The Battle of Navarino, one of the most important battles in Greece’s War of Independence, took place on October 20, 1827.
It was on this date that a coalition of united European powers defeated the Ottoman-Turkish naval forces in the...
France imposed an overnight curfew in parts of Paris on Monday, October 19, following a weekend of violent protests and widespread looting, as Italy announced plans to send 500 additional soldiers to Milan after similar unrest.
The security measures mark...
The euro has fallen to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in 17 months as mounting concern over France’s public finances and borrowing costs spreads through European markets.
The single currency fell as low as about $1.116 on Monday,...
Numerous artistic treasures from or inspired by Greece are housed in Paris museums. Undoubtedly, the foundation of Western civilization is rooted in ancient Greece, and, whether architecture, philosophy, or other facets of human existence, the Hellenes (Greeks) were pioneers...
Before she became Savitri Devi, the Nazi ideologue who attempted to fuse Nazism with her interpretation of Hinduism, she was Maximiani Portas, a French-born woman who had consciously embraced Greece as her homeland.
Born in Lyon on September 30, 1905,...
Greece now borrows more cheaply than France despite its heavier debt burden, a reversal that reflects sharply different trends in public finances and government funding needs. On Tuesday, Greece's 10-year government bond yield closed at about 4.29%, compared with...
To most people today, Corsica is associated with rugged mountains, quiet beaches, and dramatic Mediterranean coastal beauty that resembles but also differs significantly from that of France. Yet more than two thousand five hundred years ago, the Ancient Greeks...
Greece exported roughly 1.3 times more beer than it brought in during 2025, according to new trade figures published by Eurostat, which show the country shipped out close to 45 million liters of beer while importing about 34 million.
The...
France has thrown its weight behind the long-delayed Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), with infrastructure investment giant Meridiam becoming the majority shareholder in the company responsible for developing the strategic electricity link between Greece and Cyprus.
The agreement, signed Wednesday at...
