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Kaminis' Lightning Quick NY City Trip Greece Feels the Heat, Moves S O C V th ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKLy GREEK-AMERIcAN PUBLIcATION 1915-2015 VOL. 18, ISSUE 916 May 2-8 , 2015 c v $1.50 Kaminis’ Greece Feels t1he Heat, Lightning Moves toward Reforms Quick NY To Unblock Loan Flow City Trip ATHENS – Hopes for a deal on Tsipras said in a television in - Greece’s bailout rose after Prime terview that he expected a deal Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would be reached by May 9, in Mayor of Athens expected an agreement could be time for the next Eurozone reached within two weeks and meeting. Spoke on Gov’t the European Union reported a Greece has to repay the In - pick-up in the negotiations. ternational Monetary Fund a to - At Columbia Univ. Greek stocks rose and its sov - tal of almost 1 billion euros by ereign borrowing rates dropped, May 12. It is expected to have TNH Staff a sign that international in - enough money to make that, if vestors are less worried about it manages to raise as much as NEW YORK – Even during a cri - the country defaulting on its it hopes from a move to grab sis, Greece – and even some of its debts in coming weeks. cash reserves from local entities politicians – can rise to the occa - The European Union said like hospitals and schools. sion and present the world with that Greece’s talks with its cred - But it faces bigger repay - examples of good governance. itors were “being made more EU ments in June it will struggle to Athens’ Mayor Giorgos Commission spokeswoman An - honor without more bailout Kaminis was invited by Colum - nika Breidthardt said the pace cash. bia University to speak last week of talks has “intensified” since a Breidthardt refused to elab - about transparency and corrup - weekend meeting of Eurozone orate on reports of the sidelining tion in government at a confer - finance ministers, where Greek of Varoufakis as the prime con - ence titled “Global Cities: Join - Finance Minister Yanis Varo - tact in the bailout talks beyond ing Forces Against Corruption.” ufakis came under intense pres - saying ministers were happy to “I was honored to be invited sure from his colleagues. talk to any Greek representative, and what I heard was very in - That led to Varoufakis effec - “as long as they have a mandate teresting – I hope others found tively being sidelined after to negotiate.” what I said to be interesting,” Tsipras shook up the negotiating Varoufakis has been blamed he told TNH, about the trip that team ad brought in Euclid by several officials as the main followed his 2014 visit when he Tsakalotos, Minister of Interna - cause for the lack of progress in received an award and more TNH/THEODORE KALMOUKOS tional Financial Relations and a the bailout talks. At a Eurozone than 1 million euro for his city The Greek-American community of New England celebrated Greek Independence with passion close ally to Tsipras, to lead the from Bloomberg Philanthropies and messages of solidarity with Greece, but without their Metropolitan. Parade weekend was talks. Continued on page 11 as the winner of its 2014 Mayors also the occasion for a number of honors bestowed upon TNH for its 100th anniversary. Challenge. The Bloomberg award and funding was for the initiative known as “Synathina, a Public Boston’s Greeks Hail Independence Platform for Engaged Citizens.” Mayor Kaminis met with Archbishop Demetrios on April By Theodore Kalmoukos Greater New York, which orga - Greece, Dukakis replied “as I 24 and he also had the oppor - TNH Staff Writer nizes the Parade on Fifth Av - have said in other interviews, tunity to speak with some of the enue, and Karyn Polito, Lieu - austerity will not solve the prob - many people he came to know BOSTON, MA – Beneath partly- tenant Governor of lem…President Obama is trying while he lived in New York, cloudy skies in Boston, the 21st Massachusetts. to say to the Europeans that where he was born, but not as annual New England Greek Pa - “This is a great day for New their policies are not helping many as he would have liked rade was held on April 26 with England," and added she was Greece.” during what he called a “light - ethnic passion and joy. pleased to be able to represent He said the new Greek gov - ning-like” trip. He told TNH he Just like the start of the New Massachusetts’ Governor Char - ernment is doing exactly what planned to rectify that during York Parade in New York on lie Baker and the state govern - it needs to do, but that it must his next visit. March 29, a not-widely-reported ment and “to celebrate Greek also fight tax evasion and cor - Kaminis also said that he incident occupied the attention culture and the contributions of ruption. briefed the archbishop “about of the police department. The Greek-Americans to Massachu - The Parade commenced with what we are doing, including police cordoned off the area in setts. They work hard and are the roar of police motorcycles cooperation with the Church. front of the landmark Boston good family people.” and Chief of Police William B. Even though it is something we Public in Copley Square, along Polito noted that she is Greek Evans told TNH he was thrilled should always be doing, in these the Parade’s route. TNH in - “by marriage” and said “I have to be there “to celebrate Greek times it is absolutely necessary.” quired and learned that while a fantastic Greek husband. Our Independence Day. It is always He also highlighted his meet - there was no bomb threat, children are Greek and I appre - a good day for the city and I am ing with Panos Adamopoulos, someone in the area was behav - ciate what my family does to happy to see so many people… the president of the Athenians’ ing strangely. celebrate their heritage.” celebrating their Greek her - Society, which he thanks for its Present at the parade was Dukakis said that "this pa - itage..” Six Years in Prison for Fr. Adam Metropoulos moral support and material con - former Massachusetts Governor rade makes me remember my Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who tributions to the needy of Michael Dukakis, Petros Gala - childhood and celebrating was a Grand Marshal, arrived Fr. Adam Metropoulos in court in Bangor, ME where he was Athens. “Any time we have toulas, the president of the Fed - March 25th." When he was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for sex crimes. He was found asked for something, the Society eration of Hellenic Societies of asked about the situation in Continued on page 4 guilty on four counts of sexual abuse of young boys. has helped us,” he said. Kaminis, encouraged by Demetrios, who stood nearby, said he very much wants to meet with the community’s Kotzias Meets US, UN Officials, and Community Amb. Tsilas thriving professional and young professional groups during his next visit. By Constantine S. Sirigos ception at the nearby Greek Michalis Kokkinos, the General Demetrios for a discussion Reminisces Regarding initiatives to help and Demetris Tsakas Consulate. Secretary for Greeks Abroad, “filled with love and respect.” businesspersons – and especially He also met with UN Secre - Ambassadors Michel Spinelis “SLEEP ON” HIS MESSAGES young entrepreneurs – to start NEW YORK – Nikos Kotzias, the tary General Ban Ki-moon, with and Katerina Boura of Greece, During the reception at the and Inspires and grow their firms, the mayor Foreign Minister of Greece, met whom he discussed hopes for and Amb. George Iliopoulos, Consulate, Kotzias presented an said there is a disposition to with U.S. and UN officials as progress in the upcoming new Consul General of Greece. overview of his visit, saying he move forward in Athens, and well as leaders and members of round of Cyprus talks, and with Archbishop Demetrios said presented Greece’s perspectives By Constantine S. Sirigos more generally in Greece. the Greek-American community Matthew Nimetz, UN Special “we had a very nice exchange to the Americans and that he is TNH Staff Writer during a four-day visit to New Representative for the dispute of ideas. The foreign minister confident that after sleeping on Continued on page 10 York and Washington last week. between Greece and FYROM. touched on the fundamental the issues they will have a better NEW YORK – The delicious din - Kotzias said the visit was cre - The foreign minister also met concepts of Hellenism and Or - grasp on matters. ner served at the inaugural ative and constructive and ex - with Stanley Bergman, presi - thodoxy in a proper and beauti - Amb. Iliopoulos expressed “Trailblazers Dinner Series” of ceeded expectations based on dent of the American Jewish ful way, especially the notion of the honor and joy he felt in wel - the Association of Greek Ameri - his past experiences, despite Committee (AJC) and David spirituality as a central element coming Kotzias and Kokkinos can Professional Women HALC & AJC feeling that the atmosphere was Harris, its executive director, in the lives of people and com - and told them he and his staff (AGAPW) honoring Ambassador somewhat “strange” when he with whom he discussed munities, and in the life of our have been encouraged by their Loucas Tsilas for his 50 years of first arrived. progress in relations between nation.” presence to continue their ef - public service was a mere intel - Panel about On the afternoon of April 24 Greece, Cyprus and Israel. Kotzias said the gathering forts to engender unity and gen - lectual appetizer for those who Kotzias visited the Archdiocese Present with Kotzias at the was characterized by pragma - erosity among Greek-Americans cannot wait for the distin - of America and that evening he meeting with Archbishop tism, spiritual joy and intellec - guished public servant to write Cooperation was the guest of honor at a re - Demetrios of America were tual vigor, and he thanked Continued on page 6 his memoir – an end toward which he was presented the symbolic gift of a pen.
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