The Global Diplomatic Forum, a multi-stakeholder, independent, not-for-profit organization, has appointed Geo Routes Cultural Institute as its exclusive partner to deliver in Greece a world class conference to the society of young diplomats (June 8-12). For five days, 80 delegates from 65 countries from around the world will meet in Athens to enhance their knowledge in the fields of international affairs.

The Young Diplomats Forum, which aims to enhance and develop the next generation of diplomats, will engage in pressing issues in international affairs from the perspective of young global

The 9th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) takes places from June 3-7. This year’s LAGFF welcomes a record 35 features, documentaries and short films to the programme, including three World premieres, 14 US premieres and 10 Los Angeles premieres. The festival promotes Greek Cinema and cultural exchange, while bridging the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood. Orpheus Awards are given to the most outstanding new films in the dramatic, documentary and short film categories.

The Festival opened with Little England by Pantelis Voulgaris, the tale of a secret love shared between two

The 8th edition of AngelHack will take place in Athens on June 6-7. According to the organising team, ‘what makes AngelHack the best hackathon series’ is the opportunity given to mingle and work with hundreds of the world’s most talented hackers, as well as leave with $100,000 (€91,000) in sponsor prizes.

Moreover, the event offers a developer’s challenge for free tickets. Participants in the challenge will need to read in a string of Braille characters (using standard English Braille defined here) and print off the word in Standard English letters. So gear up, hold that thought, and get

Vangelis Gerovassiliou, owner of the prestigious vineyard Ktima Gerovassilioiu, in Epanomi, in Thessaloniki, has since the establishment of his business in 1981, mainly cultivated indigenous Greek varieties - namely Malagouzia, Limnio, Mavroudi, Mavrotragano and others.

A trained oenologist, Gerovassiliou is behind the revival of the Malagousia variety, in the end of the ‘70s. "When I was at (the Domain) Porto Carras, we worked with Professor of Viticulture Vassilis Logothetis, who collected forgotten and unknown varieties in order to rescue them. From those, we singled out Malagouzia for

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Brussels yesterday following an invitation by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The two officials held talks - and were later joined by Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem - aimed at sealing an agreement with Greece's creditors. Early this morning, Tsipras told reporters that Greece's reform plan “remains the only realistic plan on the table."

The Greek PM referred to the constructive stance of the European Commission, noting that there had been progress, particularly with respect to Greece's primary surplus targets, and stated that talks

Geo Routes Cultural Heritage Journeys Institute and the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve signed a memorandum of understanding which aims to strengthen intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding as well as promotion of cultural relations between Greece and Ukraine.

The initiative further aims to help local communities through volunteer programmes and Corporate Social Responsibility projects. In addition, both institutes agreed to set up a working group, to develop proposals promoting the cultural heritage of the two peoples.

The Geo Routes Cultural Heritage Journeys

The Thrace Group was established in the 1970s in Xanthi, in the Northern region of Thrace, as a company specialising in plastics. Since then, the company expanded its international presence, focusing on technical textiles and packaging solutions, through a network of 11 trading partner companies around the world and a sales network in 80 countries. Half of the Group’s production is manufactured in Greece and 80% of total production is being exported.

The Group highlights the advantages of investing in the technical textile industry, which is a large and fast-growing sector (4% annual

The 20th edition of Art-Athina, the largest annual visual arts event in Greece, is taking place on June 4-7 at the Faliro Pavilion (TaeKwonDo Stadium). To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Art-Athina is cooperating with the Athens International Airport in two thematic exhibitions, running from May 4 to August 30: The Walls of Athens and their destiny, showcasing the emerging Athenian street art, and The Journey: 5 viewpoints, including digital work by Yiannis Grigoriadis of footage from the arrival of VIPs at Athens International Airport,

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is visiting Brussels today after an invitation by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, on the heels of the "mini summit" in Berlin on June 1.

In attendance at the Berlin meeting were German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, and General Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, aiming for a common position in the negotiations with Greece as well as to present Greece with a proposal.

Greece had

Greek Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, who is visiting Moscow, had a series of meetings with Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Storchak and Gazprom’s chairman Alexey Muller.

In an interview with Russia-24, yesterday (June 2), Lafazanis said that the natural gas project “puts another significant stone to the development of Greek-Russian relations, which is very important for Europe and particularly for the region of Southeastern Europe."

Lafazanis said that the cost of the pipeline will reach $2 billion US and "…from our side, the Greek state