Greece

Greece is home to countless traditional Greek dances, many of which have direct connections to ancient Greek forms of rhythmic movement. In ancient Greece, dance was an integral part of many aspects of cultural and religious events as well as...

The Greek dance Zeibekiko is one of the country's most iconic dances, and although women do dance Zeibekiko, it is considered to be highly masculine. Although Zeibekiko was once strictly a man’s dance, women have begun to take part in...

The zeibekiko requires an inner intensity, as it is an improvised movement that expresses the feelings of the individual who gets up to dance.

Maria Menounos threw a pre-wedding party in Athens on Thursday evening two days before her second wedding to Keven Undergaro in her father's hometown village. The famous TV presenter danced the zeibekiko, a passionate, improvised traditional Greek dance. The couple got married...

A young Greek girl has stunned a crowd of tourists and local people by performing an amazing Greek dance called the zeibekiko on the island of Kastellorizo. The scene, captured by Cibele Almeida, a visitor to the island, had gone viral...

Piraeus Bank, Greece's biggest lender, has signed a new investment deal for small and medium sized companies with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), worth 700...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will invest 350 million euros in Piraeus Bank covered bond next month, as part of efforts to increase small business lending in Greece. This will mark the first time that an international...

On Thursday the European Investment Bank (EIB) dedicated a one billion euro credit line to Greek banks, Reuters reported. The money is set to be allocated for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in efforts towards promoting youth employment in Greece,...

Creta Farm SA, a Greek-listed food company, on Tuesday signed a loan agreement worth 15 million euros with European Investment Bank. It is the first such agreement signed by EIB in the framework of a support programme offered by...

European Investment Bank (EIB) is determined and committed to contribute in the recovery of the Greek economy both through funding public and private sector projects and through offering consultancy services, Nicholas Jennett, head of Investment Team Greece and deputy...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) loan disbursed on Wednesday 300 million euros for Greece to be used to cover the country’s participation in the 2014-20 National Strategic Reference Framework (ESPA) program. The loan tranche is part of a 1-billion-euro loan...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, in an interview with Italy's RAI 3 public television to be aired on Sunday evening, underlined that “the Greece's government will suggest a New Deal for Europe, like US President Roosevelt had done. A...

For the first time in eight years, Greece will see positive growth rates in the third quarter of the year, Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis revealed on Thursday. Speaking during a ceremony for the signing of a loan agreement with the European...

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB) signed on Tuesday in Athens, a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hellenic Republic, concerning the contribution of the EIB to the soon to be established “Institution for Growth in Greece” (IfG). The IfG will...

Nothing can stop the strong-willed soul of a man who wants to dance to the rhythm of a Greek zeibekiko. In this case, the popular "Zeibekiko Tis Evdokias" (Evdokia's Zeibekiko). During halftime, the song began to play and basketball player...