An imposing sculpture symbolizing the Olympic Games globally is now a chief attraction at Gaia Park of the Town of Mount Royal, at the edge of Greek dominated Parc Extension, in Montreal. The work by sculptor Praxiteles Tzanoulinos, created in Greece, represents a globe adorned with the Olympic circles and laurel wreaths. The steel globe, with a diameter of 1.4 meters and weighs 320 kilos.

After winning silver at the last two European Championships, Greece defeated Great Britain by 9 - 7 goals in the opening match of the European Championship in Budapest.

The European Commission brought infringement proceedings in the EU's highest judicial body which ruled against Greece for the way it treats Careta Careta turtles on Zakynthos.

Cities by the sea should count themselves lucky as their inhabitants can envisage the infinite in relation to water. Thessaloniki had been walled off from the sea since the 14th century, but again opened up to Thermaikos Bay in the twentieth century.