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Economy
Government Goes Over Issues of 2nd Review at First Meeting with Institutions
The progress made so far in negotiations and the issues that will dominate the second review of Greece’s program were discussed in the first meeting between the government and representatives of the institutions in Athens on Sunday, finance ministry...
Greece
Dozens of Migrants Distribute Drinking Water to Flooded Villages in Trikala, Thanked by Municipality
On Sunday the municipal authority of Trikala issued an official statement thanking dozens of migrants staying at a migrant camp nearby for helping out several villages impacted by the recent severe weather in central Greece.
The migrants, who were Syrian refugees,...
Greece
Condé Nast Traveler Votes Greece the Best Country in the World for 2016 Readers' Travel Award
The results are in and the online readers of Condé Nast Traveler UK Magazine (CN) have voted Greece the best country in the world in their 2016 Readers' Travel Awards, which will be featured in CN's October issue.
The honor...
Crime
Taxmen Sentenced to Life in Prison
The criminal court of Thessaloniki, Greece, has sentenced a huge number of excise officers to life in prison for being involved in cases of illegal VAT refunds.
According to lawyers, this was the first time that a criminal court in...
Business
Greece Wants Greek Ship-Owners to Contribute More
According to Posidonia Exhibitions SA, Greek ship-owners set a new record of orders to shipbuilding companies in 2013. The number of orders made by Greek ship-owners is estimated at 25 percent of the global order book.
In fact, last year...
Art
Greece’s Olympic Gift to Vancouver Awaits Placement
The Vancouver Olympics may have ended four years ago, but the gift from Greece, the birthplace of the Games, has yet to be set in its final place.
Every city that hosts the Olympic Games receives the gift of a...
Art
Yiannis Economides’ Greek Film Travels to Berlin
The latest film of Yiannis Economides, “To mikro psari” (Little Fish), will participate in the competition of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The Festival will take place February 6-16.
The film, a social drama, revolves around the protagonist, Stratos,...