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Economy
Putin Meeting With Tsipras on May 27-28, Says Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his visit to Greece on Friday and Saturday, May 27-28. The two men will discuss energy and transport projects of mutual interest, said an announcement...
Greece
Fewer Russian Tourists in Greece During Easter Due to Inefficiency of Consulate
Many Russian tourists who wanted to visit Greece during the Easter holidays and the first days of May, will be unable to do so due to the inability of the Greek consulate to respond to the high volume of...
Europe
Greek Conductor Teodor Currentzis Honored With KAIROS Prize
Teodor Currentzis, a Greek conductor who has founded his own orchestra in Siberia and has given the Opera in Perm an international status, is this year's laureate of the KAIROS prize.
Since 2007, the KAIROS Prize is awarded to European artists and scientists...
Archaeology
‘Contemplative Athena’ Relief Travels to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos declared 2016 the bilateral year of Russia and Greece. The bilateral year includes dozens of events, such as exhibitions, concerts, theater tours and business negotiations. There are also plans...
Europe
Athos: The Holy Mountain Goes to Moscow
The photo and engraving exhibition "Athos:The Holy Mountain," which is taking place for the 1000-year-old presence of Russians on the Holy Mountain in addition to the Common year of Greece-Russia, opened in the hall of the Russian Assembly (Duma)...
Greece
Greek President: Only Together Can We Face Terrorism and the Refugee Crisis
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos highlighted on Thursday the need for all countries to join forces and meet the global challenges created by the refugee crisis and terrorism, in statements after his meeting with Russian Duma Chairman Sergey Naryshkin...
Greece
Greek President Pavlopoulos to Meet with Russian Counterpart in Moscow
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will be travelling to Moscow in order to meet with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a forum scheduled to take place on Friday, January 15.
The forum will focus on world events, as well...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Chairs Meeting on Social Security Reforms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a meeting on government work as well as the coordinated actions within the framework of the negotiations for social security reforms.
The SYRIZA parliamentary group is scheduled to convene on Monday afternoon, with Labor...
Art
Bolshoi Ballet Performance to Be Screened at Athens Concert Hall
The Bolshoi Ballet Live from Moscow “Jewels,” with choreography by George Balanchine and music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will be screened on November 8, at the Athens Concert Hall.
Famous Russian dancers such as Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin,...
Greece
Greece Denies Rift with Moscow Over Russian Aid Flights to Syria
The Greek government denied a rift with Moscow over refusing to allow Russian air-crafts to fly over Greek airspace. The air-crafts were scheduled to transport humanitarian aid to Syria, but did not, after an alleged U.S. intervention.
"No displeasure or any...