Evaggelos Tipaldos, who was a member of the historic Brotherhood of Greeks in Naples, honorary president and founding member of the Greek Community of Naples and Campania and former Consul of Greece in Naples, in the 1960′s, has passed away. The story of the Tipaldos family is the history of Diaspora in Naples. Many members [...]
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Ecumenical Patriarch Visits Milan
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Milan for his scheduled meeting with the Catholic Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Angelo Scola. The Ecumenical Patriarch extended an invitation to Cardinal Scola to visit the Phanar which was immediately accepted. As it became known, he will visit the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from December 31 to January 2. [...]
Elders Paisios and Porfyrios Named Outstanding
The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christians, Bartholomew, characterized Elder Paisios and Elder Porfyrios as outstanding figures of the Orthodoxy at a speech he gave on May 15. The Patriarch visited Milan in Italy in order to participate in the celebrations of commemorating the 1,700 years of the Edict of Milan (Edictum Mediolanense), where he [...]
Byzantine Sicily Exhibition Continues Successfully
The exhibition, Icons and Manuscripts. The Greek presence in Messina from Medieval to modern times (Immagine e Scrittura. Presenza greca a Messina dal Medioevo all’età moderna), which is being hosted at the Regional Museum of Messina is running on with a great number of visitors. The exhibition includes byzantine icons from the collection of the [...]
Greece First in Remittances in Albania
Greece and Italy have the largest number of Albanian immigrants, and from these two countries Albania receives the biggest part of money transfers. However, Open Data that has researched World Bank statistics stresses also the other side of remittances that concern the money transferred from Albania to other countries. This data refers to immigrants who [...]
Italian TV Sees Greek Tourism Back
Joining a growing chorus of optimists who think tourism will rebound in Greece after a disappointing 2012 in which people, apparently scared off by constant protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures, stayed away in droves, Italian TV station Tg5, sees a good year for Greek tourism. The station, which belongs to former Prime Minister [...]
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05 / 22 Pyrros Dimas Elected to The IWF Executive Board
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