Greece respects privacy

Greece has topped the “International Privacy Ranking” list for 2007. The London-based Privacy International (PI) and Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information have published the 2007 rankings report. Greece, Romania and Canada had the best privacy records of 47 countries surveyed. The report recognizes countries where privacy protection and respect for privacy is nurtured, while identifying countries in which [...]

Gourmet Greece

From its celebrated virgin olive oil and its historic wines to its flavorsome tomatoes, ripe, sun-drenched fruits and wonderful cheeses, Greece offers a stunning array of fine foods and drinks unique to its islands, its traditional villages and regions.  Many of these gourmet delicacies are unknown or unappreciated outside of Greece.  Epikouria magazine (www.epikouria.com), published [...]

Sarkosy’s Greek roots

“Me the grandson of a Greek,” a book about the roots of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, went on sale this week. Sarkozy’s great-grandfather, Mordechai Mallah and his wife Reina, both living in Salonika, had seven children.
One of the children, Benico Mallah was 14 when he left Greece with his mother for France where he studied [...]

Greece donates 200,000 euros to IMO for Lebanon

In the context of its broader effort to support the people and restoration of the state of Lebanon, the Permanent Representation of Greece in Geneva has granted the sum of 200,000 euros to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which offers psychological and social support to the Lebanese and to the other population of the [...]