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Post-Bailout Greeks Once Again Traveling Abroad for Christmas

According to data published by FedHATTA, the Federation of the Hellenic Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies, the number of Greeks who choose a destination abroad instead of Greece for their Christmas vacations is booming again, following a significant...

Greeks in the UK Fully Protected, Says Greek Alternate Foreign Minister

Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister, George Katrougalos, stated on Sunday that it was his "top priority to safeguard the rights of the Greek students and workers" currently residing in Britain. Answering questions concerning Brexit during an interview with state-run AMNA radio station, he...

Greeks And Cypriots in the UK After Brexit – What You Need to Know

As British Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to find common ground to reach an agreement both domestically and in Brussels before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on March 29, 2019, the tens of thousands of Greeks and Cypriots who...

At Least 6 Wounded in Clashes Between Greeks, Albanians Near Athens

Greek police say at least six people were wounded in clashes that broke out early on Monday between gangs of Greeks and Albanians in Gerakas, east of Athens. The injured, three Greeks and three Albanian nationals, were transferred to hospitals...

'The Greeks': National Geographic on the People Who Changed the World (video)

National Geographic released a documentary series on how Greeks changed the world, highlighting how much one nation has given to the rest of the globe. “On the culture that brought us democracy, the Olympics, Socrates, and Alexander the Great, this...

Number of Greek Migrants in Germany up by 100,000 in Eight Years

The number of Greek migrants in Germany has gone up by 100,000 in the past eight years of the economic crisis, Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) says. In 2009, the year when the crisis broke out in Greece, the number...

President Receives Cosmonaut With His Heart In Greece

"Greeks around the world, the Greek soul is what makes the borders of our country extend far beyond its geographic frontiers. Greece is everywhere in the world and now with you Greece is also in space," stated President Prokopis...

The Greeks of Donetsk Oblast: Surviving the Ukraine Crisis

Unbeknownst to many, Greeks make up the third largest nationality in the Donetsk Oblast (Donetsk Province) in the Ukraine. In particular, the region is home to the city of Mariupol where a large influx of Pontic Greeks came to...

Heliopolis’ Basilica of Virgin Mary Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Greeks living in Cairo have reason to rejoice on October 30 as a historic Greek church celebrates its centennial anniversary. The Basilica of the Virgin Mary (Panaghia) is located at Heliopolis, where it stands as an iconic landmark thanks...

Greeks Who Made It on the 2016 Forbes Richest List

Forbes magazine published its list with the richest people in world for 2016. For the specific list, the Forbes' team tracked 1,810 billionaires, whose total value is worth $6.48 trillion. This year, 10 Greeks from around the world made it...