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Greece
Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus Tests Positive for Covid-19
Through a Tweet, Minister of Education Niki Kerameus announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday.
Kerameus and her husband underwent testing after he began to show symptoms of the virus, and both their test results were positive....
Greece
Anarchist Group ”Rubicon” Vandalizes Education Minister Kerameus' Office
Greek anarchist group ”Rubicon,” well-known for its ''activist interventions'' as it calls them, struck again on Friday, this time at the office of the country’s Minister of Education, Nikki Kerameus.
A group of Rubicon members, whose exact number remains still...
Greece
Columbia University Announces Global Center in Athens
The President of Columbia University in New York, Lee Bollinger, announced the foundation of an International Education Center in Athens on Sunday, November 6. The news came as part of a delegation of 30 leading US Universities currently visiting Greece.
The...
Education
Prof. John Kazazis of Aristotle University Dead by Suicide
Professor John Kazazis, the Head of the Center for Greek Language at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, has committed suicide by hanging at the age of 74.
Kazazis' body was discovered on Tuesday in an office basement in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki....
Greece
Covid-19: High Schools to Open Across Greece on Monday
Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus announced that high schools will open for classes on Monday, despite the Covid-19 lockdown.
Greece
World Leaders Descend on Athens for Military Parade on Greek Bicentennial
Greece is getting ready for what promises to be a spectacular military parade to to celebrate the country's bicentennial.
Crime
Greek Prosecutor Calls for Force-Feeding of Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas
A Greek prosecutor called for convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas to be forced-fed as he entered the 47th day of a hunger strike.
Crime
Convicted Terrorist Koufodinas on Hunger Strike for 45 Days
Convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, who has been on hunger strike for 45 days announced on Monday he will stop drinking water too.
Education
Columbia University Plans Global Center in Greece
Columbia University is planning to open a Global Center in Greece as an addition to its worldwide network of such centers that support remote learning and help students connect with the global community.
Currently there are Columbia Global Centers in...
Education
All Primary Schools, Kindergartens to Close Monday, Education Minister Announces
On Saturday, Greece's Education Minister Niki Kerameus announced the closure of all primary schools, kindergartens, and daycares across the country starting Monday. The new measure will last until November 30.
Middle and high schools have been closed since the start...
Crime
Nazi Slogans Sprayed at Jewish Cemetery in Athens
Greek Police on Monday said that investigations are underway to locate and arrest the perpetrators who wrote Nazi slogans on the outer wall of the Jewish cemetery in the Athens southern suburb of Nikaia, late on Sunday night.
The Israeli...
Education
Greek Officials Left Red-Faced as Student Face Masks Made Too Big
Greek authorities cancelled a contract with a face-mask maker on Monday after it became abundantly clear that many masks made for primary school children were too big to fit them.
According to reports, about one in three face masks, almost...
Education
Greek Schools Open on Monday With Special Measures for Covid-19
Schools throughout Greece opened on Monday -- but under completely different conditions than other years, as the pandemic has necessitated many changes and a long list of protective measures, starting with the use of face masks by all and...
Education
Greece to Open Schools on September 14 With Enhanced Coronavirus Measures
Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus, along with Greek health officials, announced on Tuesday that schools in the nation will officially open on Monday, September 14th.
In her announcement, the Minister gave repeated assurances regarding the safety of schoolchildren, stating...
Education
American Ambassador Extols New US-Greece College Exchange Program
"I can't think of a better place than Greece where American students could gain international experience and complete their studies," said US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt after a teleconference on International Academic Partnership Program between Greece and the...