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Famous Greek Model Vicky Kaya At Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Show in Paris

The famous Greek model Vicky Kaya participated in the fashion show of Jean Paul Gautier in Paris. The French designer presented his new collection for autumn-winter season of 2012-2013. Vicky Kaya told ‘Espresso’ Greek newspaper: “I am very happy to be in Paris and participating in Jean Paul Gaultier’s show. I also had the opportunity to [...]

Nana Mouskouri Says Greek-German Ties Strained But Safe

Nana Mouskouri says Greek-German relations have hit a bad patch but are not fundamentally in danger, in a German newspaper Friday ahead of a tour of the country. “We know that the Germans are the most important and indispensable group of visitors for our tourism,” Mouskouri, who was born on the island of Crete and [...]

France Sentences 3 in Greek Cruise Ship Attack

A Paris court on Thursday sentenced three ex-members of the Palestinian group Abu Nidal in absentia to 30 years in prison for a 1988 attack on a Greek cruise ship in which nine people died. The convictions were the first for the attack in which gunmen on the City of Poros opened fire on their [...]

Le Monde Newspaper Features WWII Resistance Hero Manolis Glezos

The French newspaper Le Monde featured the story of Greek Manolis Glezos. With a full page article, titled ‘The miracle of Naxos ‘ (L’oracle de Naxos), Le Monde presents the WWII Resistance Hero who climbed the Acropolis and tore down the swastika, which had been there since April 27, 1941, when Nazi forces had entered Athens. Le [...]

Greek Student Remains Unemployed In France Due To His Origin

Greek young people are facing difficult times in Greece, since unemployment rates remain high. Most of them are thinking of migrating or have already migrated to a foreign country. But such an action does not always constitute an ideal solution. This is being asserted in the letter of a Greek student, published on the French [...]

French Scholarships Offered To Greek Authors

Four Honorary Scholarships will be awarded to eminent Greek authors, and fourteen to emerging authors, within the framework of the 2-year program of the National Book Centers of Greece & France, that was instituted last July in order to support Greek writers, translators and publishers. In particular, four Honorary Scholarships of 7,000 Euros each will be [...]