Greeks
Economy
Merkel Puts Her 2 Cents In
The phrase “not a cent for the Greeks” referred to the case that the Greeks did not intend to implement the reforms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in the German Parliament in response to the leader of the socialist...
Culture
Imvros Greek School Opens Without Greek
The private Greek School on the island of Imvros, which now belongs to Turkey, will reopen on Sept. 16, after 49 years, although with only two students for now although more are expected even though they will not be...
Cyprus
CMP: Investigations in Military Zones in Nicosia, Kyrenia
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) is proceeding with the investigation of locating missing people in military zones in the regions of Nicosia and Kyrenia.
According to a publication of the newspaper POLITIS, these are specific areas where,...
Australia
Megalogenis Wins Prime Minister’s Literary Award
The distinguished journalist of Greek descent George Megalogenis was honored with another award, this time with the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for the non-fiction category, for his book The Australian Moment.
Megalogenis, who until recently was a commentator for the...
Canada
Brilliant Celebration of the Assumption of Mary in Montreal
On August 14, thousands of Greeks flooded the Koimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church (Panagitsa), on Saint Roch Street in Park Extension, Montreal, in order to celebrate the image of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary during the episcopal...
Greek News
Greeks of Egypt Feel Safe
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets on August 16 after police attacks against supporters of Egypt's first freely elected president Mohamed Morsi, who was overthrown last month, left more than 620 people dead.
Greeks living in Egypt...
Europe
Greek Researcher Says Sex Profitable
According to a recent report released by Institute for the Study of Labor in Germany and done by a Greek researcher, Nick Drydakis, people who have sex at least four times a week, tend to earn higher wages than...
Culture
What Is It Like to Be Greek?
Over the last few years, so many controversial things have been heard of poverty-stricken Greece since the economic crisis broke out. Rise in the unemployment rate, in social inequalities as the rich got somehow richer and the poor poorer....
Business
Thessaloniki Gearing Up for the 78th TIF
The 78th Thessaloniki International Fair is called to reflect, within a few days, the change of course of the national exhibition agency, after the recent consolidation of TIF S.A. and Helexpo S.A. into a single group.
As the chief executive...
Greece
Diaspora Bureau Takes Staff Cuts
The General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad, an agency founded 30 years ago to help facilitate relations with the Diaspora, could be in jeopardy after 10 of its 51 staff members were put into the government's mobility scheme, which means...