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Plan for Stalled Papandreou Says Salary Cuts But No Layoffs Cyprus Talks: More EU-IMF OK Next Loans, Warns More Talks, But More Intense Revenues Needed NEW YORK - A three-way meet - ing New York very satisfied with ATHENS – Pinned down on the ing between United Nations Sec - the results of this meeting,” he BBC’s HARDtalk program about retary General Ban ki-Moon, said, adding that ominous tones whether he’s lost credibility with Greek Cypriot President Dimitris of what would happen did not Greece’s citizens, Prime Minister Christofias, and his Turkish come true, the protests to the George Papandreou said they counterpart Dervis Eroglu has difference notwithstanding. support the harsh austerity mea - led only to promises for “inten - “There are no timeframes, there sures he imposed to keep the sified” talks to settle the long- is no threat from anywhere, and country from going bankrupt, standing problem of how to there is no intention on behalf and said not a single public unify the island that’s been split of the Secretary-General to exert worker would be laid off. Pa - since a Turkish invasion in 1974. pressure.” pandreou briefly sparred with Christofias and Eroglu were But the Mail reported that BBC host Stephen Sackur who, summoned, reportedly under according to one European after initial talk about the prob - the warning that the U.N. would diplomat, the result was a lems of the Eurozone, countries pull its offices out of Cyprus, un - “forceful” message by Ban for who use the euro, including less the two men, who have the two leaders to basically “get Greece, went after the Greek been hemming and hawing for on with it,” the usually timid leader and asked him why rich months as talks stalled, agreed U.N. leader expressing the frus - tax evaders have continued to they’d get serious and ramp up tration of the U.N. and other escape and why he cut the pay their negotiations. “The people Western leaders who had been of most public workers instead of Cyprus and the international more direct in telling Cyprus of reducing the country’s noto - community want a solution, not this could be the last chance for riously bloated work-force, endless talks,” Ban said, as U.N. a mediated settlement and that which a census this year found frustration goes that talks have the option was a permanent par - TNH/COSTAS BEJ had nearly 800,000 employees failed for years and that negoti - tition of the island, with Turkey Reasons to be Thankful – not including those in other ations have become even worse controlling the northern one- state-run enterprises such as the since Greek Cypriots in 2004 re - third, where it keeps a standing The parish of St. Nicholas in Flushing distributed Thanksgiving meals to 150 families in need in utilities and railways - in a coun - jected a U.N. unification plan army and where Turkish Cypri - Queens, NY. (L-R) Stephen Spiridakis, Fr. Paul Palesty, Spiridoula Zolotas, George Douveas, Billy try of 11 million people. Papan - supported by Turkish Cypriots. ots occupy properties stolen Katergaris, Fr. Theofanis Papantonis, Nicholas Zolotas, George Triantafilou, PC President Larry dreou, noting he was going Christofias said he felt “very from Greek Cypriots. “The result Hotzoglou and Emmanuel Hantzinikolaou. About 100 GOYA children participated in the annual against the ideology of his So - satisfied,” after the meeting and was not as apocalyptic as some philanthropic endeavor. cialist PASOK party that came insisted he came under no pres - circles suggested or as bland as to power a year ago promising sure or threats and that no time - some thought it might be. Ban to raise wages and benefits, said frames were imposed on him – was forceful. He delivered he now preferred cutting all of which were almost imme - strong messages but no threats,” salaries and benefits of workers diately said to be exactly what said the diplomat. In his post- because of the economic crisis. happened to him. The Cyprus meeting announcement, Ban Still Life in Photos at N.Y. Synagogue The interview came before Mail reported opposition DISY put the blame for the lack of The Troika – the European leader Nicos Anastassiades said momentum gently but clearly Union (EU,) European Central an “informal timeframe” had on the two leaders, saying only By Constantine S. Sirigos by the museum at Kehila Ke - the return of ‘our own.’” Bank (ECB,) and International been set for January while gov - they had the power to give the TNH Staff Writer dosha Janina and was organized The synagogue overflowed Monetary Fund (IMF) approved ernment partner DIKO, through talks a boost. The “sense of an - by its Director, Marcia Haddad with more than 200 guests, its the next round of payments – a its leader Marios Garoyian said ticipation” for a solution earlier NEW YORK – The Kehila Ke - Ikonomopoulos. The theme of members and their friends and month late in January – as part the President came under this year “faded” as the talks dosha Janina synagogue has the exhibit, which also resonates other New Yorkers of Greek and of its $146 billion rescue loan “strong pressure” in New York. continued “without clear been part of the ethnic mosaic strongly in all Greek communi - Jewish background interested in package to keep Greece from He said “some powerful players progress or a clear end in sight”, of New York City since Roman - ties, was expressed in the mu - learning more about the Ro - defaulting. But that came with in the international community” said the UN chief. He confirmed iote Jews built it in 1927 from seum’s statement that: “Family maniote community that is so a warning too, as the IMF’s Mis - and close associates of the support for the talks being a Ioannina, Greece. On Sunday, is the cement that binds us, re - little known among both Jewish sion Chief to Greece Poul Thom - UNSG tried to lean on Cypriot-led process, but hinted November 14 the community inforces our traditions and cus - and Greek Americans. The sen said Papandreou has con - Christofias on this point, as well that the international commu - hosted a reception to mark the toms, and provides the assur - guests included Archbishop centrated too much on cutting as make an effort to upgrade the nity was running out of pa - opening of an historic exhibit ance of the continuance of the Demetrios of America, who was state spending instead of round - UN’s role so it could submit pro - tience. “It is precisely for that Dikoi Mas, Los Muestros: An Ex - Greek-Jewish world. Many have visibly moved by the pho - ing up major tax evaders and posals, set timeframes and arbi - reason that we expect the hibit On Greek Jewish Families. moved, both physically and psy - tographs in the exhibit and by trying to raise revenues. “So far trate. That sounded very differ - Cypriot sides to assume their re - The title contains the Greek and chologically, away from their the opportunity for fellowship the government has been able ent from the spin put on the Ladino words that mean our ‘families.’ Today we welcome talks by Christofias. “I am leav - Continued on page 9 own and the exhibit is presented you back. Today we celebrate Continued on page 6 Continued on page 9 Greece Designs Young AHEPA Celebrates Hellenism, Marks Its Own Bridge to Silicon Valley By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer To Reach Entrepreneurs ORANGE, CT – The Order of AHEPA, as the dominant frater - By Sylvia Klimaki cludes an ambitious idea to nal organization for the Greek Staff Writer build a link to the Silicon Valley American community, showed businesses and sharing research again at its Northeast Regional ATHENS – Amid all the doom and technology. The idea is to Banquet in the resplendent new and gloom in Greece some good establish a network, Zefxis, a community center of the Church news can be found in the sector bridge between Greece and Cal - of St. Barbara in Orange, Con - where entrepreneurs and young ifornia’s innovators. It was un - necticut on Nov. 20 that it tries thinkers are trying to establish veiled at a Hub Events Institute to strike a balance in honoring themselves, and that now in - for Youth seminar on Nov. 18, the best-known with those of designed to foster youth inno - more modest backgrounds. vation and entrepreneurship in Hosted by AHEPA chapter 98 for Greece. Minister of Education AHEPA’s District 7, the Yankee Anna Diamantopoulou an - District, which comprises Con - Scientist nounced four policies the Insti - necticut and Rhode Island, the tute for Youth intends to pro - evening began with a reception mote that will help. The first and dinner where friends met in Vernikos Gets focuses on establishing the Ze - fellowship and generated rela - fxis network that will link Greek tionships through new introduc - innovative ideas to Silicon Val - tions – the quintessential AHEPA HAWC Award ley. Zefxis’ aim is to distinguish activity that has helped bind to - attractive entrepreneurial ideas gether the Order and the larger WASHINGTON, DC – Former in Greece that are worth inter - Greek Community for almost a NASA scientist Joan Vernikos, national attention. Through a century. A vibrant chapter, num - who was Director of Life Sci - well-established system young ber 98 is renowned in the Order ences for the space agency, was entrepreneurs would be able to as the first to produce two na - presented with this year’s Aris - reach out potential investors in tional Supreme Presidents.