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Economy
Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem: Institutions to Return to Athens 'Possibly Tomorrow'
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the institutions will return to Athens “possibly tomorrow” to complete the first review of Greece’s adjustment program.
Speaking after the Eurogroup meeting at a joint press conference with European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs,...
Greece
German Press: Idomeni and Victoria Square, Images of Shame
Idomeni and Victoria square are the two main areas that the European Union is focusing on and drawing its conclusions regarding Greece's bad management of the refugee and migrant issue, according to the German Press.
The photo depicting refugees trying to tear...
Greece
What Does Plan B Entail for Refugees and Migrants?
The government is going to apply a plan-b in order to manage the refugee and migrant issue, which entails decisions for the temporary accommodation of 100,000 refugees, even in camping, stadiums and abandoned factories. Meanwhile, the European Commission is...
Art
55 Artists, Thinkers and Architects Send a Letter to the Mayor of Athens
"Letters to the Mayor: Athens," is the name of the current exhibition in Taf art house, in Monastiraki, where artists present their ideas and suggestions for a better city.
The "Letters to the Mayor" exhibition is a touring exhibition in...
Greece
Two Refugees Attempt to Hang Themselves in Victoria Square
Two refugees attempted to hang themselves from trees in Victoria Square, in Athens. Fortunately, both men are well in their health, as police officers and an ambulance rushed to the spot in order to provide them with medical assistance.
The...
Culture
IN-EDIT Music Documentary Festival, Greece Edition (video)
IN-EDIT Festival returns to Athens! From February 24th until the 28th, the biggest international festival for music documentaries will present the best and most interesting recent music documentaries.
The idea began in 2003 in Barcelona, where for the first time, a...
Culture
Corfu Presents Its Candidacy for Cultural Capital of Europe 2021
Corfu's candidacy for "European Cultural Capital 2021" will be presented on Tuesday in Athens by Corfu Mayor Costas Nikolouzos.
The presentation will be held at central Athens hotel ahead of the selection of the candidate cities that will move into...
Celebrities
The Ordinary Life of Pantelis Pantelidis (video)
Pantelis Pantelidis, one of Greece’s most popular and loved singers, was killed in a car crash on Thursday morning. The announcement of his death left everyone shocked and saddened with many searching to verify if the incident had indeed...
Business
Alpha Bank Launches Procedure to Sell Hilton Athens Hotel
Alpha Bank announced on Wednesday the launch of a procedure to sell a majority stake (around 97.3%) in the equity capital of Ionian Hotel Enterprises SA, owner and manager of Hilton Athens hotel.
In an announcement, Alpha Bank said the procedure...
Archaeology
Newly Discovered Greek Silver Mine Rewrites History
A team of mining archaeologists has investigated a 5,000-year-old silver mine in Thorikos, Greece, that appears to rewrite mining history during the Aegean times.
According to a post in New Historian, “mining archaeologists who were conducting a subterranean investigation of...