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Australian Branch Of Golden Dawn Raises Money For Austerity-Hit Greeks

Australia's branch of the Greek extreme-right wing party Golden Dawn is raising funds using an unregistered charity, according to a recent "Guardian" article. A Melbourne-based charity named Voithame Tin Ellada (VTE), which translates to “We Are Helping Greece," has been...

Guardian: Homophobic Violence in Greece Not Effectively Tackled by Law

Nearly three years after it was first brought to parliament, Greek MPs are poised to pass an anti-racism bill which human rights groups say still falls far short of dealing with an epidemic of racist and homophobic violence in the...

Guardian: The Parthenon Marbles Should Be Returned

As images of the newly discovered ancient Greek tomb in Amphipolis are making their appearance across the world, British newspaper The Guardian brings up the burning issue of the Parthenon Marbles' return to Greece. Famous British columnist Jonathan Jones wrote about the...

Foreign Media Comment on Greek Election Outcome

Foreign media outlets report on the outcome of Greece’s double elections, commenting on the first place secured by the country’s main opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party and the increased approval ratings of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn...

Christos Tsiolkas Speaks at Sydney Writers’ Festival

Christos Tsiolkas, a Greek-Australian writer who was born in Melbourne was invited to speak and participate in this year’s Sydney Writer’s Festival. Tsiolkas’ work is well-known around the world, especially for the way in which he writes about subjects...

Researchers Find Greek Austerity Caused More than 500 Suicides

Research conducted by the University of Portsmouth found a correlation between austerity measures and suicides in Greece. Male suicides caused by spending cuts have risen since the economic recession has started. According to the research which aspires to underline the...

A Rare Glimpse Inside Divided Cyprus' Lost-in-Time Zone

A disused airport stands like a ghost from another era. Shops that once thrived lay abandoned, and for some decades now. Welcome to the UN buffer zone in Cyprus, where the time stood still in 1974, and has barely flinched since. Reuters photographer...

Guardian: Samaras Will Lose Votes After Baltakos Scandal

The British newspaper “The Guardian” published an article entitled “Greek prime minister facing resignation calls after aide's Golden Dawn gaffe,” which went on to explain the repercussions of the Baltakos scandal. The article, written by the newspaper's correspondent in Athens,...

The Guardian: Bulgaria Benefits from Greek Crisis

The Guardian recently published an article about all the Greek businesses that have moved to the neighboring country  Bulgaria, within the last years. “Bulgaria benefits from the weakness of the Greek economy” read the article’s title, referring to the...

Guardian: Should Britain Return the Elgin Marbles?

After George Clooney’s statements advocating the return of Parthenon marbles to Greece on Wednesday, February 12, the British newspaper “The Guardian” started an online voting about whether the Parthenon marbles should return to the country of their origin. The voting...