Open Festival “Greece All Over” to Start on May 30

Open Festival “Greece All Over” to Start on May 30Greek Reporter“Greece All Over” festival is a celebration of hellenic culture, folklore and produce that aims to boost Greece around the world. The May 30–June 1 event hopes to start a chain reaction of “Greece all over” festivals that spreads worldwide to provide ...and more »

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European elections: Signs of hope in the gloom

Green Left WeeklyEuropean elections: Signs of hope in the gloomGreen Left WeeklySYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras (centre) has called for fresh elections in Greece after his party won the European elections in the country. The European parliamentary poll on May 25 was dominated by the victories of the xenophobic and racist National ...and more »

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Nia Vardalos confirms 'bigger, fatter' Greek Wedding sequel to hit big screen

Nia Vardalos, who picked up a best original screenplay Oscar nomination for her work on the 2002 film, will reprise her role as a first-generation Greek-American who falls in love with a non-Greek. John Corbett is back as the man who married her last time ...

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Dijsselbloem: Greeks Struggling Despite Primary Surplus

The Chairman of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, speaking in a conference on Europe in the “Hertie School of Governance” in Berlin, Germany, said that although numbers show prosperity, the citizens of countries that have experienced bailout programs still have financial difficulties. “Try to tell a Greek who is struggling to survive that Greece has achieved a primary surplus,” said Dijsselbloem, adding “which to us in the Eurogroup is an important indicator, but what does it tell the people in Greece in real life.” “Try to tell a Spanish citizen who has lost his job, that there is a slight reduction in unemployment in his country, or an Irishman, whose home lost a quarter of its value, that there is a small rise in property prices,” he added speaking at the conference. As he noted, although macroeconomic figures are improving, it’s clear that the EU has a lot of work to do in order to create jobs and achieve sustainable growth. At the same time, he talked about the need to reduce taxes on labor, which he viewed as high. “In almost all eurozone countries we have a tax wedge that is higher than the OECD average,” he said, adding that “the key issue at the moment is simply the return of jobs. The real thing in life that people still feel, such as in Portugal, is massive unemployment. So people ask, will this be jobless growth?”

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Potami Party MEPs to Join Socialists and Democrats Group in EuroParliament

The two Potami party MEPs elected to the European Parliament will join the EU Parliament’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats group as collaborating independents, the party announced on Tuesday. The decision was reached in a meeting of the 42 candidates fielded by Potami during last Sunday’s elections and the party’s founder Stavros Theodorakis. It was decided that participation in the second-largest group in the EU Parliament would enhance Potami’s opportunities for action in Europe, while the S&D group has pledged to place political priority on tackling recession and unemployment in Greece and the European south. It also noted an agreement on the view that Europe needs a real counterweight to conservative forces at this time and that the S&D is in a position to play this role, while continuing to decisively oppose nationalist and extreme-right views in Europe. Potami made it clear, however, that they will be not also be joining the Party of European Socialists, adding that more detailed announcements will be made after the election result and the names of the MEPs elected is officially announced. Potami also noted that Theodorakis held talks on the phone with the leader of the EU Parliament Liberals group Guy Verhofstadt and with former European Greens president Daniel Cohn Bendit, who had called to congratulate him on his party’s election results. Theodorakis assured them that dialogue with them will continue since they are “allies in the effort for a fair Europe.” (source: ana-mpa)

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Underwater Wedding in Crete

During the last years, Greece has become the favorite destination among foreigners who want to exchange vows of eternal love. The Greek islands of Santorini and Crete charm tourists who promise that they will return to these places for the happiest day of their lives. However a wedding, held recently in Crete was meant to be unforgettable, both to the couple and to the residents of the island. A couple from Russia chose to get married under the sea. Renat Adykov and Maria Obryvalina from Russia decided to hold an underwater wedding, proving that love has no boundaries. The couple from Saransk in western Russia, won a competition to get married at the Kalypso Dive Center in Rethymno Crete. They had no experience in scuba diving but they had intensive courses to make their dream come true. After a short ceremony on the shore, they plunged into the sea and reached a special platform seven metres below the surface where they carried out a second ceremony lasting 20 minutes, in which they exchanged their vows with the help of plastic cue cards. Greg James who works in the Kalypso Dive Center said to the British Daily Mail, “I think this is the first underwater wedding ever to take place in Crete.”

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One dead after crash in Greece

13WHAM-TVOne dead after crash in GreeceRochester Democrat and ChronicleA person having a medical emergency and being driven to an area hospital died after a car crash in Greece Tuesday night. It is unclear whether the crash contributed to the person's death, said Deputy Chief Jason Helfer of the Greece Police Department.One person dead following crash in GreeceNews 10NBCPerson Dies After Greece CrashWHAMclick here for more13WHAM-TVall 6 news articles »

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