Europe
Diaspora
Greek Expat Community in Romania Growing, Concern for Education
As the economic crisis in Greece continues, many Greek businesses and families have made the move to Romania in hopes of a brighter future for themselves and their children. The size of Romania's Greek community is growing at a...
Europe
Antonis Karydis: The Greek Behind the First VR Livestream Surgery
In mid-April the world was amazed by the first live-stream surgery in a virtual reality environment and the lights shone upon the doctor who performed it.
However, the live stream wouldn't have been achieved if the whole project hadn't been...
Economy
Greece and EU Reach Agreement on 5.4 Billion Euros, Confirms EU Official
Greece and its European creditors have agreed on a basic package of measures worth 5.4 billion euros, confirmed a European official from Brussels on Friday.
Greek news site real.gr reports that the official points to an ambitious package of 17...
Culture
Independent and Creative: The London Greek Film Festival
The London Greek Film Festival will take place from May 15-21 at Camden’s Theatro Technis in London. This is the festival’s 9th anniversary presenting selected short and feature screenplays, and prides itself on being an independent, alternative, progressive and a...
Europe
Dozens of Terrorism Suspects Among Refugees Who Entered Germany
German authorities are investigating 40 cases in which Islamic militants are suspected of having entered the country with the recent flood of refugees from the Middle East, the federal police said on Wednesday.
That represents a doubling of such cases...
Europe
Bloomberg Chart: Italy Migrant Route Now Busier Than Path Through Greece
A recent chart created and published by Bloomberg, shows that the refugee route to Europe through Italy is becoming busier and, for the first time since April 2015, saw more arrivals than Greece saw from the country towards the...
Greece
EIB Signs Loan Agreement With Creta Farm Worth 15 Million Euros
Creta Farm SA, a Greek-listed food company, on Tuesday signed a loan agreement worth 15 million euros with European Investment Bank. It is the first such agreement signed by EIB in the framework of a support programme offered by...
Europe
All-Female Cast of Syrian Refugee Women Perform Anti-War Play by Euripides [video]
A unique adaptation of The Trojan Women (Greek translation: Troades) with a cast of solely Syrian women refugees recounting their stories of loss, flight and exile is coming to the UK with a 3-week summer tour.
Eurepides's original anti-war play,...
Europe
Ban Ki-Moon: Responding to Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants
This September, the United Nations General Assembly will bring together world leaders to address one of the leading challenges of our time: responding to large movements of refugees and migrants.
War, human rights violations, underdevelopment, climate change and natural disasters...
Culture
Why Turkey’s Historic Churches Are Being Turned Into Mosques
The Christian churches in Turkey that have been turned into mosques is the subject of an interesting report in the Assyrian International News Agency.
As Christians in Turkey have dwindled down into a tiny minority, the remaining follow the same...