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Greece’s Centre-Left Movement of Change Climbs in Opinion Polls

Governing SYRIZA has marginally closed the gap from opposition New Democracy (ND) in a new poll by Prorata group. The poll published in Efimerida ton Syntakton shows that ND is leading with 33% and SYRIZA follows with 24.5%. The most impressive...

Movement of Change: Greek Centre-Left Coalition Unveils Name

The new centre-left political coalition consisting of PASOK socialists, Potami centrists and various small social-democratic entities is unveiling its name in the coming days. According to reports, the new name will be "Kinima Allagis" (Movement of Change), a reference to...

El Greco: The Greek Painter Who Changed the Art World

El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his works have influenced painters over the centuries.

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge: an Engineering Marvel that Changed Greece

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge was opened on August 7, 2004 one week before the opening of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Within almost two decades, it changed the economic landscape in Greece. The Rio-Antirrio bridge, which connects the Peloponnese with...

How Beach Life in Greece Will Change this Summer

Greece is about to start a gradual lifting of its draconian coronavirus restrictions, but locals and tourists alike know that -- this summer at least -- beach life will be radically different from what we are used to. Scientists continue...

El Greco: The Greek Genius Who Changed the Art World

El Greco's "Portrait of an Old Man," believed to be a self-portrait, 1595 El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his unique, romantic and awe-inspiring works have influenced a great...

Thousands of Students Across Greece Protest Against Climate Change

Thousands of Greek students protested against climate change in the country's largest cities on Friday morning. Rallies were held in many cities across the nation, including Kalamata, Chania, Patras, and Thessaloniki; the largest action was held in the capital city...

Stoicism: Fast-Growing Global Movement Will Hold Conference in Greece in October

Stoicism is coming home! This is according to Dr. Alkistis Agio, one of the organizers for the upcoming "Stoicon" event, which is an annual, international conference on modern Stoicism. The Stoicon 2019 will be taking place in Athens, Greece on Saturday,...

How Greece's Political Landscape Changes After the Election

July 8, 2019 finds Greece turning the page, as the political landscape changed radically after the results of Sunday's election. Greece leaves four and a half years of leftist rule behind. The Alexis Tsipras government promised change and the end...

KINAL Leader Gennimata at Party Convention: ''We Represent Change''

The Leader of the ''Movement for Change'' (KINAL) party said that her social and democratic party represents a change in Greece. Speaking in front of 4,500 party members and congressmen at the Second Party Convention in Athens, Gennimata outlined the...

OPINION: Casting a Blank Vote Could Change Face of Democracy

Preamble Following the results of several elections in western democracies, they reveal alarming matters and raise serious questions: (a) if in fact, modern democracy actually represents the people and (b) if those elected governments do actually listen to the wishes...

Greeks in England May be Affected by Possible Stop of Free Movement of EU Residents

British Prime Minister Theresa May might be formally committed to stopping the free movement of EU citizens to Britain ahead of the June 8 elections, a fact that may affect thousands of Greeks living or studying in England. According to...

Why Varoufakis’ DIEM25 Will Fail to Produce Change in Europe

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has launched a new political movement, DIEM25, a pan-European movement for democracy with the aim of democratizing Europe. The launching of DIEM25 took place yesterday at Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre and featured speeches from Barcelona’s...

Varoufakis' Video Hints at Creation of New Political Movement in Greece

A new video clip titled "The 1101 are coming" has appeared on the internet showing people mentioned by their first name, including Yanis Varoufakis and actor Cleon Grigoriadis. The enigmatic video clip starts with the phrase "They are coming and...

SYRIZA: Change in Greece Marks New Era for Europe

The Political Secretariat of newly-elected SYRIZA issued its first statement since the party's victory on the January 25 Greek general elections. The statement emphasized the support toward the governmental policy as well as its intention to stay on the path...