New expo in Brussels to celebrate 160 years of ties between Belgium and Japan
By Martin Banks A special expo has been launched to mark 160 years of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Japan.
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CULTURE
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CULTURE 
October 3, 2026 Greece and Bulgaria exchange historic religious artifacts in landmark cultural agreement
Greece and Bulgaria on Saturday exchanged historic religious artifacts and anthropological remains under an agreement that returns 48 sacred objects to Greece more than a century after they were removed during World War I.
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CULTURE
August 18, 2026 Want to cook great Indian food? Here’s how to do it
By Martin Banks Cookery classes run by top UK chef Dev Biswal are going down a treat with his customers.
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CULTURE
May 2, 2026 Ancient echoes, new voices at Epidaurus
The Athens Epidaurus Festival has announced an expanded program under new artistic director Michail Marmarinos, whose three-year tenure aims to balance ancient drama with experimental forms, international collaboration and broader public access.
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GREECE
February 9, 2026 Kimolos: More than just a quiet island escape
It’s true: Kimolos has been generating a fair amount of buzz of late, attracting praise across international media outlets and travel sites. Last summer, Dutch travel platform griekenland.net highlighted the island’s unspoiled beauty and “wonderfully quiet beaches” as a soothing alternative to the more headline-grabbing Cycladic hotspots nearby (yes, we’re looking at you, Mykonos). The […]
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CULTURE
April 23, 2024 Celebrating Balkans culture
By Martin Banks The Ukrainian rap group that won Eurovision is among the headline’ acts performing at this week’s Balkan Trafik! jamboree in Brussels.
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TOURISM
June 19, 2023 A journey through Drama: nature, culture, and gastronomy unveiled
Clelia Charissis and her team, create travel documentaries revealing the often ignored beauty of Greece, she takes us through the the natural beauty of Drama and surrounds. By Clelia Charissis For every step human beings take, ‘place’ is their point of reference…and for every place, the points of reference… are the […]
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CYPRUS
May 9, 2022 Nicosia is a hub of art and culture,” says European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
Nicosia is a hub of art and culture,” said EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel, who visited the Municipality of Nicosia on Friday as part of a two-day visit to Cyprus.
