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Lesvos Cultural Club brought island vibes to Melbourne at the 2018 Lesvos Ouzo Festival
The anise tradition brought together a crowd of 1,500 people of all ages in Bayswater.
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A weekend trip from Melbourne to Athens to attend the protest rally for Macedonia
“It was my duty and what my soul needed,” says Zoi Petalidou who traveled back and forth in two days.
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Archbishop Ieronymos defends Church’s involvement in ‘Macedonia’ name dispute
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece said that the Greek Orthodox Church cannot stay silent when Greece’s national interest is at stake.
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New Greek Consul General meets Lemnos Gallipoli Committee
The committee met with Dimitrios Michalopoulos to welcome and brief him on their efforts to raise awareness of the ties between Greece and Australia.
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FYROM moves to settle name dispute with Greece
Despite protests by Greek communities around the world, the alternative names being considered are Upper Macedonia and New Macedonia according to diplomats.
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Albanian Prime Minister claims Chams have property rights over Greek territory
Athens and Tirana are bound with a “strategic partnership” Edi Rama says.
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Tourist returns stones from Acropolis “stolen many years ago”
Apologetic sender mails bag of rocks to the Greek National Tourism Organization in New York.
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Greek government alleges officials tied to pharmaceutical bribery scandal
Scandal allegedly involving 10 senior politicians from the previous administration and Swiss Novartis dubbed ‘the biggest scandal since the creation of the modern Greek state’
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New identity cards to be issued by Greece
The IDs are said to be more secure, meeting higher international security standards.
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Turkey’s president claims Greece’s stance over ‘Macedonia’ name dispute is wrong
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended Turkey’s support to FYROM.