Yearly Archives: 2014
Georgiadis Confronts PASOK On Hospital Fee
Showing again just how fragile Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition is, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has challenged his partners, PASOK, to come up with...
Events in Commemoration of Greek Writer Kazantzakis
The International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (DEFNK) is organizing events in South America and also in the Greek writer’s birthplace of Heraklion,...
Turkey Threatens Greece Over EEZ
Turkey is threatening Greece with an incident in the Aegean if the country decides to take advantage of its EU presidency and initiate procedures...
Olympia Dukakis May Play Anna Madrigal from ‘Tales of the City’
There are rumors circulating that Olympia Dukakis will be playing Anna Madrigal, an older transgender lady from Armistead Maupin's series of books, "Tales of...
On Loving a Turk… and our Hypothetical Inter-cultural Child
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A Greek-American tells her story of finding love in translation and choosing not to take sides in a Greek-Turkish relationship.
By Vera Karamanlidis
For the past...
Greek Presidency Offers No Perks for Visiting Civil Servants
Crisis-ridden Greece took over the reins of the European Union (1 January) with a record low budget dedicated to its EU presidency of €50...
Washington Post: Better Numbers But Problems For Greece in 2014
The Washington Post published an article on January 1 entitled, “Greece: Numbers improve, problems worsen in 2014.” The article referred to, among other things,...
Island of Rhodes Floods Again
The streets of the island of Rhodes are flooded because of heavy rain on Thursday afternoon. The Fire Department has received numerous calls about...
Greek Museums Will Surprise us in 2014!
The New Year includes many cultural events and exhibitions at major Greek archaeological museums. Directors of four of the most important museums in Greece...
Greek Former Army Officials Implicated in Arms Bribery
Greek businessman Panayiotis Efstathiou, a key suspect in the German arms bribery scandal testified today in front of the investigator. Leaks from his testimony...