Society

The Greek investigative journalist who has found more than 650 missing persons talks about Maria, the girl who was found by police at a Roma camp in Greece. Angeliki Nikolouli, who has been twice included in the Guinness book...

At least 900 child-beggars of various nationalities wander in the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki , begging at traffic lights. This data, published exclusively by the newspaper "Eleftheros Typos" was being selected from May 2012 until June 2013 ....

The social security issue is once again on the table after the statements of the Finance Minister Yiannis Stouraras, and of the Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis in Parliament. Mr. Vroutsis made clear, that the law will be strictly implemented...

At 10am, it was expected for the school wardens to reach Syntagma Square. The “marathon runner” march of  Greek school wardens began in Thessaloniki on the 28th of September with slogan “Marathon of Primary surplus, Unemployment, Poverty and Destitution,” ended...

Greek immigrants in Germany are reaching a record number over the last twenty years, as last year, the greatest increase since 1993 corresponding to 4.1% was recorded. As it was announced by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this large increase...

The issue of the Roma population in Greece remains controversial to date and the case of the little girl Maria who was found at a Roma camp living with a couple who has been charged for her abduction has...

After news of the couple accused of abducting the little blonde, green-eyed girl in Greece, Roma now seem to face a stigmatization as being child traffickers. Amnesty International is fighting to protect their rights and condemns the unfair and...

The Federation of Administrative Staff in Higher Education (ODPTE), announced the extension of its strike for the seventh week, until the 25th of October. In parallel, many employee unions and computer experts have revealed that the platform of the...

The disturbing case of four-year old Maria, who was found in a Roma camp in Larissa, brought memories of stories that have shocked all of Europe. Madeleine McCann, Ben Nidam and Alex Meschisvilli, are just some of the children whose...

The Federation of Administrative Staff in Higher Education (ODPTE) had filed a complaint against the Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, as TO VIMA reports. The administrative employees demand the adjournment of the deadline for submitting...

A significant number of the total of 607,516 Greek civil servants, are considered to have either low qualifications or lacking basic knowledge in computers. Almost half of them do not have a university certificate, while those who have postgraduate...

The timelessness of Greek poet Kavafis, inspired the Onassis Foundation to take an innovative and cultural initiative. From Tuesday October 15 the well-known poet Kavafis is displayed everywhere in Athens, and in this way, reaches out to local residents through...

On October 16th, Mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis along with the administration of the Reception and Solidarity Centre of the Municipality of Athens, presented the first big social survey concerning the most vulnerable groups of people in Athens, as...

The bribing of doctors by patients still exists in Greece. Four out of ten patients continue giving a bribe in order to be hospitalized in a public hospital, on their own initiative, or after the “request” of the doctors....

“Our villages, breathe, are alive for 10 to 20 days in August and July, when those who live in Athens come. We get used to the people that come here, and then it’s difficult for us.” With these simple words,...