Greece

A Greek journalist came under fire from angry protesters while on-air on Friday night after hosting a show featuring a spokesman for the far-right political organisations Golden Dawn the previous week. According to local reports, protesters broke into the...

Millions of us have found our lives completely changed in the last few weeks, as the coronavirus lockdowns across the world have become the new norm. Millions of people are out of work, or work from home, finding themselves with...

Greek governments have been battling over sole ownership of the "Greek yogurt" product for decades, with a new big battle inside the EU rapidly rising. This time it is the Czech Republic which is under the sights of the...

The Greek Ministry of Agriculture is hoping to persuade the European Union to introduce rules which forbid "Greek yogurt" being produced anywhere but in Greece. In 2016, Greece and the Czech Republic clashed after the latter produced "Greek" and "Greek-style"...

Hundreds of impoverished Greeks on Wednesday (December 25) flocked to an indoor gymnasium to eat a free hot Christmas meal the municipality of Athens, Greece had provided for them. Nikos Kokkinos, the chief of the city's social services department said...

The Greek cuisine and the traditional local products of Greece are globally famous for their taste and nutritional benefits. They support a balanced diet model, which ensures better quality of life, well- being and physical health in general. Not...

by Katrina Hatchett When traveling, one of the things you are bound to look forward to the most is the food. There are so many different tastes and smells and spices around the world; life is certainly too short to...

  One of the best things to do while visiting Greece is to jump on a ferry-boat and visit the islands. If you are short of time, however, it can be difficult to spend many hours sailing; which is why...

People who visit Greece always want to take small souvenirs back home, either to treat their friends and family or to remember their journey and the amazing time they had in the country. Whether you prefer your souvenir to be food,...

The white background with a green line, chosen as the background for his first statement as the new PASOK leader, is a good first indication on how Evangelos Venizelos plans to manage the leadership of his party. But the answers he gave in his first interview showed that the new «white page» Mr. Venizelos...

Members of the underground subculture inspired by rock and roll and American and English fashions, called "Teddy Boys," once risked being arrested for their lifestyle in Greece. Greece's post-war years were marked by poverty, political turmoil that led to the...

The Association of Bakers of Athens, together with citizens from Attica's large municipality of Peristeri, prepared, baked and distributed to the public a massive ''Vasilopita,'' the traditional cake Greek families enjoy on New Year's Eve, on Tuesday. Peristeri mayor Andreas...

On New Year's Day or at midnight on New Year's Eve people across Greece cut the vasilopita, a traditional bread or cake containing a hidden coin which gives good luck to the receiver. Vasilopita is associated with Saint Basil's...

Stars of Hollywood and famous names of the fashion world visited Greece during summer 2013 for their holidays and shared their impressions with their fans. The words Greek island have entered the celebrities’ vocabulary, while Greece has become a...

The person in charge of a large super market in the center of Athens,  talked to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini about the increase in the number of petty thefts that take place in super markets due to the financial...