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'Sense Zagori Project,' an Initiative to Promote the Region of Zagori

The National University of Athens and the Zagoria Excellence Network presented the launch of "Sense Zagori Project," a project that concerns the promotion and development of Zagori and the wider region. "Sense Zagori Project" aims to the total restart of...

Greek Student Among Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge Winners

Greek high school student Nefeli Stefopoulou was one of ten winners at the worldwide Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change competition. Her project managed to stand out among thousands of participants from 100 countries. This year's 10 winners represented Greece, Chile, Ecuador,...

In Milan, Greek PM Samaras Outlines Efforts to Fight Unemployment

Greece is showing a steady decline in its unemployment rate per quarter, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said during a summit in Milan yesterday on the issue of growth and jobs in the European Union. Referring to Greece's improving economy,...

160 Million Fund for Youth Unemployment in Greece

According to the European Commission, the total amount of 160.24 million Euros will be provided to Greece in order to support the unemployed youth during the years 2014 and 2015. The funds are part the European Youth Employment Initiative. The...

Action Team Helps Greece Absorb Nearly 183 Million Euros in EU Funds as of Mid-March

A new action set up to help Greece absorb more EU funding appears to have produced the first results, as the country absorbed nearly 183 million euros as of mid-March, when it began its work, it was revealed. According to data...

A Very European Coup

By Costas Douzinas* This is why Syriza's negotiating strategy has to play to the European gallery and not just to the suits in the conference room. The aim is to persuade people to put pressure on their own governments or change...

SYRIZA's Tsipras: 'Let's not leave the country, let's change it'

The January 25 national elections motto should be "Let's not leave the country, let's change it," main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, speaking to the youth section of the party at the Michael...

Athens and Thessaloniki Among 100 Resilient Cities

Greece's capital city, Athens, and second largest city, Thessaloniki, were included among the 35 cities across the world that will join Rockefeller Foundation's "100 Resilient Cities" initiative, was announced yesterday. The initiative is dedicated to help cities become more resilient to physical,...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces New Wave of Grants

Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a new wave of grants to support non-profit organizations that operate in Greek sectors critical for growth and development. A total of 88 grants, amounting to 26.8 million euros, will be given to organizations who are...

Opportunity for Young Unemployed in Village, Northern Greece

Northern European pensioners are creating an entire village in Northern Greece, in which young unemployed from Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy will have the opportunity to live and work. The village is an idea of the ProWork initiative. The ProWork...

Too Late For To Potami in Greece

Once upon a time, Athens had a river running through it, the Kifissos, flowing from Mt. Parnitha through the city down to the Saronic Gulf. A city really needs a river or body of water to be considered World...

Greece: Land of Economic Tragedy or Entrepreneurial Opportunity?

Researcher Tom Kadala asked fifteen Greek young professionals in Athens to share their views on the future of Greece, including their comments and recommendations for their leaders and Troika. See the findings in the following story: By Tom Kadala* -...

Greece to Launch Free Nationwide Wi-Fi In 2014

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced that he plans to cover Greece with a Wi-Fi cloud and give everybody in the country free internet access. Samaras made the statement during a televised interview broadcasted on Mega TV during which...

Greeks' Mental Health at Stake: 20 Attempts Per 1 Recorded Suicide

A Reuters analysis deals with the mental health of Greeks amid the deepening financial crisis. Accompanied by a photograph depicting the place where 77-year-old Dimitris Christoulas committed suicide two months ago, the Reuters article refers to the suicide rates in...

Time to Clean Up the Garbage and Repower Greece

For two and a half weeks, my commute to work has involved step-stoning through wide expanses of trash. Plugging my nose has become second nature. Like the rest of Athens, I have started to forget that there were once...