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The District Commissioner of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis, met with Ukrainian investors in Kiev, who showed an interest in the Greek tourism sector and Cretan products. Both Ukrainian investors and the District Commissioner of Kiev said that they are going to...

Before the sacrifices of Lent, Crete slips into something more festive, grabs her mask and takes to the streets of Rethymno. The shops are filled with costumes and masks and the city center becomes a transient circus with stiltwalkers,...

Entrepreneur Week Greece is organized in Athens by the Hellenic Start-up Association and the Entrepreneur Week, with the active support of YES - European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs. The 3-day events includes start-up presentation to angel investors and VC funds, B2B match-making event between Greek entrepreneurs and...

The shooting of Greek director Pantelis Voulgaris' new film began in the region of Naousa, Imathia in Greece. The new film of Voulgaris will be based on the traditional carnival custom of Gianitsarou and the Bulls that is held in...

On Saturday, February 18th, 2012 the Hermes Young Professionals Initiative hosted a very special night for all Young Professionals who chose to participate and make their way to Philadelphia’s Estia Restaurant for a night of networking. People who embraced and...

The traditional Greek cuisine was introduced at ‘Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring’, accompanied by the Greek traditional beverage 'Ouzo' of Plomari. The ‘Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring’ was a vivid way of getting acquainted with Greece and its culinary heritage, which includes...

Prominent Greek conductor Mimis Plessas, and internationally acclaimed Greek soprano Sonia Theodoridou, will give a single concert on March 5th in Brussels under the title “Anthology”. The concert, which is organized by Human Voice Co. and will be hosted at...

British novelist Victoria Hislop presented her third and eagerly awaited historic novel “The Thread” on Tuesday at Saint Nikolas of the Lasithi Prefecture, Crete. The new novel describes the most important historical moments of modern Greece from 1917 until 1978...

Alethea Jones from Melbourne won Tropfest’s 20th Birthday competition. Jones’ film “Lemonade Stand” was awarded first prize by a stellar judging panel of Oscar Winners – Geoffrey Rush, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and acclaimed actresses Toni Collette and Asher...

An event was held in Astoria to honor the Greek-Cypriot author and co-founder of Cypreco of America and Aktina Productions, Lucy Maroulleti, at Stathakeio Cultural Centre. Cypreco of America and Aktina Productions organized this event to honor the cultural work...

The famous Greek brandy 'Metaxa' travelled throughout Europe as the sponsor of  ‘Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring’, that was held from the 30th of January until the 17th of February in several big cities of Europe. Greek brandy 'Metaxa' introduced the tastes...

On January 1st, 2012, 100 years had elapsed since the birth of the great Laconian poet Nikiforos Vrettakos, the poet of love, peace and humanism. Nikiforos Vrettakos published more than 20 collections of poetry, several novels and numerous other erudite...

Half Greek and half Irish, Donovan “Da Bomb” George is a Chicago-native boxer fighting for the World Champion title in the middleweight category. Promoting his upcoming 10-round super middleweight showdown against fellow top-rated contender Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez on March 17,...

Multi-awarded and acclaimed Diaspora journalist and documentarian, Athina Krikeli, was honored Friday by the Municipality of Larissa and the Cypriot Association of Larissa for her overall work and contribution to Hellenism. Krikeli’s documentary feature “The enclaved in Cyprus” was presented...

The Montreal AHEPA Family donated $130,000 to the Giant Steps School for children with autism on February 11, 2012. The funds were raised from the 13th Annual St. Valentine's Ball, a gala affair that since its inception has amassed...