A politician with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) said over the weekend that debt-burdened Greece is in need of a new image – and proposed giving the country a new name internationally to help it start over. Jorgos Chatzimarkakis, a German member of the European Parliament, made his remarks to the Bild daily. “For many [...]
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London 2012: Olympic Flame to Be Lit By Sun Rays
The Olympic Flame will be lit by the sun’s rays on the morning of May 10th in Greece at the start of its journey to the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe has announced. An hour-long lighting ceremony amid the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Games at the Temple of Hera in Olympia [...]
Google Changes Logo to Celebrate Greek – Romanian Writer Ion Luca Caragiale
Search engine Google celebrates today, January 30, 160 years since the birth of the Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale, through a specially-designed logo for this day. The new logo shows the Greek-Romanian writer, and the word ‘Google’ looks like it was written with a pen. Furthermore, the logo includes the image of a letter, which [...]
Polys Haji-Ioannou Says Gulf Oil Flow Will Withstand Crisis
A Greek shipowner whose family’s oil tankers were hit by missiles during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war said he expects Persian Gulf crude exports to continue after Iran’s threats to block shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Stable prices of oil, gold and the dollar are a sign to investors that the Islamic republic won’t halt [...]
Orthodox Christians Celebrate Epiphany in Istanbul (video)
Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. Hundreds of members of Istanbul’s tiny Greek Orthodox community and tourists from Greece attended the Epiphany ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters. About 20 faithful leaped into the wintry [...]
Christmas Present for Greek NGO “To Hamogelo tou Paidiou” from Düsseldorf
By Aspasia Zontanou On December 16th, 2011, the traditional Christmas Party of the Greeks in Düsseldorf celebrated its 10th anniversary. The NH-Hotel was packed with 250 people, including Greeks, Germans, Italians, Spaniards, and other ethnicities, waiting excitedly for the annual festivities: live Greek and classical music, good food and wine, and a tombola. It all [...]
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02 / 10 Greek Movies Enter Berlinale 2012 Competition
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02 / 10 Greeks Participate in ‘Dickens and London’ Exhibition at Museum of London
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02 / 09 Dionysis Savvopoulos to Perform in “Il Vascello” Theatre of Rome
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02 / 09 Poet Nikos Katsalidas Awarded by Albanian President Bamir Topi
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02 / 09 Greek Scientist Contributes To Discovery of Genetic Factor Connected to Ischemic Strokes
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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12 / 27 Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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12 / 26 Turkish Cypriot ‘Grinches’ Steal Christmas, Stop Holiday Liturgy
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