Life

Stamatis Kraounakis, one of the most important contemporary Greek music composers, referred to the time he was ill and almost lost his leg and to the medical assistance offered by Natasa Karamanli, wife of former Greek Prime Minister Kostas...

The Melina Mercouri Foundation, the Cultural Organization of Prespes and ADaM Productions of Badminton Theater present the performance, Melina-wherever I travel to, Greece…, a grand tribute to the famous Greek actress Melina Mercouri. The premier of the performance will take...

On July 1, in Belgium’s capital, Brussels, the Council of European Union announced the cities that will host European Maritime Day (EMD) every year until 2019. For the year 2015, EMD will be hosted in Greece, in the city of...

The wide-circulation Austrian newspaper Kurier in its June 30 edition  had a tribute to the Cyclades islands, "Four among the 27 islands of the Cyclades, Santorini, Mykonos, Naxos and Paros, have one thing in common; dreamy beaches, crystal clear...

Grigoris Maninakis holds a magnetic appeal bringing in standing only room crowds during the 2012-2013 concert season in the New York Greek American community. “We must have a strong showing of the Greek-American community,” said East Flushing Community Library...

Four Greek films will be featured at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, that takes place from June 29 to July 6. One, September, a Penny Panayotopoulou production, which focuses on the existential problems of...

The signing of an agreement that will bring the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) through Greece, inked by Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Makis Papageorgiou, and by TAP’s Managing Director, Kjetil Tungland, brought...

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, one of the most famous couples of Hollywood chose Greece again this year to spend their holidays. Since June 27, they have been on Kos, a Greek island in the  Dodecanese complex, next to...

The Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra (GTYO), composed of 50 talented young Greek and Turkish musicians and now in its sixth successful year, will perform under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs two major concerts in Greece...

With profound enthusiasm and a ten-minute applause the Israeli audience welcomed the famous Greek singer Haris Alexiou at the two concerts she gave in the crowded hall of Mann Auditorium of Tel Aviv on June 26-27 with the cooperation...

Brothers Evangelos and George Giovanis have scored two big names for their upcoming film, "Bereave." The Greek-American filmmakers have enlisted Hollywood legend Malcolm McDowell (“A Clockwork Orange,” “Halloween,” “A Green Story”), and actress Neve Campbell (“Party of Five,” “Scream,” “Wild...

Former workers at the now-closed ERT national broadcaster, which was shut down by the government on June 11 with no notice,  receiving their dismissals in letters sent by the Ministry of Finance. The documents state that ERT has been abolished...

The International Conference, The Holy Mount Athos – the Unique Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Humanity, dedicated to the Orthodox spiritual center, the Holy Mount in Greece, took place on June 23-25 in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. The conference, which was...

Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on June 26 warned former workers of the closed ERT national broadcaster who are maintaining an occupation and sending out programs via the Internet and satellite that they won't get severance pay as long...

David Kavelasvili won two gold medals in Weightlifting representing Greece on June 26, participating in the 17th Mediterranean Games 2013 that take place in Mersin, located in the Mediterranean Region of Southern Turkey. In the category of 105 kilograms, Kavelasvili...