Greece
Culture
“Taste of Greektown” Festival Returns to Chicago for Summer 2021
The "Taste of Greektown" festival held annually in Chicago will bring fun, food, and drink with a Greek twist to the major US city in 2021.
Greece
End of Greek Coalition a "Staged Divorce", Says Opposition
Opposition parties in Greece have reacted angrily to what they see as a "staged divorce" between the SYRIZA-led government coalition partners.
Following the decision by the leader of the junior partner ANEL, Panos Kammenos to pull-out from the government over...
Diplomacy
Greece's Tsipras Rules Out Referendum, Defends 'North Macedonia' Deal
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has dismissed criticisms leveled by the opposition that the deal with Skopje on the naming dispute is a retreat for Greece.
"I see a deal where we only gain things, not give them away," he said...
Greece
Greek Opposition Party Leader Calls PM Tspiras the Greatest Enemy to Greece's Youth Population
New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a speech to ND's youth group ONNED on Friday evening where he called on young people to rally and move Greece forward.
"Greece will be changed by its young people, those that are prepared to work hard,...
Greece
Athens University Closed "until further notice"
The Economics and Business Departments of Athens University, one of Greece's leading educational institutions, have closed on the orders of the senate after the escalation of clashes between police and illegal street vendors who sell their merchandise outside the university campus....
Greece
2nd day of clashes at Athens University of Economics and Business
For the second day in a row there was tension at the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOE), with clashes between groups of students and the Greek Police.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Greek police were outside the University campus...
Business
SDOE Reveals Monastery Fraud
Inspectors from Greece's financial crimes squad SDOE said they have uncovered a scheme of 10 monasteries involving black money and fake documents to attain subsidies fraudulently.
According to Greek media reports, the revelations of the Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) complement...