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Interviews

Marilyn Friday: Greek-American Actress With a Dream

Marilyn Friday (nee "Paraskevi") started acting when she was just 12 years old. The pretty Greek-Brit, whose maternal roots are in the Cypriot towns of Layia and Kato Drys, landed her first big audition in 1998. She tried out...

French PM Ayrault Says Rich Greeks Should Pay

During an interview in Mediapart, a French online newspaper, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that it's unethical that rich Greeks are not paying their fair share of taxes during a crushing economic crisis that has seen big pay cuts,...

Greek Deputy MFA: "American Election Does not Affect Greece"

Greek Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Konstantinos Tsiaras, spoke exclusively to Greek Reporter about the impact of American Elections in Greece and the purpose of his recent trip to the U.S.A. "I cannot comment on the American election, this is...

Greek-American Teen Stuns Hollywood with iPhone App

Many teenagers use applications on mobile devices, but very few actually create them. Pixcisely, originally created for the film industry to make sure props, wardrobe, and make-up stay consistent throughout production and post-production, can also be used for so much...

Surf Legend Bob "The Greek" Bolen Still Rides the Waves

Now that the 2012 Olympics in London have come and gone, with some debate as to whether surfing should become part of future Games, the US Open of Surfing just finished its 53rd year in Huntington Beach, California. While...

Schaeuble Says No Third Bailout for Greece

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has continually been warning Greece to impose more austerity measures and make more spending cuts, said there will be no third bailout for the cash-strapped country. Greece is surviving on a first series of...

Exclusive: Yiannis Alafouzos Talks About Panathinaikos, SKAI TV and Greek Politics

In an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter, the Managing Director of SKAI Media Group and Panathinaikos FC fans' coalition group, President Yiannis Alafouzos, talked about the future of the Greek team, the goal of Panathinaiki Symmaxia (Panathinaikos Alliance), with the...

A Greek-Australian Young Man’s Good Image of Greece

Billy Billiris is an 18-year-old Greek-Australian based in Sydney. An active member of the Greek community of Sydney and a big lover of his distant homeland, the Head event Producer of the Fist Pump Entertainment company which has organized...

Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulos Talk New Books While Vacationing in Greece

Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulos are somewhere in Greece enjoying the blue skies, Mediterranean cuisine, and maybe a frappe or two. The couple, who have been married since 2007, are taking a vacation before they head back to the...

Coe: “Greece Taught Us the True Olympic Atmosphere”

  LONDON - Former Olympic Gold medalist Sebastian Coe, who is directing the 2012 Olympics Games, said in an interview with the Ethnos tis Kyriakis Greek newspaper, that preparing for the world's biggest event was a challenge for the British...

Economides: Rebranding Greece Changing Country's Image

ATHENS - Marketing specialist Peter Economides says his campaign “Give Greece a Chance” to promote positive feelings toward Greece globally is working. “We can already speak of success. More than 90 European journalists have already sent us e-mails asking...

“The Campaign” with Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell Premieres in Hollywood (video)

Hollywood actors and celebrities gathered in Hollywood for the premiere of "The Campaign" starring Greek-American Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell. The comedy is directed by Jay Roach and along with the two funnymen star Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa and...

Lack of Education: The Greek Problem

In memory of Christos Tsolakis who recently passed away, NET public television channel transmitted a past interview with Vicky Flessa. Christos Tsolakis was a honorary professor in the Pedagogical Department of Municipal Education in the Aristotle University of Macedonia....

Young Greek Filmmaker Kostas Chaliasas Makes Name for Himself in US

Kostas Chaliasas is just 20 years old, but he’s already had many of his short films screened at festivals across the U.S. When the budding filmmaker was in third grade, he made a fake camera out of paper and carton...

German CSU Leader Horst Seehofen Backs Ressler’s Offensive Statements Against Greece

German Finance Minister Philip Ressler was “undoubtedly right” in regard to Greece claimed Bavarian Premier and CSU party leader Horst Seehofen. “We’ve always wanted certain terms to be obeyed. So far they have been obeyed and that's why we managed...