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Eurimages Will Fund Two Greek Co-productions

Two Greek co-production films are among the 20 film projects that secured funding from Eurimages. This was settled in a meeting that is under way in Vilnius of Lithuania from October 14-18. Eurimages had to choose from 31 film...

Anti-fascist Demonstrations Around Europe for Fyssas

A series of demonstrations concerning the anti-fascist hip-hop artist, Pavlos Fyssas’ murder by Giorgos Roupakias, supporter of the Greek political neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, are organized in European capitals by Greek immigrants and local left-winged organizations and students. A protest...

Byzantine Icons to Be Repatriated to Cyprus

The government of the Netherlands decided to give back to the Church of Cyprus four portable Byzantine icons that date back to the 16th century, from the Antifonitis Church in occupied Kyrenia in Cyprus, which were stolen after the...

Holland’s New King Admirer of Greece

A villa near the town of Kranidi in southern Greece has become the holiday home of the new Royal Crown Prince and his family, who seem to be great admirers of Greece. Dutch royal Crown Prince Willem-Alexander became the nation's...

Holland Beats Greece In Tomato Production

Anyone who’s been to Greece and tasted the tomatoes knows how good they are, but the country – as it has with other superior products such as olive oil – has failed to capitalize on one of its best...

Lanthimos Wins Rotterdam’s CineMart Prize

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos was awarded the ARTE International Prize, at the 42nd International Film Festival of Rotterdam for the Best CineMart 2013 Project for The Lobster. Along with the prize came the cash amount of 7,000 euros. The film...

London’s Mazi Gets The Raves

The noted economic newspaper The Financial Times has given strong reviews to a London Greek restaurant called Mazi, run by Christina Mouratoglou from Thessaloniki and her husband and co-founder Adrien Carre. Londoners agree. The article begins with reference to a...

Greek Flag on Sale Outside Utrecht Theater

A Greek flag seven meters long with the sale stamp on it, indicating Greece is sold out, was considered good advertising for the Dutch impresario who decided to display it outside his theater to attract the Greek audience. Thirty Greeks...

Transavia Offers Cheap Flights to Kos

Transavia.com airlines is planning to launch budget price flights to Kos, Kythira, Kalamata and Rhodes islands, during the summer period of 2013. The airline already connects Holland with Kithira island and will reconnects Holland with Rhodes after a three...

Efstathios Andreou a Candidate in Dutch Elections

Efstathios Andreou will be the first candidate of Greek origin to run in elections in the Netherlands, with his name on the Sept. 12 Parliamentary ballot with the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. Andreeou, 36, was born in Rotterdam,...