Daily Archives: Oct 16, 2014
Greek Orthodox Community Offers Scholarships to Greek Language Students
The Greek Orthodox Community of St George Brisbane is offering scholarships for students who wish to study modern Greek through a program run by The University...
Greece's Prisons and Detention Centers In Dire Condition
A new report examining the conditions of Greece's prisons and migrant detention centers has been released today. In it, officials describe the utter lack of improvement of...
Greece Has Second Thoughts About Exiting Bailout Program
Eurozone officials have told Reuters that Greece appears to have second thoughts about a full-blown return to market funding. The report follows purported pressure...
Mass Tourist Influx to Greece in August
Recently published data on tourist arrivals to Greek airports is extremely encouraging. In August alone, approximately 8 million visitors entered Greece via airplanes.
According to research...
Woman Honored for Tending to Greece's Second World War Graves
For 74 years, Hermione Prigkou has carried out her duty with dedication and diligence, tending to the graves of Greek victims of the Second...
Ancient Olympia and Panathinaikon Stadium Owe €4.5 Billion in Property Taxes
The Greek state never ceases to baffle onlookers. The latest blunder came at the hands of the Finance Ministry tax staff, who recently sent a...
Greeks Smoke to Forget Their Problems, Study Finds
An online survey conducted by AKOS, a non-profit company, sheds intriguing light on Greek smokers, non-smokers and those who have kicked the habit. The...
New Ambassador of Israel Presents Credentials to Greek President Papoulias
Israel's new ambassador to Greece, Irit Ben-Abba, presented her credentials to President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday, October 7.
Ben-Abba, a highly experienced diplomat,...
Venizelos Grieves Over Sartana’s Greek Victims
Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos expressed deep grief over the death of six Greeks recently killed in a mortar attack...