Category Archives: Greece

Taste of London @ Regent’s Park

From June 21st to the 24th, fine dining will be transported to Regent’s Park with Taste of London for four days of summer eating, drinking and entertainment. 40 of the city’s best restaurants will be dishing up their finest in … Continue reading

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Θετικό το αποτέλεσμα του debate για την επιστροφή των μαρμάρων του Παρθενώνα

Κέρδισε στα σημεία χτες βράδυ η ομάδα που υποστήριξε την επιστροφή των μαρμάρων του Παρθενώνα στο debate που οργάνωσε στο Λονδίνο ο οργανισμός Intelligence Squared στο Cadogan Hall. Την επιστροφή υποστήριξαν ο ηθοποιός και γνωστός φιλέλληνας Stephen Fry και  ο … Continue reading

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What I did this week: queens and boats

 Joined a million other people by the Thames to catch a glimpse of Queenie Reminded myself why I don’t like central London on a weekend Partied like the English at a street party Watched the diamond jubilee concert while cringing … Continue reading

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Greece… I’m facing taxing times

This week a Greek documentary was screened at the Great Hall of the Hellenic Centre. “Greece… I’m facing taxing times”is a full-length documentary by the director Serafeim Ntousias. The theme of the documentary is the effect of the economic crisis … Continue reading

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Olympic flame relay

Once again the eyes of the world were focused on Greece yesterday. But this time it was for a good reason as the Olympic flame was handed over to the London Olympic Committee at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The … Continue reading

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Greek elections: the next step

So what is going to happen now? After months of anticipation the elections took place a few days ago and the country is still without a government (at the time this post was written). Not surprisingly none of the big … Continue reading

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Solidarity to the Greek people

 Last Saturday about 200 people gathered outside the Greek embassy in London to show their solidarity to the troubled country as part of the global movement “We are all Greeks”. The light drizzle did not deter the demonstrators who … Continue reading

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