Thousands of protesters rallied on March 14, in Brussels in order to express their opposition and anger against the austerity measures before all the EU leaders, who gathered for a summit to focus on investing in jobs. What really made an impression, were three Greek protesters dressed in traditional Greek Evzone costumes. Neither cold nor [...]
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Greek Students Win Translation Prize
The award for the Juvenes Translatores (Latin for “Young Translators”) competition has gone to 27 students from each of the European Union’s countries, including a Greek and a Greek-Cypriot. The award ceremony will take place in April where the young translators will receive their prize, along with their teachers. The contest began in 2007 and [...]
Belgians Taking to Greek Olive Oil
Olive oil, one of Greece’s greatest export products, is gaining in popularity in Belgium, according a report by the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Greek Embassy in Brussels, which noted an increasing rise of the consumption of Greek olive oil, winning 22.2 percent of the market. Belgium imports all its olive oil [...]
EU Lawmakers OK Podimata Tax
The European Parliament has voted for a proposal put forth by a PASOK Socialist lawmaker, Anni Podimata, for a tax on currency exchanges and financial transactions she said would deter speculators. The so-called Tobin Tax is named for Nobel Prize winner James Tobin, who first recommended the idea, to be 1 percent or less, in [...]
In Brussels, With Wine from Crete
The European Parliament will get a taste of Cretan – at least its wine – during a three day event from Nov. 26-28 during which the island will show the fruit of its products and their reputation for producing top quality wine. Spyros Danellis, a Greek Member of the European Parliament will head the ceremonies [...]
Dexia Receives Injection On Grexit Fears
Dexia, a Franco-Belgian bank, will receive another stimulus package from Belgium and France, due to heavy losses during the previous term. The extra funding is estimated at 5.5 billion euros ($7 billion) and is only one of many stimulus packages the bank has received since 2008 as a result of the global banking crisis. Dexia, [...]
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05 / 23 New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece
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05 / 23 Post-Byzantine Art At Budapest University
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05 / 23 EU Withdraws Ban On Olive Oil Bottles
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05 / 23 Georges Moustaki Dies at 79
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05 / 22 Greek Participation in Vienna’s Long Night of Churches
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
