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Marina Satti Awarded for "Exceptional Stage Presence and Performance" at Eurovision 2024

Greek singer Marina Satti won the "Onstage Ensemble 2024" award for her dynamic performance of "Zari" at Eurovision 2024, while…

1 January 2025

Former Olympiacos Player Jānis Timma Passes Away at 32

Jānis Timma, the former Olympiacos player, has died at just 32 years old. His body was found in Moscow, with…

17 December 2024

Poland and Baltics Urge EU to Build Defence Line on Border with Russia and Belarus

Poland, the Baltics, and Greece have called on the EU to establish a defense line along its border with Russia…

27 June 2024

Greece's Household Welfare and Economic Activity Among Lowest in EU, Eurostat Data Reveals

Recent 2023 data shows Greece's AIC and GDP per capita significantly below the EU average, both at 33% less. This…

20 June 2024

EU Survey: LGBTQ+ Community Faces Rising Violence Despite Decreased Discrimination

A comprehensive survey conducted by the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency reveals shifting dynamics for LGBTQ+ individuals across the EU,…

14 May 2024

UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire: Greece Advocates Humanitarian Action

In an unprecedented move, the United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to call for a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza,…

13 December 2023

NATO chief urges members to boost defence spending as only seven hit target, including Greece

US, UK, Poland, Estonia, Greece, Latvia and Lithuania meet 2% NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged member countries to increase defence…

22 March 2023

Greece through to the Basketball World Cup field even after a loss to Latvia

Latvia and Greece clashed today in Riga, as the group leaders defeated the Greek team 67-57, but Greece still made…

28 February 2023

FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 Greece Makes Final 16 After beating Estonia 67-65 (Video)

Estonia almost caused their second major upset of these Qualifiers after only losing out 67-65 to Greece in Group G. Annika Koster…

13 February 2023

Thessaloniki: The 7th Most Underrated City in Europe

Advising its reader to "Ditch your guidebooks and venture to these lesser-known gems", leading travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler has…

2 September 2022

UK travellers will be charged to enter Greece, France, Spain and Portugal

UK tourists will soon be charged to enter Spain, Greece, France and Portugal, the European Commission has confirmed. British holidaymakers…

17 August 2022

Latvia backs Greece against Turkey's 'unlawful' behaviour

Latvia has expressed support for Greece against Turkey's aggression and revisionist stance in the Aegean during a joint press conference…

2 June 2022

How many marriages and divorces took place in 2020?

In 2020, some 1.4 million marriages and an estimated 0.7 million divorces took place in the EU, according to the…

17 May 2022

Europe’s $8 “Travel Tax” is being rolled out in Nov 2023 Greece and Cyprus Included

ETIAS stands for European Travel Information and Authorization System. Europe will establish its long-awaited ETIAS, which is an electronic travel…

13 April 2022

A NEW COLD WAR STARTS IN UKRAINE

The world is experiencing dramatic moments as a bloody war in Ukraine unfolds. A war in the heart of Europe. …

10 March 2022

Only Twelve Countries in the World Have Full Equal Rights for Women; Greece is one of them

Greece is one of only 12 countries in the world which offer full legal protections to women, in key areas…

9 March 2022

Cyprus leads Greece with 645 cars per 1000 inhabitants

Cyprus is among EU countries with the highest number of cars per 1000 inhabitants at 645 beating Greece who is…

22 September 2021

Greece among 67 countries demanding safe passage out of Afghanistan

Greece joined 65 other countries in asking that Afghans and international citizens who wish to depart must be allowed to…

16 August 2021

Turkish Defence Ministry says "genocide" in response to Latvia's Parliamentary recognition

UPDATE: The Turkish Defence Ministry deleted the tweet minutes after the publication of this article. This is perhaps one of…

7 May 2021

Latvia’s parliament officially recognises the Armenian Genocide

Latvia’s parliament (Seima) officially recognised the Armenian Genocide today. With 58 votes to 11 with seven abstentions, Latvia's Seima officially…

6 May 2021

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