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Find out Which Is the Perfect Greek Island for You Through Telegraph’s Online Game
Having trouble picking the ideal island in Greece to spend your summer vacation? No need to worry anymore!
The Telegraph has created an online game that will make it easier for you to choose the perfect destination for this summer....
Europe
New Visa Dispute Sours Turkey-EU Ties
Within a matter of hours of Turkey’s new government being announced, a major dispute over visas erupted Wednesday between Ankara and the European Union, threatening one of the main foreign policy achievements of ousted prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Turkish President...
Europe
Greece Tourism Downturn for Dutch Holiday Seekers in 2016
The Dutch tourism board, NBTC released new statistics for Dutch holiday makers during the 2016 season. It is speculated that 2016 will see an increase of 100,000 Dutch people opting to spend their summer holiday in the Netherlands from the...
Culture
Filmmaker Documents Greek Ghost Town of Levissi [video]
The town of Levissi (known as Kayakoy) was once a bustling Greek Orthodox community. Greeks of the 5,000-year-old village were ethnically cleansed and then forcibly expelled in 1922, causing 10,000 people to leave behind the land of their heritage....
Europe
Pontian Greek Remembrance Day in Düsseldorf
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By Aspasia Zontanou
In 1994, the Greek parliament declared that the Pontian Greek Genocide (1914-1923) be remembered every year on May 19. This last Sunday, in Düsseldorf Germany, the Perish of Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Andreas held such a...
Culture
“Voir le Pays” Wins Award at Cannes Film Festival
The sisters Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin, directors and screenwriters of the French-Greek movie "Voir le Pays" won an award from the committee of the department "Un Certain Regard" at the Cannes Film Festival.
"Voir le Pays" is a film...
Greece
Government Announces Auction For the Sale of Four Nationwide TV Licenses
The government announced an auction for the sale of four nationwide, digital TV licenses on Friday, with a starting bid of three million euros each, according to the published document.
Commenting on the tender, State Minister Nikos Pappas described it...
Europe
TUI Group: Greece Is the Big Winner this Year in Bookings from Austria
Greece has ousted Turkey from first place in the preferences of Austrian holidaymakers this year according to bookings made so far, a spokeswoman of international tourism company TUI Group said, during an event in Vienna on Thursday.
“This year Greece...
Diaspora
Greek Expat Community in Romania Growing, Concern for Education
As the economic crisis in Greece continues, many Greek businesses and families have made the move to Romania in hopes of a brighter future for themselves and their children. The size of Romania's Greek community is growing at a...
Europe
Antonis Karydis: The Greek Behind the First VR Livestream Surgery
In mid-April the world was amazed by the first live-stream surgery in a virtual reality environment and the lights shone upon the doctor who performed it.
However, the live stream wouldn't have been achieved if the whole project hadn't been...