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Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival

Theo Aggelopoulos’s wife Phoebe was once again honored for having had such a great husband. She traveled to France to attend a Cannes festival evening dedicated to her late companion. Every director that has participated and been awarded at the Cannes Film festival was honored during a special evening hosted by President of the Festival, [...]

Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’

“Despite the disintegration of their politics and economy, the Greeks can still light and nurture the Olympic flame,” begins journalist Henry Porter of The Observer in his article, “The Greeks gave us the Olympics. Let them have their marbles.” He comments that “ancient Greece has given so much to the modern world,” paying special tribute to [...]

Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra

The Cretan town Ierapetra in the prefecture of Lasithi was awarded the Golden Pan-European Prize for the high quality of its beaches. The award was granted by the European Union beaches and coastal areas (EUCC) during a special ceremony in Torres Verdas, Portugal. The EUCC General Director, A. Shalman, delivered the award to Ierapetra Mayor [...]

Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’

Victoria Hislop is a best-welling British author of “The Island and The Thread” books, stories of which take place in Greece. She first visited Greece on holiday almost 30 years ago and she still remembers that summer heat upon her arrival. Her Greek is quite good. She has also bought a house on Crete, which she pays taxes [...]

Film Festival in Bucharest Features Costa Gavras

The 1st International Political Film Festival “Cinepolitica” will take place June 15-21 at the Romanian Peasant Museum in Bucharest. The Festival consists of four special programs, focused on subjects of general interest (The Secret Police) or political figures (The Politician) around the world having inspired cinema. June 11 is dedicated to Greek political director Costa [...]

Schengen Biannual ‘Check-up’ Shows Immigrants Crossing Mostly at Greek-Turkish Border

Schengen works, and works well, according to Cecilia Malmstrom, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs. During the presentation of the first report of the Executive in Brussels on the state of health of the Treaty about the free movement of people in the EU borders, a positive balance was established. Despite the optimism of Malmstrom, there [...]