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Greek Govt Rejects Institutions' Plan Once Again

Despite the growing pressure to obey to its creditors' demands, Greece is determined to take a harsh stance toward Europe, and rejected the institutions' recent proposals on a default-saving loan agreement once again today. According to an informal briefing from the Greek side on...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Host International Summit on Environment and the Arts

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will host the second Halki Summit in Heybeliada, Turkey. The summit, to be held June 8-10, is a gathering of activists, scientists, journalists, business leaders, theologians, and academics engaging and working across intellectual boundaries...

7 Companies in Greece Among the Best in Europe

Seven companies that operate in Greece are among the 100 European companies with the best working environment, according to the Great Place to Work® Institute. Specifically, according to the Great Place to Work for 2015, the NetApp (Data storage specialist) is the...

Elderly Greek Woman Flies to Malta Instead of Athens Due to Airline Mistake

An 84-year-old Greek woman was accidentally flown from Manchester to Malta, instead of Athens, by easyJet, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. The Greek pensioner, Argyro Aretaki, was driven to Manchester airport by her son on May 18. She was taken to...

German Nobelist: Greece is Losing Bright Minds Due to Crisis

The European Union should support Greece, particularly in the science, research and technology sector in order to help the country end the crisis, noted German virologist Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize winner for Medicine and Physiology in 2008. In an...

The Necessary Compromise In Greek Bailout Negotiations

In the beginning of 2015, Greeks elected Syriza hoping for a negotiation deal with Greece's lenders that will not include more austerity. Today still there is no deal and Greece's future remains unknown.

Greece Is Just the Start of Europe’s Problems

As we hold our breath and wait for the eventual outcome of the Greek bail-out negotiations, it’s tempting to see Europe’s challenges as purely economic in nature.

Head of the G.S.G.A in Italy to Support Greek Communities

The head of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad ( G.S.G.A) Michalis Kokkinos visited on Monday the historical Greek communities in Italy on the occasion of a unique exhibition entitled "Greeks in Campania: 500 years of history." The exhibition, which...

Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament: ‘Each Child Born in Greece Owes €32,500’

Greek human rights lawyer, politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) and current speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Zoi Konstantopoulou said that each child born in Greece owes 32,500 euros taking the podium at the "Forum européen des alternatives" held in Paris...

Byzantine Ship Wreck Discovered in Black Sea

The wreck of a large Byzantine ship, dating from the 10th century and filled with amphorae, was discovered by divers off the coast of Sevastopol in Crimea. The shipwreck was discovered by a Russian archaeological submarine mission in the Black...