The Vienna-based South East Media Organization (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned with the latest pressures and threats exerted on the media by the Greek Golden Dawn party. The party, commonly described as a radical, right-wing party, obtained 6.9 percent of the votes, or 21 out of 300 seats in the [...]
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Austrian Director Shoots Documentary Film ‘Greece in Bloom’
“Unemployment, poverty, unrest, default. In the eyes of the Europeans, Greece is collapsing. But what is life really like out in the olive groves, on the islands and taverns during the Spring of 2012?” All throughout April, award-winning Austrian author and director Fabian Eder, along with DPs and photographers Richard Wagner and Andreas Handl, travelled [...]
US Economist Joseph Stiglitz: The Euro Could Dissolve
Internationally acclaimed Nobel Prize-winning (2001) US economist and former economic advisor to Bill Clinton Joseph Stiglitz, told a panel discussion in Vienna Thursday that Greece can no longer borrow money from its lenders and “its hands are practically tied.” Everything depends now on whether the ECB will invest money in the debt-ridden country and on [...]
BBC Two Presents Documentary on the Sunken City of Pavlopetri
One of the oldest submerged archaeological town sites in the world is located underwater off the coast of southern Lakonia in Greece. BBC Two follows the workings of a group of experts from the UK and Greece to digitally re-create and bring the sunken city to light with the help of hi-tech equipment and programs. [...]
London Olympics Organizers ‘Sink’ Trireme Olympias For Security Reasons
Τhe organizing committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games has announced its decision to not include the trireme “Olympias” spectacle in the opening ceremony on July 27. The vessel, which is a replica of the ancient Greek warship that took part in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC against the Persians, would sail down [...]
BBC Report Takes A Look At Amount of Porsche Cayenne Owners in Greece
The harsh economic crisis in the Eurozone has prompted the spreading of statistical data from the crisis-plagued countries, which are reflective of controversial social phenomena and economic circumstances. According to an extensive BBC report on crisis-rumors concerning Greece, Italy and Spain, the British news agency presented the claim about Porsche Cayenne owners in Greece exceeds [...]
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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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