Greece

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) launched a $100 million global relief initiative this week to help world communities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Grants made as part of the initiative focus on research, access to food and other necessities,...

The Archaeological Society of Greece is celebrating 180 years of glorious history with a once-in-a-lifetime-exhibit of black and white photographs. An exhibit titled “Chronography – An Exhibition for the 180th anniversary (1837-2017) of the Archaeological Society” kicks off the...

A large celebration, open to all, marked the completion of the delivery of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to its permanent owner, the Greek State and, by extension, to the Greek...

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has announced in the following press release that it will be inviting the Greek State to take over the operation of the newly built cultural center located south of Athens. Ten years after the SFN initially...

In an exhibition celebrating its 30-year presence that opens on December 9, the Museum of Cycladic Art gives visitors an opportunity to immerse themselves in the day-to-day life and concerns of Greece's early Bronze Age inhabitants, as reflected in...

A unique exhibition on daily life on the islands of the Cyclades archipelago before five millenia will open its doors at the Museum of Cycladic Art in late November, marking the 30th anniversary since the museum's foundation. The exhibition is...

The Stavros Niarchos Park in Athens, Greece, will open its doors to the public for the first time, presenting 4 days -and nights- of events that will offer a "future-like experience" to visitors, reflecting the multifaceted program of activities...

The Greek civil service has always been the butt of many jokes by the country’s citizens. It’s renowned ineffectiveness often brings misery and frustration to millions of Greeks. This time it has been properly assessed and ranked along other developed...

Ascend is a new philanthropic initiative that was announced on Thursday at the Concordia Europe Summit in Athens, aiming at helping refugees and Greeks in need. Radcliffe Foundation, IKEA Foundation, Libra Group and The Coca-Cola Company announced that the will...

Concordia, the global institution enabling public-private partnerships to resolve world issues, announced its first European Summit to be held in Athens, Greece, 5-6 June 2017.

A recent article by the European Journalism Observatory, reports that "in 2015, Greece fell 50 places in the World Press Freedom Index to rank 91st. This established it as the second-lowest ranking for a country inside the European Union....

It was October 2013 when the case of little Maria, the blond Roma girl from Bulgaria who was illegally adopted by Greek Roma, made headlines all over Europe. According to a report by Open Society Foundations, nothing has changed in the...

  The Mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece, Giannis Mpoutaris inaugurated the first center of Solidarity Now in the middle of the city. He made special reference to the Open Society Foundation of the American investor George Soros, and donations made by the organization...

Greek students have had a rough winter in extremely cold classrooms due to the lack of heating resources, resulting from local authorities who are simply unable to cover the unbearable cost of heating oil. The organization Open Society Foundation,...

The Greek Revolution, also known as the Greek War of Independence, which lasted approximately from 1821 to 1830, was a foundational event in the history of modern Greece. This war, which is also known simply as "the Revolution" amongst...