Europe
Culture
‘Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greeks’ Exhibition in Moscow Displays Ancient Treasures
A bronze medal depicting a 2nd century BC bust of Athena Promachos is currently on display in the Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greeks exhibition at the State Historical Museum of Russia in Moscow.
The exhibition, which runs to February,...
Europe
New Greek Wave in Düsseldorf
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By Aspasia Zontanou
Several low budget Greek films were premiered in a special three-week event called “New Greek Wave-the New Greek Cinema” in Düsseldorf from November 4th through Sunday the 27th. Eleni Giannakoudi and colleague Florian Deterding produced the event...
Europe
EU Parliament Solidly Votes to Halt Turkey’s EU-Membership Talks
According to Reuters, on Thursday members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of an immediate temporary halt to EU-membership talks with Turkey, urging the European Commission and national governments to freeze the ongoing negotiations until further notice.
The...
Europe
Panagia Soumela Monastery to Remain Closed Until August 2018
The Panagia Soumela Monastery will remain closed until August 2018 due to restoration works ongoing since 2015.
The annual liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church on August 15 -- the Day of the Assumption of Virgin Mary -- conducted by...
Europe
Turkish Family Looking After Historic Pontic Greek Church
For generations a group of ethnic Greeks called Pontic Greeks lived along the shores of what is now known as the Black Sea. However, from 1914-1923 their prosperity and peaceful way of life came to a tragic end when...
Crime
Greek Man Murders His Lover’s Husband in Germany
A 28-year-old Greek man confessed to Austrian authorities that he is the murderer of another Greek man, Antonis Christofakis, 32, who was found dead on the German-Austrian border.
According to the lawyer of the 28-year-old suspect, Giorgos Vlachopoulos, who spoke to...
Europe
Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople Pens Congratulatory Letter to President-Elect Trump
Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, is the latest of world organization leaders to congratulate U.S. President-Elect Trump.
His Holiness recently wrote a letter to Trump highlighting his hopes for the new U.S. leader to help build...
Europe
Erdogan Makes Veiled Threat to Unleash 3 Million Refugees into the EU
While speaking to Al Jazeera, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Europe wouldn't know what to do if the 3 million refugees currently hosted by Turkey started pouring into the EU. He made these statements along with comments...
Europe
Greece Ranks Third in Exports to Germany
Greece ranked third in the import of oranges to Germany, with a market share of 2.8 percent in the 2013-2015 period, a report by the Greek embassy's economic and trade affairs bureau in Munich said on Thursday.
Spain ranked first...
Europe
Albanian Authorities Order the Evacuation of 19 Greek Homes in Himare
Nineteen Greek expatriate families living in Himare, Albania, were ordered by local authorities to evacuate their homes within five days because they will be demolished.
The evacuation notices were served on October 28, Greece's National Day. According to local authorities,...