Europe
Economy
4 of 10 Greeks Borrow Money to Pay Bills
The tough reality that hundreds of Greek households have to face due to the Greek Economic Crisis is depicted in a survey that was carried out by Trendbox, a Dutch independent research company. In this survey we can see...
Greece
Thessaloniki: Protest Against Skouries Gold Mine
A peaceful protest march against gold mining in Skouries, which is on the Chalkidiki peninsula, took place in the center of Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday. The protest march was attended by thousands of people.
March protests were also organized all...
Europe
Europe’s Most Romantic Hotel is in Santorini
There is a hotel in Fira, the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini, which came first among 600 historic hotels in Europe.
This hotel is no other than Aigialos Hotel in Fira Town of Santorini, in the...
Canada
Canadian Press Talks About Limitations on Cheese Names
Today the Canadian press talks about the limitations posed by the Canada-EU free-trade agreement on the use of the name “feta” and on cheeses like asiago, munster and gorgonzola.
According to the article “Faux Feta? Trade deal to hit food...
Business
Athens: One of the Major Hubs in Europe
Athens is one of the major hubs in Europe, stated executives of the airline company Lufthansa.
"Greece has proved itself as a reliable and powerful ally," said the chief commercial officer of Lufthansa airline Jens Bischof today, during an event...
Europe
Malta, Greece Urge EU to Share Immigration ‘Burden’
Malta and Greece called Monday for Europe to take decisive action on illegal immigration at summit talks this week, insisting EU states follow up on promises to share the "burden".
"Our borders are Europe's borders and human trafficking is knocking...
Cyprus
Cyprus:The Repatriation of Byzantine Icons Stolen after Turkish Invasion
The Turkish invasion in Cyprus happened in 1974 and at some point, six Byzantine icons were stolen. After about 40 years, the repatriation of the stolen items finally takes place. There are elements which demonstrate that these six images...
Environment
Major Tremor Fears Shake South Europe
Potential Historically Unprecedented Earthquakes in Greece, Turkey and Italy, is the title of an article published by the French newspaper Le Monde, which makes an alarming prediction regarding Greece.
According to the publication, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Romania, are the...
Business
Samaras Meets More Business Leaders
In his meeting with Ginni Rometty (Chairwoman and CEO of IBM, and the first woman to head the company) and Spyros Poulidas, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras discussed the government’s intention to gradually promote the country as Technology and...
Greece
Unacceptable Detention Conditions for Immigrants
Overcrowded inflatable boats of questionable stability carry every day downtrodden citizens of other countries to countries which are considered to be the “Land of Promise.” Many of them get lost at sea and others arrive to some land. Everyone...