The 62nd Berlin International Film Festival opened on Thursday, February 9, with the world premiere of the French production “Les adieux a la Reine” (Farewell my Queen) by director Benoït Jacquot, starring Diane Kruger. The first big-scale film festival of the year will close on February 19, 2012. The Award Ceremony will be held on [...]
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Greeks Participate in ‘Dickens and London’ Exhibition at Museum of London
The exhibition ‘Dickens and London’ was organized by the Museum of London in order to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. This major Dickens exhibition explores the author’s links to the English capital. The exhibition opens with an impressionistic space in which video projections and sound combine to capture the way in which Dickens [...]
Dionysis Savvopoulos to Perform in “Il Vascello” Theatre of Rome
The Embassy of Greece in Rome and the Department of Modern Greek Language and Literature of Rome’s ”La Sapienza” University pay tribute to the work of Greek musician Dionysis Savvopoulos, with a concert on February 14, 2012 in Rome, in the ”Il Vascello” Theatre. Dionysis Savvopoulos will be one of the performers, accompanied by musicians [...]
Poet Nikos Katsalidas Awarded by Albanian President Bamir Topi
The President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi, presented the “Grand Master” Award to poet, author and translator Nikos Katsalidas on Wednesday, who hails from Ano Lesinitsa of Sarandë. The new distinction of Katsalidas’ work is reflective of his contribution to Greek and Albanian Literature, since he is considered to be one of the [...]
Greek Scientist Contributes To Discovery of Genetic Factor Connected to Ischemic Strokes
A major international scientific consortium identified a genetic mutation, in one of the approximately 23.000 human genes, which can double the risk of ischemic stroke. It is one of the first times that scientists discover a specific genetic factor justifying the association between genetic variants and susceptibility to stroke. Therefore, scientists can be optimistic that [...]
AKP Deputy Chairman Claims Τhousands of Greeks Wish for Turkish Citizenship
One of the Deputy Chairmen of the leading Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), Ekrem Erdem, claimed that a Turkish citizen of Greek descent told him that some 120,000 Greeks want to apply for Turkish citizenship at the moment. With his statement, Mr. Erdem tried to justify and support the politics conducted by the government [...]
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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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