Society
Education
Greek-German ‘Europaschule’ in Berlin to be Closed
The decision of the German Ministry of Education of the State of Berlin to close the Greek-German European public school while more and more young German and Greek children are interested in attending this unique school, has caused many...
Greece
J.P. Morgan: Elections in 2014 and SYRIZA's Win
In an economic research note of January 28, the American investment bank J.P. Morgan sees a significant chance (70%) of elections in Greece before the end of the 1st trimester of 2015. Its basic case is that the elections...
Greece
Cephalonia: Severe Damage Due to Earthquake
The residents of Cephalonia, Greece are suffering a third day of aftershocks following the strong earthquake that occurred at noon on Sunday, January 26.
An aftershock that struck early on Tuesday morning was measured at 4.2 on the Richter scale....
Crime
Life Sentence for Myrto's Attacker
Ahmed Waqas was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal attack on Myrto Papadomichelakis, on the island of Paros, Greece, in the summer of 2012. His trial began on Tuesday morning in the court of Syros, the administrative capital...
Crime
Greek Doctor Practicing Medicine Without Degree
In a Greek TV show, Mayor Miltiadis Chatzigiannakis of Skyros island, in Greece, reported that the island’s doctor has been practicing medicine with a forged certificate. The Mayor also requested a new doctor for the post as the current...
Crime
Keratsini Mayor Asking For More Police Protection
As a result of the violent outbreak last Saturday on the streets of the municipality of Keratsini caused by affiliates of the Golden Dawn neo-Nazi party, the mayor of the municipality is asking for increased police patrols throughout the...
Europe
German State Honors Greek Woman for 25 years of Social Services
Greek expat Ioanna Zacharakis was recently awarded with the Golden Cross by the German state, for 25 years of service in a major social organization of Germany.
Zacharakis who comes from Thessaly, Greece, has been living in Germany since 1981....
Environment
Greek From Thessaloniki Candidate for European Farmer of the Year
Greek farmer Christos Panagiotidis from Thessaloniki, Greece, will participate in the European competition for the best young farmer.
The competitors add up to 19 from an equal number of member-States of EU. The winner of the second European Congress will...
Greece
New Divorce Rule in Greece
Greece is the 16th EU member state to adopt a rule which allows couples of different nationality who wish to separate, the opportunity to select under which country's laws their divorce proceedings will be conducted. The European Commission approved...
Greece
Greeks Start Smoking at the Age of 12
Greece once more captures the media spotlight but not for the right reasons. Greek children smoking at school has become a common phenomenon according to a survey of smoking published on Monday, January 27, by the Ministry of Health. The...
Greece
Venizelos: 'Neo-Nazis will be marginalized by Greek society'
Greece's Deputy Prime Minister, Evangelos Venizelos during his speech for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, expressed his belief that "the neo-Nazi elements, which attack Democracy and violate the law will be marginalized...
Crime
Could Remains Found in Cemetery be that of Murdered Little Alex?
The mother of little Alex Meshivili, from Georgia, who was killed by bullies in the city of Veria, Greece in February 2006 and whose body was never found, demanded the exhumation of remains found in the cemetery of Rapsomaniki...
Greece
One Out of Two Greeks Lives With Parents
A recent survey conducted in the European countries has shown that many young people between the ages of 20 to 34-years-old live with their parents. In Greece the phenomenon has become more intense during the last years because of...
Crime
Greek Crisis: Unwanted Toddlers, Child Beggars
The facts being revealed about the child protection networks which are operating in Greece are very concerning. Toddlers abandoned in nurseries, children who are exploited for their labor even by their own families and especially, the absence of a...
Crime
Farmakonisi Incident, What Really Did Happen?
New evidence comes to light in the tragic incident last Monday involving a boat transporting illegal immigrants in the eastern Aegean Sea and the Greek coast guard, which led to the death of 12 immigrants. The statements given by...