France’s artistic and literary ‘gifts’ to the Greek resistance during WWII > The Roger and Tatiana Milliex collection to represent Greece during European Cultural Season
Pablo Picasso was one of the artists who responded to the moving initiative undertaken by Roger and Tatiana Milliex, along with Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Andre Masson and Francis Picabia.
An [...]
OTE, Greece’s largest telecoms group, yesterday reported a rise in second-quarter profit that matched market forecasts, helped by an increased take-up for its mobile phone and Internet operations.
The former monopoly is looking to part-owner Deutsche Telekom for help to boost its mobile business in the Balkans and secure future growth to counter falling domestic [...]
A brown bear, found dead at the foot of Mount Olympus yesterday, was the last of the protected species in the area, conservationists said yesterday, noting that the animal appeared to have been shot or poisoned.
The fact that the bear’s mouth was frozen open suggests it had suffered spasms and may have eaten poisoned bait, [...]
The final touches are being put to the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) which will run from September 6-14 and is expected to draw more than 250,000 visitors.
The trade fair will host 700 exhibitors, down from more than 1,000 last year. Thirty countries are expected to take part, including Bulgaria, Pakistan, Indonesia and Brazil. Italy [...]
A government drive aimed at reducing vehicle fuel consumption and pollution targets not only current motorists but also learner drivers who will face an examination on “eco-driving” as of next January.
By changing their driving habits, motorists can make fuel savings of between 10 and 20 percent and at the same time contribute toward curbing pollution [...]
The prosecutor’s office in Pyrgos in the Peloponnese has launched an investigation into allegations that almost 2 million euros in financial aid from the Australian government, destined for people afflicted by last summer’s forest fires, was used to build a new town hall in Zacharo.
Councilors Giorgos Bousbouras and Giorgos Vassilopoulos have accused Zacharo Mayor Pantazis [...]
PAO find out fixtures, Aris and AEK dumped out of UEFA Cup
Panathinaikos will face Olympiakos’s conquerors Anorthosis Famagusta as well as Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan and German side Werder Bremen in the group stages of the Champions League, following yesterday’s draw.
Anorthosis became the first Cypriot side to make this stage of the competition after a [...]
