Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou (photo) will both be at the Eurovison 2012 final. The singers, who represent Greece and Cyprus respectively, amazed the crowds in Azerbaijan, where the contest is taking place, and qualified for the final. Eleftheriou’s song “Aphrodisiac” is in English. Watch her performance at the Eurovision semifinal below: Ivi Adamou’s song [...]
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Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation Features Puppet Player Evgenios Spatharis
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) presents renowned Greek shadow puppet player Evgenios Spatharis, which they have digitized. The episode featured by the ERT archives is “Evgenios Spatharis-1959.” Despite the fact that the puppet player began his performances in 1942, the documentary focuses on 1959, when Spatharis performed at the International Festival of Shadow Theatre in Paris. [...]
Gavriella Ushakova: Legendary Prostitute of Athens
With several featured articles and videos on her turbulent life story and tragic death, the only prostitute in the history of the Greek state that has officially entered the Presidential Megaron to receive an honoring distinction for her services to the country during the Axis Occupation in the 40’s, remains to date one of the [...]
Greek Singer Dimitris Mitropanos Dies at 64
One of Greece’s most recognizable voices, Dimitris Mitropanos died today, April 17 2012. Mitropanos suffered a heart attack and he was rushed to the hospital where doctors stabilized his condition, but then he suffered a pulmonary edema from which he died. Mitropanos was born on April 2nd 1948 in the city of Trikala in northwest [...]
Greeks & Diaspora Bond Holders Will Take Big Losses Too
ATHENS – Greeks and those in the Diaspora who bought Greek bonds to support Greece during its economic crisis will not be exempt from an agreement the government made with private investors to write down the country’s debt and will suffer big losses too, the head of the Eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker said. “There can be [...]
Second Greek Bailout: Almost Done!
Eurozone finance ministers are leaning towards approving the new $171-billion bailout for Greece. The second bailout for debt-laden country would resolve Athens’ immediate repayment needs but seems unlikely to revive the nation’s shattered economy. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said Monday that after months of negotiations over terms of the deal for debt-ridden Greece, an [...]
Cases of Illicit Antiquities Trade and Stolen Artifacts in Greece
(Original Story In Greek By Ingka Athanasiadou) People investigating the case of the armed robbery at the Museum of Ancient Olympia say that the 65 stolen artifacts have possibly crossed Greek borders. According to police sources, the case of Ancient Olympia was a made-to-order theft, because the thieves, after having stolen the 65 artifacts, were [...]
Greek Lawmakers Vote Austerity as Athens Burns
ATHENS – While anarchists warred on the streets with riot police and 40 fires lit up banks, cinemas, and businesses, the Greek Parliament approved more austerity measures designed to keep bringing in international aid to keep the debt-choked country from bankruptcy after interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned the alternative was chaos and shortages of [...]
Thirty Two Years After the Death Of Cretan Singer Nikos Xylouris
On February 8th was the 32nd anniversary of the death of Cretan singer Nikos Xilouris, whose voice and songs charmed audiences for decades. Xylouris died in 1980 of a brain tumor. Nikos Xylouris, nicknamed Psaronikos, was born in Anogeia of Crete and was the older brother of two other great musicians of Cretan music, Antonis [...]
Greece Debt Reduction Deal Nears, but Second Needed
ATHENS – Just as Greece is seeking a second bailout to keep its economy from failing and defaulting on its loans under the weight of a staggering $460 billion debt – $41,818 for every man, woman and child in the country – coalition government officials said they are nearing an agreement on a deal to [...]
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 [...]
Lucas Papademos Wins Backing of Political Party Leaders to Pursue Troika Talks
Greece’s prime minister and the leaders of the three parties backing his coalition government have concluded a nearly three-hour meeting discussing the country’s negotiations with its creditors. Lucas Papademos said on Sunday there was “total convergence” among political allies on new austerity measures needed for a second bailout and debt cuts to avert default. “This [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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