Society

The Greek national anthem became a victim of political and online commercialization. The deputies of Independent Greeks, Ioannis Dimaras and Terens Kouik announced that whoever uses the national anthem in online platforms, must pay to a private company holding...

The government of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras submitted their  2014 draft budget to parliament on Thursday, envisaging additional saving to the tune of more than 1 billion euros. On hopes of emerging from six years of recession next year,...

A father driven by his desperation wrote the following note on the bulletin board of the General Hospital in Heraklion. “I don’t just want to sell my kidney; I would sell my own head if it meant that my...

The death of an 82-year-old woman from Corfu who lived in London for decades, brought an enormous inheritance to surface. However its recipients are missing. If no relatives of the deceased appear, in order to collect the inheritance, then...

The tough reality that hundreds of Greek households have to face due to the Greek Economic Crisis is depicted in a survey that was carried out by Trendbox, a Dutch independent research company. In this survey we can see...

After the accusation from the Ministry of Interior, the prosecutor in the municipality of Achaia is investigating the illegal Hellenization process through fake marriages between Greeks and foreigners. The mayor and some town councilors in the municipality of Achaia...

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc suggested last week, that he would like to see Hagia Sophia as a mosque. The diplomatic argument between Greece and Turkey continued this Wednesday with the announcement that the Turks have “nothing to...

Today, the President of the Onassis Foundation Antonis Papadimitriou met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Minister of Development Kostis Hatzidakis in Megaro Maksimou. Mr. Papadimitriou stated that due to the economic crisis, Greeks have suffered and the...

Nowadays, more and more couples avoid building up unnecessary expenses for their wedding and choose to give money to a social organization. Chrysoula and Yiannis is one of those couples. They recently got married and instead of offering wedding favors...

Even during the economic crisis in Greece, and despite all the cut-backs and taxes, there are still those who dare to drive a Ferrari. Their numbers may have dropped or they may not drive around as much, but there...

The barbershop of Panagiotis Grigoriou in Kolonaki is not like other traditional barbers, simply because he isn't any ordinary barber. The image and his outfit bring to mind the romantic time of  the 1900's. Certainly, a sirloin shave is...

Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE) received a list from Commissioner Horst Reichenbach, including well-known business executives and government organizations which will be examined thoroughly. A special decentralized tax audit service (KEFOMEP) intends to impose massive fines on wealthy taxpayers...

The events for the 40th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising in 1973, reached its peak with the annual protest march. The march began at the gate of the Polytechnic University reaching the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece. Many students,...

The Greek Minister of Education, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, during an interview to Real FM, assured that universities will open and that the academic semester won't be cancelled. "The administrative employees continue a strike that has been declared illegal by Athens Court...

The real estate prices fell gradually in the third quarter of 2013. According to the report made by the Bank of Greece, the prices of apartments this period fell by 11.6 % bringing losses of 10.9% from the beginning...