Europe

Greek fashion charmed the Belgian public during a three-day event that for the first time gave 25 Greek fashion designers the opportunity to present their creations to European companies in Brussels, opening prospects for future cooperation. The initiative belongs to...

On Sunday, December 6, His Eminence Cleopas Strongylis Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia attended the Holy Liturgy at the Monastery of St. Nicholas in the city of Rättvik, Sweden. A memorial was also held for the monastery’s founder,...

Scientists in Britain, including two Greek researchers announced that they are developing a new very promising drug therapy, which may be used to help people who suffer from chronic pain. Although for now, the treatment has only been tested...

To get from Syria to Europe, you need at least $3,000. Some people make it on less, but when traveling as a refugee, money equals safety. And most people, like 22-year-old Mahmoud in London, remember every penny they spent. "There are...

EU Interior and Justice ministers approved on Friday a compromised text agreed upon with the European Parliament on the proposal for a directive on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution...

A Greek-Russian initiative concerning the tourism sector and cruises for Russian tourists from the port of Sochi to Thessaloniki, with a stop in Istanbul, is currently in the works. The development of the bilateral economic Greek-Russia venture is a...

Erecting a fence along one part of its borders with Greece may not be all that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia does, according to the latest reports. On November 28, FYROM soldiers began constructing an electric fence in the neutral zone between the...

Turkish authorities rounded 1,300 asylum seekers yesterday (30 November) that they said were planning to sail to Greece from hideouts near secluded Aegean beaches and forests. Turkish gendarmes apprehended hundreds of Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians and Afghans and three human traffickers,...

Among the 34 EU member states, Greece has the highest rate of unemployed people aged 15-29 with a college or university degree. According to the Paris-based agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 40% of educated...

Up to 2,044 Greeks have claimed "their right to be forgotten" by Google. They have submitted their request asking for their name to be deleted from Google's search engines. The requests concern about 8,788 url addresses. Google has already satisfied...