Organizing a trade mission to Ukraine in 2024 is part of the immediate plans of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as signing a memorandum of understanding that will officially reflect the frameworks and pillars of cooperation with the respective Chamber of Commerce. Trade and industry of Ukraine, said ACCI President Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou, ANA reports.“What I can reassure you is that on the side of Greek companies, the interest is great,” she said during the 6th meeting of the joint Greece-Ukraine interministerial working team, which is held on Thursday in Athens. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news,…
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The following statement was recently released by the Orthodox Clergy Association of Houston and Southeast Texas. We, the Orthodox clergy of Houston and Southeast Texas, are compelled by our responsibilities before God to clearly denounce the rebellion against God’s created order that we see taking place at the local and national levels. It is God who created both sexes and established marriage at the time of creation, as our Lord Jesus Christ tells us. But from the beginning of creation, God created them male and female. It is for this reason that a man will leave his father and mother…
“Part of my mission as Prime Minister is to ensure the return of Greek objects to Greece. But this also means that I must ensure that, in doing so, these collections are also accessible to the widest possible public,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. » declared in his message for the inauguration of the exhibition “Cycladic Art: The Leonard N. Stern Collection on Loan from the Hellenic Republic” held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, reports ANA. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, The Greek Islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations,…
Italgas officially presented on Wednesday the new identity of the group’s Greek companies, which are now called “Enaon” (parent company) and “Enaon Eda” (subsidiary), reports ANA. “Today’s presentation of Enaon and the reorganization process carried out by the company in recent months practically proves Italgas’ commitment to the Greek market and further contributes to strengthening the partnership between our two countries,” he said. underlined the Italian Ambassador to Greece Paolo Cuculi. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, The Greek Islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek Tourism Report…
During The Second World War, countries on both sides of the fight have destroyed a number of important cultural sites in Europe and Asia. In 1942, the Nazi Lufwaffe leveled the Royal Opera House in Valletta, Malta. And in 1945, the United States hollowed out the Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall when it dropped the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan.Although these sites may not have been intentionally targeted, the response to this devastation was Hague Convention of 1954 for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict. The international community strengthened these protections in 1977 with additional…
The “veggera” on Andros. Photo source: Ministry of Culture Six traditional practices and customs still alive on the Greek islands of Andros, Rhodes, Sifnos, Ikaria, Limnos And Nissiros were included in the National Index of Intangible cultural heritageannounced the Ministry of Culture. The National Index of Greece, in accordance with the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, aims to safeguard practices, rites and rituals, crafts and traditions that are true expressions of Greek cultural heritage. More precisely, the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni approved the inclusion of the following traditions in the National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece: the…
The Saint Nectaire Community Greek Afternoon School, located in the Boston suburb of Roslindale, has in recent years become a modern and dynamic incubator for the culture and promotion of the Greek language and heritage. In an interview with the National Herald, the school’s principal for three years, Maria Kyriakantonáki-Bakola, said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes to the world, including the way of teaching and to learn. Our school has faced these challenges with optimism and innovation. It remained owned by a few students during the pandemic, and classes were delivered electronically, remotely. And today, three years later,…
The first episode of the video documentary “Women Changing Greece” features three Greek women who share how their experiences in business development and entrepreneurship were positively affected by their participation in government-sponsored exchange programs American: Liana Goutadirector of international government affairs Ελληνικά Πετρέλαια Α.Ε and member of the board of directors of the Association of European Oil Companies, participated in the 2009 edition International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for the development of green technologies and policies. “I was the second female engineer to work in the refinery, and for a few years I was the only female engineer,” Gouta says…
With the signing ceremony by Giorgos Gerapetritis of the act of accession of Greece to the “Artemis” space cooperation agreements, which is part of the 5th strategic dialogue between the two countries, the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Greece and the United States at the State Department’s work was completed on Friday, ANA reports. The head of the State Department notably stressed that relations with the United States were stronger than ever. Furthermore, Giorgos Gerapetritis expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the five crew members of the military helicopter who lost their lives on Thursday in a tragic…
Even as a member of a Panhellenic sorority, I have a limited understanding of WSU Multicultural Greek Council and its chapters. This awareness doesn’t sit well with me, and it shouldn’t sit well with any other member of the WSU Greek community. Gabriel García is the Chapter Secretary and Public Relations Chair for the Omicron Delta Chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc. Her chapter recently received the Social Justice Award from the MGC. This culture of social justice is deeply rooted in the García fraternity. “Our fraternities were focused on activism and creating positive change on campus and…