Greece
Don’t Cry for Greece, Europe!
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris No one should be weeping nor should they be frightened that the Greek Parliament failed to elect a president on its third and final attempt this week and, as a result, set the country on course for a national plebiscite to be held on January 25th . There, the nation’s citizens will […]
Amphipolis: “a Cosmopolitan Inhabitant in a Cosmopolitan Tomb”
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris She visited Montreal for the inauguration of the splendid exhibition, “The Greeks: Agamemnon tο Alexander the Great,” that recently opened at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology, showcasing 543 artifacts covering 5000 years of Greek history.
Beware of Greeks in Despair!
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris In a surprise move last week, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called a snap presidential election for December, moving it forward from its planned February date with potentially unpredictable results for the future of Greece and the Eurozone.
“The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great,” an Unprecedented Exhibition in North America
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Five thousand years of history will be on display as a result of the exhibition, “The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great,” which will be inaugurated on December 12th at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology and History in Montreal. The exposition, whose focus is centered around personalities synonymous with the history of […]
November 17th, 1973: An Epic Uprising
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris, On November 17th, Greece celebrated the 41st anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising, or simply, “To Polytechneio,” as the event is commonly referred to. This year was one for deep thought and reflection given that 2014 also marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the Greek military junta (1967-74). This memory, […]
Britain behind all the ills and suffering in Cyprus
By MICHAIL IGNATIOU The British PM, David Cameron, was last Thursday in Acrotiri, Cyprus. .. This is the British Sovereign Military Base that the British got by fiat and blackmail, during the end of the anti-colonial struggle of EOKA (1, 2). Instead of departing defeated and humiliated, as they should have, they obtained dictatorial privileges […]
A Monument of Hope in Amphipolis
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Since mid-August, Greece has been living the discovery of the tomb of Amphipolis as if following a daily soap-opera, with the public at large mesmerized by the constantly updating developments of the excavation. The chief archaeologist at the site, Katerina Peristeri, and her team have managed to even pique the interest of […]
The Greek House of Light and Blue Color
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris In his early twenties, a young man from Switzerland arrives on the Greek Aegean island of Sifnos one May, trying, at once, to discover the colors of nature and, at the same time, his own personal colors.
Powering the Revival of the Greek Economy
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris New perspectives are opening for Greece as the country slowly emerges from the debt crisis. Last week, after five long years, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission approved the application of Greek renewable energy producer, “TECHNODOMIKI ANEMOS S.A.,” to launch an initial public offering, making it the first company to list on the […]
Ακόμα ένας της Χρυσής Αυγής στη φυλακή…
Την προφυλάκιση του βουλευτή της Χρυσής Αυγής Αρτέμη Ματθαιόπουλου, αποφάσισαν οι εφέτες ανακρίτριες της υπόθεσης και ο αρμόδιος εισαγγελέας μετά την ολοκλήρωση της απολογίας του. Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, τόσο οι ανακρίτριες της υπόθεση όσο και ο εισαγγελέας, έκριναν πως ο βουλευτής πρέπει να οδηγηθεί στη φυλακή με το σκεπτικό ότι εάν αφεθεί ελεύθερος θα συνεχίσει […]