Florina
Animals
Family of Bears Seek Refuge in Greek Village (video)
Greek forestry officials and animal welfare specialists removed a bear and her two newborn cubs from an abandoned house where they had found refuge near Florina, in the north of the country.
Residents of the mountainous village of Drosopigi alerted...
Greece
First Tesla 3 Road Accident in Greece
The first Tesla Model 3 road accident outside the United States occurred in Greece, as the car was in Autopilot and hit a road barrier outside of Florina, in northern Greece.
According to Newsauto.gr website, the Tesla Model 3 driver, You You...
Greece
Snow, Sandstorm Hit Greece in a Single Day (photos)
The weather split Greece into two halves on Thursday as the north experienced heavy snowfall, whereas a sandstorm and mini-heatwave hit the south and in particular the island of Crete.
The contrast in the weather was predicted by a Greek...
Education
Greek-Designed Aircraft Takes Off (video)
A two-seat airplane made in Florina, northern Greece -- a labor of love for a retired Greek policeman turned designer -- is ready for the market
This is the third aircraft designed and made by Giorgos Iliopoulos, according to the...
Greece
Border Police 'Lay Down the Law' for Albanian …Herb Tea Smugglers
Border police in Florina and Kastoria have arrested more than seven Albanian nationals in the last month for illegal smuggling in the Prespes region, confiscating more than 200 kilos of contraband goods. Instead of the usual drugs or cigarettes,...
Animals
Poison Possible Culprit in Death of Brown Bear Found Near Florina
A brown bear was discovered dead in the outskirts of Florina, in northern Greece on Tuesday.
A veterinarian is examining how the brown bear, a protected species, died just a day after the authorities were alerted to a bear being spotted near...
Animals
Low Temperatures Send Bears at Arcturus Sanctuary of Nymfaio into Hibernation
The bears in the Arcturus Sanctuary of Nymfaio, Florina, have started hibernating because the very low temperatures and the snow alerted their biological clock.
"The oldest bears first went to sleep followed by the younger ones who had come from the...
Business
'Those Who Cannot Pay Security Contributions Can Move to Bulgaria,' Says Security Fund President
"Those who cannot afford to pay their security fund contributions, they can take their families and move to Bulgaria," said the President of Freelance Professionals Security Organization (OAEE), Dimitris Tsakiris.
The provocative statement of the OAEE chief was made during...
Greece
Prokopis Pavlopoulos Sends a Message of Unity and Humanity From Florina
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said that the only globalization that had any real meaning in our times was not economic but one of humanism and democracy. Addressing a seminar on the refugee crisis held in Florina on Sunday, he...
Greece
Used to Human Care, Patrick the Orphaned Bear Returns to Arktouros' Refuge After One Month in Nature
Familiarity with humans didn’t help a young orphaned bear rehabilitate in the wild which chose instead to return to its carers at the wildlife refuge Arktouros in Florina, in northwestern Macedonia, after spending a month in the forest.
Patrick, as...