The US Embassy in Greece launched a yearlong campaign to commemorate Greece’s 1821 War of Independence. The announcement was made by US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt during an interview with state…
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The US Capitol has been put into lockdown as protesters supporting President Donald Trump, clash with police. President-elect Joe Biden called on Donald Trump to go on national television and demand an end…
Greece has circulated collectible coins to mark the 2500th Anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae and Salamis. The cost of this action was fully covered by the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis foundation. “The…
The Hellenic Parliament honoured the 25th centennial of the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis on Tuesday night. The logo of ‘Thermopylae and Salamis- 2020’ was illuminated on the historical building at Syntagma…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to Turkey to find a diplomatic solution to the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a pre-recorded address to the 75th United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
“Respect of democracy and focus on defending our country is the strongest message of unity and a responsibility of all of us,” said President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, at the…
“Today is a day of honour and remembrance for all those who fought, were tortured, exiled so that today we can enjoy the benefits of democracy,” President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina…
Greece’s former Prime Minister, SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras accused the Mitsotakis government of failure on all fronts. Tsipras made the comments on the occasion of New Democracy’s celebration of one year…
Professor of History at the University of Athens, Maria Efthimiou, submitted her resignation from the “Greece 2021” committee, which has the mission of organising a series of events to celebrate two hundred…
The Greek Prime Minister has said he is proud of the Greek people for the patience they showed during the pandemic.”Protection of human life and public health in the context of a…
Former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has made a blistering message to Turkey, calling it a “disgrace to democracy.” “This year, too, we commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey…
April 21, 1967 will always been known as a day that forever changed Greek history, when the military took over government and installed CIA-connected Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos into power. Papadopoulos achieved this…
Donald Trump, Prime Minister of the United States has issued a proclamation on Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, which you can read here- Our…
Greece will soon release two commemorative coins to mark the 2500th Anniversary of The Battle of Thermopylae. Many historians consider the Battle of Thermopylae to be one of the most important battles…
Greece was amongst several major western nations classified as a ‘flawed’ democracy in the latest white paper known as the Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). According to the…
Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece’s first female President, after a vote in Greek Parliament on Wednesday. Former Council of State head Sakellaropoulou, won the support of 261 lawmakers in the 300-seated…
In 2015, John and Patricia Azarias established the Lysicrates Foundation to raise funds towards the restoration of the Lysicrates monument and to honour it by holding an annual Lysicrates Play Competition nearby.
The Lysicates Foundation aims to take the ancient Athenian mould to give a platform to world-class theatrical talent, making the Lysicrates Prize the People’s Choice and an iconic event in Sydney’s cultural calendar.
Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Wednesday expressing its deep concern ‘over the recent serious events that took place in Venezuela’, after security forces and armed motorcycle groups blocked…
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has nominated President of the Council of State, Judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou for the next President of the Hellenic Republic. Mitsotakis made the announcement of the likely first female President…
Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos inaugurated on Wednesday the launch of a series of events commemorating the 2,500-year anniversary since the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salamis. During his speech the…