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Anna Diamantopoulou – Finalist to run OECD

Anna Diamantopoulou, Candidate for OECD General-Secretary The HEC team (www.greece.org) Anna Diamantopoulou, a former EU Commissioner and Minister to the Greek Parliament was nominated for the upcoming position of General-Secretary to the OECD, an international organization serving as an official [...]

By |2021-02-17T17:31:18+00:00February 17th, 2021|Culture, Education, General|0 Comments

The Magic of Greek Honey – Buy Greek

Research from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, dept. of Agriculture proves the beneficial action of Greek honey in the human body. Forty eight different samples of honey were collected from all over Greece and from all types of flowers for the [...]

By |2020-10-26T18:36:20+00:00October 25th, 2020|Action, Culture, Foods, General|0 Comments

Hagia Sophia and UNESCO

Related: Hagia Sophia The following is a statement released by UNESCO on Hagia Sophia, objecting the turkish decision of turning the Byzantine Cathedral to a mosque.   Hagia Sophia: UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without [...]

By |2021-05-25T00:55:54+00:00July 16th, 2020|Byzantium, Culture, Education, General, History|0 Comments

StaEllinika Greek language learning platform

In order to encourage the learning of the Greek language by children of the diaspora, the General Secretariat For Greeks Abroad has recently launched Staellinika (www.staellinika.com), a Greek language learning platform.  The platform has been adopted as the official tool [...]

By |2022-02-09T15:54:27+00:00July 11th, 2020|Culture, Education, General, Language|0 Comments

The Fall of Constantinople 1453

By Thanos Voudouris No siege has been as dramatic and consequential as the fall of Constantinople in 1453. When it was over,  the world had changed forever. The Fall of Constantinople (Greek: Ἅλωσις τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως). On a Tuesday,  May 29th [...]

By |2021-03-24T13:44:37+00:00May 27th, 2020|Culture, History|0 Comments