ATHENS – The admission by a former chief executive of the former state-run ATEbank that he transferred nearly $10 million of his personal savings to London has set off a political firestorm in Greece after the bank’s assets were given to the privately-run Bank of Piraeus to prevent the Greek bank from collapsing. Theodoros Pantalakis, [...]
About Areti Kotseli
Turkish CNN Journalist Spends Time in Pylos Presenting its Beauties to a Large Audience
A CNN Turkish host was found in Messinia for the show he hosts, showcasing Pylos -which was presented for almost half an hour- a special advertisement to the large Turkish audience. The journalist visited the port, the city and the region’s attractions, and dressed his story up in beautiful Greek Peloponnesian colors. The Turk TV [...]
Australian MP Anthony Albanese Visits Cyprus to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Australian MP Anthony Albanese has completed his week-long trip to Cyprus strengthening ties between Larnaca and its Australian sister city, Marrickville. The Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport met with the mayor of Larnaca, Andreas N. Louroutziatis to discuss trade and further sectors of cooperation between the two countries. The Australian Minster was curious to [...]
‘I Am Greek and I Want to Go Home’ Movement for the Repatriation of Looted Greek Antiquities
“You can steal a statue. But you can NOT steal my origin. I AM GREEK Citizens of the World, I am being kept hostage HELP ME RETURN HOME, to Greece. I was made to be ridden by Heroes, I was made to run on stone, I AM GREEK AND I WANT TO GO HOME I [...]
Male DNA Found in the 15-Year-old Girl Indicates Dragon Crime on Paros
New evidence shows that male DNA has been found on the clothes and bodies of the teenager who was brutally assaulted on Paros island (Chrysi Akti beach) a week ago, spreading terror all over the country. Now, police are sure the girl was attacked by a maniac, probably a rapist who molested her leaving her [...]
Crete Fire Fury: Suspect Shoots Passing-by Men Because they Were Filming the Flames
Two men were shot by a furious livestock breeder after refusing to stop filming the raging wildfire in Heraklion, Crete on July 30. Two friends, aged 24 and 35, decided to take video footage of the fire raging in the area of Viannos on their mobile phones. The 20-year-old livestock breeder, who was passing by [...]
2012 Samos Young Artists Festival Kicks off Next Week
The 2012 Samos Young Artists Festival kicks off next week, August 6-12 for the third consecutive year. Each year in August, talented international young artists are invited to perform in concert at the Samos Young Artists Festival in Greece. The Greek conductor, composer and professor Konstantia Gourzi is the artistic director of the festival 2012. [...]
Greeks Battling for Victory at the London Olympics on Monday July 30
Greek athletes are doing their best during the London Olympics in an effort to return to their homeland with dozens of Gold Medals. Efthymis Mittas is competing in shooting at 11:00 am. Nikos Mavromatis is competing at 12 noon. The qualifiers will be completed on Tuesday noon while the finals will take place in the [...]
Overlapping Technical Faculties and University Departments to be ‘Rationalized’
A sweeping education reform is about to shake Greece’s academic world and bring about a series of changes, some of which are unavoidable. Overlapping technical faculties and university departments will be shut down in the framework of the government’s effort to curtail state expenditures and impose 11,5 Billion Euro measures as soon as possible. There [...]
Greek Jewish Community Protest Against Golden Dawn MP
The Greek Jewish community in a letter to the country’s political leaders and President Kaloros Papoulias expressed its “revulsion” to the swearing in of an anti-Semitic musician as a Member of the Greek Parliament. Artemios Mattheopoulos of the far-right Golden Dawn party took the oath as a member of the Greek Parliament on Wednesday, July [...]
Afghan Migrant Reportedly Beaten by Greek Police
A community group claims that police officers attacked an Afghan immigrant last week, on Wednesday July 25 in his Athens apartment, leading to his falling from his balcony and resulting in his hospitalization. The allegation was made in an open letter to Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias by the The Association of Afghans United in [...]
Greek Athletic Federation SEGAS Announcement on Latest Doping Cases
Greece’s athletics federation, SEGAS, said the country has become a transit station for banned substances, a day after one of our top athletes withdrew from the London Olympics after having failed a dope test. The federation added drugs tests had dropped to a minimum owing to the country’s economic crisis. “Greece remains a centre for [...]
-
05 / 23 Samaras Backs Away From Golden Dawn
-
05 / 23 Simitis May Appear In Tsochatzopoulos Case
-
05 / 23 Big Pay For Alpha Bank Execs
-
05 / 23 Crete Hosts Talks On Ancient Novels
-
05 / 23 Arrests Made In Ioannina Kidnapping
Sponsors
Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Crete Hosts Talks On Ancient Novels May 23, 2013
- Velos Mutiny Honored in Special Ceremony May 23, 2013
- Contemporary Theatrical Adaptation of Homer’s Iliad May 22, 2013
- A Greek Portfolio at The Benaki Museum May 22, 2013
