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Europe
Three Greek Scientists To Get EU Funding
A total of 284 scientists have been selected to receive EUR 660 million in the latest funding round from the European Research Council (ERC), the European Commission announced on September 26.
Among those selected, are three Greeks: George Kollias, director...
Greece
Michaloliakos Doesn’t Exclude Collective Resignation of the Parliament
After the official statements of Nikos Michaloliakos, the political developments are moving rapidly and the elections remain a possibility.
The leader of the Golden Dawn stressed that they will exhaust all legal means, and he didn’t exclude, nor confirm the...
Crime
Roupakias Reveals Who Called him Before Killing P. Fyssas
In his testimony, Giorgos Roupakias revealed the names of the people he received calls from on Sept 17th-the day he killed Pavlos Fyssas. However, the things Roupakias said seem to contradict.
Prior to the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, Roupakias spoke...
Greece
Papadimoulis Asks for a Referendum Against Nazism
Parliamentary Spokesman of SY.RIZ.A.-Ε.Κ.Μ. Dimitris Papadimoulis stated: “The people have to show they are against nazism as well as that the large majority are against the memorandum and liberal policies.”
Former Member of the European Parliament Papadimoulis expressed SYRIZA’s intention...
Crime
Proto Thema Newspaper Attacked By Mob
The offices of the Athens newspaper Proto Thema, which published a startling front page photo of a dying anti-fascist being cradled in his girlfriend's arms after he was stabbed by a man police said belonged to the neo-Nazi Golden...
Greece
What Golden Dawn Believes In
The statute of the Golden Dawn adopts military hierarchy and a secret separate structure for hit squads, referring to the respective features of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party).
The statute, which was revealed by the Greek journal...
Greek News
Alivisatos 2013 Chemistry Nobel Nominee
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world leader in intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates.
Paul Alivisatos, a distinguished Greek-American Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science...
Greek News
American Jews Cite Golden Dawn Danger
David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the largest Jewish organization in the U.S., said he believes that the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party " is a clear threat to Greece", adding that "there should be no...
Canada
Greece Readies Veto On Canadian “Feta”
The General Secretary of Agricultural Policy and International Relations of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Dimitris Mellas, assures that Greece will impose a veto, if it’s needed, tot keep out of Europe any white cheeses bearing the...
Australia
Archdiocese Sets National Youth Conference
The 10th National Youth Conference of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia will run from Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
The topic of the tenth edition of the conference will be The Terminology and Psychology of Socio-Political Developments in the Contemporary World.
This...
Europe
Dule Elected Vice President of Albanian Parliament
The Albanian parliament, in today’s meeting, Thursday 26 September, decided by vote the election of the president of the Human Rights Union Party, Vaggelis Dule (Vangjel Dule) to the office of the Vice-President of the Albanian Parliament.
A number of...
Economy
Greek Costamare Buys Five Container Ships
Costamare Inc., the Greek owner of about 60 container ships, is using its new joint venture with investor York Capital Management to acquire five container vessels at a total price of more than USD 190 million.
The purchases, as daily...
Economy
Unable to Pay Fees, Elderly Man Gives up House
An 83-year-old man, named Antonis Margetakis, resident of Metaxohori village in Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, took the decision to give up his house to the Municipality of Ierapetra as he was unable to pay all the fees.
Margetakis...
Crime
Rhodes Headmaster Accused of Indecent Assault
A 55-year-old headmaster of secondary education is accused of indecent assault against a 14-year-old student on the island of Rhodes. An arrest warrant against the headmaster has already been issued with an ex officio intervention by the prosecutor of...
Education
Golden Dawn Recruiting Young Greek Students
It seems that the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has invaded Greek schools, as it is attempting to recruit young students, while several teachers talk about groups of out-of-school individuals who try to recruit minor boys and girls in...