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The US State Department clarified over the weekend that there is “no official US initiative to ease tension between Greece and Turkey” as Greek media had reported. Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, confirmed stating that there is “continued contact” instead in an interview with Skai TV on Sunday. The United …

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The Arch of Hadrian in downtown Athens, the Municipality building in Piraeus, the municipality building and the Library in  Ioannina, the Library in Veroia are among the historic buildings in Greece that will turn blue World Autism Awareness Day, on Sunday, April 2,2017. Greece’s buildings are among the hundreds of …

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The small blackboard at the school canteen reads “Items Available”. Below is the date and the items high school students in difficult economic situation can obtain free of charge. On Monday, November 21st 2016, the items available were: 5 buns 1 Spinach pie 4 Cheese pies 2 Toasts 1 Water …

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This is not a snapshot from Epitaphios Vespers on Great Friday held in January. Neither is it a service held for the dead in the middle of the night. It is a snapshot from a protest gathering outside the Acropolis Museum on Sunday. Former TV-persona and now Marathonas mayor Ilias …

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Greece’s political world seems to see the necessity to take action against extreme right-wing party Golden Dawn (Chrysi Avgi) after months of provocative and challenging actions by GD-MPs and party members. With some of these actions to be brought to justice. Evangelos Venizelos, constitutional law professor and leader of coalition government partner …

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 “I am Greek and Wanna Go Home” is the title of a video that goes around the internet. With reference to the stolen marbles of Acropolis, music-composer and photographer Ares Kalogeropoulos created a visual appeal for the return of the priceless marbles currently in the British Museum in London. “You …

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