Society
Greece
Protesting School Wardens Arrested
At about 5 am on Tuesday morning, eighteen school wardens gathered outside the Ministry of Administrative Reform to protest against the dismissal and suspension measures that they are facing. Some of the wardens who managed to get to the...
Diaspora
Mother Faces Deportation after Losing her Child
A mother from Serbia, who lost her 13 year-old daughter a few days ago had to not only face the tragic death of her child but also a 30-days notice deportation order. After an intervention from the Greek Minister...
Greece
Missing Climbers at Mount Olympus are Safe
Three climbers who had gone missing on Mount Olympus on Sunday were said to be safe and well on Monday. A search for the mountaineers had been launched on Sunday as weather conditions deteriorated and there was no answer...
Greece
Hellenic Public Radio Television Moving into ERT
Almost a month after the police evacuation of ERT on November 7, the new Hellenic Public Radio Television is moving into the premises of ERT.
The process has begun and it appears that everything is progressing without a big fuss. Pantelis...
Greece
Cypriot Student Found Dead in Greece
On Saturday November 30, a 19-year-old Cypriot student was found dead at the university campus in the Zografou area. Guards of the university found the young student dead in the stairwell. So far, it is known that a party...
Greece
Thessaloniki: 13-year-old Girl Dies from Brazier Fumes
The death of a 13-year-old girl, caused by fumes, has shocked the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The girl and her mother who had no heating or electricity in their home, lit e brazier in an effort to protect themselves...
Greece
Woman Dies in Severe Storm in Greece
A 55-year-old Serbian woman was found dead in the basement of her apartment in the center of Argos, a city in Peloponnese, Greece.
The apartment where she was living, flooded when a wall broke and waters rushed into the house...
Greece
Community Unites After Fire Destroys Home in Crete
Unemployed citizens and students of the Second Chance School of Chania showed a strong sense of community, in an effort to rebuild the house of a classmate who became homeless after a devastating fire hit Vamvakopoulo, Chania, last May....
Greece
Four Immigrants Drown Fleeing to Greece
Four immigrants drowned on Thursday night after their boat -- heading to Greece -- sank offshore Balıkesir's Burhaniye in Turkey.
The boat that was carrying immigrants set off from the Burhaniye district and was heading to the Greek island Lesvos late on...
Education
Universities Remain Closed
Although the government seems optimistic that the impasse between university administrative employees and the Ministry of Education will be lifted, it still appears that students are being held hostage by the strikes.
The Ministry of education seems to be backing...
Diaspora
Northern Greece: Schools Closed Due to Cold & No Heating
Local authorities of Naoussa and Florina, decided to postpone the function of all school units in these two municipalities.
And here comes the reason: the shortage in heating subsidies along with the cold weather and low temperatures led the Mayors...
Greece
Cohabitation Agreement for Homosexual Couples
Only few days after Greece was convicted by the Strasbourg Court, for the exclusion of homosexual couples from the cohabitation agreement, the Greek Government promotes a legislation that allows same-sex couples to contract such an agreement.
PASOK announced the filing...
Economy
New Property Tax to be Paid in 6 Tranches
According to a draft bill that will be tabled in Parliament on Thursday, real estate owners in Greece will start paying the new Single Property in six monthly installments starting in July 2014.
The payment process will be completed for...
Education
Greek Universities Admin Employees Insist on Strike
The administrative staff of Athens and Technological Universities will proceed with 24-hour strikes on Wednesday and Thursday. Despite the announcement of the new strikes, the Education Ministry appears optimistic about the outcome of the situation.
This estimate is based on two factors....
Greece
WHO Rectifies Error in HIV Report
In September 2013, the World Health Organization, published a report claiming that in Greece, 50% of all new HIV cases are self-inflicted by people who want to receive the benefit of 700 euros. The report has been quoted by...