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Thousands Celebrate Epirus Culture in Athens (video)
Thousands of people turned up on Sunday at an indoor arena in Piraeus, south of Athens, to watch a spectacular display of Epirus culture.
The annual gathering of the Panepirotic Association of Greece was a great opportunity for Epirotes to...
Greece
House Speaker Asks ANEL MP to Postpone Resignation
Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP Thanassis Papachristopoulos said that the speaker of the House, Nikolaos Voutsis, asked him to postpone his resignation for four to five days. The news comes following a meeting the two men had on Friday.
In a...
Education
US Embassy Offers Ten Scholarships for Greeks to Study in the US
The U.S. Embassy in Athens announced on Wednesday the launch of a new program which will give the chance to ten Greek students to travel to the United States. The students will receive a one-year scholarship to study at...
Greece
New Electrified Athens – Thessaloniki Railway Line Complete
The new electrified railway line from Athens to Thessaloniki is ready for use and will be put into operation today, January 29, according to a statement issued by the company responsible for the upgrade.
According to the state-run AMNA news...
Business
Attica Region Touted as Ultimate Wedding Destination
Local authorities from Greece’s largest prefecture of Attica revealed this week that they plan to promote wedding tourism in the region in the coming year. The announcement was made at the unveiling of Attica's strategic plan for tourism for 2019.
Speaking with the...
Greece
Tight Security Measures in Athens Ahead of Prespa Agreement Vote
The Greek police are bracing for possible violence at a demonstration against the Prespa Agreement which is scheduled to take place in Athens on Thursday evening.
The metro station at Syntagma Square will be closed from 16:30 local time (14:30 G.M.T.)...
Greece
Prespa Agreement Parliamentary Vote Expected on Thursday Night
The Parliamentary debate on the Prespa Agreement began on Wednesday morning, with the final vote projected to take place late Thursday night.
As the state-run AMNA news agency reports, the vote is expected to be taken after midnight, in the early...
Greece
Tsipras Releases Video in Support of Prespa Agreement
The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, uploaded a video on Monday evening on his personal Facebook page which shows his support of the Prespa Agreement.
''The time has come to see the real facts about the Prespa Agreement'', Tsipras wrote...
Greece
''Organized Plan To Invade Parliament'' Averted
The Speaker of the Greek Parliament, Nikolaos Voutsis, declared on Monday that extremists had hatched an organized plan to invade the Greek Parliament during Sunday’s demonstration at Syntagma Square.
Voutsis said evidence currently being held by the Parliamentary Guard proves...
Greece
Seven People Charged in Sunday's Riots in Athens
Six men and a woman who were arrested on Sunday’s clashes at Syntagma Square were charged with two criminal offenses and six misdemeanors by the Athens public prosecutor on Monday.
The violent clashes which occurred outside the Greek parliament on Sunday during...