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Cycladic Figurines in Rome’s Colosseum

Artifacts from the collections of the Greek Cycladic Art Museum will be transferred to Rome in order to be included in a major exhibition on Ancient Earth, presented at the Colosseum. The exhibition, titled “TerrAntica; Volti, miti e immagini della...

Hypocrisies and Cruelties on the Frontier of Fortress Europe

By CHRIS JONES* and SOFIANE AIT CHALALET* Reading the mainstream press this past month, by any standards the reactions and commentaries on the latest slaughter of the innocents in the Mediterranean and Aegean has been especially sick. Even the self proclaimed...

European Commission Takes Measures to Tackle Migration, Actions Against Human Smugglers

The European Commission is planning to take a series of measures in order to deal with illegal migration and take strong actions against human smugglers. Ii is estimated that in the first four months of 2015, almost 2,000 people lost their...

Germans Choose Greece For Their Holidays

The charm of Greece’s magnificent landscapes, embellished with golden beaches stretching along over many kilometers, azure skies, crystal clear waters and picturesque islands, drew around 2.5 million Germans in 2014, according to official data. Despite the uncertainty concerning the country's stay in the...

Moscow Hellenic Culture Center Event on Genocide

The Moscow-based Hellenic Culture Center is sending the message that Greeks in the city do not forget, they remain united and creative, repeatedly saying “no” to genocide and the annihilation of nations, through an event scheduled to take place in...

Germans Collecting Signatures to Return War Reparations in Greece

Hundreds of Germans have signed a petition through the organization change.org, urging German Chancellor Angela Merkel to return the Second World War reparations to Greece. The petition was organized at the initiative of Peira, a Berlin-based political association. The association...

Only A Marshall Plan Can Save the Euro

The European Investment Bank should use its financial power to make investments in infrastructure not only jumpstart the sinking Greece economy but also many other recession-plagued countries across the Continent.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Praises Religious Freedoms in Turkey

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I expressed the Greek Orthodox community’s gratitude to the Turkish government for allowing them to hold a service in an ancient church in western Turkey. The Istanbul-based Fener patriarch, called the permission to hold the liturgy...

Turkish President to Bargain Halki Theological School for Mosque in Thessaloniki

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he would allow the re-opening of the Theological School of Halki if Greece allows at least one mosque in Thessaloniki. "Turkey is in favor of the immediate re-opening of the Theological School of...

Why Frontex Can’t Solve the Mediterranean Migration Crisis on Its Own

Frontex operations alone cannot be a solution to Europe's immigration problem as the agency does not have the scope or ability to address the causes of the current migration crisis.