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Friday, March 17, 2023

The best bits of Greece you’ve probably never heard of

Few European destinations are more recognisable than Greece – particularly in the white heat of summer, when the Mediterranean sun smiles on the land of Zeus, Poseidon and Aphrodite. Its rays bounce ...


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Cédric Klapisch Returns to His ‘Pot Luck’ Family in Amazon series ‘Greek Salad’: ‘It was emotional for all of us’

French director is putting the old team back together in the Amazon Prime Video series “Greek Salad,” which opens Series Mania on March 17. But there is a twist. “People often asked me if I would make another film about these characters. They are my ...


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Victor from Greece: "I hope I can inspire people with my song"

INTERVIEW Victor Vernicos will represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. We caught up with him to speak about preparations, ...


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Greece's minimum wage to be raised by 9.4%: Premier

ATHENS. Greece will raise its minimum wage effective from April 1 for a third time since the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis took ...


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Greece to again raise minimum wage from April 1

He said the increase will benefit around 600,000 workers. Since 2020, Greece has spent more than 40 billion euros in subsidies and financial aid for ...


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Greece to increase minimum wage, third rise in just over a year

Since 2020, Greece has spent more than 40 billion euros in subsidies and financial aid for households and businesses that struggled to cope with ...


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EMBCA Event Highlights Voices of the Lost Children of Greece

… of Greece, edited by Prof. Cardaras, who is herself a Greek adoptee … in the history of Modern Greece. Greek children were the first-wave … , a columnist for the newspaper Kathimerini, the leading Hellenic daily, and …


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The "Greek Breakfast" Initiative Is Now Being Promoted Abroad

… and promotion through Marketing Greece’s social media, … Greek tourist product is a given,” said Marketing Greece … CEO Ioanna Dretta, adding that through Greek gastronomy, … “Greek Breakfast” promotes the regional culinary heritage of Greece in …


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Tourism Help Wanted: Greece Recruiting More Non-EU Workers

… anticipating a big 2023 – Greece is already reaching out for … the former President of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) Andreas … to be offered to Greek expatriates or Ukrainian refugees … potential pay differences between Greek employees and third country …


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'Serious' safety faults in Greek rail network: Watchdog

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Greece: ‘Serious’ safety faults in rail network

… training sidelined. ALSO READ: Greece: Over 50,000 protest … for decades and successive Greek governments were investigated by … elections expected in May. Greece’s transport minister resigned after … protested in cities around Greece on Thursday, with many …


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Greek Intelligence Service Says Found Deep Cover Russian Spy

… services infiltrate Greece. The agency said she pretended to be Greek and … supplies shop in Athens, with Greek citizenship and an identity card … to personal data of deceased Greek citizens, a practice that … spy and that with a Greek passport she could have …


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'Serious' safety faults in Greek rail network: watchdog

… Louisa GOULIAMAKI / AFP Athens: Greece';s rail watchdog on … people protested in cities around Greece on Thursday, with many calling …


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Dendias visits Greek diaspora in Montreal

… Wednesday. The Greek foreign minister visited … Greece';s top diplomat noted when addressing students and staff. The Greek … Greek language, and to Joly for representing "the principles that Greece … Socrates-Demosthenes' Greek School, where students …


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World News | Greece Raises Minimum Wage to Pre-bailout Levels

Athens, Mar 17 (AP) Greece announced on Friday an increase … spring. Under pressure from lenders, Greece imposed severe pay cuts in … 751 euros to 586 euros. Greek salaries are paid out over …


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Greece increases minimum monthly wage

… The minimum monthly wage in Greece will be increased to 780 … the government could do and Greek enterprises could afford, he said … ," he was quoted by Greek national broadcaster ERT as saying …


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Greece Hardest Hit EU Country for Wildfires, Flooding Losses

… org/factsheets/greece-must-make-lost-time- … ill-prepared regional administrations.” Greece, with its economy dominated … favorite areas too, with Greece having the longest coastline … droughts and even cyclones. Greece has ignored warning signs for …


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Cooperation between Cyprus and Greece ‘more necessary than ever’

PODCASTS Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the significance of Christodoulides’ visit to Athens, break down whether the lull in Ankara’s aggressive behavior that we are seeing is temporary or here …


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FM Dendias launches official campaign of Greek candidacy

The official campaign of the Greek candidacy as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2025-26 was launched by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias in New York during an event organised by the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN. The Greek candidacy to be elected to the […] The post FM Dendias launches official campaign of Greek candidacy appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece Launches Campaign for a Seat at UN Security Council

On Thursday Greece officially launched the campaign to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2025-26. Foreign Affairs minister Nikos Dendias launched the bid at an event organized by the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN in New York. In the presence of dozens of heads of permanent delegations from […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greece Raises Minimum Wage For Third Time Since 2020

Greece will raise the minimum wage from April 1 for a third time, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, as high inflation takes a toll on household incomes. “I am under no illusions. I know that wages in our country are still low while being further squeezed by imported inflation,” Mitsotakis said after a […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Greek FM Dendias Meets Greek Canadian Community in Montreal

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias paid a visit to the Hellenic Community Centre of Greater Montreal and thanked the Canadian diaspora for preserving Greek culture and language. “I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of the Greek government, for preserving one of the things that bind us all together, […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Could Britain, Greece Be Nearing Compromise Over Elgin Marbles?

There are signs the famed Parthenon sculptures now in the British Museum could soon be heading back to their original home in Greece.


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Comtech Demonstrates 5G Connection Over Satellite in Greece

Comtech Telecommunications successfully tested and validated 5G connectivity over a satellite network in Greece, in collaboration with Cloud ...


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March 16 National General Strike in Greece

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front ...


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Tempe (Greece)

... the Political Bureau of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stresses out: 1. We salute the impressive protests of the workers, ...


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Strikes, protests, and clashes over deadly Greek rail crash

Clashes between youths and police also erupted in the southern port city of Patras. The strike also kept ferries to the Greek islands at port, left ...


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Best Greek Chickpea Salad Recipe

This Greek chickpea salad recipe has all the flavors you love from Greek salad, turned into something more substantial that pairs well with almost ...


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Clio Snacks recalls Strawberry Granola & Greek Yogurt Bars

Strawberry Granola & Greek Yogurt Parfait Bar is the only product impacted. No other products are being recalled.


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Costa Dantos: The man who put Greek churches on the world's map

Mapping the Greek churches of the world is the result of a two-year process, which Mr Dantos told The Greek Herald has been “exhausting and fun” and ...


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Department of Greek Education Celebrates Greek Independence Day

The Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America invites you to our Greek Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, ...


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Police Vehicle Plows Through Protests in Greece

Protests are heating up in Greece as citizens continue to express their anger over a deadly train accident that killed 57 people. Video from Athens shows a police crane vehicle barreling through bins ...


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Nostimo Greek of Portsmouth closing, replaced by reboot of Golden Egg: How it happened

PORTSMOUTH — Dean Zottos, co-owner and co-founder of Nostimo Greek with his wife, Nancy, opened the restaurant 16 years ago, relying on a book of his grandmother’s recipes and two decades of experience owning two restaurants in Manchester. Recently ...


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Greece to increase minimum wage again, before election

Two women use an ATM outside a National Bank branch in Athens, Greece, August 26, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo ATHENS, March 17 (Reuters) - The Greek government will raise the minimum ...


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Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels

Greece Friday announced an increase in the minimum wage that will restore pay to levels existing before sweeping cuts were imposed more than a decade ago during an international bailout ATHENS, Greece ...


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The Greek Myths Retold

Whatever the ferment of contemporary literary culture, the myths and legends of ancient Greece continue to be a rich source of story and reference. In our censorious era, there is something wonderfully unkillable about the old gods and heroes. If anything ...


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'Serious' safety faults in Greek rail network: watchdog

Greece's rail watchdog on Friday said a probe had uncovered serious signs of poor training among staff on duty during the country's deadliest train tragedy, which killed 57 people last month. The Regulatory Authority for Railways (RAS) in a statement said ...


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Thousands protest over deadly Greek train crash

Garbage piled up in Paris streets and fuel deliveries were blocked from refineries as workers continued rolling strikes as President Emmanuel Macron's pension...


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Further Strikes in Greece Hit Air and Rail Transport

… -long nationwide strikes began in Greece on Thursday, with transport workers … .  In addition to air traffic, Greek public transport and ferry services … protests in the major cities. Greek media also staged a 24 …


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