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Tsipras Won't Attend Greek EU Presidency Ceremony

Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Greece's main opposition leftist party SYRIZA, won't be attending the official ceremony for the six month Greek EU presidency, in Athens Concert Hall. SYRIZA, with an official statement, announced that Tsipras' absence from the ceremony symbolizes the...

Concerns about Greek EU Presidency Delays

European Commission officers have expressed their concern about the delays they have noticed in preparation of the Greek EU presidency which is scheduled to begin in January 2014. According to the newspaper "To Vima," Zappeion Hall, which will host the...

EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Govt Candidate for the Greek Presidency?

The European Commissioner for Immigration, Citizenship and Internal Affairs, and New Democracy (ND) member, Dimitris Avramopoulos, is rumored to be the SYRIZA-led coalition government nominee for the upcoming Presidential election in Greece. According to Greek newspaper "To Vima," the first...

Venizelos Makes Assessment of Greek EU Presidency

Greece 's  Government Vice President, Foreign Minister and PASOK Party leader,Evangelos Venizelos,  during a press conference held in Athens, to mark the conclusion of the Greek Presidency of the European Council, made an assessment of Greece's Presidency in figures.  More specifically, as he said, during...

Kedikoglou: Illegal Immigration Biggest Issue for Greek EU Presidency

In the aftermath of the Farmakonisi incident, New Democracy and SYRIZA continue to exchange words regarding Greece's pressing illegal immigration issue. In the latest round of rebuttals, it was Greek Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou who, replying through a press...

Protest in Athens as EU Marks Greek Presidency

Bailout recipient Greece has ceremonially assumed the European Union's six-month presidency amid praise for its reform efforts from visiting senior EU officials. The visit took place during an Athens wide ban on protests. Several hundred Greek leftists defied the ban...

Antonis Samaras: SRM One of Greek EU Presidency's Main Priorities

Greece's Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, said Friday that one of the main priorities of his country's rotating EU Presidency will be to strike a deal with the European Parliament over the Single Resolution Mechanism agreed yesterday by Ecofin finance...

EPP’s Daul Optimistic on Greek EU Presidency

The head of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament Joseph Daul has expressed his confidence that the Greek government, to preside over the European Union Council in the first half of 2014, will lead the EU...

‘Greek Cypriots Should not Get EU Presidency’

Cyprus' EU presidency, slated for July 2012, could be withheld if a solution to the Cyprus problem is not on the cards by the end of the year, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Dervish Eroglu’s representative Kudret Ozersay. In an...

When Greek Politicians Betrayed the 1821 War of Independence Heroes

While the heroes of the glorious 1821 Revolution fought and died for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and high positions. These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...

Greek Students From Athens to Sydney Celebrate Independence Day

Greeks from Athens to Sydney celebrated Greek Independence Day and the Greek War for Independence with parades on Sunday.

Ten Influential Greek Women Who Shaped Modern Greece

Influential Greek women have played a crucial role in Greece's history since antiquity -- read on to learn about ten women who shaped Greece today.

People of Greek Origin Who Governed Other Countries

People of Greek origin are found everywhere, either in life or in pages of history books. Greek Civilization is the foundation of Western Culture and the names of prominent Greeks still shine through the ages

The Day Greeks of Smyrna Welcomed the Hellenic Fleet in Asia Minor

On May 14, 1919, thousands of Greeks of Smyrna wore their best clothes and rushed to the city's seafront to get a glimpse of the Hellenic Navy. On that day, what had been for centuries the Greek metropolis in...

Giannis Antetokounmpo: “We Always Felt Like, and Were, Greeks”

Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo visited the Greek President's mansion on Friday, along with his mother Veronica and brother Alex, who just received Greek citizenship yesterday. Although Giannis and his brothers Thanasis, Kostas, who also play for the NBA, and...