Category: GREECE

  • Greek olive oil goes for gold

    Greek olive oil goes for gold

    Praised for its exceptional quality, Greek olive oil is one of the few products keeping the country’s economy afloat. A series of producers are trying hard to update a centuries-old tradition, and their efforts are not being unnoticed. Last month, quite a few olive oil producers managed to collect awards in the 2016 New York…

  • Tsipras reminded of shipping’s importance at UGS centenary bash

    Tsipras reminded of shipping’s importance at UGS centenary bash

    The Athens Concert Hall played host to 1,800 guests last night including the Greek president and prime minister at a star studded bash to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS). UGS president Theodore Veniamis, used the occasion to remind the top politicians attending that the government must…

  • Greece began schooling migrant children

    Greece began schooling migrant children

    Greece began schooling some 1,500 children of refugees stuck in the country on October 10. “Schooling refugee children falls under Greece’s international obligations,” Education Minister Nikos Filis told a news conference. Afternoon classes will be held in 20 schools in greater Athens, Thessaloniki and other parts of the country, the ministry said. But after two…

  • Greek Foreign Ministry proposes to create GC10 – “more than a dozen civilizations”

    Greek Foreign Ministry proposes to create GC10 – “more than a dozen civilizations”

    Greece has agreed with a number of states to create “more than a dozen civilizations” – an international organization that unites the country “with a long history.” This was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Kotzias at a press conference following the conference on the Middle East. According to him, it is…