Society

Fifteen years ago, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Parnitha region in Attica, Greece. It was one of the largest and deadliest earthquakes to hit Greece in the last 50 years. According to authorities, almost 150 people were killed, 700 injured and 40,000 lost their homes. Damages...

Nearly three years after it was first brought to parliament, Greek MPs are poised to pass an anti-racism bill which human rights groups say still falls far short of dealing with an epidemic of racist and homophobic violence in the...

Twenty one people were killed and hundreds were injured in the otherwise empty streets of Athens in August. According to data from the Athens Traffic Police, there were 411 accidents with 538 victims during August, the holiday month in Greece. Twenty one...

The problems created by the five-year economic crisis in Greek society are evident. A survey conducted by Kapa Research and published at "To Vima” newspaper reveals a lot. One of the survey's main conclusions is that Greeks are willing to...

Business Insider classified Greece among the most miserable countries in the world, based on the unemployment rate and the high prices of products. Business Insider cites a Bloomberg survey that counts misery in each country with the "misery index." It is measured by adding the...

Greek-Canadian social entrepreneur Andreas Souvaliotis pens an open letter to Prime Minister of Greece after a Greek MP wrote a homophobic Twit to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.

On Friday, August 29, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released statistical data regarding traffic accidents in Greece. According to the data, road accidents in June 2014 increased by 4%, compared to the same period last year. On the other hand, the number of fatal road...

A tweet by Independent MP Nikos Nikolopoulos mocking Luxembourg Democratic Party Prime Minister Xavier Bettel’s decision to take advantage of his country’s “gay marriage” law did not go unnoticed. The tweet – in Greek – referred to a Europe of...

A recent article of the French News Agency (AFP) states that the financial crisis has generated better solidarity among Greek citizens. The article states that during the "Great Depression", solidarity networks, cooperatives and exchange of products doubled as the Greeks have realized...

For years, summertime in Greece has been correlated with the stress of young students waiting to find out if they have gathered enough points to enter a university, according to "The Irish Times" journalist Richard Pine. In some cases,...

Victims of racist and homophobic violence in Athens are increasing lately as incidents become more frequent and intense. According to Greek newspaper "Ta Nea", groups of youngsters are spreading fear in neighborhoods of downtown Athens on a daily basis. The last incident...

The 12th annual blood donor torch relay started on Friday after the flame was ignited in front of the Greek Parliament, next to the Unknown Soldier monument, in downtown Athens. The Panhellenic Torch Relay of Volunteer Blood Donors is part of...

According to data released by Greek newspaper “Ta Nea”, public sector employees are computer illiterate. In fact, more than half (64%) admitted that they don’t know how to send emails, so they prefer to deal with handwritten documents. Furthermore, only...

Doctors of the World in cooperation with the Municipality of Athens, who provided the space, and other non-governmental organizations, opened a night shelter for homeless people, providing beds, a warm bath and a place for them to wash their clothes. It is a...

A tragic incident took place on Thursday noon in the village of Karya, in Lefkada, Greece, spreading sorrow to all residents. The building which was used as a tsipouro distillery became a death trap for the owner and two local...