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Greece’s Professional Sports Committee announced on Monday that the football teams of PAOK and Xanthi must be excluded from the Superleague, the country’s top football league. The shocking announcement was made because, according to the Committee, the team of PAOK has ”multi-ownership,” which is apparently against the rules of professional football in Greece. Regarding the…

Greece’s Professional Sports Committee announced on Monday that the football teams of PAOK and Xanthi must be excluded from the Superleague, the country’s top football league. The shocking announcement was made because, according to the Committee, the team of PAOK has ”multi-ownership,” which is apparently against the rules of professional football in Greece. Regarding the…

By Ola Goroveci The nation of Greece recently won the Netherlands’ prestigious Reisgraag Travel Award for the best destination to visit in in the world in 2020. Greece earned an overall review of 8.4 out of 10, which means it is the top country for the Dutch to visit when making plans for 2020 vacations.…

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski Mitsotakis laying a wreath in Auschwitz. Credit: AMNAGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, attending the commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, toured the camp today along with his wife Mareva Grabowski Mitsotakis. “I come to this place with great emotion; a place that has…

By Andrew Tzembelicos With recent news that the Greek government has committed to six new, broad tourism-related objectives, we see that there are some enhancements which could readily be implemented in this most vital  sector for Greece. One area where some change is necessary relates to ferry travel and ports, and it starts at the…

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos will be awarded the Gold Olympic Order medal for his great contributions to the Olympic movement, Olympic ideals and the Olympic legacy, it was recently announced. The award will be given to the outgoing Greek President by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), following a decision reached by the…

Fishermen at the Greek port of Aedipsos, Euboea (Evia)- Photo Credit: Anastasios PapapostolouWe all know cucumbers, some of the simplest yet delicious and versatile vegetables in the world. But what about sea cucumbers? Increasing interest has been reported recently on the islands of Greece’s Dodecanese archipelago in fishing for sea cucumbers, a species which until…

Greece’s Public Debt Management Authority announced the launch of a 15-year state bond in a statement released on Monday. The announcement came just 48 hours after the credit rating agency Fitch upgraded the country’s credit rating to BB from BB-. This marks the first time that Greece has attempted to tap international capital markets with…

Cyprus recently became a member of the international organization “The Mars Society,”  which aims to promote the exploration and colonization of the red planet. The island nation joined this ambitious effort through the Cyprus Space Exploration Organization (CSEO). The two bodies concluded the terms of an agreement on the founding of the Cypriot chapter of the…

Harvard University’s Massachusetts Hall. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsHarvard University, one of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions, has reportedly been mulling how to create a course devoted to the refugee crisis which has hit Europe in the last decade. The proposed course would be offered in close partnership with the University of Athens. Greek Minister of Education…