Life

In the last years, hundreds of Greek clothing companies have been transferred to other countries in the Balkans, where the labor cost is lower and tens of thousands of workers in the production line of Greek garments can be...

The Laboratory of International Relations and European Integration of the University of Macedonia is organizing an event to honor the Greek-by-choice Perdo Olalla, with the main subject, The role of humanism (at 12.00, at the University’s event hall). Pedro Olalla...

The Penny Marathon is an initiative aiming at raising awareness of the plight of stray, neglected and abused companion animals, at sensitizing people on stray animals’ adoption and neutering programs. The initiative began in July 2012 by a small group...

The life and times of Spyros Merkouris, who was Mayor of Athens in 1930, were featured at the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) celebration that visited the Greek capital for a third time, and drew 1,20o delegates. The historical...

This week the Benaki Museum will host the event Gastronomy Days - Destination of Origin: Greece, aiming to highlight Greek cuisine and to promote the authentic and unique products of Greece. This event will have a different approach for the...

The 2013 Paniyiri at Brisbane’s Musgrave Park was held successfully this weekend, as tens of thousands of people went to enjoy the sunny weather, the food, wine and dance. Even when the sun started to fall, there was still...

Cheery, dynamic, professionally perfect and above all optimistic, Koza Mostra along with the “heavy artillery,” the Greek folk singer of rebetiko Agathonas Iakovidis, managed to stir up Eurovision despite only a sixth-place finish among 26 countries. The Greek group's performance...

The annual DEKA Awards Gala, through which the Greek business excellence in Montreal is recognized, was held May 17 by the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce of Montreal whose aim is to promote commerce, trade and to reward the sense...

The Secretariat General of Culture of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in cooperation with the International Council of Museums branch in Greece presented the program of celebrating events on the occasion of the International Museum Day...

Two new videos that promote the civilization, history, hospitality and merits of all Cretans have been created by the Region of Crete, to achieve the best possible joint tourism promotion of Crete through the campaign Incredible Crete: Surprisingly Yours! The...

ECOWEEK 2013 New Nordic Living opened in Copenhagen on Monday May 13 with great success and with the presence of over 300 participants from around the world. The international conference ECOWEEK 2013 New Nordic Living in Copenhagen, an initiative of...

The Dance Festival of the Greek Choreographers Association has been organized for the first time in Thessaloniki, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the co-operation of the Greek department of the International Dance Council...

Eurovision, the pop-schmaltz-saccharine-kitsch song contest that is known for bad taste and fantasy tunes that avoid the real world, has had a taste of gay marriage and Greek politics thrown into the mix for this year’s final in Malmo,...

Greeks can repeat the “miracle of 2004” and deserve a much better fate, said Gianna Angelopoulos, during the presentation of her book, My Greek Drama, in an event organized in the cultural hall of the Cathedral of the...

The Greek beer Volkan “born in Santorini” was awarded Product Innovation of the Year at the International Beer Awards of the Canadean’s 9th Annual International Beer Strategy Conference 2013 that took place from 14th to 15th May 2013 in...