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Gabriel Katopodis: The New Minister of Public Works of Argentina is Greek
Gabriel Katopodis, an Argentinian lawyer and politician of Greek descent, was recently appointed as Argentina’s new Minister of Public Works.
Katopodis will assume his office on December 10, 2019, along with the new cabinet of President Alberto Fernandez.
The 52-year old...
Greek News
Panama’s New President-Elect Laurentino Cortizo Is of Greek Descent
Panama's new President-elect, Laurentino (Nito) Cortizo, is a 66-year old center-left politician with a diverse genealogical background, since his father is Spanish and his mother has direct Greek descent.
Cortizo, who leads Panama's Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), has won thirty-three...
events
Concordia Summit to Focus on Latin America’s Potential
Concordia, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization which builds public-private partnerships to make a social impact on the world, is organizing the "Americas Summit," to be held in Bogotá, Colombia on May 13-14.
Bringing together world-renowned political leaders, business innovators, and global...
Culture
‘Nikos Kazantzakis and Latin America’ Conference in Argentina
“I want to see Latin America and I will not let death keep me from fulfilling this promise,” stated Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis in 1936, expressing a dream he was never able to fulfill.
However, the influence of his work reached...
Greek News
World Travel Market: Promoting Travels to Greece
The World Travel Market of Latin America will be promoting Greece this year. The fair that will take place this Wednesday until Friday, is the largest travel fair in the region and will be hosted this year in Sao...
Greek News
KORRES Travels to Latin America
KORRES SA Natural Products announced the initiation of a strategic partnership with AVON Products Inc in order to produce and distribute KORRES products in Latin America.
The partnership is set to begin February 2014 and is expected to last up...
Economy
Greece: It Takes Nine Months to Find a Job!
The average waiting time before finding a job in Greece has increased to more than nine months, surpassing not only Spain but also South Africa. This is what the International Labour Organisation (ILO) highlighted in its annual report released...