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Greece
Greece Voted Best Tourism Destination by Global Traveler Readers
Voters selected Greece as the "Best Tourism Destination" of 2022 in the magazine Global Traveler. It was the second consecutive year that Greece won the accolade in the prestigious American publication for business and luxury tourism.
Tourism is a major...
Greek News
Santorini Hotel Ranked Among World’s Top 3
Grace Hotel Santorini has been recognized as the second best hotel in the world by acclaimed travel media brand Travel & Leisure.
Diplomacy
Greece’s Tsipras Gets Peace Award for Prespa Deal with North Macedonia
Former Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras and his North Macedonia counterpart, Zoran Zaev, were honored in Germany on Saturday for creating the 2018 Prespa Agreement.
In a ceremony, they received the the International Peace of Westphalia Prize which is...
Greece
Greek Pilot Voted NATO’s Best Warrior for 2020
A Greek pilot from Crete has been recognized as NATO's Best Warrior for 2020, bringing the prestigious award to the Greek Army for the second year.
Greek News
Exclusive: Tom Hanks on Being a Citizen of Greece
One of Hollywood's most beloved actors and the latest honorary citizen of Greece, Tom Hanks spoke to Greek Reporter about how he feels to be officially Greek!
Education
Greek Teacher Receives International Teacher of the Year Award
Vicky Xanthopoulou, a teacher at a kindergarten in the village of Potamia, on the Greek island of Thassos, has won the prestigious "AKS International Teacher of the Year" award.
The award is given by the organization Alert Knowledge Services (AKS),...
Culture
Cape Verde Institute Awarded “Melina Mercouri” Prize in Paris
The ''Instituto do Patrimonio Cultural,'' a cultural heritage organization on the island of Cape Verde, was presented with the Melina Mercouri Prize on Tuesday at a ceremony held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
According to a statement from the Greek...
Business
Greek Olive Oil Takes First Place in World Ranking of Extra-Virgin Olive Oils
An organic Greek olive oil won first place recently in the World Ranking of EVOO (or Extra-Virgin Olive Oils), garnering this accolade for the second consecutive year.
The extra virgin olive oil "Gemstone Blend Evoo" from Sakellaropoulos' organic olive groves...
Hollywood
SAG-AFTRA Honors Gabrielle Carteris For Her Years of Service
The actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, honored Gabrielle Carteris with a George Heller Memorial Award gold card for her years of service as President of the union.
Carteris, the Greek-American actress best known for her role in the original series "90210", was...
Europe
Greek Air Force Wins Award During Royal Navy International Air Day in the UK
The team ''Daedalus’'' of the Greek (Hellenic) Air-Force won a prize in this year’s Royal Navy International Air Day that took place in the United Kingdom earlier this month.
The Greek team participated in this year’s show with a Beechcraft...