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Special Olympics 2023 ‘Flame of Hope’ Lit in Athens
The ‘Flame of Hope’ was lit on Wednesday and presented to officials and athletes of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 in two separate special events, one at Zappeion Hall and another in the grounds of the German...
Greek News
Greece and Poland Join Forces to Seek German War Reparations
Poland is seeking the help of Greece to demand World War II reparations from Germany, according to press reports in Poland.
Polish state television TVP, reported that a major international conference on German war reparations will be held in Greece...
Energy
Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Closing its Last Three Plants
Germany has closed its final three nuclear power plants, officially ending the country's long-standing nuclear energy program that has lasted over 60 years.
The German government's stance is clear: nuclear power is not environmentally friendly or sustainable. Steffi Lemke, the...
Diaspora
Diaspora Vote Fiasco: From Millions, Only 27,579 Applied to Vote in Greek Elections
The Greek diaspora will be mostly absent from the parliamentary elections of May 21, as only 27,579 out of millions of Greeks residing all over the world have applied to vote.
This is a fiasco for the government and political...
Culture
Berlin Lawfully “Frees The Nipple” In Public Swimming Pools
Berlin is set to become the latest German city to allow women go topless at public swimming pools.
Europe
Several Killed in a Shooting at Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall in Germany
At least seven people were killed and several were injured in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Hamburg, Germany.
The shooting took place in the Gross Borstel district, a few kilometers north of the downtown area of Germany's...
Economy
Tourism Receipts in Greece Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The Bank of Greece reported on Wednesday that receipts from tourism in 2022 surpassed initial forecasts by 2.6 billion euros, reaching 17.6 million.
Total travel revenues in 2022 did not exceed those of the last full year before the pandemic,...
Europe
US and Germany Set to Send Tanks to Ukraine
The US and Germany reportedly plan to send tanks to Ukraine in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield.
Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks and approve re-export of the same kind of tanks from partner countries,...
Europe
President of Greece Mentions War Reparations in Germany Visit
The President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou raised the issue of war reparations during her visit to Germany on Thursday.
At her meeting with her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, she stressed "the utmost importance of the issue of war reparations and...
Greek News
The Greek Legacy of Pilates
Inspired by Greek heritage and philosophies, Pilates is one of the most well-known and popular exercise regimes of the world .