Greece is one of the seven countries in the world with outstanding economic performance, notes Rushir Sharma, president of Rockefeller International, in an article in the Financial Times. “Seven Wonders of the World”, according to the title of the article, stand out globally for their economic performance during a period of absolute pessimism driven by […]
Queen Elizabeth never paid an official visit to Greece, although, unlike her son Charles, she traveled all over the world. Why did our country not please her so much? The main reason is the attitude towards Greece of her husband, Prince Philip, says historian Hugo Vickers. The queen’s husband was born in 1921 in Corfu, […]
The Greek Visa Application Center has suspended the acceptance of documents for visas from citizens of the Russian Federation. From June 27, applications will not be considered at consular offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk, reports posted on official website ad: Dear Applicant! For technical reasons, the Consulate General of Greece in Moscow, St. […]
Nia Vardalos’ cult film, the sequel to My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, has been given the green light and part of the filming will take place on the island of Corfu, according to Corfu TV News. Local media added that the film industry is also looking to hire people of all ages as extras […]
On Maundy Thursday, they manage to do everything according to tradition, obviously only grandmothers – this day, although shortened, is not yet a day off – it’s simply not customary to cook festive food on Good Friday and you don’t want to – so everything falls on Holy Saturday. Here we look part 1, part […]
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ended. The joint dinner hosted by the Turkish President at the Vahdetin mansion in Istanbul lasted about an hour and a half. Before starting the meal, Erdogan greeted the Greek Prime Minister and showed him a view of the Bosphorus. […]
The situation in Ukraine once again poses very difficult tasks for Europe against the backdrop of problems of international law. For us Greeks, it was simply unthinkable to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine, since Hellas had to endure the ongoing barbaric Turkish invasion of Cyprus, as well as the daily provocations of Turkey, which […]
Pantelis Boumbouras, Honorary Consul of Greece in the Crimea and Kherson, is now in Odessa with his sons. He sent his daughter and wife to Greece and says: “Here I will stay until the end – if I left here, I would be a living dead.” Commenting on what is happening as a result of […]
The agreement with Pakistan poses a national danger to Greece, experts say, as evidenced by the experience of the UK. In the distant 1950s of the last century, a mass migration from Pakistan began to the UK, which lasted 10 years. It was justified in those years – it was necessary to fill the textile […]
Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. The meeting will take place on February 18 in Moscow. Zakharova announced the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of the two powers at a briefing on Wednesday: “On February 18, […]
More than 50% of countries supported the candidacy of Greece for non-permanent members of the Security Council for 2025-2026. The member states of the organization submitted confirmations in writing. This was announced last Wednesday by Nikos Dendias, head of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The press service of the department quotes him as saying: […]
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Greek independence, public radio station Kosmos 93.6 asked ten foreign musicians who live and work in Greece to choose their favorite song and cover it in their own language and musical genre. The results were convincing and the show was broadcast on March 24, 2021, with Kosmos Radio head […]