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Culture
Movie Script About Greek Village Life Wins Awards for British Author
A novel depicting life in a Greek coastal village, entitled "Girl Gone Greek," has been retooled into an award-winning script, recognized as Winner for Best Script 2018 at the London Greek Film Festival. The new project was also shortlisted...
Greece
Group of 50 Refugees Leave for the UK; 130 Stranded Greeks Return Home
A group of 50 refugees - 16 unaccompanied children and 34 adults being reunited with their families - departed for the United Kingdom on Monday in an aircraft that also carried 130 Greek nationals, returning to Greece from the...
Diplomacy
Greece Votes on Bill to Protect the Rights of British Citizens After Brexit
A bill that protects the residence status and rights of current and future British citizens residing in Greece, regardless of whether a Brexit agreement is reached with the EU or not, was brought up for discussion in Parliament on...
Greece
Greek Hotel on Rhodes Sponsors British Couple's Wedding After Thomas Cook Collapse
A hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes and the manager of the local Thomas Cook office turned the recent devastating news of the travel giant's collapse to a fairytale for a British couple this week.
Thomas Cook, a 29-year old...
Greece
British Woman Dead After Husband Accidentally Runs Over Her on Skiathos Island
A family tragedy took place on the Greek island of Skiathos, in the Northern Sporades, in the early hours of Wednesday.
A British couple who own a house on Skiathos and spend most of their time in Greece, returned home at...
Crime
British Experts in Cyprus to Assist Authorities in Serial Killer Case
A number of British forensic experts have been in Cyprus for the last several days to assist local authorities in the unprecedented case of multiple murders carried out by an officer of the National Guard.
Cypriot authorities briefed Scotland Yard officials...
Cyprus
Brexit Prompts Britain to Consider Registering Ferry Fleets in Cyprus
British ferry operators have been showing a great deal of interest lately in registering their vessels under the flag of Cyprus, Greek Deputy Minister of Shipping Natasa Pilides stated on Wednesday.
P&O Ferries was the first large-scale British ferry operator which...
Crime
Homeless Briton Murdered in Athens Metro Station
A homeless man holding British nationality was found brutally murdered in Athens' underground station Thisio on Thursday morning.
The British national had been living on the streets of Athens. His body was found by employees of the Athenian electric railways at...
Economy
Visa Requirement for Post-Brexit Brits Could Hurt Greek Tourism
Greek hoteliers and others connected to the tourist trade could see a sharp fall in British visitors if post-Brexit visa fees being suggested in Europe, come into effect.
According to documents seen by MEPs and the Politico Europe news site,...