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OECD Chief Gurria Says Eurozone Will Stay Intact

The European Central Bank should do more to stem the crisis in the Eurozone because current financial entities are not sufficient, the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Sept. 2. “If you have the ECB, which can work in the markets in order to bring down maturities then why [...]

Turkish TV Star Meets 100 Greek Fans On Bosphorus Cruise

One hundred Greek fans had the chance to meet their favorite Turkish actor in person when they traveled to Constantinople to see TV star Burak Hakkı, who has become popular with the Greek audience with his series Dudaktan Kalbe, screened as Kismet on Greek television. Hakki said he appreciated the admiration of his Greek fans [...]

Greek Shepherd Couple Attacked in Albania

A Greek shepherd and his wife, residents of Palampas village in Igoumenitsa, were brutally attacked by Albanians from nearby village Janjari, it was reported. After being informed by Albanian authorities about the location of their stolen livestock, the victims traveled to Janjari to claim 32 cows and 87 sheep. They crossed the Greek-Albanian border in [...]

Expatriates Meet at Reunion in Antigone of Prinkiponisa

A special Hellenic meeting took place on the island Antigone of Prinkiponisa (Princess Islands) in Turkey, which was always known for its cosmopolitan atmosphere and the countless beauties. The 2012 reunion was reminiscent of the island’s character centuries ago, when it the majority of its citizens were Greeks. Greeks from Antigone created their own Facebook [...]

Banned from Coast, Greeks Buying Inland Turkish Property

Banned from buying land and properties along the Turkish coast, Greeks are hurrying to purchase inside the country as far as the central region. Since the May 18 implementation of a new real estate law, Germans have been scooping up land while Russians are buying apartments along the Mediterranean Sea, the newspaper Hurriyet reported. Greeks [...]

Sweden’s Job Market Attracts Educated Greeks

The deep financial crisis in Europe has led to more Greek citizens arriving in Sweden to seek employment, with twice as many coming in 2011 compared to the year before, a Swedish newspaper reported, citing figures from the Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket.) ”We have a lack of engineers here; there are not enough university-trained engineers [...]