Europe
Europe
Greece Ranked Among Highest Beer Taxing Countries in EU
New data shows that Greece's tax on beer is among the top five in Europe. Each European country is required to have a Special Consumption Tax on beer, the minimum of which is 1.87 euro per 100 liters. Greece...
Europe
EU Surpasses US in Vaccination Rate with 70% Inoculated
Europe has surpassed the US with its vaccination rate: 70% of European adults currently having had at least one does of the vaccine. The US currently trails Europe by 1% with 69% of its adult population vaccinated.
Europe has now...
Travel
Destinations Around the World Currently Open to Americans
You're probably itching to explore somewhere you've never been before after a long and stressful year inside. Well you're in luck! If you are an American passport holder, many fantastic vacation spots across the globe happen to be open...
Art
Artists Unite to Help Provide Earthquake Relief in Greece and Turkey
In a heart-warming act of compassion and solidarity, Nikos Nikolaidis, a Greek artist from Thessaloniki, and Mikail Akar, an eight-year-old art prodigy of Turkish descent, have collaborated on a large-scale painting in the wake of the disastrous earthquake that...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Helmet Found in Burial Chamber in Croatia
A very rare bronze Greek-Illyrian war helmet, used in Greece during the time of the Greco-Persian Wars, has just been discovered in a rock-cut tomb in Dalmatia, Croatia.
Greece
Greece Records Fewer Coronavirus Cases as it Prepares for Vaccine Passports
Greece recorded 1,505 new coronavirus cases on Saturday and more information was released on the upcoming vaccine passports.
Diaspora
Greece to Establish Greek Diaspora Day
The deputy Foreign Minister of Greece, responsible for the Greek diaspora, sent an open letter recently to the Greek diaspora worldwide asking them to propose a date for the establishment of the ''Greek Diaspora Day.''
Cyprus
Cyprus Mulls Reopening on May 10
Cyprus' Minister of Health is expected to recommend that the government will reopen the country on May 10 after a drop in COVID 19 cases.
Europe
Pfizer-BioNTech Seeks EU Approval For Vaccine For Children
Pfizer-BioNTech is seeking European Union approval for a vaccine for children as the bloc shifts towards the company as a supplier.
Greece
Why I Fell in Love With Greece: Filmmaker Bettany Hughes Explains
British filmmaker Bettany Hughes, who shot a fascinating documentary series in Greece, spoke of her great love for the country and its people