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The redesigned lighting for all the major Athenian monuments is now complete, with the new lighting for the temple of Hephaestus and the monument to Philopappos shown for the first time on Tuesday evening in the Greek capital. The lighting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhD28Esmqk&feature=emb_logo The garden of Zappeion, the Athens emblematic conference and exhibition center, is changing its night face. 17 of its precious statues are getting new lighting at night. The internationally renowned lighting designer Eleftheria Deko and her team gave new evening...

The new lighting of the Acropolis was unveiled on Wednesday in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and the president of the Onassis Foundation, Antonis Papadimitriou. The...

After a test run in early September, the all-new lighting for the Parthenon will be officially unveiled on Wednesday, September 30. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with other European leaders, will attend the ceremony on the Acropolis on Wednesday...

After nine months of hard work and preparation, the first test of new lighting on the Acropolis finally illuminated the Parthenon on Wednesday night. The breathtaking sight of the full moon above the iconic monument only added an air of...

This is the second Presidential campaign that I am witnessing in Cyprus and I must admit it has to be dirtiest yet! There are five candidates fighting for the throne and with sharpened tongues they are all anxious to...

  Several executives of the Energa and Hellas Power electricity companies were found guilty of stealing money from the state by an Athens court on Tuesday. Of the 19 people who were originally suspects, eight of them were cleared of all...

Yesterday, supporters of Greece against IMF EU-Troika’s economic blackmailing tactics to break down the Greek spirit brought thousands of people out into the streets. It was a great success attracting masses of people of all nationalities to flood squares...

  According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) (released by Kathimerini), there is a large decrease in the net salary of the Greeks. OECD’s data shows that the net salaries of the Greeks has decreased by 1.7 percent...

The social security issue is once again on the table after the statements of the Finance Minister Yiannis Stouraras, and of the Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis in Parliament. Mr. Vroutsis made clear, that the law will be strictly implemented...

In the midst of the summer season in Greece, the Financial and Economic Crime Unit (S.D.O.E) conducted extensive spot checks all around the country. In four cases, the auditors discovered serious discrepancies and  shut down four businesses. In particular, during...

Having secured reluctant Parliamentary approval of a $17.45 billion spending cut and tax hike plan demanded by international lenders, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is preparing for a week of meeting European Union leaders in the hopes they will...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ Cabinet met on Aug. 31 to rubber stamp more than $14.7 billion in cuts demanded by international lenders in return for continued aid, with salaries and pensions again at the top of the list...

The uneasy coalition government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will hit workers, pensioners and the poor for a big chunk of the $14.16 billion in cuts demanded by international lenders in return for rescue loans, Greek media reports said....

ATHENS – Greece will know by the end of March 8 if enough private investors have agreed to accept losses of 74 percent as part of a so-called Private Sector Involvement (PSI) deal designed to wipe out $13I) deal...