Noble Energy’s Vice President Terry Gerhart described the natural gas field of Block 12 in Cyprus EEZ as “world class, and of very large accumulation”. Mr. Gerhart had a meeting earlier on Thursday with President Christofias, in which the latter was informed on the progress of the drilling in Block 12. “Everyone is aware we [...]
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Judge Faces 6 Years in Jail For Sexually Abusing His Son
A Five-member Criminal Appeals Court on Wednesday sentenced a Greek judge to serve six years in jail for sexually abusing his five-year-old son. The court reduced the suspended 13-year sentence originally imposed by a lower-level court by seven years. Following the verdict, the judge was sent to prison. The sentence followed a lengthy hearing with [...]
Kirchner Solar Group Founds Subsidiary in Athens
Kirchner Solar Group has founded its subsidiary, by the name of Kirchner Solar Hellas, in Athens. The new company will contribute to developing and establishing specific regional solutions for the Greek solar market. Operations start with four Greek employees and the location will be opened on February 1. With 300 days of sunshine per year, [...]
Athens Supports Belgrade for European Capital of Culture 2020
Mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis has sent a letter of support to Belgrade regarding its candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2020, the Organisational Board of ‘Beograd 2020′ released in a statement. The City of Athens is the tenth city in a row to support Belgrade in its preparation for the candidacy for European Capital [...]
Village in Northern Greece Left Without Electricity Amidst Cold Weather
PPC and the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Mr. Papaconstantinou, have demonstrated the full capacity of their indifference towards the Greek people not only facing harsh austerity measures, but lately the extremely cold weather conditions as well. Northern Greece is suffering under the waves of snow and strong winds, but this does not [...]
Homeless of Athens Find Shelter From Cold Weather At OAKA Stadium
Homeless people living in Athens can find shelter from the adverse weather conditions at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA). According to e-kathimerini, a heated area at the OAKA is available as of Wednesday to all homeless people of the capital, while a fast food company will provide them with food and drinks. In its official statement, [...]
Shipping Magnate Yiannis Pateras Passes Away
The Piraeus shipping community is mourning the death of shipping magnate Yiannis Pateras, who passed away at the age of 46 after fighting with cancer for two years. The deceased is survived by his wife Nineta and their three children. The news of his loss was a hard blow both to the shipping world and [...]
Allegorical Film “Οccupation” Available For Free Online
“Occupation” is the title of a new independent film production created by a group of volunteers in Iraklion, Crete, presenting an allegory on the present and the past. The film was shot as an answer to the German, mostly negative reports about the Greek situation and the Greek people, and can be watched on the [...]
Greek-Jewish Community’s Letter to UN Recalls Bulgaria’s Part in Greek Jews’ Holocaust
On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, and the UN Department of Public Information briefing on Bulgaria’s unknown part in saving its Jewish population during WWII, the Central Board of Jewish Communities of Greece sent a letter to the UN body on January 26, reminding them of Bulgaria’s part in the Greek Jews’ [...]
German Professor To Spiegel: “If Greek Mood Turns, Issue of Old WWII Reparations Could be Raised”
German Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics Albrecht Ritschl gave an interview to German Spiegel explaining why the Greek debt is not the biggest financial tragedy experienced in Europe, and emphasizing that the anti-Hellenic policies of the German media are quite dangerous to Germany. “Germany was the biggest debt transgressor of [...]
Earthquakes Rattle Southern Greece Non-Stop
New seismic shocks have been noticed on January 29 between the islands of Crete and Santorini. The epicenter of the new earthquakes has been the same as the previous ones monitored within the past days. With a measuring of 4.5 on the Richter scale, the new tremors occurred at 11:55 a.m. and were also felt [...]
Tax Evader Owes Greek State 952 Million Euros
Number One on the debtors list to the Greek state is Nicolas Kassimatis, a 57-year-old accountant and VAT collector from Thessaloniki with a tax debt of 952 million Euros and previous conviction of tax-related crimes, reported the General Post with the help of Yiannis Koutsomitis. The names of more than 4,000 tax evaders, who each [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
