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Greek Olympian Anna Korakaki Wins Gold, Equaling Her World Record in Belgrade
Greek Olympian Anna Korakaki added another gold medal to her enormous collection by by winning the Belgrade Grand Prix in the 10 meter pistol competition, equaling in the process her own world record.
The Greek champion equaled the world record...
Greece
Champions League: Ten-Man Olympiacos Crumbles in Belgrade (video)
Olympiacos suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) in Belgrade on Tuesday as the Greek crumbled in the second half after Algerian Yassine Benzia was sent off.
The sole Greek representative in Champions League conceded three goals...
Greece
Champions League Draw: Olympiacos to Face Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Red Star Belgrade
The draw of the UEFA Champions League for the year 2019-2020 took place on Thursday evening in Monte Carlo.
Greece's Olympiacos was placed in Group B and will face strong opposition in the group stages in order to advance to...
Greece
Stefanidi Gets Gold at the European Indoor Championship in Belgrade
With a 4.85m clearance, Ekaterini Stafanidi won the gold medal at the women’s pole-vault final at the European Indoor Championship in Belgrade on Saturday March 4.
Congratulations, @KatStefanidi! 👏
With a 4.85m clearance, the Greek claims her third major title in less...
Greece
Greece Turns Down Invitation to Participate in Police Chiefs Meeting in Belgrade on Borders Issue
Greece did not accept the invitation to participate in the second meeting of police chiefs of the five Balkan countries, Fyrom, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria, that is held on Tuesday at Belgrade on the borders issue. The first...
Basketball
Euroleague: Panathinaikos Makes the Playoffs Despite Loss to Red Star Belgrade [Video]
Panathinaikos suffered a 69-68 defeat from Red Star at the Pionir Hall of Belgrade but made the playoffs due to Macabbi Tel Aviv's victory over Alba Berlin (64-73) fifteen minutes earlier.
Alba's loss meant that Panathinaikos automatically qualified for the playoffs no matter...
Greece
Greek Trains To Reopen Routes to Skopje, Belgrade and Sofia
Greece's rail operator, TRAINOSE, will resume daily services between Thessaloniki, Skopje, Belgrade and Sofia from May 10.
TRAINOSE, the operating arm of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), had suspended services linking Thessaloniki to the Balkan capitals in February 2011 due to financial difficulties. However,...
Business
Waterway Link From Thessaloniki to Belgrade
A navigable connection from Thessaloniki to Belgrade through the Morava River is being planned after a deal between the China Gezhouba Corporation and the Serbian government.
The Chinese will deliver a full report of their plan to the Serbian Minister...
Greece
Athens Supports Belgrade for European Capital of Culture 2020
Mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis has sent a letter of support to Belgrade regarding its candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2020, the Organisational Board of 'Beograd 2020' released in a statement.
The City of Athens is the tenth city...
Greece
Greek Deputy Finance Minister to Visit Belgrade
Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Dollis will carry out a visit to Belgrade on October 24 and 25, within the framework of the “Go International” business conference being held by the EFG Eurobank group, in collaboration with the three largest...
Culture
Rigas Feraios: On the Trail of the Protomartyr of Greek Independence
Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and revolutionary agitator in the wide Balkan Diaspora forming in the states neighboring the Ottoman Empire. He had done it all.
Like so...
Culture
World’s Oldest Greek School Celebrates 220 Years in Vienna
The Greek National School in Vienna, the oldest still-functioning Greek school in the world, has celebrated 220 years since its opening.
The school - founded in 1804 - was awarded the 'Simonos Sina' award by the Academy of Athens in...
Business
Thessaloniki International Fair: The History of the Region’s Biggest Event
The Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is a commercial exhibition event of great importance in Greece and Southeastern Europe, taking place annually in Thessaloniki, Greece.
This year, the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center will host the from September 9th to September 17th. Thousands...
Greece
The Greek Captain Who Refused to Participate in Bombing of Yugoslavia
Greek Navy Captain Marinos Ritsoudis became famous internationally after he refused to participate in a NATO mission as the organization conducted bombings in Yugoslavia in 1999.
In that year, NATO countries, including the US, conducted an aerial bombing campaign on...
Art
Dimitris Mytaras: A Great Artist of 1960s Greece
Dimitris Mytaras, who passed away on this day in 2017, was one of the most important painters and set designers of the 1960s generation of Greek artists