Europe
Art
European Songwriters Accuse Greek Government of Mishandling Music Rights
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) urged recently the European Commission to intervene and stop the Greek government’s initiatives to restructure the national music rights collection system.
AEPI, an organization once known as the ''Hellenic (Greek) Society for the...
Europe
Greek Teacher Successfully Sues Over Austerity Cuts to Salary at Greek Government-Run School in Nuremberg
In Germany a federal Court has ruled in upholding a complaint filed by a Greek teacher concerning the pay cut imposed on his salary by the Greek government because he works at a Greek government-run school in Nuremberg.
The unnamed...
Europe
Greek Government Inquiry into Apple Devices
The majority of governments in the first semester of 2013 asked for information concerning Apple users. The Company published a new transparency report revealing the number and the kind of requests.
The report revealed Greek authorities sent two requests for...
Europe
European Media on New Greek Government
The European media are bombarded with news of the new government in Greece, highlighting the enhanced presence of PASOK.
"The main protagonists of the new government are the old ones, the same applies to the problems," German Die Welt notes....
Europe
FYROM Relies on Greek Government to Fix Name Issue
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia hopes that the newly appointed Greek government will be ready to put an end to the longtime dispute over the use of the name Macedonia the two countries have.
"I believe that the new...
Business
Siemens Threatens to Sue Greek Government
Siemens have announced they will be taking legal actions against the Greek government. The lawyers of the firm denied the governments’ allegations that Siemens damaged the Greek state because of bribes and laundry money. No bribes have been paid...
Culture
French Government Supports Bid to Include Greek in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
A cultural association from the French town of Autun published a manifesto on Saturday asking for the Ancient Greek and Latin languages to be included in UNESCO's list of entities which are part of the world's "Intangible Cultural Heritage."
Their...
Europe
European Stock Markets Down Due To Greek Parties’ Delay In Forming Government
European shares traded lower on Tuesday (May 8) with concerns growing about Greece's political future as the country's parties struggle to form a new government. SYRIZA leader is due to receive the exploratory mandate at 2pm today, after Samaras’s...
Europe
Conference on «Social Policy and Local Government» hosted by the European Network of Elected Greeks in Local Authorities
Georgia, seven years after the so-called “Revolution of the Roses”, having healed its wounds after the recent “war” with Russia, is currently progressing towards the path of democratic reforms, facing however, strong issues of unemployment and poverty. Issues in...
Europe
Circular on local government elections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs – Greeks abroad
A circular entitled “Exercising the right to vote and be voted by Greeks abroad and legal residents coming from third countries for the election of elected bodies of primary local government”, was sent by the Minister of Internal Affairs...
Europe
How Transnistria’s Tiraspol Got Its Ancient Greek Name
Located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River, Tiraspol was named after the ancient Greek name for Dniester.
Europe
Leonidas Kestekides, The Greek Confectioner Who Conquered the World
The story of the world-famous Leonidas chocolates and pralines is as rich as the confections themselves. It all began with a Greek chocolatier Leonidas Kestekides, who created the great confections because he ultimately just "wanted to spread some happiness."
The...
Europe
Champion of Greek Austerity, Wolfgang Schäuble, Dies at 81
The former finance minister of Germany Wolfgang Schäuble, who became a household name in Greece and Europe during the Greek financial crisis, died on Tuesday night. He was 81.
A veteran leading member of the Christian Democrats (CDU), Schäuble was...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Treasures Housed in Paris Museums
Numerous artistic treasures from or inspired by Greece are housed in Paris museums. Undoubtedly, the foundation of Western civilization is rooted in ancient Greece, and, whether architecture, philosophy, or other facets of human existence, the Hellenes (Greeks) were pioneers...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Cancels Israel Visit After German Chancellor’s Airport Scare
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has canceled his planned trip to Israel after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's plane was evacuated on the Ben Gurion Airport runway following a rocket attack on Tuesday evening.
Greek government sources said the decision to...