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The paint-throwing in the early hours of Christmas day was carried out by members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas, or Rubicon, which attributed the action to the oppression of the Palestinian people.

Lavrov underlined that externally imposed, pre-fabricated solutions with artificial timetables are unacceptable, as the only vehicle for a permanent system of security in Cyprus is the UN Security Council.

The former minister and member of the newfangled Movement for change party that the stance of disagreeing with reforms but supporting them to stay in power cannot be seen as truly supporting reforms.

Vartholomeos once again supported the status quo in Jerusalem, which he said, ‘’has been overturned by recent decisions’’, a thinly veiled criticism of US President Donald Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

‘’I believe these discussions will begin and intensify, and lead Greece to a prospect of self-confidence. They will allow Greece to stand firmly on her feet and make clear to all – friends, partners, enemies and the markets - that major reforms will not be reversed,'' the Commision spokesman said.

'' I wish you health, happiness, and successes!’’ Marinakis wrote on his twitter account.

The unalloyed national interest demands a taming of passions, consensus and cooperation, and increasingly common efforts to create the conditions for an exit from the crisis, and a return to normalcy.

‘’The growth of the economy will allow greater opportunities to rationalise the tax system and create a higher quality, targeted social state and welfare state, which our ravaged country needs,’’ Zachariadis said.

On the basis of this large security cash reserve, the government is declaring a clean exit from bailout memorandums, without a safety credit line, but with a continuing regime of fiscal supervision.

In a full-length interview with To Vima reporter Dimitra Kroustalli, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis says that tax cuts will be the very first bill tabled by his government should he be elected prime minister.

“Our diachronic and just aim was adopted by Greek MPs, who passed the related bill, which offers us adequate protections in exercising our institutional duties,” the notaries associations said.

Elliniko is a seven-billion euro investment project which over the course of 15-20 years is expected to create around 70,000 jobs.

'The targeted murder attempt against our comrade was not completed, as Kurdish and Turkish prisoners intervened and immediately notified solidarity groups outside the prison walls of the attack,” an anti-authority website wrote.

'The recovery that is now beginning will become entrenched and rendered viable only if it is supported by constant implementation of reforms after the end of the programme,”

The government has been embroiled in a battle royal with the judiciary, accusing judges of refusing to file property and assets declarations and publicly criticizing judicial rulings.

The bill was tabled following an understanding with Greece’s lenders that property auctions must go forward unhindered, so as to free Greek banks from the huge burden of non-performing loans, which threaten the stability of the banking system.

Police are treating the attack at the Athens appellate court as a terrorist incident, but no group has claimed responsibility as yet.

The latest poll shows that former Syriza minister Panagiotis Lafazanis’ pro-drachma Popular Unity party, which is leading the anti-auction charge, now has enough support to enter parliament.

“It should be clarified to what degree there will be a ‘precautionary support programme’, and specifically on what terms. The existence of such a framework can support the Greek economy, lowering the cost of borrowing."

As chairman of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., Marinakis spent a whopping $1.1 billion US to upgrade his fleet of 71 ships, ranging from oil tankers to container carriers.