Greece

Τhe Onassis Foundation has donated 13.5 million surgical masks to the country, which they recently bought and had delivered to Greece from China. On Tuesday, Onassis Foundation President Antonis Papadimitriou delivered the precious cargo to Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Health...

Antonis Papadimitriou, the President of the Onassis Foundation, met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Mansion on Wednesday morning in Athens. It was made public following their meeting that the Foundation will fund the construction of a new,...

An exhibition that explores our digital past and the journey into our even more digital future will open its doors to the Athenian public on Tuesday, at the Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC) on Syngrou Avenue. From the early days...

Onassis Foundation on Sunday expressed its dismay at the European Commission's decision to exclude two regeneration projects from the upcoming EU funding program for Greece , according to a statement. According to Greek media, the European Commission has rejected the...

Today, the President of the Onassis Foundation Antonis Papadimitriou met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Minister of Development Kostis Hatzidakis in Megaro Maksimou. Mr. Papadimitriou stated that due to the economic crisis, Greeks have suffered and the...

Nikos Engonopoulos’ portrait of the poet Constantine P. Cavafy that was recently sold for 88,500 euros at an auction, now belongs to the Onassis Foundation. The portrait by Greece’s famous surrealist painter, follows a technique characteristic of the Byzantine...

The Onassis Foundation has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Ministries of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks and the Attiko Metro S.A. for the realization of the Program “Rethink Athens – Towards a...

The Onassis Foundation announced that 216 scholarships are to be given to students who want to study in Greece or abroad in 2011-2012. Among them 180 are Greeks and 36 foreigners. The Foundation, considering the financial crisis, decided to award...

The Onassis Foundation's "House of Letters and Arts" was inaugurated late Tuesday in a ceremony attended by President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias.  The "House of Arts and Letters" is a multiplex facility that will project modern culture, support...

Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world in the 20th century, a visionary and one of the richest men

Paul Ioannidis, who was one of the closest friends and associates of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, died at the age of 97

Monday was a historic day for the nation of Greece with the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction for the long-awaited Onassis National Transplant Center in Athens. Along with this momentous event, there was the presentation of an...

Billionairess Athina Onassis, aged 31, has kept her lips sealed concerning the cause of her marriage breakdown with Olympic medal-winning husband Alberto Affonso de Miranda Neto, otherwise known as "Doda." Daily Mail Online published exclusive reports that the decade-long...

Athina Onassis, the only descendant of Greek croesus Aristotle Onassis, and the sole heir to his fortune turned 30 years old last Thursday January 29. One of the most memorable gifts she received for her birthday was her own...

The airport of the island of Kythira in southern Greece is now officially known as the "Alexandros Aristotle Onassis Airport." The change to the airport's name owes to the contribution of Alexander Onassis to the airport's construction and to Greek aviation generally. The official...