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Meet Culture hosted its first Guqin Concert in Athens, Greece, on July 5. Another Guqin concert was also hosted by the same organization on the Greek island of Santorini on July 3. Guqin, with a history of over 3,000 years, represents China’s...

The city centres of Greece's two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, will be among the seven Greek regions where shops will be allowed to open on Sundays, on a pilot basis, according to a Development Ministry decision signed on...

EFSF issued the following press release on Monday, announcing the disbursement of a 1 billion euro loan tranche to Greece: "The Board of Directors of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) approved on Monday the disbursement of 1 billion euros...

The beauty of Greek landscapes is indisputable, however, Greek bureaucracy often manages to turn away filmmakers wanting to shoot in Greece. Many productions have requested to film in Greece but were shot down and had to find other similar Mediterranean...

In an era when online travel agencies dominate hotel bookings, there is still a broad strip of the accommodation industry that largely remains untapped by the web. Hundreds of thousands of lodgings, bnbs, inns or rooms to let -however they...

The far-right Golden Dawn MP Yannis Lagos said in his deposition to the Greek prosecutors on Friday that the murder of left-wing rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn supporter last September “was an isolated and unfortunate event.” “I would like to...

Greek budget recorded a primary surplus of 1.2 billion euros in the first five months of the year, Alternate Minister of Finance Christos Staikouras said on Monday. In a report on budget execution, the Finance Ministry announced that the primary surplus totaled...

Steve Vranakis is a 41-year-old Greek-Canadian whose family originates from Chania, Crete. He is the director of Google's Creative Lab and has undertaken various projects such as Chrome Web Lab, World Wonders Project, Google+ "A life lived and shared",...

We may be living in an era where real equality between men and women has yet to be achieved, however a recent research by ICAP showed some positive signs. According to a report from Greek newspaper "Ta Nea", the number of women working...

Greece 's parliament will vote for the first time Monday night using an electronic system, with MPs issued personalized smart cards, state news agency ANA-MPA reports. The parliament's belated entry into the digital era will significantly cut down the time...

Speaking before the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble assured that there is no intention of modifying the growth and stability pact. In his statement, Schaeuble stressed that there was a need for further stimulating growth in...

During a simple but moving ceremony, which was covered by major newspapers of Luxembourg, such as Luxemburger Wort and Tageblatt, several citizens of Luxembourg were awarded Greek language degrees. The extremely popular program for learning ancient and modern Greek has...

Christina Kotsilelou and Thanos Karabatsos graduated from Central St. Martins in London. They decided that it was time to show the world a different, more creative, modern and optimistic side of Greece. For the last few years, they have...

The Financial Times published an article on the economic developments of Greece, under the title “Signs of revival for Greece after years of pain”. The article mentions that Greece will return to positive economic growth this year, after the longest...

The Greek government expects bids from oil companies on oil exploration projects in 20 regions in the Ionian Sea and south of Crete to be submitted by March 2015. This will be followed by at least a three-month period...