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  • Epirus the pie lover’s destination

    By Evi Voutsina*Pies are household favorites nationwide, though the greatest variety is probably found in Epirus, northwestern Greece, whose mountains are covered in a wide variety of wild greens, herbs and mushrooms that are used in an equally vast array of pies. The most common of these pies made with wild greens is "blatsara," where, instead of a simple phyllo pastry, the filling ...

  • Dutchman to undergo psychiatric examination in wake of Crete stabbing

    The 20-year-old Dutchman accused of a violent attack on a 12-year-old Russian staying at a hotel in Crete has remanded in custody and ordered to undergo psychiatric examination.Cirino Schrijver faced a magistrate in Iraklio on Monday but during the 15-minute session his court-appointed lawyers said it was not possible for his client to answer any questions.The lawyer said Schrijver suffered from ...

  • Quick Quits Independent Greeks Spokesman

    Terence Quick Former TV presenter Terence Quick has resigned as Parliamentary spokesman for the Independent Greeks, a minor political party that has almost no influence and is an offshoot of the ruling New Democracy Conservatives. In a letter to party leader Panos Kammenos, Quick said that he would remain as a lawmaker. He did not cite any motives for his decision although the party is lagging ...

  • Vouliagmeni beach evacuated after bather discovers military shell

    File photo People have been evacuated from Vouliagmeni beach in southern Athens after a bather discovered a missile.A special army unite has been sent to the beach to defuse the shell. The coast guard is also attending the ...

  • AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens

    The life and times of Spyros Merkouris, who was Mayor of Athens in 1930, were featured at the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) celebration that visited the Greek capital for a third time, and drew 1,20o delegates. The historical documents of the meeting between Merkouris and the delegation of the Greek immigrants were presented by the Chairman of AHEPA Athens ...


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Movie Review

Rounders

Even though it's not as good as it could have been , "Rounders" is certainly an educational experience. For those without a working knowledge of the in's and out's of gambling and all the slang and lingo associated with it, "Rounders" will be a real eye-opener. The best scenes in the movie take place at the poker table and allow us to safely watch professional gamblers easily taking advantage of k ... ...

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  • Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum

    This week the Benaki Museum will host the event Gastronomy Days – Destination of Origin: Greece, aiming to highlight Greek cuisine and to promote the authentic and unique products of Greece. This event will have a different approach for the Greek data, seeking for the modern formulation of the identity of Greek taste, which pursues to maintain and continue a cultural tradition of ...

  • Supreme Court Appoints Corruption Chiefs

    Greece’s highest court has appointed two new financial prosecutors to replace the outgoing investors Spyros Mouzakitis and Grigoris Peponis who have been digging into a slew of scandals and produced cases against high-level former government officials. Panayiotis Athanasiou, who has in the past investigated the Siemens cash-for-contracts scandal, will become the main financial prosecutor. ...

  • Giving Up The Euro Could It Happen Yet

    (Photo/Andy Dabilis) Greeks protest in the street during one of 20 general strikes against austerity measures imposed by the government on the orders of international lenders. The demonstrations have failed to do anything to stave off more reforms that have worsened a deep recession and created a record 27 percent unemployment. Unemployment in Spain is at 27%. Young people are fleeing Portugal ...

  • Greek Premier visits Heydar Aliyev Center

    The page of the Heydar Aliyev Center on Instagram has published photos of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the Heydar Aliyev Center and Heydar Aliyev Museum created here. "It is a great honor for me to visit this grandiose museum and to get familiar with merits of the great statesman for his nation which is friendly to us," Greek Premier wrote in a memory ...

  • Financial Police has taken on over 5000 cases since 2011 says minister

    The Financial Police, set up in July 2011, has handled more than 5,000 cases until now, Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias told Parliament on Monday.The Financial Police also handles electronic crime, including matters relating to child pornography, Dendias assured MPs who were concerned that such issues were being overlooked since the electronic crimes department was shut down.He said that the ...

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