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The Fascinating History of Syntagma Square in Athens
Syntagma Square is the most historic in Athens and the central point for visitors for sightseeing in the Greek capital
Diaspora
Bill Easing Vote for Greeks Abroad Gathers Wide Support
A bill that will make it easier for Greeks abroad to vote in national elections passed through the relevant committee of the Greek Parliament by a wide majority vote on Friday.
It will be debated in plenary this coming week...
Greek News
Mitsotakis Outlines Greek Government Plan for the Next Four Years
On Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his government's "road for the next four years. He stressed the need to boost wages and pensions, cut taxes, and repay bailout debts earlier than expected.
The Greek prime minister also pledged...
Greek News
New Greek Parliament Sworn In Following Mitsotakis’ Triumph
The members of the Greek Parliament elected in the general elections of June 25 were sworn in on Monday, in a celebratory opening session in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
The 300 members of parliament...
Greek News
Eleni Skoura: The First Woman Elected in Greek Parliament
On January 19, 1953, Eleni Skoura was the first woman elected to the Greek parliament, in a historic moment for the all-male institution.
After many decades of struggle, Greek women finally won the right to be elected to Parliament on...
Greece
Historic Flower Shops of Athens’ Syntagma Square Restored
A long Athenian tradition is being reborn. The inauguration of the restored historic flower shops outside Parliament took place on Wednesday. The historic flower shops of Syntagma are being revived as part of a joint initiative of the Hellenic...
Greece
The Athens Grande Bretagne Hotel is Entwined With Greek History
The historic Grande Bretagne Hotel was built less than fifty years after Greece won its independence and the modern Greek State was beginning to take form.
It was built across the King's Palace and now stands across the Greek Parliament...
Greece
Top Spots for Sightseeing Around Syntagma Square in Athens
Syntagma Square has literally been the very heart of Athens ever since the city became the capital of the modern Greek state.
Europe
Ethnic Greek Azov Fighter Overshadows Zelensky Speech at Greek Parliament
An ethnic Greek fighter of the Azov battalion in Mariupol who appeared in a short video shown by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech at the Greek Parliament on Thursday caused controversy in Greece.
The man identified himself with...
Europe
Zelensky Adopts Greek Motto “Freedom or Death” in Parliament Speech
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky made an emotional speech at the Greek Parliament on Thursday saying that the Greek revolutionary motto "Freedom or Death" applies to his country today.
He said that just as the Greek predecessors fought for their liberty...