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Fortress Europe: A Short Film on the Refugee Crisis By Students in Kos (video)

Kos island is one of the areas in Greece that is being "tested" on a daily basis ever since the beginning of the refugee and migrant crisis. The Cinematographic Team of the Evening High School of Kos created a...

Video: 2016 Leadership 100 Conference Highlights

  The 25th Annual Leadership 100 Conference took place at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 18-21, 2016. The organization aims to provide funds for the education of Orthodox priests in the USA, promote Hellenism and Orthodoxy, as well...

Eurobarometer: 8 Out of 10 Greeks Distrust Parliament, Government, Parties

Eight out of ten Greeks distrust the government and the overall political system, a new Eurobarometer survey shows. The new report by the survey body of the European Commission also shows that Greeks do not trust mass media, and television...

Earth Friendly Products Hosts American Sustainable Business Council Event

Last week, Earth Friendly Products hosted a special evening to introduce the amazing work of the American Sustainable Business Council and a sneak peek of the new EFP Platinum Zero Waste Manufacturing Center! During the evening, Earth Friendly Products CEO Kelly...

One Publisher and Two Journalists Arrested for Blackmail

The police arrested one publisher and two journalists for blackmailing public organizations, companies and banks. The persons arrested are Panayiotis Mavrikos, publisher of the newspaper “Acropolis” and reporters Panagiotis Mousas and Christos Fragou. Mavrikos reportedly blackmailed public organization executives and bankers,...

IN-EDIT Music Documentary Festival, Greece Edition (video)

IN-EDIT Festival returns to Athens! From February 24th until the 28th, the biggest international festival for music documentaries will present the best and most interesting recent music documentaries. The idea began in 2003 in Barcelona, where for the first time, a...

Legendary Photojournalist Giannis Kyriakides Dies at 92

One of Greece's top photojournalists, Giannis Kyriakides, who wrote history in the field of photography through his unique style of work, has died at the age of 92. Based in Thessaloniki, Kyriakides for 70 years captured the biggest events inside...

Greek Community Throws Hit Party During Greek Glendi

Canberra’s Greek community showcased its rich culture and diversity last Sunday during the 18th annual Greek Glendi street party at the 2016 National Multicultural Festival. The event exceeded all expectations, attracting more people than any year before, while painting...

1st Kalamata Street Fashion Show to Take Place in April

The 1st Kalamata Street Fashion Show & 27210 Design Pop Ups has been organized under the initiative of the "Maria Callas" Music School of Kalamata Alumni Association with the support of the creative team of "Ladi Viosas" and the...

The Ordinary Life of Pantelis Pantelidis (video)

Pantelis Pantelidis, one of Greece’s most popular and loved singers, was killed in a car crash on Thursday morning. The announcement of his death left everyone shocked and saddened with many searching to verify if the incident had indeed...

Racist Delirium on Polish Magazine Cover

While Greece received thousands of refugees in the past year -- with a large number of them taking their last breath in the sea - and despite the fact that the international community has expressed its compassion towards this...

Leadership 100 Convenes in Scottsdale, AZ

The 25th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will take place at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 18-21, 2016. The organization's mission is to provide funds for the education of Orthodox priests in the USA, promoting Hellenism and Orthodoxy,...

Defense Minister to Visit Hotspots in Lesvos, Chios, Leros on Tuesday

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos will visit Lesvos, Chios and Leros on Tuesday to inspect the registration and identification centers on the islands which are almost complete, the ministry said in a press release. Before his visit, he will hold a...

Yannis Behrakis: The Man Behind the Image

The Secretariat General for Media and Communication organized the event “The Man behind the image” in honor of the multi-award winning photojournalist Yannis Behrakis. Behrakis, has been a photojournalist with Reuters for the last 20 years. His work has been awarded...

Greek Farmers Respond to the Government

Even though PM Alexis Tsipras invited the Greek farmers to an open dialogue regarding the hot issue of the pension reform plan and the security funds, the farmers appear uncompromising to their stand. According to Tsipras, there is room for...