Tag: Greece
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Greek islanders to be nominated for Nobel peace prize
Of the 900,000 refugees who entered Europe last year most were received –scared, soaked and travelling in rickety boats – by those who live on the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. The islanders, including fishermen who gave up their work to rescue people from the sea, are in line to be honoured with one of…
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Greece Among Countries With Most Citizens Living Overseas
There are approximately 35,300 Irish migrants living overseas. These people fled the country between April 2014 and April 2015. A graph published by Forbes shows the top ten countries in the list, including New Zealand, Portugal, Mexico, Luxembourg and Iceland. Greece was ranked 11th, with 6.6% of the native-born population living abroad in 2014. Countries with…
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Vote Now! Athens in the Running for the Best European Destination 2016
The voting for this prestigious label, synonymous with European excellence, will take place online between January 20 and February 10. The winner will be the city with the most online votes! The “Best European Destination 2016” will be authorized to use the title and affix the “European Best Destination” logo on all its communications, adverts, website and…
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This is Athens!
With equal measures of grunge and grace, Athens merges the past with the present in the most slender way! A city of paradoxes and great contrasts, in the country that first invented the courtesy and generosity towards people who are far from their home, hospitality (xenia). An intellectual beacon of the ancient world with spectacular Mediterranean…