Dimitris Papanikolaou is the only Greek researcher working for the Hiriko project. With seven more researchers, Papanikolaou saw their common idea becoming real with the Hiriko city car, an innovative vehicle of the future that aims at changing driving habits in major metropolitan areas. The “Hiriko”, the Basque word for “urban”, is an electric two-seater [...]
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ICJ Decides Against Italy Regarding Compensation for Nazi Crimes
The International Court of Justice in Hague announced its decision on the German compensations to Greece for Nazi crimes during World War II; the court ruled against Italy. 12 voted in favor of Germany and only 3 against. The case file concerns the surviving victims and the relatives of the victims from the Distomo Massacre, [...]
Athina Tsangari Awarded at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 29th CineMart, co-production market of the International Film Festival Rotterdam concluded Wednesday on February 1 in Rotterdam with the announcement of the two awards for best CineMart Projects 2012. The ARTE France Cinéma Award (10,000 Euros) for the Best CineMart 2012 Project is given to Duncharon by Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece), a co-production of [...]
Greek Women’s National Water Polo Team Wins Silver Medal In Euro Final
The Greek women’s national water polo team has lost 13-10 to Italy in the final of the 2012 European Championship held in Eidhoven, in the Netherlands, on Saturday. The Greek team did not play as it usually has and Italy took advantage of that, in order to setlle the score to their favor. The Greek [...]
ICJ To Decide On Compensations To Greece For Nazi Crimes
The International Court of Justice in Hague will announce its decision on the German compensations to Greece for Nazi crimes during World War II on February 3. The case file concerns the surviving victims and the relatives of the victims from the Distomo Massacre, which is included among the major atrocities of the Nazi-Germans in [...]
Crete Promoted as Hot Tourist Destination for Dutch Visitors
Despite the fact that there was a decrease of arrivals of Dutch tourists in Greece in the past three years, the Greek island of Crete ranks 6th as a vacation destination for Dutch people. According to the Chamber of Commerce of Rethymno, the promotion of Crete as a tourist destination began during the Dutch Tourism [...]
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02 / 21 Greek Analyst on BBC News: “Greece Has Now Officially Defaulted”
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02 / 21 Joint Statement on Natural Gas Pipeline by Greek and Italian Energy Ministries
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02 / 21 Greek Brandy ‘Metaxa’ Travels Throughout Europe
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02 / 20 Patriarch Bartholomew Asks for Religious Freedom and Equal Rights for Minorities in Turkey
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02 / 20 Turkey Chides Greek Foreign Minister for his Statements on Greek-Turkish Relations
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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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