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The Greek mother is a rare species. Love knows no boundaries for her. The homemade packages, filled with delicacies and hidden in Greek students’ suitcases are famous around the world. Nowadays, Greeks increasingly go to study abroad so it...

As the Greek State declared, the year 2013 is the “Year of Cavafy” and in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the famous Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, a special event took place in Seoul, South Korea. The event...

Despite the wintry scene in Thessaloniki Greece, many have seized the opportunity to enjoy the newly refurbished waterfront and repaved Nikis avenue. The coastal project was completed over the course of the last two and a half years. Since yesterday,...

The highly anticipated draw for the final stage of World Cup 2014 that will take place the forthcoming summer in Brazil, brought Greece in Group C along with Colombia, Japan and Ivory Coast. The event took place in Bahia,...

Demonstrations took place today in many Greek cities to honor the memory of Alexandros Grigoropoulos. It has been five years since Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by a policeman in the Exarcheia district of central Athens. The murder of the young student...

The health benefits of the Greek Mediterranean Diet were presented yesterday in the U.S. Congress. This event was organized by the Greek Embassy in Washington, with the cooperation of Members Joseph Crowley, Gus Bilirakis and Carolyn Maloney. Greek ambassador Christos Panagopoulos...

World Travel Awards distinguished the best tourism companies globally for 2013. The 20th jubilee awards organization was held in Doha, Qatar. It was a prestigious ceremony, in the presence of important strains of the global travel industry. The 20th...

The first year of the annual "Santa Run" there were 400 Santa's. Last year ​​1,500 took part, but this year they hope to reach 3,000. This is the number of Santa Clauses who are estimated to set out on...

  In a detailed report, Bloomberg refers to the thousands of Greek households that reconnect their electricity supply illegally on their own, as they cannot afford electricity bills. The reason behind Bloomberg’s report was the tragic death of a 13-year-old...

After spending a summer in Greece, Finnish director, Taavi Vartia, who is known for his work in cinema, theater and television, fell in love with our country. He was rather impressed by the landscape of the Greek islands and...

A brand new trailer for the Greek battle epic "300: Rise of an Empire" has been released, this time focusing more on the character of Artemesia (Eva Green) and the havoc she plans to wreak on Greece. The two-and-a-half minute...

The Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill, the Chief of the Australian Liberal Party of the same state, Steven Marshall, as well as many other guests including 15,000 people enjoyed the Greek Feast of Adelaide. This is an annual event that...

The Centre for Dialogue of the La Trobe University in Australia, along with The Greek Studies of the University and the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria, co-organise a series of Greek community dialogues about current key-issues regarding the...

A mother from Serbia, who lost her 13 year-old daughter a few days ago had to not only face the tragic death of her child but also a 30-days notice deportation order. After an intervention from the Greek Minister...

  For the first time, Greece will be participating in a large tourism exhibition in Turkey, called the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT). Greece will gather all its regional tourism sectors under one roof to organize extensive...