In an hourly documentary being aired on Channel 4 and also on More4 for the last month, British audiences get to witness, first hand, what actually happens to UK tourists in the village of Kavos on the island of Corfu, from wild sex to drinking binges. This mini-documentary is broadcast once a week and follows [...]
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Gods and Monsters: Homer’s Odyssey
And the fascination with the Greek heroes never stops! In another yet documentary of BBC4 Simon Armitage undertakes his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his own personal heroes, Odysseus and at the same time wondering whether he even likes the guy. He questions Odysseus’ behavior throughout his trip back home [...]
For a Lesson in Hardship Look at Greece
Andrew Neather, a journalist from the London Evening Standard, came to Greece to get a first-hand look at what austerity measures hath wrought and wrote that he was stupefied by how difficult life is for so many people. He had the chance to visit Naoussa and a Greek church where a huge number of people [...]
Foreign Companies Control Greek Olive Oil Industry
Greek olive oil is among the finest in the world and a must on any Greek shoppers’ list, but few probably know that what they’re buying may be made in Greece, but is a product controlled by foreign companies as the domestic industry has failed to market itself although it is the third-largest producer of [...]
British Newspaper Says Greek Myths Poisonous
Reporter Paul O. Mahoney and the British newspaper The Independent decided to “enlighten” readers of their newspaper by literally attacking ancient Greek heroes, the latest victims of growing animosity toward Greece as it struggles through a crushing economic crisis and demands its people suffer more austerity. The article makes a mockery of two Greek heroes, [...]
Merkel’s Ministers Want to End Greek Bailouts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, facing a tumultuous political year, has returned from holidays, only to face a deepening Eurozone crisis and threats from her senior ministers that Germany should veto the next aid package for Greece. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Deputy Parliamentary leader, Michael Fuchs, stated that his country would veto the next Greek [...]
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05 / 25 Germans Boost Holidays in Greece
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05 / 25 Dourakis Winery Wins Silver Medal
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05 / 25 Belgian Tourists’ Bookings Increased
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05 / 25 Greek Developer to Build Bucharest Office Center
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05 / 24 Big Greek Migration Wave to Germany in 2012
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
