Ioannina
Greece
Greek PM Samaras: SYRIZA an Accident that Must Not Happen
Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, during a campaign speech in western Greece on January 12, expressed his optimism that Greek people will fight against populism and will not vote for the main opposition party SYRIZA. He characterized the leftist...
Greece
Santa Run Organized in Chania and Ioannina
For the fourth consecutive year the association "Santa Run," in collaboration with the Regional Government of Crete, the Municipality of Chania and the Cultural Corporation of the Municipality, organized the 4th Santa Run, for the financial support of KIFA...
Environment
Flooding on Ioannina Lake Island
Extreme weather conditions have hit the whole country and especially northern Greece. In Ioannina, houses were damaged and roads were flooded, while the Ioannina Lake water levels appear to have risen significantly in just a few hours.
As a result...
Greece
The Unnamed Island in Ioannina Lake
One of the very few inhabited lake islands in Europe is in Greece. The island of Ioannina lake holds a unique record as it is the only inhabited island of its size in the world without a name.
The verdant island...
Greece
First Signs of Snow in Northern Greece
The first snow of the year has fallen in Epirus at an altitude of 1,500 meters. Meanwhile, temperatures have dropped dramatically throughout all of northern Greece, particularly in the city of Ioannina.
The first signs of snow appeared last night...
Greece
Greek Villages Recognized as Martyr Cities 73 Years After Nazi Occupation
Seventy-three years after the Nazi atrocities against Greece during the German occupation, the Council of State approved a presidential decree draft recognizing four Greek villages and one town as martyr cities.
The Greek Supreme Court gave the green light for the...
Greece
Greek Ultra-Runner Wins 80 km Race on Trails of Mt. Pindus
The two-day North Face Zagori Mountain Running 2014 opened in the region of Ioannina, western Greece, on Saturday with top Greek ultra-runner Dimitris Theodorakakos coming first in the new 80-kilometer race (Ultra race).
In its fourth year, this year the...
Business
Greece Signs Hydrocarbon Exploration Deal, Eyeing EUR4.4bn
After a hiatus of 15 years, Greece's hydrocarbon industry started to swing back into action Wednesday. Three energy consortia signed concessions for the exploitation of hydrocarbon deposits in western and northern Greece that it is hoped could yield the country some six...
Crime
Ioannina Pediatrician Arrested for Child Pornography
Parents in the northern Greek community of Ioannina who entrusted their children to the town's seemingly earnest pediatrician are shocked at the doctor's arrest on charges of owning child pornography. The doctor work out of a private practice in the city center.
According to Greek media,...
Greece
Documents Found in Golden Dawn MP's Home Show Hierarchy Plan
Documents and plans that were found in the house and computer of Golden Dawn MP, Christos Pappas in Ioannina, Northwestern Greece show the organized military structure of the neo-nazi political party and the way in which decisions were made...