Europe
Europe
Elderly Greek Woman Flies to Malta Instead of Athens Due to Airline Mistake
An 84-year-old Greek woman was accidentally flown from Manchester to Malta, instead of Athens, by easyJet, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. The Greek pensioner, Argyro Aretaki, was driven to Manchester airport by her son on May 18. She was taken to...
Europe
German Nobelist: Greece is Losing Bright Minds Due to Crisis
The European Union should support Greece, particularly in the science, research and technology sector in order to help the country end the crisis, noted German virologist Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize winner for Medicine and Physiology in 2008.
In an...
Greece
The Necessary Compromise In Greek Bailout Negotiations
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In the beginning of 2015, Greeks elected Syriza hoping for a negotiation deal with Greece's lenders that will not include more austerity. Today still there is no deal and Greece's future remains unknown.
Europe
Greece Is Just the Start of Europe’s Problems
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As we hold our breath and wait for the eventual outcome of the Greek bail-out negotiations, it’s tempting to see Europe’s challenges as purely economic in nature.
Culture
Head of the G.S.G.A in Italy to Support Greek Communities
The head of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad ( G.S.G.A) Michalis Kokkinos visited on Monday the historical Greek communities in Italy on the occasion of a unique exhibition entitled "Greeks in Campania: 500 years of history."
The exhibition, which...
Europe
Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament: ‘Each Child Born in Greece Owes €32,500’
Greek human rights lawyer, politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) and current speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Zoi Konstantopoulou said that each child born in Greece owes 32,500 euros taking the podium at the "Forum européen des alternatives" held in Paris...
Europe
Byzantine Ship Wreck Discovered in Black Sea
The wreck of a large Byzantine ship, dating from the 10th century and filled with amphorae, was discovered by divers off the coast of Sevastopol in Crimea.
The shipwreck was discovered by a Russian archaeological submarine mission in the Black...
Europe
Thousands Pray Near Hagia Sophia, Call for its Reopening as a Mosque
A huge group prayer in front of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, was held to commemorate the 562nd anniversary of the conquest, according to organizers.
A number of groups from Istanbul and across Turkey gathered in front of Hagia Sophia at 4 a.m. on Sunday...
Europe
Astrophysicist Coustenis: It Will Take Very Long Until We Find Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life
Finding traces of life outside Earth will take a long time, stated noted astrophysicist and planetologist and researcher Athena Coustenis to ANA-MPBA at the Paris-Meudon Astrological Observatory.
However, Coustenis did not exclude important discoveries in the future on the satellites...
Europe
40% Decrease in Russian Vacation Bookings to Greece
A 40% decrease was recorded in the sale of Russian vacation packages to Greece for this summer, according to a recent interfax.ru article.
Furthermore, high decrease was also recorded in vacation trips to Italy and France. In particular, European countries have...