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Crime
Vodafone Says Greece Sought Phone Records
The world’s second-biggest mobile phone company Vodafone revealed in a privacy report information that governments -including in Greece - regularly requested data about the company’s users for law enforcement and national security purposes.
It showed that Italy, one of the countries...
Economy
Tsipras to Le Monde: 'The Greek Debt is Not Viable'
Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras indicated in an interview to the newspaper Le Monde, that Europe needs to restructure the Greek debt which is unsustainable and threatens the stability of Europe.
“Greece has a need for a new...
Australia
Andrew Demetriou Leaves AFL After 11 Years
Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, who was the CEO of the Australian Football League for the last 11 years handed the company over to Gillon McLachlan.
"No final clips. I am going out without having any enemies," he said while handing...
Culture
Acropolis Museum Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Acropolis Museum, which was recently ranked among 20 best Museums in the world, will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Friday, June 20. The celebration events will include a concert by Leon of Athens and a 3D presentation of the...
Greece
4.3 Earthquake Hits Sporades, Greece
An earthquake with magnitude of 4.3 has occurred 5 km NNW of Skopelos, Greece, on Friday. No damages or injuries were reported, Alonnisos's fire department said.
The quake hit at at 15.21 local time (GMT 12.21) at a depth of 5 klm. The vibration...
Greek News
Greek Statues Imported into Virtual World
The virtual design firm MellaniumM has developed a program which imports extremely detailed objects into spaces running on the AvayaLive Engage browser-based virtual world platform. To demonstrate its program to the public, the company has imported two of the well-known statues of ancient Greece, Aphrodite...
Greece
Trial Begins for Strawberry Farm Workers Shooting
The trial of the owner of a strawberry farm in Nea Manolada in Peloponnese began on Friday, June 6, along with his three foremen accused of shooting at a group of Bangladeshi migrant workers.
The shooting occurred on April 2013,...
Greece
Europeans Boost 2014 Tourism in Chalkidiki
After five years of reduced tourist flow in the region of Chalkidiki, northern Greece, it appears that in 2014 there is a significant rise in bookings by European tour operators, according to Chalkidiki Tourism Organization.
The administration of the organization, taking...
Economy
ELSTAT: Greek Economy Shrinks by 0.9% in Q1
Greece's statistical service, ELSTAT, published on Friday figures showing that the rate of recession during the first quarter of 2014 was 0.9% of GDP, which is lower than the initial 1.1% estimation.
According to ELSTAT, the discrepancy in the rate of recession is...
Cyprus
White Vote: Political Tsunami
This year’s EU Parliamentary elections have certainly triggered a political tsunami; a tsunami that has swept right across the Eurozone to shake up the basic foundations of the entire political establishment. Over sixty percent of the electorate has turned...
Education
Philosophy School in Athens Closed Due to Trash
The head of the Philosophy School at the University of Athens has decided to prove a point by closing down the School due to too much garbage.
The University Dean, Theodosis Pelegrinis, said that the images he was faced with...
Economy
Troubled DIMAR Loses A Lawmaker
The floundering Democratic Left (DIMAR) which is essentially rudderless while trying to decide whether to accept the resignation of its leader Fotis Kouvelis, fell to 13 Members of Parliament on June 6 when one of its lawmakers, Vasilis Economou,...
Europe
Two Greek Places Among Top 50 Secret European Travel Destinations
Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide-book publisher in the world has included two Greek destinations in its new guide with the top 50 secret places in Europe. The guide presents popular and lesser known locations in Europe that are worth visiting. Milia, a settlement...
Economy
Theoharis Denies Government Forced Him To Quit
Greece's top tax official, Harry Theoharis, said his abrupt resignation on June 5 was for "personal reasons" and said he wasn't squeezed out for allegedly mishandling the critical job of trying to bring in more tax revenues.
The position of...
events
Free Summer Events by the Greek National Opera
This summer the Greek National Opera will be hosting many interesting productions and offering these events for free to a Greek audience.
The two biggest summer productions will be staged at the Herod Atticus Theater, in partnership with the Athens...