Tourism and Culture Minister Angela Gerekou on Thursday inaugurated the 52nd tourism exhibition “Salon des Vacances” in Brussels, in which Greece is the honoured country this year. In her address, Gerekou stressed inter alia that “for us Greeks, tourism is not an activity of ‘secondary importance’ but one of the sectors of the Greek economy. [...]
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Paris: Greek Philosopher Axelos dies
Greek philosopher Kostas Axelos died in the early hours of Thursday in Paris at the age of 85. Born in Athens in 1924, he attended highschool at the French Institute and German School of Athens, and later enrolled in Law School to pursue law and economics studies, but became involved in politics with the onset [...]
Dukakis to star in film shot in Greece
Greek-American actress Olympia Dukakis and Australian filmmaker Nadia Tass (Tassopulos) are in Athens on the occasion of the shooting of a new movie entitled “The journey”. The script is written by actress Alexandra Lazaridis. Speaking to reporters, Dukakis said she will portray a woman during WWII and resistance to the Nazi occupation of Greece. The [...]
UK: Marina Diamandis live…
Marina and the Diamonds is flying high in the music world, having just been nominated for a BRIT Award – find out where you can see her perform live! Marina and the Diamonds – half-Greek, half-Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis – is a real gem. Hailed as the new Kate Bush, she’s already built up a [...]
Tour firm workers on trial over Corfu deaths
Two tour firm employees are to go on trial in a Greek court over the carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of two young British siblings. Christianne Shepherd, seven, and her six-year-old brother Robert, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, died after being overcome by fumes while on a family holiday in Corfu. Their father Neil Shepherd, and his [...]
50 years migration in Germany
The desire for joint, coordinated action, with the conviction that success is a viable target, with expressed by all participants in a symposium organised in Munich by the Doryforos Association, entitled: “Greeks of Germany: Different approaches, same targets”. The symposium was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the start of migration by Greeks and other [...]
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05 / 21 Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid
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05 / 21 Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival
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05 / 21 Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
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05 / 21 Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra
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05 / 20 Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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