John Pertesis, who is the chef, has over 40 years experience in the restaurant business. He is making some of the traditional Greek food that is served at the Simple Greek in Norwalk.
Category: Europe
Cee Markets-Bucharest stocks extend rally on Banca Transilvania gains
The sector is emerging from a bad period marked with a jump in bad loans after 2008, solvency woes in Slovenia and Bulgaria, and increased costs from new taxes in Hungary and Poland and schemes to convert Swiss franc loans into national currencies. Bank profits are rising across the region.
German foreign minister: Greece should stay in eurozone
Germany should do all it can to keep Greece in the eurozone, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Tuesday , amid renewed tensions between Athens and its international creditors over its bailout programme. Greece and its creditors agreed on Monday to resume talks on a review of the bailout, easing a standoff which had threatened to block the disbursement of another tranche of its 86 billion financial aid programme.
German Social Democrats still hard on heels of Merkel’s conservatives – poll
Germany’s Social Democrats held steady at 31 percent support in a survey published on Wednesday, remaining hard on the heels of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives – on 34 percent – seven months ahead of a federal election. Journalists during news conference of new Social Democratic Party leader Martin Schulz at their party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, January 30, 2017.
Jamie Foxx gets straight back to filming on Robin Hood
Firebrand right-wing columnist Milo Yiannopolous quits Breitbart after being accused of defending pedophilia – then storms: ‘This is a politically-motivated witch-hunt. F*** you for that.’
Door won’t shut on EU migrant workers – David Davis
Brexit Secretary David Davis said it would take “years and years” for British workers to be able to take jobs now done by people from other EU states The UK is not about to “suddenly shut the door” on low-skilled EU migrants, Brexit Secretary David Davis has said. He warned it would take “years and years” for British workers to be in a position to take jobs now done by people from other member states.
Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx target of racial slur in Croatia
In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 file photo, actor Jamie Foxx watches during a joint NFL football training camp between the Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Rams, in Oxnard, Calif. Croatian police have filed charges against two people who allegedly used a racial slur to insult Hollywood actor Foxx in a restaurant.
Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx target of racial slur in Croatia
In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 file photo, actor Jamie Foxx watches during a joint NFL football training camp between the Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Rams, in Oxnard, Calif. Croatian police have filed charges against two people who allegedly used a racial slur to insult Hollywood actor Foxx in a restaurant.
Measures tabled to freeze ‘ill-gotten gains’ of dictators
New powers to stop “blood-stained dictators” and despots from laundering their money through the UK by freezing their assets have been tabled by the Government. Security Minister Ben Wallace said the move would send a “major signal” around the world that the UK could not be used as a base to hide “ill-gotten gains”.
UK lawmakers debate downgrading Trump invite for state visit
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May walk along the colonnades of the White House in Washington, Friday, January 27, 2017. US President Donald Trump should not be afforded the “rare privilege” of a state visit, a British opposition lawmaker said yesterday as Parliament debated a call for Trump’s invitation to be downgraded and stripped of its royal seal of approval.
Stuart Patrick: ‘Any tax that discourages investment, is unrelated to …
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Amid protests, UK lawmakers debate downgrading Trump visit
Thousands of protesters against U.S. President Donald Trump rallied outside Britain’s Parliament on Monday, while lawmakers inside urged the government to rescind its offer to the president of a state visit stamped with pomp, pageantry and royal approval. In a passionate debate that’s unlikely to change the British government’s position, Trump was labeled a misogynist, a bigot and a “petulant child” by opposition legislators.
Leader of Italy’s ‘Trump Party’ looks to jump-start disillusioned voters
President Donald Trump greets well-wishers upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 17, 2017. Donald Trump has promised to make America great again, but one Italian mayoral candidate is hoping that the U.S. president — or at least his iconic last name — can also make Italy, not to mention his own political career, great.
Thousands to protest in UK as MPs debate Donald Trump’s state visit
Thousands of people are expected to protest today as MPs debate President Donald Trump’s mooted state visit to the UK. In London, more than 16,000 people have indicated on Facebook that they will join a Stop Trump march to Parliament Square.
Merkel appeals court order to reveal chats with journalists
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, shakes hands with the Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi for the media ahead of bilateral talks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. The annual weekend gathering is known for providing an open and informal platform to meet in close quarters.
Thousands protest as MPs debate Donald Trump’s state visit
In a packed Westminster Hall, MPs were considering Theresa May’s decision to extend the invitation to the US president in a debate being held in response to petitions signed by millions of Britons. Anti-Trump chants were heard from Parliament Square before the debate, and appeared to die down as Labour MP Paul Flynn opened proceedings.
PSA to maintain Opel’s four German factories – report
The news about PSA Group in talks with General Motors over the purchase of the latter’s European business surfaced last week. Size and scale must be on the mind of the French looking to take over Opel and Vauxhall, and Europe’s overcapacity is a known issue.
UK is Europe’s third most traffic-congested country, study finds
Drivers are spending an average of 32 hours a year stuck in jams during peak periods in the UK, according to traffic information company Inrix. Researchers calculated that t he direct and indirect costs of hold-ups reached A 31 billion last year, at an average of A 968 per driver.
Pence visits Dachau concentration camp
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the site of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday, walking along the grounds where tens of thousands of people were killed during World War II. Pence visits Dachau concentration camp DACHAU, Germany – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the site of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday, walking along the grounds where tens of thousands of people were killed during World War II.
Europeans wonder if Trump will act on Pence’s reassurances
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence was the latest in a trio of high-ranking Trump emissaries to tell European allies in person that the United States will steadfastly support NATO and demand that Russia honour its commitments to end fighting in Ukraine. Some European leaders, however, remain skeptical of whether Pence and the U.S. secretaries of state and defence actually speak for President Donald Trump.
US vice president visits former Nazi concentration camp
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, his wife Karen and their daugher Charlotte, right, walk through the former crematories during a visit to the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, southern… . U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks into during a visit to the memorial site in the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, one day after he attended the Munich Secur… .
Chancellor Merkel: Germany Always Has Good Respect Between Government and Media
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told an audience including U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that she supports a “free, independent press” and that Germany has good experience with mutual respect between the government and the media. Merkel was asked Saturday at the Munich Security Conference whether she doubts the quality of American newspaper reporting on domestic politics.
Europeans wonder if Trump will act on Pence’s reassurances
United States Vice President Mike Pence, left and Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, talk prior to their meeting during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. America’s commitment to NATO is “unwavering,” Pence said Saturday, reassuring allies about the direction the Trump administration might take but leaving open questions about where Washington saw its relationship with the European Union and other international organizations.
Russia, Ukraine Agree to Ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine
European powers are backing a new ceasefire agreement announced Saturday for embattled eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists have been locked in conflict for three years. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the deal, set to begin Monday, was settled with input from German and French counterparts, and comes after two other internationally-brokered ceasefires have fizzled in a region where the fighting has only raised tensions between Russia and the West.
Pence says US to hold Russia accountable, stand with NATO
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on Saturday conveyed a message to jittery partners that the Trump administration will “hold Russia accountable” and maintain steadfast support for NATO, a military alliance the American commander in chief once dismissed as “obsolete.” In his overseas debut as vice-president, Pence told the audience at the Munich Security Conference that the U.S. would be “unwavering” in its commitment to NATO and that President Donald Trump would “stand with Europe.”
Berlin: Aki Kaurismaki Wins Best Director for ‘The Other Side of Hope’
The story about a Syrian refugee who travels to Finland was one of the best-reviewed films out of this year’s festival. Aki Kaurismaki has won the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear for best director for The Other Side of Hope, a dramedy that finds the humanity, and humor, in the European refugee crisis.
Germanya s Merkel backs free press amid Trump media criticism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told an audience including U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that she supports a “free, independent press” and that Germany has good experience with mutual respect between the government and the media. Merkel was asked Saturday at the Munich Security Conference whether she doubts the quality of American newspaper reporting on domestic politics.
Germany’s Merkel Backs Free Press amid Trump Media Criticism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told an audience including U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that she supports a “free, independent press” and that Germany has good experience with mutual respect between the government and the media. Merkel was asked Saturday at the Munich Security Conference whether she doubts the quality of American newspaper reporting on domestic politics.
In Europe, Pence says US will hold Russia accountable
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Saturday that the United States will “hold Russia accountable” even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow at the start of his presidency. Pence, in an address to the Munich Security Conference, also offered assurances to European allies that the U.S. “strongly supports” NATO.
US Congress delegation in Kosovo to show bipartisan support
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Vice President Mike Pence vowed Saturday that the United States will “hold Russia accountable” even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow at the start of his presidency. Pence, in an address to the Munich Security Conference, also offered assurances to European allies that the U.S. “strongly supports” NATO.
SNP seize on Blair’s comments that case for Scottish independence is…
SNP seize on Blair’s comments that case for Scottish independence is “much more credible” in light of Brexit vote THE SNP leadership has seized on Tony Blair’s remarks that the case for Scottish independence was “much more credible” after the Brexit vote and that a second referendum was now “back on the agenda”. In a keynote speech in London for Open Britain, which campaigns against a so-called “hard Brexit” outside the European single market, the former Prime Minister called on pro-Europeans to “rise up” and persuade Leave voters to change their minds in the face of a Conservative Government bent on pursing “Brexit at any cost”.
Capone’s Art-House Round-Up with a United Kingdom and Starless Dreams
Hey, folks. Capone in Chicago here, with a few films that are making their way into art houses or coming out in limited release around America this week .
Spanish princess acquitted of tax fraud
The King of Spain’s sister, Princess Cristina, has been acquitted of being an accessory to tax fraud at the end of a year-long trial seen as a test of whether the nation’s rich and powerful are accountable to the law. Cristina’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin, was jailed for over six years on Friday on charges including fraud and tax evasion.
Trump team hits the road to calm global concerns
US Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis delivering an opening statement during Day 1 of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. US Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis delivering an opening statement during Day 1 of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
Polish prime minister leaves hospital a week after car crash
FILE PHOTO: Polish Prime minister Beata Szydlo speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Warsaw, Poland February 7, 2017. Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo left hospital on Friday after suffering minor injuries in a car accident on Feb. 10, and told reporters gathered outside that she would attend next week’s government meeting.
Just Shoot Me
The problem was deadly serious: In 1943, U.S. bombers in Europe were being shot down at an alarming rate. But one attempted solution provides a smile some 67 years later: an unloved American fighter stripped of its guns, painted clown-orange, and sheathed with armor that made it fly like an anvil, so that aerial gunnery students in B-17s and B-24s could shoot at it.
Merkel: Germany will raise defense spending, but slowly
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the German Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the German Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.
Tony Blair’s new mission: To change UK minds on Brexit
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes a speech at an Open Britain event in central London, Friday Feb. 17, 2017. Blair urged voters to speak out against the government’s drive to exit the EU at any cost, saying it could damage future generations.
Ways to gauge Canada’s commitment to NATO beyond just spending: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is demonstrating its commitment to NATO in ways that go beyond simple military spending. Trudeau acknowledges the spending target agreed to by the members of the global military alliance – two per cent of GDP – but describes Canada and Germany as two of NATO’s principal actors, which do much of the “heavy lifting.”