Romania
Business
Greek Toy Company Shows Increase in Sales
Jumbo, a leading Greek toy retail company, operating 53 stores in Greece and 14 stores in Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania, has announced that its turnover for the first quarter showed an 11% increase.
Jumbo stated that its strong growth in Bulgaria and...
Europe
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister to Visit Romania
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos will visit Romania on Tuesday, October 20. During his two-day stay in the country, Gerontopoulos will attend the opening ceremony for the new building of Greek school “Athena” in Bucharest.
Gerontopoulos will then meet with...
Economy
EP Approves Aid to Redundant Workers in Greece, Spain, Netherlands and Romania
EU aid to help workers made redundant in various industries in Greece, Spain, The Netherlands and Romania to find new jobs was approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) funding, which would complement...
Greece
2016 UEFA European Cup: Romania Beats Greece 1-0 in Group F
Romania edged out Greece in their opening Group F encounter thanks to a penalty kick from captain Ciprian Marica this evening.
Marica put his side ahead on ten minutes when he confidently sent Orestis Karnezis the wrong way from the...
Economy
Three Greek Firms Unaffected by Crisis
According to Kathimerini newspaper, three Greek companies, Jumbo, Folli Follie and Fourlis, remained unaffected by the six-year recession, planning to open new stores in the Balkans.
Folli Follie group has a long standing presence in the Romanian market, in the wholesale...
Economy
Russia Restricts Meat Imports from Greece and Southern Europe
Russia's food regulating authority said that the country will stop importing livestock and beef from southern Europe because of fears for disease outbreaks.
What is seen by the EU as a response to Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's Ukraine policy,...
Europe
Gerontopoulos Meets Diaspora Greeks in Romania
The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Akis Gerontopoulos -- responsible for the department of the Hellenic Diaspora -- traveled to Romania to attend the South-East Europe Summit and visited the Greek communities of Brasov and Ploesti.
Akis Gerontopoulos, alongside the Diaspora Member of...
Europe
Greeks Among the Most Hard-Working People in the EU
A study, that was recently published by Coe-Rexecode in Paris, reveals that Greeks and Romanians are the most hard-working people in Europe.
The study measures the time people spend working in all EU member states capitals. It measures the days employees spend in...
Greece
Mystery Blond Child Found with Roma Family in Rhodes
Authorities in the Greek island of Rhodes came across a case that is very similar to that of Little Maria from Farsala, northern Greece, which was heavily covered by all Greek media a few months ago.
A Roma woman who used...
Australia
A Greek Doctor Who Helped Immigrants in Australia
Georgios Sakellariou was a refugee and he never let himself forget it. He worked as a doctor well into old age providing the immigrants and refugees of Australia with his services.
He was born in 1924 on the banks of...