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Wall Street Journal: Misery in Athens Streets

The Wall Street Journal made a report regarding the economic state of Greece and included statements of shop owners who are forced to close their shops and apartment owners who cannot collect their rents. According to the article, consumers’...

Never Forget Bouboulinas Street

By Leslie Absher I spent the first years of my childhood living in Athens during the junta, brought to Greece by my CIA dad for his first field assignment. I knew nothing about the dictatorship then; I was a child playing...

Between Two Friends: The Tale of Antonis and George

From the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times to Bloomberg, Reuters and Newsweek, global media are hungry to find details about the friendship of the two men that have basically caused the[...]

Charis Tsevis: The Greek Mastermind Behind The Iconic Steve Jobs Mosaics

Meet Charis Tsevis, the mosaics guru behind the iconic Steve Jobs portraits. From the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, to Fortune, and the Sunday Times, Tsevis' mosaics fascinate audiences worldwide.

Bourla Cracked Whip to Push Scientists to Create Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time

During the depths of the pandemic this year, when lockdowns and shutdowns were being imposed across the world in the desperate fight against the coronavirus, the situation seemed about as bleak as it could possibly be. In the dark days...

Latest Updates on Coronavirus: Greece Holds Its Breath

Greek authorities are on high alert following the alarming outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy, where as of Tuesday morning more than 280 cases and seven deaths have been recorded. Infectious disease experts warn that the possibility of an outbreak...

Cannabis Legalization in Greece Creates Business Opportunities

Greece is aiming to create new business opportunities in the new cannabis market generated after the passage of new laws which legalize the use of medical cannabis and the production of industrial cannabis. The first two licenses were granted to...

American and Greek Officials Discuss the Extension of American Military Presence in Greece

According to the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, the Greek authorities have started discussions with the American Pentagon regarding the issue of the extension of the American military presence in Greece. According to officials in the US, Greece is ready...

New York Welcomes South Aegean Cuisine

For the second year in a row, the city of New York has welcomed and presented the authentic, unique tastes of the South Aegean Region. Argyro Barbarigou, Ambassador of the South Aegean 2019 Gastronomic Region, in collaboration with the Dames d'Escoffier,...

WSJ: Britain Still has Time to Avoid Repeating Varoufakis' Mistakes in Brexit Talks

Britain must avoid repeating the mistakes made by Greece and Yanis Varoufakis in negotiations with the European Union regarding the Brexit, a Wall Street Journal report says. Writer of the report Simon Nixon says that Varoufakis' book "Adults in the...

Greek FinMin: Creditors Must be Clear on Debt Relief Measures (video)

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos stated on Wednesday that creditors must come to a clearcut decision on the Greek debt issue. Speaking at an Economist forum entitled "Greece: A Comeback to the Financial Markets?" in Frankfurt, Tsakalotos said that, "Everyone...

We are Ready to Enter a Growth Path, PM Tsipras Tells WSJ

“We are committed to honoring our obligations to our creditors, despite the political costs that may entail. But the safest path to this goal is to foster growth and end the punitive approaches of the past,” Prime Minister Alexis...

U.S. Treasury Secretary: 'Greek Crisis Is Basically a European Problem'

The economic crisis in Greece is basically Europe's problem, said new U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin in a Wall Street Journal interview. The statement came after estimations that the Donald Trump administration will not encourage the International Monetary Fund...

Greece's Bailout Program Obsolete Without IMF, German FinMin Says

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble reiterated that Greece's current bailout program will not be valid without the participation of the International Monetary Fund. In a Wall Street Journal interview published on Monday, Schaeuble repeated a statement he made last week...