Greece
Wartime occupation of Greece comes under the spotlight in GCM online lecture
On the evening of Thursday, 8 October, the Professor of Modern European History at Newcastle University (UK), Violetta Hionidou, will present her online lecture entitled: Famine and Death in Occupied …
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Endurance runner carries uni student to Mt Olympus to fulfil her dream
Marios Giannakos carried Eleftheria, a 22-year-old handicapped student from Drama, on his back until they reached the top of Mt Olympus in order to help her fulfil her dream. “When …
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Condemnation for desecration of Athens’ Jewish cemetery, days before Golden Dawn verdict
The Athens’ Jewish cemetery was desecrated with anti-Semitic graffiti ahead of an important court case to hand down the verdict of the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn party. “Juden Raus”, meaning “Jews …
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Top ten festivals of October – harvests and history
1. The Battle of Lepanto anniversary celebrations, Nafpaktos On 7 October, Nafpaktos (Lepanto) commemorates the famous eight-day naval battle fought in 1571 with a regatta followed by exhibitions, lectures and …
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Greece rejects proposed text on Turkey as basis of discussion
Turkish aggression, whether expressed through unilateral actions or extreme rhetoric, can no longer be tolerated, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday in doorstep statements before the Special European …
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Iconic Santorini Experience sports tourism event is postponed to 2021
The sixth edition of one of the most unique events on the Greek sports tourism calendar, the Santorini Experience, which was set to go ahead this year has been postponed …
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Postponed Glyfada Maritime Golf Event to be held next Saturday
The arrival of Cyclone Ianos last weekend forced the postponement of the first-ever Glyfada Maritime Golf Event to Saturday, October 10. The tournament for Greek and international senior shipping executive …
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Sotiris Tsiodras expresses outrage over aged care: Athens did not learn its lesson
Greece confirmed 354 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and three deaths. At St Panteleimon aged care facility, central Athens, there were 32 new COVID-19 cases from a sample of …
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Tourist couple who tested positive ignore quarantine rules to see the sights in Chania
While the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Crete with Greek Prime Minister Kyiakos Mitsotakis and other dignitaries yesterday, Chania police went on high alert searching for a …
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Written test for Greek citizenship
Greece’s Interior Ministry has changed the Code of Greek citizenship for foreigners wishing to be naturalized Greeks. Foreigners wishing to obtain Greek citizenship will need to undergo written exams to …