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Greek News
Sarandos Says Netflix “Coming to Greece Soon”
In an exclusive interview with the Greek Reporter from the red carpet at the 76th Golden Globes in Beverly Hills on January 6, the Chief Content Officer of Netflix, Ted Sarandos, talked about the company’s global strategy and future...
Greece
Greek Man Completes Dubai Desert Ultramarathon
Marios Giannakou is a young runner from the city of Drama in Macedonia, Greece. His extraordinary story of perseverance, as he transformed himself from a smoker into an ultra-fit runner, can serve as an inspiration to all.
He was the...
Hollywood
Andreas Ignatiou: What It Takes to Work Your Way Up in Hollywood
Andreas Ignatiou is a hard-working up-and-comer in production and development. Completing his first feature, we decided to talk to him about his experiences in Hollywood and find out what it takes to make it in the industry. The son...
Australia
How an Idea Born in Greece Transformed Australia’s Loans Market
An idea born in a recession-hit Greek bank is making waves on the other side of the world, putting power into the hands of the consumer in the loans marketplace.
Lodex, co-founded by Agrinio native Bill Kalpouzanis who is now its...
Greece
New Website Helps Greeks Abroad Deal with Greece's Bureaucracy
As they met with fellow Greeks from abroad, two business partners -- Stefanos Vamvakaris and Panagiotis Markos -- saw the increasing need for an online service to help overseas Greeks deal with red tape.
The idea first came to them...
Award Winning Greek Canadian Music Video Director Now Making His Own Music (Video)
Stephano Barberis; the Greek-Canadian music video director, who over his 20-year career has directed 174 music videos and won multiple "Music Video Director of the Year" awards in Canada, has decided -- for now -- to switch gears from...
Greek News
Kate Hudson’s Perfect Day in Greece
In a recent interview, award-winning actress Kate Hudson told Harper's Bazaar that her perfect day is in Greece and that the country is her 'happy place'.
Hudson; who spends much time on the Greek island of Skiathos with parents Goldie...
Business
Meet the Greek Tycoon Providing Healthcare in Eastern Europe
I am sitting with a man who made a huge fortune after emigrating from his native Greece to 1980s communist Czechoslovakia -- a story as implausible as it sounds.
Sotirios Zavaliannis arrived in eastern Europe with empty pockets and ended...
Diplomacy
Exclusive: Ex-NATO Chief Stavridis Talks Turkey, Greece, 'Macedonia'
Former NATO Commander James Stavridis has told Greek Reporter in an exclusive interview that the Aegean islets of Imia, whose sovereignty is disputed by Turkey, "are Greek and they will remain Greek forever".
Speaking on the sidelines of the Leadership...
Diplomacy
Former NATO Chief Stavridis Weighs In on Macedonia Naming Dispute (video)
Former NATO Chief, Admiral James George Stavridis, talks about the Macedonia naming dispute between Greece and FYROM in an exclusive interview with the Greek Reporter.
Speaking to Anastasios Papapostolou on the sidelines of the 27th Annual Leadership 100 Conference that...
Greece
This Greek Undertaker Offers Funeral Live-streaming
A Thessaloniki undertaker has told Greek Reporter how his live streaming of funeral services offers distant friends and family the chance to join a loved one's final journey -- even from another continent.
The family business of Fanis and Vasilis...
Cyprus
President Anastasiades: Notion of Two State Solution Does Not Secure Peace in Cyprus
Talking abstractly about new strategies, a Plan B or the notion of a two-state solution for Cyprus secures neither the conditions for peace, nor the well-being of Greek Cypriots, President Nicos Anastasiades said in an interview with the Athens...
Greece
Euro Working Group Head Blames Politicians for Greek Crisis, Supports Debt Relief
In an interview with the Athens News Agency, Austrian economist and outgoing chief of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) Thomas Wieser blames Greek politicians for the 2008 financial crisis in the country and says he supports Greek debt relief.
Asked whether...
Greece
Greeks Experience 'Cultural Shift' on Smoking
Greeks have finally understood the problem of smoking and are kicking the habit, says a leading authority on public health.
Speaking to the Greek Reporter, Prof. Panagiotis Behrakis, Director of the Public Health Institute at the American College of Greece...
Canada
Yannis Fyssas Pays Tribute to Greek Music Icon
Yannis Fyssas, leader and founder of Dalaras Tribute Band, grew up in Zografou, Athens, and moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada, when he was 12 years old, with his father.
Growing up in Athens, Fyssas could be found sitting for hours...