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The Carnival season, or "Apokries" in Greek, is slowly coming to an end this weekend, but not without a bang. Greeks across the country...

By John Sanidopoulos* - Clean Monday -Καθαρή Δευτέρα in Greek- refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods. The entire first week of...

The negotiations between the officials of the Greek Finance Ministry and troika are currently underway and are expected to be continued during the weekend...

Clean Monday is today and people across Greece are dusting off their kites and preparing the famous delicacies of the festive day to take...

The Greeks in Thessaloniki celebrated the end of the carnival season on Monday and the start of Lent for Christian Easter, while a cold...

(original story in Greek by Inga Athanasiadou) Lagana, halvas, and taramas is the food of the day on Clean Monday, or else known as “the...

Greece will temporarily reopen the Corinth Canal for three months on Monday, July 4th to accommodate summer maritime traffic, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

Some of the best swimming waters in Europe can be found in Greece, according to data recently released by the European Environment Agency (EEA). In...

Schools throughout Greece opened on Monday -- but under completely different conditions than other years, as the pandemic has necessitated many changes and a...

The EU environment agency, or EEA, released a report on Monday which declares that Greece is among the top five European nations in terms...