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Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Anti-Golden Dawn Jewish Activist Tried

(Photo/AP) A rally of Golden Dawn neo-Nazis in Athens. Members are taught anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, anti-gay, anti-Capitalist, anti-banker rhetoric, anti-government rhetoric. ATHENS - A Jewish political activist went on trial on Sept. 3 for inciting violence against the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. Savvas Michael-Matsas, who heads the small Trotskyite Revolutionary Worker's Party, ...

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Beloved Anna Chrysafi Passed Away

Anna Chrysafi, the first Greek singer ever to sing standing is no longer among us. The memorable singer, died at the age of 92 on September 2 in Kalyvia, Attica, where her beloved said their last goodbye. With a singing career that continued from the late 1940′s until today, Anna Chrysafi was a true stage veteran. She was born in Athens in 1921 to Asia Minor refugee parents. With several ...

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German firm raided over bribery claims

Two prosecutors from the German city of Bremen and a Greek judicial official last week raided the offices of Rheinmetall Defence Electronics in Athens as part of an investigation into alleged tax offenses and the payment of bribes to local defense officials, Kathimerini has learned.The raid on the Kolonaki offices of the German company took place following an investigation in Germany and the ...

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For just €250000 you can buy a home in Greece and become an EU resident

For just €250000 you can buy a home in Greece and become an EU residentQuartzNon-Europeans seeking a fast-track route to EU residency now have a new option—buying cheap Southern European property. As of this year, Portugal is offering super-speedy residency applications to anyone who buys a property over €500,000 ($658,150) ...

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Greece's Marfin seeks $US1bn from Laiki

An international arbitration of Greece's Marfin Investment Group will attempt to recover $US1 billion.

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Chinese Russian Interest in Greece Growing

Chinese and Russian investors are showing increased interest in acquiring properties in Greece, mostly in Athens, as well as the islands of Rhodes, Crete and Corfu, according to a report by real estate agency Danos & Associates-BNP Paribas on the course of the property market in the first six months of the year. The Chinese and the Russians are motivated by the legal clause offering them a ...

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Greece Loses 3000 Engineers To Crisis

The Greek construction industry, hammered by the country’s economic crisis, is seeing an exodus of engineers, with some 3,000 estimated to have left in the last three years looking for work and a better life elsewhere. Scientists and craftsmen have also also emigrated seeking professional stability and decent wages in countries with booming construction business such as Saudi Arabia, the ...

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