After the approval of the Central Archaeological Council, excavations at the Ancient Agora of Pella will continue for another five years under Ioannis Akamatis, Professor of Classical Archaeology of the University of Thessaloniki, according to Amna. Pella is an archaeological site which was once the thriving capital of ancient Macedonia. Apart from being a cultural [...]
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Car Collides with Train in Serres
A car-train accident took place early in the afternoon of April 2 in Serres, Macedonia, Greece. After the collision with a passenger train, the car-driver was transferred to the General Hospital of Serres severely injured. The vehicle passed the safety barriers of the railway lines and crashed into the passing train. The car driver is [...]
Soufli Still Produces Silk for Europe
The silk production in the Greek city of Soufli has a long history dating from Byzantium ages. The families of Soufli which were involved with the silk industry could not even imagine that this “noble” raw material would be widely used one day. Soufli is the only city in Greece and Europe to be involved [...]
Golden Dawn Nixes Name Macedonia
The Greek political party Golden Dawn announced it would not accept a name containing the term Macedonia as Greece tries to settle a name dispute with its northern neighbor it calls the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM,) Focus news agency reported. The party’s leader, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, said in an interview to Greek Stoxos newspaper [...]
Hungary Switches From FYROM to Macedonia
Greece has lost another ally in its name game battle with its northern neighbor designated as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) when Hungary decided to recognize the Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name instead of FYROM, which has been used by the UN because of the latter’s name dispute with Greece. Hungary [...]
The Name Game: Greece Gave Macedonia Away
Macedonia is Greek. Get that? Macedonia is Greek, no matter what Greece’s envious neighbor to the north, a place called FYROM, wishes were the case. After gaining its independence from Yugoslavia 21 years ago, you’d think the people who lived there might want to come up with an original name for their new country instead [...]
Increase In Tomb Raiders, Lack of Cash
Driven by the serious economic crisis bringing the country to its knees, a growing number of Greeks are becoming makeshift ”treasure hunters” (although it might be more appropriate to call them ”tomb raiders”) and have taken to digging up sites in Greece in search of ancient finds to sell on the underground market to unscrupulous [...]
Young Farmers Union of Imathia: ‘Greeks Are Not Willing to Work in Agriculture’
The Union of Young Farmers of Imathia prefecture called on workers to harvest peaches in the region, but only 19 Greeks responded, just as Greek officials announced that unemployment hit 22%. Unemployment rates in central Macedonia, where the Imathia prefecture is located, are even higher at 25%. In the neighboring prefecture of Pella, the unemployment reached 50%. 4,885 [...]
World Court Rules Against Greece in FYROM Case
The world court has ruled Greece was wrong to block former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s bid to join NATO in 2008 because of a long-simmering dispute over the country’s use of the name Macedonia. The court found Greece’s veto breached a provisional 1995 deal under which Athens agreed not to block FYROM’s membership in international [...]
3 Newspapers in Salonika Strike Today
Journalists and technical staff of three newspapers in Salonika plan to strike on August 10th . The employees are forced to take action because they have not been paid yet. The newspapers “Macedonia”, “Thessaloniki”, and “Sport North” owe their employees salaries and have yet to pay. However, as of now, no further action has been [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Greece Celebrates International Museum Day on May 18 May 18, 2013
- Edessa Cherries, Wine For Gastronomy Fair May 17, 2013
- Greek Choreographers Festival In Thessaloniki May 17, 2013
- Taxidi Exhibit 2013 Opens in Cyprus May 16, 2013
