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Art
Former Google Executive Steve Vranakis Created ”Macedonia the Great” Logo
Former Google executive-turned Greek government adviser Steve Vranakis has been credited for the creation of the new, official commercial trademark which will be used for all products originating from Macedonia.
Vranakis, who was hired recently by the conservative government as...
Business
''Macedonia the Great'': Greece's New Official Trademark for Macedonian Products
The new, official commercial trademark which will be used for all products originating from Macedonia, Greece was presented during the Thessaloniki Summit on Thursday.
This move is part of 2018's Prespa Agreement and the resulting implications it caused in commerce, as...
Greece
2019 Set to Be Best Wine Production Year in a Decade for Northern Greece
Experts recently announced that 2019 will be one of the best -- if not the best -- year in a decade in terms of the quality of Greek wines produced in the northern part of the country.
As is widely known,...
Greece
Outraged Air Passenger Berates Former PM Tsipras Over Macedonia (video)
A Greek lawyer launched a verbal attack against former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over the Macedonia issue during a flight from Brussels to Athens on Thursday.
In a video uploaded on Facebook, Georgia Bitakou, who was among the organizers of...
Archaeology
Colossal Amphipolis Monument to Open Possibly by 2021
Greece's Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni visited on Friday the monument of Casta in ancient Amphipolis, near the city of Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece.
After her visit, Mendoni described it as "a very rare monument of exceptional...
Greece
Thessaloniki Pride 2019: Thousands March To Celebrate Diversity
Thousands of people marched on the streets of Thessaloniki on Saturday, June 22 to mark the city's 8th Pride celebration.
This year, Thessaloniki Pride commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, when people at the gay...
Archaeology
Greece to Restore Palace of Pella, the Birthplace of Alexander the Great
Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided earlier this week to approve a study which aims to preserve, restore and put on display two buildings of the massive Royal Palace complex of Ancient Pella in Greece's Central Macedonia.
This resolution comes...
Diplomacy
North Macedonia Begins Renaming State Institutions, Agencies
The government in Skopje requested on Wednesday that more than 130 institutions and agencies change their signage on the entrances to their premises, as stipulated by the terms of the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece.
Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski also...
Diplomacy
Greece's PM Tsipras Announces Visit to Skopje
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that he will be making an official visit to the recently renamed North Macedonia. He would be the first Greek PM to do so.
Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, Tsipras said that...
Diplomacy
State Department's Palmer Lauds Greece as Attractive Investment Destination
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer sent a strong message to foreign investors, saying that, after the ratification of the Prespa Agreement, Greece has become the most attractive investment destination in the western Balkans.
At a Wednesday press...