Foolproof Anti-cancer Diet in Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  In order to avoid cancer, one must live like a monk. That is the inescapable conclusion from research into one of the world’s most renowned monastic communities. The austere regime of the 1,500 monks on Mount Athos, in northern Greece, begins with an hour’s pre-dawn prayers and is designed to protect their souls. [...]

Greece, Russia Forge Ties

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis met yesterday with President Vladimir Putin within the framework of an official visit of the Greek premier to Russia before the “changing of the guard” in Kremlin on May 7, when Putin hands over his position to President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. Karamanlis is accompanied by Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, [...]

Greek Embassy Press Office in Warsaw

The Greek Embassy Press Office in Warsaw
wishes to you all a happy
 Easter holiday. We meet again
on Wednesday, April 30, 3008.

Greek Island Skyros is not a destination of mass-tourism

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)     The island of Skyros lies in the Northern Aegean, the largest and most isolated of the Northern Sporades. The island is more or less divided into two halves: the fertile north, with its green, rolling hillsides and the barren, mountainous region in the south. The capital “Skyros” or “Hora” is built amphitheatrically [...]

Photobiennale in Thessaloniki

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The Thessaloniki photography Museum’s Photobiennale, the largest and most famous photography event in Greece, continues until May. Visit the Photobiennale’s exhibitions “Time is not Now” on America’s distinguished photographer Duane Michals, “The Role of Photograph,” dedicated to Spanish photography, “In Memory of Time,” a journey to early-20th-century France, ”Unfulfilled Time” on contemporary Russian [...]

Greek Gastronomy

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  3rd Sani Gourmet: From May 17 to 25, Michelin stars’ awarded chefs meet at the Sani Resort in Halkidiki, Macedonia. Next to them, chefs of Greek cuisine introduce guests to the Mediterranean diet. This year’s focus is on fresh and organic ingredients, made by small producers of Halkidiki and the broader region [...]

Bank of Greece Annual Report

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  Bank of Greece Governor Nicholas Garganas, in his annual report of the economy released yesterday, forecasts continuous growth of the economy at higher rates than the rest of the eurozone, albeit at a slower pace. The country’s 2008 GDP growth forecast is revised downwards at 3.5% from a previous estimate of 3.7% [...]

Voting for Greatest Greeks

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  In search of the most influential Greek personality of all times, Skai TV is launching a TV series under the title “Great Greeks,” following the example of BBC’s own “Great Britons” series. The public is free to vote for the most eminent Greeks of the past and present until May 7, via [...]

Record Price for Greek Art

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   Some of the top names in the recent Greek Sale that took place at Sotheby’s in London on April 17 included Constantinos Volanakis, George Iakovides, and Nikolaos Gyzis. More specifically, Iakovides’ “Grandpa’s New Pipe” earned first place, sold for €664,535, a record sale for this artist at an auction. Once again, the [...]

Crete: Postgraduate Programmes in Mediterranean Agriculture

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Chania (MAICh), located in the city of Chania, Crete, is a constituent institute of Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Mediterranéenens (CIHEAM) and is dedicated to the development of Mediterranean agriculture. It offers postgraduate programmes, such as environmental management, horticultural genetics and biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, food quality [...]

Ancient Vase Returned to Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis on Monday officially presented an ancient funerary urn (“lekythos”) – dating from the 4th century B.C. – at the National Archaeological Museum. The vase had been found in the possession of a Swiss art dealer last year after being illegally exported. The procedure to repatriate the ancient vase [...]

The Greek – American Dream

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  Alexander Kitroeff, Associate Professor in History, Haverford College, Philadelfia, researcher of the history of Greek Americans and contributor to the www.greekworks.com website, talks to Kathimerini daily about “what native-born Greeks have in common with the descendants of those who migrated” (March 6, Both descendants of dishwashers and heirs to a classical heritage).   [...]

Greek -Turkish Youth Orchestra

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    The Greek -Turkish Youth Orchestra, consisting of 45 Greek and 45 Turkish young musicians will give concerts in Turkey and Greece in 2008, conducted by its honorary chairman, Vladimir Ashkenazy. In Greece, the group will perform at the 2008 Athens Festival, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, on July 29 and at [...]

Greece: Energy Matters

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    Development Minister Christos Folias in an interview with Reuters April 16 said, that Greece has agreed to join Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline which will take Siberian gas to southern Europe through Greece. The pipeline is a joint project by Gazprom and Italian ENI. Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungary recently joint the South Stream [...]

Greek Media Takeovers

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   Greece’s second-biggest provider of web services Forthnet gained Naspers’s Greek and Cypriot pay-TV unit NetMed NV, known for its subscriber satellite service Nova, for €490 million. Naspers is a multinational media company located in South Africa, with significant operations in Greece through NetMed. Forthnet S.A., was established in October 1995 by the Foundation for [...]

Gourmet Greece: Say Greek Cheese!

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  Greek cheeses are among the finest in the world, and many varieties have been accorded protection under the European Union’s Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) provisions. Feta is arguably the best-known Greek cheese abroad. However, there is a great variety of cheeses, produced in Greece, varying from soft, white and sometimes creamy, [...]

Rhodes: Greek Jewel

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    Rhodes is the biggest of the Dodecanese islands. It boasts a beautiful natural environment – much of its surface (40%) is covered by forests, such as the Valley of Butterflies – a veritable feast for the eyes in spring. Rhodes offers a variety of long, beautiful beaches, some less frequented than others, [...]

The Greek Language, Ancient & Modern

 (GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   The Greek Language is one of the earliest attested Indo-European languages, spoken today by approximately 12 million people in Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Italy, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Egypt, Jordan and in emigrant communities around the world, including Australia, United States, Canada, [...]

Greek Orthodox Easter

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  Considered the most important holiday on the Greek calendar, the celebration of Orthodox Easter (Pascha, Greek: Πάσχα) is unique in almost every corner of Greece. Special traditions mark not only the mourning of Christ’s Crucifixion and the celebration of Resurrection, but also the passage from winter to spring. The uniqueness in celebrating [...]

Greco-Australian Connections

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) In an article published at Australia’s Herald Sun, (15.4.2008), Peter Ewer reports on a special feature that keeps the peoples of Melbourne and Greece connected. “They seem to have almost merged in some ways. The cafes and lounges around Lonsdale street have the feel of Athens. But before the wave of immigration [...]