Greek News

Three in four employed Greeks have lost part of their income in the last year, 1 in 3 indicates a further reduction of their income in the last three months and 4 in 10 employed Greeks fear a further...

Six out of ten economists in a Bloomberg News survey said Greece will need to top up the 240 billion euros of loans received from Europe and the International Monetary Fund since 2010, when it lost access to bond...

Greek police is investigating the involvement of six or seven people they suspect were acting with Nikos Maziotis, the leader of the Revolutionary Struggle urban guerrilla group, who was arrested following a shootout in central Athens on Wednesday. The anti-terrorist...

A 38-year-old woman killed her own baby just a few minutes after it was born, shocking people all over Greece. The modern-day Medea gave birth alone in her home, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on July 12, without saying anything to anyone,...

British children interested in history will have the chance to be archaeologists for one day at the Festival of Archaeology which is held from July 12 to 27. The 2014 Festival fronted by historian Dan Snow, includes more than 1,000 events taking place across...

The “Manolis Kalomiris” choir from Greece won the Silver Diploma in the category “Mixed Choirs” at the 8th World Choir Games taking place in Riga, Latvia until July 19. Over 480 choirs from 74 countries participate in the world’s largest...

Who isn’t stressed? It seems that there is always something to be stressed about; work, family, friends, plans gone wrong, the neighbors’ dog…we just need a break! Yoga seems to offer a great way for many to find calmness...

The European Court condemned Greece for not providing adequate protection to endangered sea turtles of the caretta caretta species. More specifically, the court focused on a dump found inside the maritime national park of the island of Zakynthos, which has been part...

Greece's biggest subscription TV provider Forthnet announced on Thursday it had received a joint takeover bid from British Vodafone and its Greek business partner Wind.  Vodafone and Wind, which already own about 39% of Forthnet, have made a non-binding offer for the rest...

German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung refers to Thessaloniki's renovated waterfront, noting that the city's inhabitants are re-learning their city and falling in love with it again. More than three kilometers of waterfront is now available for strolls, jogging, biking and a...

According to an announcement by the European Court, issued on Wednesday, agricultural subsidies of 387.4 million euros granted to Greek farmers in 2008 and 2009  have been judged as incompatible with the rules of the EU's  internal market and therefore...

During the last few years, Greek tourism and especially Greece's capital, Athens are gaining ground on the international tourism market. According to MasterCard figures, visitors in Athens are expected to spend a total of 1.4 billion euros, an increase of 27% compared to 2013. The rise in the number...

Distinguished personalities from the business and academic communities will address the first TEDxMonemvasia event to be held on July 27 in Monemvasia, southern Greece, seeking to inspire audiences with their ideas, achievements and vision. People who dared to create and...

Nikos Maziotis, who has been wanted by Greek Police for participating in several terrorist attacks and bank robberies since 2012, was arrested yesterday in downtown Athens. Maziotis was on the Greek Police radar for the first time in 1991, when he was...

The first expedition to the "Door to Hell" in Turkmenistan, central Asia, had a Greek scent. More than four decades ago a crater opened up in the desert of northern Turkmenistan, likely the result of a drilling mishap. The Darvaza Crater,  known...