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- From: ccc@cs.toronto.edu ("Christina C. Christara")
- Subject: Re: W/E News
- Message-ID: <92Dec21.191452est.48032@neat.cs.toronto.edu>
- Followup-To: soc.culture.greek
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
- References: <1992Dec21.121522@imhfhp16.epfl.ch>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 00:15:16 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- In article <1992Dec21.121522@imhfhp16.epfl.ch> gavrila@imhfhp16.epfl.ch (Spyros Gavrilakis) writes:
- >
- >
- >A collection of stories from the weekend press :
- >
- [text deleted]
- >
- ><<Greece, New identity card mentions the relegion : Greece, an
- >Orthodox nation, will, in 1993, be the only country in the EC to
- >impose on its citizens to write their relegion on their idenity
-
- Too bad.
-
- >cards. Mrs Virginia Tsouderou, Secretary of State for foreign
- >affairs, warned the goverment against "the influence" of
- >"International Jewish lobby" in particular in the US.>> (LNQ)
- >
- That, I don't understand. What has the "International Jewish lobby,"
- in particular in the US, to do with Greek identity cards?
- And what is the meaning of the "warning?" Does the sub-minister
- agree with the act, or not?
-
- ><<The Greek wine accused of lukewarm nationalism : A call to boycott
- >the Greek wine Makedoniko was launched by the Greek ultra-nationalist
- >weekly "Stochos", which accuses the Greek producers of this product
- >of lukewarm patriotism. "Despite our protestations, the company
- >Tsantalis still sells its wine under the name Makedoniko, without
- >proclaiming clearly that this term can only signify a Greek product"
- >affirms "Stochos", accusing the firm that is looking for clientele in
- >the ex-republic of Yougoslavia, Macedoine.>> (LNQ)
- >
- This is even more strange. It is probably written by someone
- who has no background on Greece and misunderstood the situation.
- The wine Makedoniko has been produced for years and years,
- and always sold well. You don't have to "clearly proclaim"
- that it is Greek. I know that Stochos is ultra-nationalist,
- but this has nothing to do with ultra-nationalism;
- it has to do with stupidity. Well, they might be; who knows?...
- I still believe it is a misunderstanding.
-
- [text deleted]
-
- >sg
-
- C. Christara
-