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One of China’s most exceptional Guzheng virtuoso, Chang Jing, together with a talented Xiao (Chinese flute) musician Zhang Di, is coming to Greece for "The Sound of Silk," a music exchange project that is organized by Meet Culture in...

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras underlined the need for a European solution to the refugee crisis, upon his arrival at the leaders EU Summit in Brussels on Sunday. "I hope common ground can be found for this difficult problem. I believe we are before a...

"The first advanced Bronze Age civilization of Europe was established by the Minoans about 5,000 years before present," the new article, entitled "A European population in Minoan Bronze Age Crete," that was recently published in the peer-reviewed open access scientific journal Nature...

I believe that Greece can return to growth in the second half of 2016, said European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis in an interview with VIMA newspaper. Dombrovskis also underlined that the "top priority is the implementation of the ...

Greece has a rate of 0.4 percent in ultra-high-speed web connections, while the majority of its households (70 percent) enjoys internet speeds of below 30 MBps. As a result, the country ranks 27th out of the 28 European member-states, according to the...

Hundreds of Shia Muslims gathered in Piraeus, Saturday, October 24, to commemorate the holy day of Ashura, mourning the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (the founder of Islam). The ritual is special and different from the cult...

Greek Health Minister Andreas Xanthos addressed the poor condition of the Greek National Health System (ESY) during an interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini. “A large number of clinics have barely enough staff, so the smallest loss could upset the balance,” Kathimerini quotes...

The Greek parliament legislated on Saturday evening a new bill that reforms rules and regulations for the operation of the media in Greece. Among the bill's prescriptions are the conditions for the provision of broadcasting licenses to interested television stations. The MP's for the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government were the...

Greek pharmacists across the country are planning to protest outside Greece's Ministry of Health on Monday at 1pm in a 24-hour strike, reacting to the government's measures that aim to enable non-pharmacists to open pharmacies. The General Assembly of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association,...

By Catherine Tsounis Catherine Tsounis is a published author of Greek descent and a travel enthusiast who gives us insight into the Byzantine influence in Russia through her recent travels there. From late September to early October, I saw the masterpieces...

An infant, a six-year old child, and a woman drowned on Sunday in their attempt to reach the coast of Lesvos. 13 are missing as well when a plastic boat overturned around 6:00 AM. 50 people were on the boat, which sunk...

The economic depression in the Mediterranean – and especially Greece – has dominated Europe’s headlines in the last several years, leading many businesses to bankruptcy and people to unemployment. Two years ago, Greek London-based lawyer; Joanne Skoulikas quit her successful...

The troika has requested corrections and new measures that need to be implemented before the upcoming Eurogroup of November 9, where the Eurozone finance ministers will assess Greece’s overall performance during the first months of the bailout program.  Five specific areas...

A report by Crashonline.gr has compiled data that sheds light into the extent of human trafficking within Greece and the Europe. There are 20,000 women who are currently being trafficked in Greece, including 1,000 minors aged between 13 and 15, the report notes....