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The Greek Who Changed the Face of the Gold Coast

Jim Raptis changed the face of the most cosmopolitan region of Australia -- the Gold Coast. Raptis is the Honorary Consulate General of Greece in Australia who once owned a construction enterprise that went bankrupt four years ago due to the...

Beforelight Introduces Light Art in Greece

If you spend an evening on Pittaki Street in Athens city center (a small street perpendicular to Ermou), your eyes will most definitely be drawn toward the sky. The old lamps of the real city's traditional houses hang from...

From China to LA: How Sam Voutas’ Life Has Changed Since ‘Red Light Revolution’

Filmmaker and actor Sam Voutas, who had his big break in China, now splits his time between Asia and Hollywood. In an exclusive interview, he talks to Greek Reporter about his latest projects, making a movie in Greece, and the...

Istanbul is the New Favorite City for Greek Restaurateurs

  The Turkish newspaper “Hürriyet” has made a thorough report about Greeks that decide to invest in Turkey. Despite Greece’s economic recession, there are many investors who cash their money in restaurants or cafés in Istanbul. The investors are Greeks but...

Double Elections for Greek Citizens in May

Greek Interior Minister Yiannis Michelakis announced on Wednesday morning, that Greek local elections will take place on May 18 and 25. This means that the second day of Greek local elections will coincide with the elections of the European...

Paul Walker’s Daughter Has Greek Origins

The famous actor Paul Walker, whose tragic death stunned Hollywood and thousands of his fans all over the world, has a connection to Greece. Walker had revealed in an interview, that his daughter Meadow Rain Walker, age 16,  is part-Greek. The...

Bookukoo: The New Greek Book Swap App

Panos Kouretas is a graduate of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics at the University of Patras, he attended Harvard University for his postgraduate studies (Master of Science in Engineering Sciences) and then worked in Tokyo and Hong...

Kouvelis Open to Participate in a Left-Wing Government

The accusations of the Greek coalition Government that SYRIZA’s leader, Alexis Tsipras, tried to encourage an “apostasy” of coalition MPs who are disgruntled with the current policy, are changing the rules of the current political scene.  The president of...

Dora Bakogiannis: Democratic Left Must Rejoin Government

Dora Bakogiannis, New Democracy’s MP in an interview she gave at Realfm 97.8 earlier today, stated that Democratic Left (DIMAR) must return to the Greek coalition government. She urged the Greek Prime Minister to take initiatives in order to...

Demis Roussos: Being a Parent is a Full-Time Job

Demis Roussos talked about the French Secret Service, his daughter, and the drugs. Demis Roussos has spoken several times about his personal life and during his interview with magazine “Ego,” he also mentioned his daughter's drug issues. “One night a...

Kyle Efthemes Talks ‘Men of The Strip’

Kyle Efthemes is one of the eight performers that will be a part of "Men of the Strip," the male revue that is hosted by Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees. Efthemes chatted via telephone with Greek-American journalist Markos Papadatos. Esteemed...

Kefalogianni: “Greece a Destination of Great Hospitality”

"Except for the ten percent increase in the tourism sector for the year 2014, another positive fact is that every tourist who has visited Greece in the last few years has returned to his homeland with the best impressions...

Greek Women, Immigrants of Next Generation in Vienna

Wiener Zeitunng, the Austrian newspaper dedicated an article today, to the example of two Greek women who have immigrated recently to Vienna. The two Greek women have moved to Austria in order to find a way out from the...

Greek Prime Minister Samaras: "Greece Is Not at War"

Greece is not at "war" with the European Union and International Monetary Fund and we are also not at the verge of a civil war, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said during a televised interview broadcasted by Mega TV.  The interview...

Meet Creators and "Zeibekiko Dancing Tourist" from Greek Aegean Commercial

I really can’t remember how long it's been since the last time a Greek commercial on television drew so much public attention. The series of commercials by Soho Square on behalf of Aegean Airlines, made the difference, garnering attention...