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Economy
OECD Says Prices High In Greece
Already pummeled by big pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions that have cut their disposable income as much as 46 percent, Greeks are being hammered by some of the highest prices for products in the European Union, a...
Greece
Golden Dawn Vows Mosque Protest March
Angry that the Greek government is paying to renovate a building that will become the country’s first official mosque, the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party is reportedly planning to mobilize 100,000 protesters to try to stop it.
The Macedonian International News...
Africa
Greek Bishop Battles Cholera in Congo
The Bishop of Brazzaville and Gabon, His Grace Panteleimon (Congo), of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, has joined the battle against cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). This is an effort to boost...
Europe
Germans Boost Holidays in Greece
The German newspaper Bild invites German citizens to choose Greece for their summer holidays, as it could be a cheap destination because of the financial crisis the country is going through.
“Holidays are shorter in duration, our wallet will be...
Europe
Dourakis Winery Wins Silver Medal
The Greek winery Andreas Dourakis of Chania, Crete was named number two in the London International Wine Fair 2013, among 14,362 entries.
The International Wine Fair took place in London on May 20-22 and on May 20, the jury’s president...
Europe
Belgian Tourists’ Bookings Increased
The total number of Belgian tourists that have made package bookings for their summer holidays, mainly in Greece, has increased, as pointed out in a reportage published in the newspaper De Tijd under the title Increase of bookings in...
Greece
Young Greeks Won't Vote For MEP's
Showing how deep the disaffection with politics has become, with 64 percent of those under 25 unemployed because of crushing austerity measures, 47 percent of Greece's young said they won't even vote anymore and won't go to the polls...
Greece
Diamantopoulou Breaks From PASOK Too
With his party sinking to the 5 percent level in the polls and 116 million euros ($150 million) in debt, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos now has lost another former minister who has broken away to form a rival...
Archaeology
Ancient Messene Theater Reopens in August
For more than 600 years the ancient theater of Messene had hosted cultural and political events attended by major historical figures of the time, such as King Philip V of Macedonia and the Achean skilled general Philopoemen of Megalopolis....
Europe
Greek Developer to Build Bucharest Office Center
Anastasios Gkotsis, Greek businessman, who developed Poland 68, office building in Bucharest, will invest 7 million euros for the construction of an office building in the Calea Floreasca area (Bucharest) on a land purchased last year from the Willbrook...
Crime
Police Break Auto Theft Ring
The police broke up the gang which had stolen more than 3,000 cars over the last four years. Ten people were arrested, four others are still wanted.
Ten people - three Greeks and 7 Pakistani- aged from 19 to 24...
Greece
Thessaloniki’s New Profile Attracts Foreigners
The new touristic profile of the Greek city of Thessaloniki includes a number of foreign tourists more than double, new airline connections with 34 Russian cities, daily flights from and to Istanbul, attempted opening to China’s market, as well...
Greece
Visitors Flock to Folegandros Island
Folegandros is one of the many undiscovered islands in Greece located in the southern Cyclades of the Aegean Sea. Its nature can offer visitors tranquility and solitude.
Stories with pirates, legends and enemy raids set the scene and the wild...
Economy
Forget Grexit: Now It's Grecovery
With international loans pouring in and talk of Greece being forced out of the Eurozone - a so-called Grexit - ceased, the country's slow rebound from a crushing economic crisis should earn it the moniker Grecovery, Bank of Greece...
Economy
Economist Says Greece Doing OK
What a difference a year makes, especially for Greece. That's how the financial magazine The Economist has characterized the country's slow recovery, although with caution that it came at a heavy social price in joblessness and human misery.
Greece has...