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YOUR SAY: Is the Prespes Agreement really a resolution of the long-standing name dispute?
Our readers responded to the plethora of articles and opinion pieces showing different aspects of the long-standing name dispute, including a plethora of opinions. We were inundated with messages on …
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The Greeks and nothing: a philosophical perspective
In virtually every area of research, be it in science, mathematics, philosophy, or theology, the ideas of ancient Greek thinkers are the roots*, having spread deeply as the basis of …
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Coburg Greek Festival a success, despite scorching heat
A large number of people gathered at the Coburg Greek Orthodox church The Presentation of our Lord, for the annual festival organised around the holiday the church is named after. …
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50 mummies from Ptolemaic era when Ancient Greeks ruled in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 50 mummies at a communal tomb in Minya, south of Cairo, dating to the Ptolemaic era. The announcement, made by the antiquities ministry on Saturday, revealed …
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Greece noted the biggest drop in unemployment, but still highest in Europe
Eurostat released its latest unemployment figures for the European Union. Greece continued its reign as the champion of joblessness with 18.6 per cent unemployment in October 2018, followed by Spain …
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Greek PM to visit Turkey on February 5-6
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is paying an official visit to Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday in an effort to relaunch confidence-building measures between the two sides. Ahead of the …
Dialogue –
OPINION: “Macedonia is one, and Greek”, the mantra
Many Greeks have taken up, on Facebook at least, the slogan, “Macedonia is one, and Greek”. For most, I know, this is an innocent affirmation of faith. We routinely demonstrate …
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OPINION: The myth of modern Macedonia
As a professor (now an emeritus professor) of Classics and Ancient History at The University of Western Australia, I became involved in the Macedonian naming dispute about ten years ago, …
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Greek Australians transforming global shipping and riding on the wave of innovation
Three former Neos Kosmos colleagues have reunited in Athens to work on an important project for a Greek company that is transforming the global shipping industry. MarineTraffic, a ship tracking …
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A mother’s plight: finding a solution when school fees for migrant children are too high
The story of Eleni Tsampouri, a recent migrant from Greece and her two children – on one level – demonstrates the culture of indifference amongst political elites to the plight …