Seminar on Western Balkans in Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  The Institute of International Relations of Athens Panteion University, in cooperation with the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics and the Centre of Southeast European Studies of the University of Oxford is organising from July 3 to 5, its international summer seminar entitled “The Integration of Western Balkans into the [...]

Folegandros Fun Club

(GREK NEWS AGENDA)    Folegandros is a welcoming small island in the Aegean that has led to the creation of its own fan club, as visitors keep coming, year after year, to meet friends from all over the world. They report that they remain spellbound by its beauty and by the hospitality of its inhabitants who [...]

Greek Banks Turn East

National Bank of Greece
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Latest developments in the banking sector point to major Greek Banks’ strategic ties with the Arab world. Greece’s largest Bank, the National Bank of Greece has declared its interest to expand its activities in the fast-growing Egyptian market, where it currently maintains one branch. Egypt’s third-largest bank, Banque du [...]

EU Court Rules in Favor of Olympic Airlines

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The European Union’s first instance court on Wednesday ruled against a European Commission decision ordering the Greek state to recover aid allocated to state-run Olympic Airways by the government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, a figure totalling 4.85 million euros. Athens News Agency: [...]