Society

The majority of governments in the first semester of 2013 asked for information concerning Apple users. The Company published a new transparency report revealing the number and the kind of requests. The report revealed Greek authorities sent two requests for...

Amnesty International denounced Greece for a “wave of prosecutions of conscientious objectors.” On Monday, the warden declared that prosecution and punishment of Greeks who denied to respond to their military duties “violates their right to freedom of conscience.” The organization...

The financial recession will be decreased in 2014 to 4% from 6.4%, according to the financial forecasts provided by the European Commission published today in Brussels. Olli Rehn, the Union’s commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, formally presented the so-called...

According to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Well-Being, Greek households have been greatly affected by the economic crisis. The report that estimates the toll of the economic crisis was released to the...

Wiener Zeitunng, the Austrian newspaper dedicated an article today, to the example of two Greek women who have immigrated recently to Vienna. The two Greek women have moved to Austria in order to find a way out from the...

The District Court of Nicosia, passed a guilty verdict to a priest in Cyprus accused of abusing a minor girl. The family of the priest was the girl's foster family. The priest was accused for indecent assault, between 1995 and...

On Wednesday November 6,  a general strike of public and private sectors will take place for 24-hours and there is a possibility that protests will continue. Public Servant’s Union (ADEDY) and General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) declared "The fight...

The farmers in Crete were gathered on Monday morning in the streets of Heraklion. The farmers from every corner of the island, from Ierapetra and Viannos to Messara and Chania, raised their voices against the plans of the Greek...

Mothers breastfeed their babies at the 4th Pan-Hellenic Public Breastfeeding that took place simultaneously in 39 Greek cities. At Zappio 242 women breastfed their babies and children in public. The event took place for the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week....

During the last year, the rate of homeless people in Athens is rising. The number of Greeks that have ended up on the streets, sleeping on benches is dramatically rising due to unemployment. The social services of municipalities do not...

A lesson of honesty is to be learned from a 29-year-old in Mytilene, from a town on the island of Lesbos, in North Aegean, Greece, who found and gave back a ladies bag containing the sum of 2,800 euros....

Haralambos Athanassiou, the Greek Minister of Justice, submitted a bill that foresees tough penalties for racist behaviors and crimes, to the General Accounting Office . This anti-racism bill is a combination of proposals submitted by different parties. It is expected...

 A new study conducted this summer by the General Secretariat for Gender Equality showed a 47% increase in cases of domestic violence against women in Greece. At the opening ceremony of the new Women’s Support and Consultation Center in Kavala,...

The founder of the famous patisserie “Agapitos” in Thessaloniki, Agapitos Valogiorgis, was a hardworking and ambitious person working his whole life tirelessly to make his dream a reality. His name was well-known in Thessaloniki as many celebrities were frequent...

The Former Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos gave a radio interview on Thursday, clarifying his statement "we were spying on the US embassy," which caused quite the stir. He mentioned on Greek intelligence service (EYP) which was tapping US ambassadors in...