Learning Greek

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    A new project titled “You Speak Greek Already” focuses on promoting the Greek language while highlighting the common elements of the European languages. The project’s main idea is that many Greek words could be found in many languages, something which might serve as a springboard, as well as an incentive for learning [...]

Cruise in Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   Greece can play a leading role and become a hub for sea cruise programmes in Eastern Mediterranean, sea cruise executives told an international conference CruiseinGreece (June 25-27), organized by the Hellenic Assosiation of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and Seatrade in Athens. President of HATTA, said the aim of CruiseinGreece was to examine [...]

Greek Islands: Santorine

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  Santorini island (Thera) was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions about 3,500 years ago. The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic and its effects may have indirectly led to the collapse of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. Due to its imposing landscape and amazing [...]

Greece: The Cultural Agenda

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)               Festivals
The Rockwave Festival, a musical event held every summer in Athens, has established its reputation since its inception 12 years ago. This year, Terra Vibe Park opens its gates and prepares its two stages on July 8, 9 and 10 to host a line up of more than thirty Greek and international artists [...]

Greece – Turkey: Business Ties Getting Stronger

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)    An article by the Financial Times (01.06.2008 ) reports that “economic and business ties between Greece and Turkey have accelerated this year, with several deals involving blue-chip investors coming to fruition.” The article quotes Greece-Turkey trade experts’ estimations that “as relations improve at the political level, business follows quickly.” Specialist in Greek-Turkish relations at Athens [...]

Greece – Turkey: New Power Deal

GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   Rising demand for electric power in Greece has prompted the sealing of an electricity deal between Greece and Turkey. The agreement provides the exchange of power between the two countries throughout the year for a two-year period. In particular, Greece will import up to 200 MW from Turkey during the summer and [...]

Greece – Turkey: Forgotten Greek Islands Get Hope for the Future

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)   Located just off the coast of Turkey, the two islands of Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos), now part of Turkey, but inhabited mostly by ethnic Greeks since antiquity, were exempt from the population exchange of 1922, leaving its inhabitants, with a form of self autonomy – including the right to teach the Greek language, religious [...]