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Famous Greek Artists Featured at Bonhams Greek Art Sale

Bonhams Greek Sale, taking place in London on November 25th, will feature paintings by well-known Greek artists from the 1930's whose work inspired the artistic wave of the 20th century in Greece. “Studio with Large Window” (1984) by Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika,...

Greek Lawyer Turned Online Entrepreneur Supports Small Greek Businesses

The economic depression in the Mediterranean – and especially Greece – has dominated Europe’s headlines in the last several years, leading many businesses to bankruptcy and people to unemployment. Two years ago, Greek London-based lawyer; Joanne Skoulikas quit her successful...

Greek Filmmaker Tsangari Wins BFI Film Award for “Chevalier”

Greek filmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari was this year's top prize winner at the BFI London Film Festival Awards Saturday for her film "Chevalier". Tsangari's film is a study of the male ego and macho rivalry, showcased by six men on...

Film Choices for the London Greek Film Festival

International media and Greek filmmakers are facing this year’s London Greek Film Festival with reservations, despite the fact that the festival will celebrate its 8th anniversary. It appears that this year’s schedule will not include several Greek films that have been...

Yorgos Lanthimos Screens New Film “The Lobster” in London

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos walked the red carpet of the British Film Institute's Film Festival, on Tuesday, accompanied by Collin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, for the screening of Lanthimos's latest movie, "The Lobster". "The Lobster" is set in a society in which individuals...

Festival Brings Greek Wines to London

The London Greek Wine Festival will offer visitors a variety of Greek wines from around the Mediterranean nation between October 2nd and October 4th. "Everything from understanding the origins, indigenous grapes and their characteristics, influence of terroir  and more, through...

Greek Wine Fashionable in London and New York

Greek wine, especially white, has become fashionable in the restaurants of New York and London and it’s certain that current production will need to increase to meet demand in the future, winemaker Evangelos Gerovasiliou told Praktorio radio station in...

UK Feta Cheese Sales Go Through the Roof Amidst Greek Financial Crisis

The Greek financial crisis has caused great damage both to the country and its people, however, it has also given certain sectors the opportunity to flourish. While Greece is sinking deeper into recession, several of its traditional products have found...

Greek Swimwear; The New Must-Have Trend in Over 20 Countries

London-based swimwear and beachwear boutique Paolita, originally launched in 2010 by Greek-Mexican businesswoman Anna Paola Papaconstantinou, is now the absolute destination for all international fashion trend-setters. Exclusive boutiques and resorts in over 20 countries across the globe steadily choose to host her distinctive swimwear pieces,...

London Metropolitan Police Recruits Greek Speaking Officers

The current London Metropolitan Police recruitment program has set a new prerequisite. Candidates need to be fluent in English, as well as one of 14 other languages, including Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Portuguese. According to the Scotland Yard, this new prerequisite...