Experts Hosted by the Cathedral of Boston on 31 March 2011 HCS Lodges Complaint with National Radio Broadcaster Paul Harvey over Remarks about Cyprus HCS Reader Finds Fault with "On the Road to the EU" Series about Turkey. Hellenes Worldwide Urged to Share WWII Memories in Book, Film, Web Project [Feb. 2010] Hellenic American Cultural Association of Colorado Hosts Symposium on Byzantine Culture Hellenic Business Network Announces "Big Idea" Competition A Hellenic Case Against Hillary--by Theodore G. Karakostas Hellenic Genocide: Was it a "Catastrophe," or a "Devastation?" Hellenic League of America Announces 3rd Annual Greek Genocide Commemoration in NYC HLA's [Hellenic League of America] Fidanakis Criticizes Greek-American Lobby Groups over Handling of Genocides Hellenic Museum & Cultural Center Seeks Items for Upcoming Exhibit That Reveal Role of Food in Greek Culture The Hellenic News of America Celebrates 20th Anniversary-11 November 2007 Help Save Ancient Temple of Artemis Agrotera in Athens from Imminent Destruction Historic Epiphany Celebration in Tarpon Springs to Air Nationally on Hallmark Channel--29 Jan. 2006 Honesty is More Important Than Cash (or, Value is More Important Than Liquidity): Greece's First Loans--by John Psaropoulos of The First Athenian Hope Wanes for Christodoulos How to Contact Your Congressional Representative--21 September 2006 The Identity of Macedonians Illinois Rep. Pihos Introduces Religious Freedom Resolution to Support Patriarchate Indirect Taxes Lead Europe to the Cliff Information Technology Industries: The European Paradox IOCC Urgent Action Appeal: Relief for the Beleaguered People of Haiti International Assyria Day to Be Held in Sydney 3 July 2011 I nternational Panel Calls for Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles Istanbul Greeks Seek Justice in Land Claims Italy Returns Parthenon Piece Italy Teams With Greece to Reclaim Antiquities John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress Karamanlis Outlines Priorities, Demands Immediate Results Karamanlis Won Second Term in Greece Katherine Pappas, Past National Philoptochos President, Passes Away After Long, Distinguished Service to Orthodox Church Lazaridis Makes A $100 Million Quantum Leap in Canada Leaders of Pan-Macedonian Association Meet with Greek Foreign Minister Bakoyianni [English Version] [Greek Version] "Let Him Be Called Hellene!" The Last Interview with Professor C.M. Woodhouse Let Them Eat Cake:The Similarities Between Marie Antoinette and the Greek Political Elite [English Version] [Greek Version] Let's Stop the Looting of Treasures A Libertarian of Athens Speaks Out Against Greek Politics Library of Congress Report Accuses Greece of "Malfeasance" The Marbles - Elgin or Parthenon? Marbles May Go Back to Greece After 200 Years The Marriage between Press and Political Parties is Finally Beginning to Break Down in Greece--by John Psaropoulos at http://www.thehewathenian.com Marrying the Greek Family Mastermind of Ethnic Cleansing Ceku Being Granted Forum by U.S. Institute of Peace Matsis For Mayor Campaign Matthew Nimetz Versus Alexander the Great--by Theodore Spyropoulos, Coordinator SAE/USA Click here for English Version (pdf file) - Click here for Greek Version (pdf file) Message from the Coordinator of SAE, USA Region: 33 Years Later, We Cannot Forget (pdf) Middle Eastern Muslims Continue to Torture and Kill Christians and Other Minorities with Impunity--Just Like in Kossovo Mobile Broadband in Greece Monumental Stupidity Mosque Plans Unveiled National Historical Museum of Greece Donates Books for UNH Special Collection National Security Expert Says "No" to Islamist Turkey in EU Needed: An Ultramodern "Peter the Great for Greece" The New Cyprus Controversy: Oil New Greek Ambassador Presents His Credentials to President George W. Bush The New Greek Museum Raises Hopes For the Return of the Elgin Marbles New Issue of Celebrated Literary Journal to Focus on Greek-Americans New Light on Macedonian Melee [10 September 2008] New President of SAE New SAE USA Offices in Athens and Washington Offer First-time Ever Services, Opportunities to Omogeneia. Click here for English version. For Greek release, click here. NYS Gov. Cuomo Announces Signing of Final Agreement on St. Nicholas Church at Archdiocesan Council Meeting New York Life Donates $1,000,000 for the Study of Hellenism in Asia Minor New York Life Insurance Voluntary Program to Reach Out to Heirs of Greek Policies 1914 Nimetz Denies US Influence "Northern Cyprus": The Next Potential Surprise Northern Epirus is Not a Dirty Word!--by Konstantinos Kalymnios, Secretary of the Pan-Epirotic Federation of Australia November 17 - Facts and Fiction Obama and Hellenic America: Year in Review--by Ioannis Fidanakis Obama Prostitutes Freedom and Truth in Turkey--by Ioannis Fidanakis of Hellenic League of America Odyssey -Greek Language Immersion Charter School to Open Its Doors in Wilmington, DE- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony-12 June 2006 Olympic Airways to Transport AHEPA Care Packages to Greece: Items Collected Will Be Sent to Greece Free OCN to Host Live and Interactive Web TV Christmas Special Dec. 9, 2007 Orthodox Priest Beheading and Recent White House Omission Lead to Call for American Protection of Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch Meeting in Turkey Pan-Macedonian Association Rebuts Skopjan Assertions Pan-Macedonian Association Responds to Milososki's Remarks Pan-Thracian Union of America "Orpheus" Announces Hellenic Genocide Memorial Opposite UN 6 April 2010 Panic Returns to Athens Papadopoulos: A Resounding "No!" to the UN Plan Patriarch Bartholomeos II under Investigation by Turkish Prosecutors, Threatened with Jail for Statements about Ecumenical Nature of Patriarchate A Perspective on Divorces Among Greek Orthodox Couples Pieces of Peace 'Plant Your Roots' Reforestation of Greece Accepts Easy, Secure Online Donations: Click here for English Version (pdf file) Click here for Greek Version (pdf file ) Priest Beaten in Izmir [Smyrna] to Cries of "We Will Kill You All!" Queen Sofia Given the Golden Medal of Athens "Quintessentially British" Hobby Sparks Diplomatic Furor Rathergate' Again? AP Refuses to Print Other Side of Kossovo Story Despite Increasing Calls of Falsified Claims Religious Leaders Unite to Abolish Torture Archbishop Demetrios Among Those Calling for Eradication Remarks by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis at CSIS-26 September 2006 Renowned Human Rights Advocates, Scholars, Diplomats, and Parliamentarians Focus on Turkey's Religious Freedom Concerns at International Archon Conference in Brussels Rep. Menendez Commemorates Anniversary of Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Rep. Menendez Supports Ecumenical Patriarch in Congress Reps. Maloney, Bilirakis Introduce Resolution Urging Turkey to Respect Rights and Religious Freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch Reps. Maloney, Pallone Lead Effort Urging EU to Press Turkey on Meeting its Accession Criteria The Return of an 'Old Loved One' to Greece: Last Liberty Arrives to Become a Museum Rice Raises Patriarchate's Unobstructed Operation, Halki Seminary Reopening, with Turkish FM in Washington Talks The Rigours of Teaching in Greece SAE Diaspora Symposium: Nostos, Scientists, Technology--Vehicle to Economic Development in Hellas SAE Symposium for Diaspora Hellenes to Focus on Scientists' Role in Advancing Technology, Economy SAE's World Board of Directors Must Resign--Exclusive Interview of HANC Pres. Spyropoulos with Magazine Sofia Times [in Greek] Salamis, Tarts, Paedophilia and Pornikotelos Scandalous Map: Expansionist Ambitions of Ultranationalist Turks. Click here for original French-Greek version. To read translation into English, click here. Senator Menendez Sends FYROM Strong Message Sen. Olympia Snowe Brings Concerns on Congressional Travel to Cyprus to the Senate Floor Sen. Olympia Snowe Disapproves of State Department Meeting with Talat 75th Anniversary Lecture for St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Hartford, CT by World Renowned Theologian and Scholar, His Grace Bishop Kallistos Ware, 15 October 2006, 5pm: "The Eucharist: A Continual Miracle. How We Prepare for Holy Communion; How Do We Give Thanks?" Skopjans Protest U.S. House Resolution and Call for Action Alert in Opposition Skopje Won't Play Ball Smuggled Ancient Coin Returns to Greece So That Fr. Andrea Not Be Killed a Second Time South Australia Premier Rann: Macedonia is as Greek as the Acropolis Special Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for Prayers and Relief Aid for the Victims and Survivors of the Tragic Fires in Greece Stavridis Appointed NATO Supreme Commander Stolen 7,000 -Year-Old Portraits Returned to Greece from Germany Storm Brews Over FYROM Name Issue Strong Condemnation in Greece for the Act of Violence Against the American Embassy Study Sees Property Boom for Unified Cyprus Stunner: Turkey Infiltrating Native American Tribes--and May Get Congressional Help--by Marc.J. Fink of P.J. Media The Sunday Times of London Details Nuclear Espionage by Turks in U.S. Sweden Recognizes Assyrian, Greek, and Armenian Genocides Tackling Anti-Americanism in Greece Talking Turkey: Israeli Professor Rebukes Turkey The Task of the Greek Orthodox in America This George Gets It Right: Clooney to Organize Protest Against Unilateral Declaration of Kosovo Independence A Thorn by Any Other Name, FYROM A Touch of the Tyrol on the Pinnacles of the Pindus Tourism Minister Launches Greek Week in Russia Tourists Love Greece, Regardless Trade Mission to Greece Transport Security Questioned Travellers from USA May Face Quarantine Turkey's EU Road Still Rocky Turkey's Greek Community Grapples with Adversity Turkish Response to Austrian MP Stadler Turkish Scholar Discusses Assyrian, Greek, and Armenian Genocide 2007 Wolf Trap Ball to Pay Tribute to Culture, Heritage, and Beauty of Greece Under the Auspices of H.E. the Ambassador of Greece, the General Secretariat General of Information World Council of Hellenes (SAE/USA) the HANC and the AHI invite you to a Symposium: "Meeting the Needs of Young Greek Americans: Opportunities and Perscpective" UHAC and Cypriot-American Society to Honor U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe & Cypriot Amb. Euripides Evriviades Unholy Land Crisis Assails Patriarch U.S. Commandos in World War II Occupied Greece to be Honored by Hellenic National Defense General Staff at Greek Embassy Action Alert: U.S. House of Reps FYROM Resolution US Rep. Frank Pallone and 16 Colleagues Introduce Bill Allowing Cypriot-Americans to Seek Remedies for Properties They Own in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus Action Alert: U.S. Rep. Maloney Introduces Bill Urging Turkey to Respect Rights of Ecumenical Patriarchate U.S. Rep. Menendez Commends Passage of Legislation Commemorating Armenian Genocide U.S. Senators Express Gratitude to the Republic of Cyprus. Senator Menendez leads bipartisan Senate effort in thanking President Papadopoulos for Cypriot help with U.S. Citizens leaving Lebanon University of Athens Conducts Survey on Greek-American Perceptions of Greek Satellite Programs--Read Announcement--Take Survey University of Southern California on Fast Track to Become First U.S. University with Endowed Faculty Chairs in All Three Major Areas of Greek History USA Today Calls Illegal Invasion of Cyprus a "Feud" Between Greeks and Turks Unrest en Grece Victoria Parliament of Australia Raises the Genocide of the Greeks Vote for the Acropolis in the 'New 7 Wonders Campaign' Voting Rights of Greeks Abroad--by Greek Deputy FoMin Kassimis What's in a Name - Macedonia’s unresolved title has been an obstacle to Balkan stability - Commentary by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Where Have All The Theological Students Gone? Whitewashing Paidomazoma [in English] Whitewashing Paidomazoma [in Greek] Why Don't We Just Sue the British Museum? A Litigator's Perspective on the Elgin-Patthenon Marbles Debate--by Michael J. Reppas II, Esq. Will Teachers Call it Quits? Will The Theological School at Halki Be Reopened? Will There Be a Greek-America in 2050? Will Two-Party System Falter? Women's Choices Reduce Greece's Already Low Birth Rate The World Cannot Tolerate a Divided Cyprus World-Renowned Byzantine Historian Angeliki Laiou Passes Away Back to top of page Return to archives main page


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