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Cretan Olive Oil Sells For €1,020 per Liter at Dutch Auction

A 500-ml (one-half a quart) bottle  of Cretan extra virgin olive oil was sold recently for the extraordinary sum of €510 ($580), a price equivalent to €1,020 ($1,160) per liter. The pricey product was made from the ancient olive trees of the...

Tragedy in the Netherlands: Greek Woman Killed, Partner from Greece Held

A 31-year-old Greek man is being held by Dutch authorities, suspected for killing his partner, a 47-year-old woman he was living with. According to Dutch media, the woman was found dead at her home late on Monday night. Later, a...

Netherlands: The New Choice Destination for Greek Students

The popularity of Dutch universities is rising among Greek students as 2,500 of young Greeks who want to study abroad have chosen to do so in the Netherlands. Despite the economic crisis in Greece, there are currently 2,500 Greeks enrolled...

Golden Dawn Girls: The Film Stealing the Limelight at International Festival (video)

A documentary about the rapid rise of neo-Nazism in contemporary Greece has won acclaim by film critics at the International Documentary Film Festival, which is taking place in Amsterdam. Norwegian doc-maker Havard Bustnes, offers a grimly compelling study of this...

‘Suntan’ by Argyris Papadimitropoulos Wins Top Prize at Edinburgh Film Festival

The film 'Suntan' directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and shot entirely on the island of Antiparos won the prize for Best International Feature Film at the 70th Edinburgh Film Festival on Friday. The film, which premiered at Rotterdam, is Papadimitropoulos'...

Greece Tourism Downturn for Dutch Holiday Seekers in 2016

The Dutch tourism board, NBTC released new statistics for Dutch holiday makers during the 2016 season. It is speculated that 2016 will see an increase of 100,000 Dutch people opting to spend their summer holiday in the Netherlands from the...

Greek Solidarity Rallies Across Europe Before July 5 Referendum

Solidarity rallies have been scheduled to take place over the last couple of days in cities across Europe, in order for people to show their support toward Greece in light of the July 5 referendum. On Sunday, Greeks are called...

Dutch Parliament Recognizes Greek, Assyrian and Armenian Genocide

The Dutch Parliament passed a binding resolution yesterday recognizing the genocide of Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One. The resolution, tabled by MP Joel Voordewind from the Christian Union party, enjoyed wide support from...

Jeroen Dijsselbloem Confronted by Greek Students [video]

Jeroen Dijsselbloem came face-to-face with Greek students who denounced austerity in Greece after an event at Delft University in the Netherlands. A student accused the Eurogroup chief of implementing tough austerity measures. The Young student criticizes the tactics of partners...

Greek Students to Participate in Supergravity Experiment

Four university student groups -among them a Greek team from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki- were selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and implement their supergravity experiments. The experiments will be carried out under the sixth “Spin Your Thesis!”...