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“Public Diplomacy in Practice”: Inaugural seminar of the Secretariat General for Public Diplomacy

February 28, 2020 Politics | Polity

The Secretariat General for Public Diplomacy, Religious and Consular Affairs of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently inaugurated a series of in-service seminars, with the first, “Public Diplomacy in Practice”, taking place in Athens on February 19,…

Reading Greece Pays Tribute to Writer Alki Zei

February 28, 2020 Reading Greece

A major figure of contemporary children’s literature, Alki Zei was born in Athens and passed her early childhood in Samos, where her mother was from. She studied philosophy at the University of Athens, drama at the Athens Conservatory and scenario writing at…

BOOK OF THE MONTH: ‘Data from the Decade of the Sixties’ by Thanassis Valtinos

February 26, 2020 Reading Greece

Winner of Greece's National Book Award for Best Novel in 1990 and short-listed for the Aristeion European Literature Prize in 1991, Data from the Decade of the Sixties is a masterpiece by prominent Greek author Thanassis Valtinos. In the 1960s, Greece was…

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  The Greek National Opera celebrates its 80th anniversary

  Feb 25, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Rector Athanasios Katsis presents the English speaking postgraduate study programs offered by the University of the Peloponnese

  Feb 24, 2020 Government | Policy
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  Reading Greece Pays Tribute to Acclaimed Greek Poet Kiki Dimoula

  Feb 22, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Discover the Katakouzenos House-Museum, an Athenian Cultural Gem

  Feb 21, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Film of the month: The Ogre of Athens

  Feb 19, 2020 Culture | Society
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  The Museum of the Bank of Greece

  Feb 18, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Reading Greece: Nikos Davvetas on the Language of Literature as a Means to Transform Human Experience into Art

  Feb 17, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Composer Yiorgos Vassilandonakis on his opera "The Papess Joanne "

  Feb 17, 2020 Arts in Greece
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  Exploring the Human Form in Modern Greek Art

  Feb 14, 2020 Culture | Society
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: ‘The Southern Cross’ by Nikos Kavadias

  Feb 13, 2020 Reading Greece
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  First world screening of the restored film “The Apaches of Athens” and a tribute to "The discreet charm of restoration": A Celebration of Film Heritage

  Feb 12, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Dr Liana Giannakopoulou: "Modern Greek is a highly sought-after course among the students despite the fact that it is a challenging option"

  Feb 11, 2020 Rethinking Greece
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  Painter Dimitris Tzamouranis: "Art’s ultimate objective is the pursuit of beauty"

  Feb 10, 2020 Arts in Greece
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  Vassilis Papadopoulos on the lasting influence of the Greek language

  Feb 07, 2020 Reading Greece
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  2020: Year of Melina Mercouri

  Feb 06, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Nicholas J. Cull, Professor of Public Diplomacy at the USC, speaks to GNA about nation branding and cultural diplomacy

  Feb 05, 2020 Opinion | Analysis
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  Reading Greece: Pela Soultatou on Writing as an Experimental Endeavour

  Feb 05, 2020 Reading Greece
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  International educational programmes for foreign students in Greek Universities

  Feb 03, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Angela Ralli on the dynamics of the Greek language in Canada and the IMMIGREC research project

  Jan 24, 2020 Culture | Society
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  George Zongolopoulos – the art of making space sculptures

  Jan 23, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou elected President of Greece

  Jan 22, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  5th International Documentary Festival "Beyond Borders” calls for films

  Jan 21, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece Pays Tribute to Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke

  Jan 21, 2020 Reading Greece
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  READING GREECE: Persa Apostoli on the Picaresque Novel and its Traces in 19th Century Greek Literature

  Jan 19, 2020 Reading Greece
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  “Fiscardo wreck” in Kefalonia: The largest Roman shipwreck in the eastern Mediterranean

  Jan 17, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Study Classical Greece in Athens

  Jan 16, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Hellas Filmbox Berlin fifth edition: Feminine, sunny & blue in Berlin

  Jan 15, 2020 Culture | Society
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: "The Flaw" by Antonis Samarakis

  Jan 14, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Greece’s Green Agenda on Energy and Climate

  Jan 13, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  The glory of Greek light through Tsarouchis’ eyes

  Jan 10, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Christiana Mygdali on the Challenges of Translating Greek Poetry in English

  Jan 08, 2020 Reading Greece
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  The ancient city of Oeniadae

  Jan 08, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Diaspora Greeks to vote in Greek national elections from their place of residence

  Dec 31, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  Nicolas Calas: a surrealist bridging two continents

  Dec 24, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Art historian Alexandra Kouroutaki on Nativity in 20th-century hagiography in Chania

  Dec 24, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Professor Roderick Beaton: "Europe is unthinkable without Greece"

  Dec 23, 2019 Rethinking Greece
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  Filming Greece | Film of the Month: The Counterfeit Coin

  Dec 20, 2019 Filming Greece
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: 'Winter' by Miltos Sachtouris

  Dec 18, 2019 Reading Greece
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  "Rebooting the Greek Language" project: "Between Worlds" at the Museum of Vancouver

  Dec 18, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Photography: W. Mark Wilman on "Discovering the Beauty of the Cyclades"

  Dec 16, 2019 Arts in Greece
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  Study in Greece: Summer Schools 2020

  Dec 16, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: “Christmas Short Stories" by Alexandros Papadiamantis

  Dec 13, 2019 Reading Greece
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  Ekecheiria, the ancient Greek tradition for the Olympic Truce to be applied in Tokyo 2020

  Dec 12, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Filming Greece | Stavros Pamballis on national trauma, family drama and Mediterranean Western

  Dec 11, 2019 Filming Greece
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  40 years since the treaty of Athens | Archive exhibition on the European trajectory of Greece

  Dec 11, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  “Open Mall”: A project to enhance cities’ commercial areas

  Dec 10, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  The unknown Mycenaean acropolis of Glas

  Dec 09, 2019 Culture | Society
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  The practice of Greek Public Diplomacy and its contribution to the country’s image abroad

  Dec 05, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  A World of Fashion – Made in Greece

  Dec 05, 2019 Culture | Society
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  “Getting in Touch with our Cultural Heritage”: Public Diplomacy for inclusivity and accessibility

  Dec 04, 2019 Government | Policy
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  Reading Greece Presents a New Bilingual Anthology “I woke up in a country: Greek Poetry at the Present Time”

  Dec 03, 2019 Reading Greece
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  Filming Greece | Yannis Zafiris on the Pain of Loss and the Need for Closure

  Dec 03, 2019 Filming Greece
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  Maria Filopoulou: an important representative of contemporary representational art in Greece

  Dec 02, 2019 Arts in Greece
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  Reading Greece: Theo Dorgan on the Myth of Orpheus Amid Greek-Irish Encounters

  Nov 29, 2019 Reading Greece
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  Archaeology in Crete: Lectures at the Museum of Cycladic Art

  Nov 28, 2019 Culture | Society
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: A Tribute to Odysseus Elytis and his Chef d' Oeuvre 'The Axion Esti'

  Nov 27, 2019 Reading Greece
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  “New Agriculture for a New Generation” aims to boost the Agrifood sector In Greece

  Nov 26, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Paying tribute to Gounaropoulos’ line art

  Nov 25, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Filming Greece | Film of the Month: Dimos Avdeliodis revisits “The Four Seasons of the Law” twenty years after

  Nov 22, 2019 Filming Greece
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  International Cavafy Summer School 2020: "Cavafy Mediated"

  Nov 21, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival celebrates its 10th edition: the tributes and the highlights

  Nov 19, 2019 Culture | Society
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  The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki part of the Open House Event

  Nov 19, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Minos Kalokairinos: the man who discovered Knossos

  Nov 18, 2019 Culture | Society
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  2nd Athens International Children’s Film Festival: Inviting and inclusive

  Nov 15, 2019 Culture | Society
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  China's President in Athens: The deepening of a strategic partnership

  Nov 13, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: Drifting Cities by Stratis Tsirkas

  Nov 13, 2019 Reading Greece
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  National Marine Park of Alonissos, a gem of biodiversity

  Nov 12, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Record-breaking year for Athens Authentic Marathon

  Nov 11, 2019 Culture | Society
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  The works of the "Greece 2021" Committee are launched

  Nov 08, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  SearchCulture.gr: The digital platform for exploring the Greek Cultural Heritage

  Nov 07, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  “Odyssey” brought to life in Thessaloniki

  Nov 06, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Sec Gen for Public Diplomacy, Religious and Consular Affairs Constantinos Alexandris on building the new image of Greece

  Nov 05, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  The thematic Pavilion of Greece in the 2nd CIIE Expo in Shanghai

  Nov 01, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: Sixty years of Film Celebration

  Oct 31, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Study Abroad programmes in Greece

  Oct 31, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  7th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art: taking a stance on contemporary social issues

  Oct 30, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Alexander the Great's cause of death

  Oct 29, 2019 Culture | Society
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  The impact of Greek Ohi Day to American public opinion

  Oct 25, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Greece in the 2nd China International Import Expo in Shanghai (5-10/11)

  Oct 24, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Filming Greece | Nicolas Kolovos on artistic freedom and the power of love in the darkest moments

  Oct 24, 2019 Filming Greece
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  Deciphering Ancient Greek inscriptions using AI “Pythia”

  Oct 21, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Greek Revolution with Playmobil figurines

  Oct 18, 2019 Culture | Society
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  13th New York City Greek Film Festival: Greek Cinema in the heart of Manhattan

  Oct 17, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Michael Herzfeld on Modern Greece, comparative research and the future of Anthropology

  Oct 16, 2019 Rethinking Greece
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  Eastern Mediterranean Migration Route Initiative by Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria

  Oct 15, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  Mountainous Arcadia: A ‘mythical’ destination in the Peloponnese

  Oct 14, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Coming Up: The 16th San Francisco Greek Film Festival (October 20-26)

  Oct 13, 2019 Culture | Society
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  The Business Confucius Institute in Athens

  Oct 10, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Weaving together the new face of Athens

  Oct 09, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  10th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival in Athens

  Oct 08, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Sissi Archaeological Project in Crete

  Oct 07, 2019 Culture | Society
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  “Document, exhibit, archive”: History in the making

  Oct 04, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Explore the story of Kapandji Villa, one of Thessaloniki’s top landmarks

  Oct 03, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Goulandris New Museum opens its gates

  Oct 01, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: ‘enasynena’ – an Online Platform on the Combination of Poetry and Short Films

  Sep 30, 2019 Reading Greece
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  Visit the Argolida Castles

  Sep 26, 2019 Culture | Society
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  The first photograph of the Acropolis and its history

  Sep 26, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Climate change: policies and proposals by the Greek government

  Sep 25, 2019 Politics | Polity
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  The Greek winners at the Drama Short Film Festival

  Sep 23, 2019 Culture | Society
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  John K. Campbell and his ethnography of the Sarakatsani: a defining moment for social research in Greece

  Sep 20, 2019 Culture | Society

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