Europe
Europe
Eurogroup Urges Greek Presidency to Prioritize Animal Welfare
Eurogroup for Animals has launched a Memorandum outlining its position on animal welfare related policies that will be discussed as part of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union and it will be formally presented to...
Economy
Greece Aims for Quick Deal on Waste Shipments
Representatives from the European Union's member states will next week (5 February) agree a mandate for negotiations with MEPs on a proposal to revise EU rules on shipments of waste. They want to close loopholes in the existing law...
Europe
What do the Users of Google Ask About Greece?
Surely the Internet’s invasion of our everyday life scares us sometimes. In fact, the Internet and mainly Google knows much more about us than we could ever imagine.
On the Google search engine, we can pose questions about issues that...
Education
Greek-German ‘Europaschule’ in Berlin to be Closed
The decision of the German Ministry of Education of the State of Berlin to close the Greek-German European public school while more and more young German and Greek children are interested in attending this unique school, has caused many...
Europe
German State Honors Greek Woman for 25 years of Social Services
Greek expat Ioanna Zacharakis was recently awarded with the Golden Cross by the German state, for 25 years of service in a major social organization of Germany.
Zacharakis who comes from Thessaly, Greece, has been living in Germany since 1981....
Europe
Fage Won the Case ‘Greek yoghurt’
Chobani has lost its appeal against Fage in the two companies’ long-running legal battle over the term “Greek yoghurt.”
The Court of Appeal in UK today announced it had sided with Fage, maker of Total Greek Yogurt, in finding that...
Economy
Bundesbank: Capital Tax First, Then Rescue
The latest financial report published by the German Federal Bank, “Bundesbank” argues that countries on the verge of bankruptcy should ensure the necessary funding for the survival of their state, firstly from the wealth of their citizens and afterwards...
Greece
Greek Minister of National Defence 'Cuts' FYROM's Provocative National Anthem
The Minister of National Defense of FYROM Talat Djaferi met with his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos on Monday. It was the first time that a Skopjian Minister of National Defense visited the Hellenic National Defense General Staff.
Greece’s Minister of National Defense welcomed...
Environment
Greek From Thessaloniki Candidate for European Farmer of the Year
Greek farmer Christos Panagiotidis from Thessaloniki, Greece, will participate in the European competition for the best young farmer.
The competitors add up to 19 from an equal number of member-States of EU. The winner of the second European Congress will...
Archaeology
New Poems of Greek Poetess Sappho Recovered
Today, only few poems by the ancient Greek poetess Sappho have survived, but thanks to new findings, two new works have been recovered, giving experts hope to find even more.
These previously unknown poems by the great poetess of the...