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Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Cyprus
‘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...
Greece
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...
Australia
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.
Greece
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.
Diaspora
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
Greece
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...
Greece
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...