Society

By the time Greek Professor Tasos Kazepides took Canadian citizenship  in 1974 the judge who interviewed him told him that he should preserve his traditions, language and values because in this country, "We have a policy of multiculturalism." Kazepidis...

The local community of Chrysa, the western quarter of Xanthi, in northern Greece, is devastated after learning the tragic news that a  32-year-old mother of two underage children committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam.  The woman was...

As numbers show, Larissa is the city that never sleeps. And that because its inhabitants drink one third of the coffee consumed in the country! Employees in the central cafés claim that those who have little or no work...

The number of suicides in Greece during the period 2009-2011, as  recorded by the registries and forensic services was revealed in Parliament by the Finance Minister, who quoted relevant documents of the Greek Statistical Authority. According to the data, during...

A young university student confessed the tragic twist of fate that made her work in a porn film. Many secrets may be hiding behind the choice of easy money and the participation of a woman or man in a...

Emfasis Foundation is an innovative project, inspired by Greek citizens who permanently live abroad and cooperate closely with Greek specialists and volunteers, aiming at dealing with every need of vulnerable and socially excluded groups. Emfasis’ teams act in neighborhoods and...

Another historic factory in the field of bakery closes. It is the Katselis company, which has been an employer for 500 families. The closure was announced in the market on June 21, when Nutriart S.A. (Katselis), filed for bankruptcy before...

In a 1,975 word article entitled, Orphans of the EU Meltdown, written by Ian Birrell, the Daily Mail tries to describe the “shocking picture that shows how middle class parents in Greece are dumping their children in orphanages so...

The first light of June 21 revealed a Kalashnikov attack against a fur trade shop in the region of Analispsi, Hersonissos in Heraklion. The incident confirms the “war” which started many years ago against fur trade businesses of the...

Just as PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, who withdrew his objection to the closing of the national broadcaster ERT, is being rewarded with key ministerial positions for his party in a new coalition government, a poll shows that if...

According to estimates of the Greek based drug rehabilitation organization OKANA, no less than 18,000 men and 2,500 women in Greece appear to be addicted to heroin. As Meni Malliori, president of OKANA (meaning Organization against Drugs) pointed out, about...

They finally managed to get from Piraeus to Chania, crossing 270 nautical miles with their canoes! Two men, who rowed for 16 days, from  June 2 on a canoe-kayak, wanted to send a message of optimism and inner strength...

With Greece's crushing economic crisis creating an exodus, especially the young, to other countries, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD,) said that Germany remains the destination of choice for them. Germany ranks fifth in the list for...

A storm of protests has risen in Kalamata after Golden Dawn’s decision to organize a festival for its voters around Greece on August 4, the day  the dictator, Ioannis Metaxas, carried out his self-coup in 1936. Municipal factions, Kalamata’s Anti-Fascism...

June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labor, but it seems that the fight against child labor has not yet started in Greece, where 100,000 “invisible” kids work long hours for low wages. George Moschos, Deputy Ombudsman in charge...