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Australia
Australian Branch Of Golden Dawn Raises Money For Austerity-Hit Greeks
Australia's branch of the Greek extreme-right wing party Golden Dawn is raising funds using an unregistered charity, according to a recent "Guardian" article.
A Melbourne-based charity named Voithame Tin Ellada (VTE), which translates to “We Are Helping Greece," has been...
Greece
Guardian: Homophobic Violence in Greece Not Effectively Tackled by Law
Nearly three years after it was first brought to parliament, Greek MPs are poised to pass an anti-racism bill which human rights groups say still falls far short of dealing with an epidemic of racist and homophobic violence in the...
Archaeology
Guardian: The Parthenon Marbles Should Be Returned
As images of the newly discovered ancient Greek tomb in Amphipolis are making their appearance across the world, British newspaper The Guardian brings up the burning issue of the Parthenon Marbles' return to Greece.
Famous British columnist Jonathan Jones wrote about the...
Greece
Foreign Media Comment on Greek Election Outcome
Foreign media outlets report on the outcome of Greece’s double elections, commenting on the first place secured by the country’s main opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party and the increased approval ratings of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn...
Australia
Christos Tsiolkas Speaks at Sydney Writers’ Festival
Christos Tsiolkas, a Greek-Australian writer who was born in Melbourne was invited to speak and participate in this year’s Sydney Writer’s Festival. Tsiolkas’ work is well-known around the world, especially for the way in which he writes about subjects...
Greece
Researchers Find Greek Austerity Caused More than 500 Suicides
Research conducted by the University of Portsmouth found a correlation between austerity measures and suicides in Greece. Male suicides caused by spending cuts have risen since the economic recession has started.
According to the research which aspires to underline the...
Cyprus
A Rare Glimpse Inside Divided Cyprus' Lost-in-Time Zone
A disused airport stands like a ghost from another era. Shops that once thrived lay abandoned, and for some decades now. Welcome to the UN buffer zone in Cyprus, where the time stood still in 1974, and has barely flinched since.
Reuters photographer...
Greece
Guardian: Samaras Will Lose Votes After Baltakos Scandal
The British newspaper “The Guardian” published an article entitled “Greek prime minister facing resignation calls after aide's Golden Dawn gaffe,” which went on to explain the repercussions of the Baltakos scandal.
The article, written by the newspaper's correspondent in Athens,...
Economy
The Guardian: Bulgaria Benefits from Greek Crisis
The Guardian recently published an article about all the Greek businesses that have moved to the neighboring country Bulgaria, within the last years. “Bulgaria benefits from the weakness of the Greek economy” read the article’s title, referring to the...
Europe
Guardian: Should Britain Return the Elgin Marbles?
After George Clooney’s statements advocating the return of Parthenon marbles to Greece on Wednesday, February 12, the British newspaper “The Guardian” started an online voting about whether the Parthenon marbles should return to the country of their origin.
The voting...