Greece

Adoptions in Greece increased by 77 percent increase in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Thursday. This increase is largely attributed to remarriage. Of the 393 adoptions which were recorded, 198 were girls...

The adoptions in Greece dropped 18.5 percent to 221 in 2016, in comparison with 2015 (271), said the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), on Wednesday. The highest decline was recorded in Attica region (33.5 percent), and the biggest increase in...

According to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), last year adoptions in Greece fell to its lowest level in a decade. There are many factors that have contributed to this drop, including a nine-month strike by lawyers last...

Tens of thousands of ethnically-Greek orphans -- or, more often, children who were simply without fathers, due to war or other causes -- were taken abroad

Richard and Joan Bowell left everything they had ever known to establish a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros.

Greek born adoptees seeking to know more about their roots, and Greek families searching for their children lost to adoption, have gathered in Nashville, Tennessee for what's being billed as the first annual Greek adoptee reunion. Families and individuals from...

ISS Greece, an adoption agency which once catered to thousands of foreigners, is now in the process of digitizing their records.

Richard and Joan Bowell, who left everything they had ever known, put a hold on their careers and sold their home in Denmark in order to establish a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros, see their mission...

Greek police authorities recorded 142 human trafficking cases in the years 2014-2018, with women being the majority of victims, according to a report which came out on Tuesday, on the occasion of the UN's World Day Against Trafficking in...

New Greek laws on adopting and fostering children, which were instituted in May of 2018, aim to make the once notoriously onerous procedures less time-consuming and difficult. At the same time, the new laws have changed the legal framework of homes for...

By Heini-Sofia Alavuo Volunteering feels good and even the smallest acts count; everyone has their own reasons for wanting to help. Mr. Manolis and Niki of Crete are just two examples of people who see volunteering as a way of life. In Crete,...

The Labour Ministry has drafted a bill to streamline the complicated adoption process. It aims to make the adoption process quicker, but without reducing the quality of the decisions made. The Labour Ministry; responsible for this area of policy, wants...

More than 20 people were arrested on Wednesday during an ongoing operation by the Attica’s security division against a criminal gang which issued residence and work permits for women from eastern European countries through fake marriages or civil partnerships. These...

Greek police have busted a Bulgarian criminal ring that was smuggling babies into Greece and selling them. According to a police statement, six arrests were made in Katerini, northern Greece on Wednesday. The baby smugglers were taking infants from low-income...

US President Barak Obama is due to visit Athens in two days. Sources have detailed the official program of Obama's trip, which is packed with meetings and events. Starting off on November 15, as President Obama arrives in Athens he will...