Monk, abbot of rebel Greek monastery sentenced to 20 years in absentia
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, January 28, 2017
IMF Warns Eurogroup Loan Measures Not Enough for Greek Debt
Debt will jump as high as 275 percent of GDP by 2060 Greece’s public debt and financing needs will prove “explosive” in decades to come unless Europe overhauls its bailout program to ease the load, the International Monetary Fund says in a draft ...
Antiparos underground house makes it to BBC series
Did you know there is a stunning house on the Greek island of Antiparos that is hidden beneath the landscape? The amazing nine-bedroom underground holiday home called Ktima House has now acquired publicity because of a series of BBC. Award-winning architect Piers Taylor and actress and property enthusiast Caroline Quentin […]
'We want children to feel proud of their ancestors'
Little Andonis is a merciful and adventurous young boy who lives in his beloved Megisti (Kastellorizo), a magical Greek island of the south Aegean (Dodecanese group of islands) located in the eastern part of Greece. One day, as he wanders the streets of ...
Turkey’s Defence Minister says Greek court decision on alleged coup soldiers was politically motivated
Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık said the Greek legal decision not to extradite eight Turkish soldiers who demanded refuge in Greece, fleeing Turkey after the July 15 coup attempt was not a judiciary but a political decision
40 Turkish Military Request Asylum in Germany
At least 40 Turkish officers have requested asylum in Germany. The military officers presented their requests immediately after the first wave of purges in Turkey after the coup attempt in July 2016, but German authorities are refraining from a decision. The reason for this is the upcoming visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ankara next week. Merkel is concerned that a possible positive decision will threaten the agreement on refugees which the EU signed with Turkey. During the week, Turkey threatened to cancel the readmission agreement with Greece after the Greek Supreme Court refused to extradite 8 military officers who sought asylum in Greece after the coup attempt in Turkey.
GREECE a complete disappointment for Turkey, defense min. says
"Our urgent expectation from GREECE is that this wrong and unjust decision be corrected as soon as possible and those eight people are returned to ...
