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UNESCO’s international scientific symposium, hosted in Santorini, will focus on the heritage and development of wine regions and their role in tourism. The symposium has been scheduled to take place from November 5 to 7, 2015. The University of Burgundy...

On April 29, 2015 the opening of the art exhibition "Lemnos - the Greek dimension in the ANZAC Centenary" took place in Canberra, as part of the events for the Centenary of the Australian and New Zealand Expeditionary Corps,...

Greek Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis tabled in Parliament amendments to a draft bill on dealing with sports violence that were discussed with other parties on Tuesday, during the committee reading of the bill. The bill as a whole passed in...

The three Cypriot winner projects of the Limassol Space Apps Challenge will head for the international competition of space applications organized by NASA. The International Space Apps Challenge is an international mass collaboration focused on space exploration that takes place...

Downtown Athens is closed as of this morning, Friday, for strike rallies to commemorate Labour Day (May 1). Participants of a rally by the umbrella labor unions of Greece, GSEE of the private sector and ADEDY of the public sector,...

Two ongoing corruption cases sent to Greek Parliament -- one relating to the Siemens scandal and one to the so-called 'Lagarde list' -- are to be "bumped up" the queue of cases pending and examined as a priority in...

Jailed terrorist Savvas Xeros -- brother of terrorist Christodoulos Xeros -- who was convicted to life in prison for his involvement in the Greek terrorist organization November 17, has dismissed the prospect of leaving the prison while wearing an...

A cabinet meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took place in Athens late on Thursday with the focus mainly on developments in the negotiation with the country's creditors, the efforts to reach an agreement over the next days, the...

The top three spots on the list of the 30 most popular islands in the Mediterranean are occupied by the Greek islands of Ios, Hydra and Folegandros. The list was published after a survey on the search history and hotel...

The Greek unemployment rate slightly eased to 25.7% in January, compared to December 2014, but remained the highest in the Eurozone and the EU, Eurostat said on Thursday. In a released report, Eurostat said unemployment in the Eurozone and the EU-28 in March was at...

As far as Greeks are concerned, Jeroen Dijsselbloem is quickly becoming one of the most hated European politicians, surpassing even German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Over the last 24 hours, the Eurogroup President appeared unwilling to sympathize with Greece’s position. On April 30, while...

The deserted tourist resort in Varosha, Cyprus, might play a serious role in a 41-year-old diplomatic dispute between the Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus and the legitimate Cypriot government. The resort in Varosha, near the city of Famagusta, was a splendid example...

The European Commission expressed its satisfaction on Thursday that talks between Greek authorities and the institutions representing the country's creditors had deepened and intensified. Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said that negotiations with the Brussels Group are being repeated in Brussels on Thursday...

A survey on the search “obsessions” of internet users has been circulating the web over the last few days. The survey conducted by cost-estimating website Fixr.com recorded Google user searches for various products, depending on their country of residence. Although the...

The celebration of May Day has its roots in ancient times. The first day of May is considered a celebration of the arrival of Spring. According to tradition, the month of May was named after the Roman goddess Maia,...