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Greece
John Kerry Postpones Visit to Greece and Cyprus
United States Secretary of State John Kerry postponed a visit to Athens, scheduled to take place on November 14, as well as a visit to Cyprus.
The visit has been postponed for a later uknown date, most likely in December, due to...
Greece
CNN launches Greek Edition of Webpage
CNN has officially launched the Greek edition of their website, via a collaboration with DPG Digital Media, a Greek company that develops media brands.
CNN.gr includes news and video footage about Greece and the world. The webpage is in the Greek language.
“The...
Crime
Greek Prosecutor Orders Preliminary Investigation for Attack Against MP
The head of public prosecutors' Ilias Zagoraios on Friday ordered a preliminary investigation for the attack against New Democracy lawmaker Giorgos Koumoutsakos.
Koumoutsakos has filed a suit against persons unknown. Meanwhile Greek Police has called for questioning eight people who...
Economy
Greece Not Likely to Get Bailout Tranche on Monday's Eurogroup
Greece's delay in negotiations over reforms required by the bailout program has left many issues still open, rendering the disbursement of the 2-billion-euro subtranche highly unlikely, according to European Commission sources.
The cancellation of the Euro Working Group teleconference scheduled between...
Australia
Design Delta Architects Constructs First Byzantine-Style Greek Orthodox Monastery
Design Delta Architects (DDA) owned by Greek-Australian Demetrios Stavropoulos has undertaken the task of constructing Australia’s first Byzantine-style Greek Orthodox monastery on Mangrove Mountain near Sydney.
Pantanassa Monastery was first established under the initiative of Archbishop Stylianos back in 1976....
Greece
EC President Juncker: Greece and Turkey Need A Joint Coast Guard in Refugee Crisis
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reiterated his request that Greece and Turkey should conduct joint patrols in the Aegean, a proposal that Athens has rejected.
Juncker spoke in Frankfurt on the occasion of his one-year anniversary in the Commission presidency. The...
Economy
Varoufakis Sees Further Downturn for Greek Economy Due to Terms Imposed by Creditors
Greece's economy will deteriorate further in the next six months as a result of the terms imposed on the country by its EU partners and creditors, following the lead of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Greece's controversial former finance...
Art
French Artist Combines Star Wars Characters and Ancient Greek Statues
A French artist going by the pseudonym Travis Durden reinvented a series of Star wars characters, making them resemble ancient Greek sculptures. Durden, who is well-versed in ancient art, also fell in love with contemporary popular culture -- two...
Cyprus
Turkey Grants Access to 'Military Areas' in Occupied Cyprus for Missing Persons
Turkey has granted access to 30 "military areas" in occupied Cyprus, over a three-year period for excavation of missing persons.
According to a press release issued Thursday by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), the Committee was notified by...
Greece
Greek Parliament Approves Omnibus Bill of Prior Actions
The Greek Parliament passed with 153 votes of the ruling SYRIZA-ANEL coalition the omnibus bill of the second package of prior actions required by the bailout program.
The vote was conducted by roll-call, as requested by New Democracy. One SYRIZA...
Greece
Two Ferries with 3,000 Refugees on Board to Dock at Piraeus Port
Two ferries from Mytilene and Chios carrying 3,000 refugees are expected to arrive at Piraeus port on Friday after the Pan-Hellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) suspended its strike.
"Tera jet" ferry departed from the port of Mytilene at 8 am with 1,740 refugees on...
Culture
Europe’s Annual Thessalians Festival Took Place in Gütersloh, Germany
Europe's Thessalians gathered in the Stadthalle Hall at Gütersloh, Germany to celebrate the Jubilee (100 of Vasilis Tsitsanis). Led by the Thessaly Youth Europe the 11th annual event celebrated that Thessalian traditions, customs, dances and songs are still alive...
Art
‘It’s All Greek to’ Versace for FW 2015 – 2016
“#GREEK symbolizes everything: the traditions of craftsmanship and the Greek key, the emoji of the future,” Versace Group Chief fashion designer and current Vice President Donatella Versace commented on the Italian brand's Greek-inspired Fall/Winter 2015-2016 Collection.
The idea of female empowerment...
Education
Students Hold Protests Across Greece Against Education Cuts
High school and university students carried out demonstrations all around Greece against the Greek government's reduction of funds in the educational system 's budget, and demanded increased funding to schools and universities as well as the addition of more teachers and professors.
A student...
Education
Greek Law Students Win International Law Competition
A team of undergraduate students of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens won this year's Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot) competition.
The group overcame teams from 82 other universities during the last weekend. The topic...