The old tilt bridge connecting Halkida, on Evia with mainland Greece, spanning the Euripus Strait, due to maintenance, as announced by the Port Authority.

Renown director Yannis Smaragdis, who hails from Iraklio, Crete, is issuing a plea to all Greeks and especially Cretans, throughout the world to save Nikos Kazantzakis' house in Antibe, France, and pass it to Greek ownership.

The beginning of 2015 will see the official presentation of the new fifth generation Pony car by Namco Hellas, while sales are expected to begin this coming summer.

With global fashionistas reeling in shock from the announcement by the announcement of eccentric and deeply philhellene French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier that he is leaving the Prêt-à-Porter line and is concentrating only on haute couture, news that he is designing asailor shirt (mariniera) dedicated to Melina Mercouri piqued the attention.