Venice
Culture
Greek University Calls for Maintaining the Hellenic Institute in Venice
A resolution adopted by the University of Crete Department of Literature calls on the Greek government to maintain and strengthen the Greek Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice.
The Hellenic Institute in Venice was established in 1951 and...
Culture
The Story of Greeks in Italy
Greeks have been migrating to what is now the nation of Italy for many centuries, beginning before even the creation of the Roman Empire. However, in more recent times, the first wave of Greek migrants moved to Venice a bit...
Economy
Greek FinMin Varoufakis: 'Greece Wants Reforms, is Discussing Process'
The issue in the negotiations with Greece's creditors is not whether to apply the reforms or not, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said from Venice on Saturday, but what process will be followed.
Speaking on the sidelines of a...
Greece
New Low-Cost Airline to Launch Flights From Athens
Spanish low-cost airline Volotea announced its plans to operate from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. Starting from April 2015, the low-cost company, which since 2012 is offering more than 60,000 seats for destinations across Europe and North Africa, will connect...
Greek News
George Clooney Gets Married at Greek Palace in Venice
The luxurious Venetian palace that hosted the wedding party of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin belonged to a noble family of Greek origin.
The palace was built in 1550 by the family of wealthy merchants and seamen of "Cochinna." They assigned...
Culture
Exhibition by Greek Photographer Lizy Manola in Venice
The photography exhibition 'Ethiopia, Spiritual Imprints' by Greek artist Lizy Manola will open on August 30, 2014, at 6 PM, at the Officina dell'Arte Spirituale on Venice's San Giorgio Maggiore island. It will run through October 20.
The exhibition is comprised...
Europe
Undocumented Afghan Boy Transported from Greece to Italy in Suitcase
Police in Venice have discovered an undocumented five-year-old Afghan boy hidden in the suitcase of a man getting off a ferry from Greece, an official said Wednesday.
(AFP) - Ali Shaker, 35, of Afghanistan, told police he was a family...