April 2, 2024
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The 2024 Athens Epidaurus Festival opens on June 1, with 93 productions over 85 days and the participation of 2,500 performers and creators from around the world, including a diverse program with outstanding global performers and new creators as well. Events will include dance performances, concert, performances, screenings, discussions, educational …
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February 6, 2024
Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED
Αfter his book “The Wines of Santorini”, Master of Wine Giannis Karakasis records all the news and developments that are happening now in Greek wine and publishes online the annual report Greek Wine Explained 2024. The report aims to provide comprehensive information about the current position of Greek wine on …
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April 28, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The Greek state digital platform Gov.gr and its 1,547 digital services is now available in English language, it was announced on Thursday. The translation of the site facilitates the access of non-Greek speaking residents in the country. Gov.gr hosts every digital service that ministries, organizations, authorities and regional and municipal …
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January 20, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The “2023 Elevsis European Capital of Culture” program kicks off with a weekend of special opening events, at the coastal front of Elefsina, west Attica, on Saturday, February 4. The opening events will he held throughout the weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, DJ parties and side events across …
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September 16, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Greek Police has issued a warning of a mass scam via phone calls on landlines or mobile phones and recorded messages in Greek and English. The scammers pretend to be police authorities. The Police issued the warning after it received over 100 complaints in less than 24 hours. The scammers …
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July 28, 2022
Arts, Culture
Stand-up comedy fans should save Sunday, July 31, for an event by the Athens English Comedy Club. On the rooftop of innovative cluster space The Cube, under the stars with a view of the Acropolis. Founded in 2019, the Athens English Comedy Club is the first and only purely English …
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June 9, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
In a surprise move, Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan tweeted in Greek to escalate the tension and directly threatened his neighbor country and NATO ally Greece for one more time on Thursday evening. Addressing also an international audience he posted the same tweets also in English. Προειδοποιούμε για άλλη μια …
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April 29, 2022
Arts, Culture, Uncategorized
The Athens Culture Net of the Municipality of Athens offers the “Athenian Routes” a program with historical tours, artistic experiences and walks in the month of May. The aim of the program is that participants get to know through the routes special parts of the city, invisible corners, but also …
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February 12, 2021
FEATURED, Travel
The Athens Urban Transport Organization has upgraded its website making it easier for passengers to receive information on travel routes and timetables and to also recharge personalized travel cards online. Within the next two months, the recharging service will also be provided to holders of anonymous cards. The modernized website …
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August 2, 2020
Arts, Culture
For the second year in a row, a unique performance of ancient Greek theatre -with a twist – helps travellers in Athens to complete their experience of Greece. Right, under the Acropolis. The performance “Medea are other friends I made in Athens” is in English. It is “the funniest 60 …
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March 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s Civil Protection uploaded the Movement Permits during the total lockdown also in English late on Monday evening. The Permits are for Work or Extraordinary Activities like purchases, doctors etc. The Permits for work must be printed, for the other activities can be printed, handwritten or per sms. Movement and …
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March 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s National Public Health Organization EODY has issued advices and information on coronavirus and COVID-19 in English. Based on the available scientific data relating to the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, systematic implementation of all measures for prevention of the new coronavirus transmission and spread is considered of outmost importance. Please …
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December 5, 2019
Turkey-GR
The Turkish Parliament ratified the memorandum of Understanding with Libya on Thursday evening. The MoU is in fact an Agreement renamed into Memorandum in order to avoid ratification by the Libyan Parliament that has disagreed with it. The pseudo-MoU has already condemned by Greece, the EU, US, Russia, Egypt, Israel …
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October 28, 2019
Music
Sofia Vembo, the national voice of Greece during the Greek-Italian war and the Axis occupation. The singer and actress became a major inspiration for the soldiers fighting at the war front and for the people in general. Her most famous song that encouraged the Greek soldiers during the Greek-Italian War …
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November 16, 2016
Politics
US President Barack Obama started his speech with “Yias sas!”, “Kalispera!” and “Filoxenia”(hospitality). He used other Greek words like “foustanella”, “spanakopita” and “ouzo” At the end of his 40-minute long speech he said “Zήτω η Ελλάς” (Long Live, Greece) and had Greeks cheer. President Obama speech without teleprompter or notes …
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October 20, 2015
Economy
Oh. And Prime Minister Tsipras spoke ‘nonsense’! And ’15 Eurozone ministers wanted Greece out of the euro’. However they acted independently and not because Germany or – even worse – Schaeuble told them to do so. In an interview with French daily Liberation, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble drew a …
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September 14, 2015
Politics
It is an old game since Greece sought the ‘rescue’ by its European and other international partners: Every European politician and official – especially those claiming a hegemonic role within the EU and the Eurozone – feels obliged to intermingle into Greek voters’ decision process and try to influence voters. …
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July 8, 2015
Politics
Below are the two speeches at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament on July 8th 201. The first text is Tsipras’ opening speech and the second after several MEPs took the floor launching an unprecedented attack against the Greek Prime Minister. Tsipras opening speech Thank you very much Mr. …
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July 8, 2015
Politics
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is delivering a speech at European Parliament Plenary. Watch Live in ENG
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July 6, 2015
Economy, Politics
“The revised proposal of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker from June 27/28 plus five changes added by the Greek government will be the basis for the new negotiations between Greece and creditors,” after the Sunday’s Referendum. This was reportedly decided at the Political Leaders Council under President Pavlopoulos on Monday. …
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