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Economy
Property Value Drops in 3rd Quarter of 2013
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...
Education
Greek Church Interferes with School Book Contexts
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church decided to interfere with school book contexts, and the Ministry of Education requested an appointment between a Church representative, and the Editorial Committee of the Pedagogical Institute.
According to the report by...
Greece
Greek Movie Fridays: "Straight Story" – Society Turns Upside Down!
Greek Reporter and Odeon S.A. through PameOdeon.gr, present the best Greek movies of recent years! This Friday we suggest you to watch the hilarious and subversive Greek comedy "Straight Story."
"Straight Story" is a very successful comedy written by Vladimiros...
Greece
Anniversary of Polytechnic Uprising: More than 6,000 Police Officers on the Streets
This year's security measures for the 40th anniversary of the Polytechnic students uprising will be more strict than the previous years.
According to officials of the police, this year there will be a large number of policemen in the building of...
Greece
Athens: Construction of Mosque Finally Begins
After thirteen years of delay, the Greek government announced on Thursday, that the construction of the first mosque in Athens will finally begin.
According to the The Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, a Greek consortium has been chosen. The five previous attempts of...
Greece
Greek Island Folegandros Charms CNN
The Greek island Folegandros is included on CNN's list of seven most beautiful villages in Europe. In fact, CNN compares Folegandros with the famous island of Santorini, saying though, that Folegandros is better.
According to the website of CNN, "Santorini's...
Economy
5,000 Layoffs of Civil Servants in March
The dismissal of 2,000 people in the next 45 days until the end of the year is very difficult, especially without horizontal measures. The case will be extended under negotiations with troika.
The Greek side requested to join the layoffs...
Greece
Woman Had No Idea She Was Pregnant Until Giving Birth
Last Friday, Antigoni Kokolaki, a 33-year-old woman from Crete gave birth to a girl without even knowing that she was pregnant.
Her husband Kostas Kokolakis, said to Greek Reporter, "We were married for ten years and had trouble having children. Antigoni,...
Greece
Kalamata: They Fell in Love in the Soup Kitchen
Vasilis Tsafaras a 62-year-old man and the 55-year-old Aggeliki Panagiotopoulou, are two people who have faced hardships with optimism and succeeded to find love through the most difficult path of life.
They shared the food provided by the Municipality of...
Environment
Earthquake Hit Greek Island of Euboea and Athens
According to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale, with a focal depth of 10 km, hit at 20.00 p.m. in the island of Euboea. The earthquake occurred in the area Taxiarches,...
Greece
Research Shows Increase in Greece's Elderly Population
According to research examining the recent changes in the population of the country, it appears that Greece has a high percentage of elderly population.
The research, entitled "The new historical context of population aging," was done by Marie-Noelle Dyken, associate...
Greece
Another Girl from Bulgaria Found in Greek Roma Camp
The police authorities in Thessaloniki are faced with a case similar to that of the little blond girl Maria, who was found in a Roma camp in Farsala; the girl's biological parents were proven to be Bulgarian.
After an investigation...
Greece
Tsalikidis Mysterious Death Becomes a Movie
The new film of Yannis Sakaridis, "Wild Duck," is inspired by a mysterious Greek story. The film impresses the audience thanks to its maturity, simplicity and the performances of Alexandros Logothetis, George Pyrpasopoulos, Themis Bazaka and Yannis Stankoglou.
Alexandros Logothetidis...
Greece
Discrimination Claim in Athens Classic Marathon
The Greek news website inpost.gr came in contact with the paralympian athlete Alexandros Taxildaris, to inform us about his and Makis Kalaras’ exclusion from the Athens Classic Marathon.
It was reported that they both submitted an application form, and when...
Greece
Wedding Tourism in Crete
Tourism representatives and entrepreneurs from Shanghai, who specialize in promoting wedding tourism packages for couples from China, accompanied by the President of the Hotel Association of Chania, Manolis Giannoulis, and tourism administration member for the Regional Unit of Chania,...