Siemens Hit by Corruption Charges in Greece, Norway (Deutsche Welle) Jul 02, 2008Embattled engineering giant Siemens, under investigation in Germany for allegations of bribery and corruption, was dealt another blow this week as faced charges of bribing politicians in Greece and a fine in Norway.... Two beach volleyball pairs set for Beijing (eKathimerini) Jun 28, 2008The beach volleyball pair Thalia Koutroumanidou and Yianna Tsiartsiani will definitely represent Greece at the Olympic Games this August, having secured their spot yesterday during a tournament in Norway.... Vartholomeos arrives in Athens May 13, 2008Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos arrived in Athens on Tuesday, with a Turkish airlines flight to the Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport,... Greece's road to Euro 2008: Consistency rewarded (About a Ball) May 13, 2008Greece were the strongest of all the qualifiers for Euro 2008 in terms of points thanks to their 31 points amassed with only one defeat at home to Turkey and one draw away to Norway and 10 wins.... Greece vetoes invitation to FYROM for NATO entry Apr 02, 2008Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Wednesday night vetoed a NATO invitation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to join, during an alliance crucial summit in Bucharest.... Germany blacklists Greece over immigration (Spero News) Mar 07, 2008Germany could be the next country after Norway to suspend the return of asylum-seekers to Greece; concern expressed over the violation of immigrants' rights in Greece.... No refugee returns to Greece (Aftenposten, Norway) Feb 17, 2008Norway has stopped returning asylum seekers to Greece, following reports that they've have been abused and deported to their countries of origin without due process.... Bakoyannis at NATO FMs meeting in Oslo Apr 27, 2007Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis is attending an informal two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers which began in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday.... Turkey demolish Greece with 4-1 win Mar 24, 2007Turkey thrashed European champions Greece 4-1 in their Euro 2008 qualifier to move three points clear at the top of Group C on Saturday.... Greece and Turkey focus on football not on the politics Mar 22, 2007The coaches of joint Euro Group C leaders Greece and Turkey have avoided pep talks that include politics ahead of the arch-rivals' clash on Saturday in a bid to keep players focused on the task at hand: victory.... |