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Greek Government Plans to Bring Forth Omnibus Bill of Landmark Issues This Week

The Greek government plans to bring forward an omnibus bill including all landmark issues - needing a legislative action - pending from the first review of the Greek bailout program, a top Finance ministry official told the Athens News...

Union of Centrist Leader V. Leventis in NY to Attract Investments [video]

Greek MP Vasilis Leventis, who heads the Union of Centrists party, is in New York to attend the two-day Concordia Summit titled "The Future of Europe". The event runs from September 19-20 and deals with challenges that Europe is...

Greek FinMin Criticizes Conservative ND Leader's Tax Proposals

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos criticized the proposals announced by New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday at the Thessaloniki International Fair, saying he intends to increase taxes on everyday goods. "Mitsotakis' answer to the crisis is to increase on...

Self-Styled Anarchists Turn Exarchia Into a War Zone (Again)

The roads around the National Technical University of Athens (Polytechnic) were turned into a war zone again at dawn on Sunday as young anti-state rebels threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at policemen. The region where the violent episodes took...

Greek PM A. Tsipras: Greece is Exiting the Crisis with Society Intact

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) central committee on the second day of its work. He hailed constructive dialogue and pointed to a tough battle ahead following the "looting of society" that has lead to...

The Authentic Greek 'Tsipouradika' of Volos

Tsipouro or raki is a pomace brandy produced in Greece and in particular Thessaly (Tsipouro Tyrnavou), Epirus, Macedonia, Mani, and the island of Crete. It is a strong distilled spirit containing 40-45% alcohol by volume and is produced from...

French-Canadian Pianist-Composer Alain Lefevre Makes Crisis-Stricken Greece His New Home

French-Canadian pianist and composer Alain Lefevre is one of the Quebecois pianists who have sold the greatest number of musical recordings. Revered in his country, he was made a Knight of National Order of Quebec. Accolades in his country,...

Read the Story of Legendary Zakynthos Mayor Who Saved Jews During Nazi Occupation; Daughter to Visit Israel

Eleni Kriezi-Apostoli (Lena Karrer), the daughter of the legendary late Mayor of Zakynthos, Loukas Karrer, known for saving the Greek island's Jews during the Holocaust, will visit Israel on September 18-21. The visit is being organized by the Israeli...

Artists and Volunteers Wanted for the 4th Little Paris of Athens

The 4th Little Paris of Athens is a multi-aspect festival of artistic expression taking place from October 6 to October 16 on French named streets around the center of the capital. The Petit Paris d'Athenes is organized by the...

British Kids Dream of Greek Vacations

Jet2holidays.com and Atomik surveyed 1,000 children aged between 7 and 13 years of age about their favorite vacation preferences. Greece ranked 4th among preferences featured among the top 5 destinations along with Italy, Spain, Portugal and France. Almost half (45 percent) wanted...