Greece

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos praised the recent vote of the US House of Representatives to recognize the Armenian genocide during his official visit to Armenia on Tuesday. "We the Greeks welcome the fact that the international recognition...

U.S. Congressman Andy Barr on Thursday opposed financial participation of the International Monetary Fund in Greece's third bailout program. Barr, who is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade expressed his opposition at a special meeting of the...

An extraordinary PASOK Congress is going to take place shortly announced PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata on Tuesday at the Democratic Alliance parliamentary group meeting. The congress is expected to elect the members of PASOK’s main bodies, i.e. the central committee,...

The World Chefs Congress & Expo is coming to Thessaloniki, Greece, for the first time in its 86-year history. "It is one of the most important international events in the gastronomy sector bearing in mind that one of the...

Santorini is a popular tourist destination for many reasons. Now, the island, known for its ancient grape varieties and wine will be hosting the first International Wine tourism Congress this October. The event will take place at the Petros Nomikos...

The famed Lion of Amphipolis statue could not have been placed on the Casta hill covering a controversial tomb in northern Greece's archaeological site, specialists said at a Thessaloniki congress on Saturday, because it is too heavy to have been supported...

A two-day meeting of ruling SYRIZA's Central Committee ended on Sunday with the adoption of a draft resolution outlining conclusions on crucial policy issues. The final draft included some proposed modifications, while the meeting decided that the party's Congress...

SYRIZA's Central Committee decided during a meeting late on Thursday night to hold a party congress in September, a suggestion also made earlier by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his opening remarks. "We were forced to make difficult decisions,"...

New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras focused his speech at the party's political committee on Sunday on criticizing the majority ruling party SYRIZA for its policies, while he rejected all calls for a party congress and change in leadership. "We lost...

The once-dominant and now-vanishing PASOK Socialist party will convene for a two-day Congress in Athens on Sept. 3 to note its 39th anniversary as current leader Evangelos Venizelos is desperately trying to keep it from vanishing. With the party hovering...

The 23rd World Congress of Philosophy opened in Athens on Sunday evening with a concert held at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis hill. Greek organizers warmly welcomed thinkers from across the world to the...

Philosophers from around the world will gather in Athens from Aug. 4-10, returning to the land of its most famous practitioners, for the World Congress of Philosophy. The president of the Organizing Committee, Professor of Philosophy at the  University of...

Greece was not included on the list with the 20 most popular congress destinations for 2012. The institution of congress tourism in Greece is moving downwards, according to the ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association) data. Athens ranked 35th with...

The World Congresses of Philosophy are organized every five years by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies in collaboration with one of its member societies. The xxiii World Congress of Philosophy will be held from August 4 through August...

The Association of Friends of Astronomy of Crete and the Astronomical Group of students of the University of Crete invite you to the 7th National Congress of Amateur Astronomy, which will take place on the 7th, 8th and 9th...