Greece
Environment
Eco Group Fishes Motorcycles, AC Units and Other Trash from Bottom of the Aegean
The group of ecologists who go by the name All For Blue pulled out of Aegean waters an assortment of odd objects such as motorbikes and air conditioning units among the piles of trash which had been resting on...
Greece
New Zealand Woman Finds Rescuers of her Grandfather from the Battle of Crete
Emma Ebrahim could not believe her eyes when she found the descendants of the brave Cretan family who had hidden her New Zealander grandfather, who fought with the Allied Forces in the Battle of Crete in faraway 1941, from the Nazis.
This...
Greece
'Athens Photo World' Opens in the Greek Capital
The idea behind Athens Photo World, which opened in the Greek capital on Friday, is to reflect daily life as captured by the lens of some of the most acclaimed Greek and foreign photojournalists.
The photographs will be enlarged and...
entertainment
Open-Air Cinemas in Greece Offer Movies Under the Stars
Open-air cinemas are a delight which very few countries can offer. While for Greeks, catching a movie at a summer cinema and sipping a cold beverage is like an institution, for visitors it is a one-off experience, almost as enjoyable...
Greece
Greece Surrenders to Italy 0-3 in Euro 2020 Qualifiers
Greece's national soccer team had a bad night on Saturday in Athens, giving Italy an easy win 0-3 in the fourth game of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.
The Italians scored all three goals within 10 minutes in the first half,...
Greece
Athens Pride 2019 Celebrates Diversity (video)
Athens Pride 2019, Greece's 15th LGBTQ festival that took place at Syntagma Square on Saturday was a celebration of diversity and honored slain gay activist Zak Kostopoulos.
This year's Athens Pride also was in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of...
Business
Greece the Most Difficult Country to Set Up a Business
Greece is the most difficult country in the world to set up a business due to bureaucracy, frequent changes in legislation, differences in VAT depending on the region and unpredictable treatment of businesses by state and local authorities.
Greece comes...
Greece
Over 2,000 Greek and Migrant Students Participate in "A Home Away from Home" Contest
Over 2,000 Greek and refugee students in Livadia participated in a competition to express their personal idea of home, with 100 of them winning prizes.
The competition "A Home Away from Home" that was meant to help improve attitudes towards...
Greece
Ministry of Culture Asks for Resignation of Officials Responsible for Acropolis Wheelchair Lift
The case of the parents who had to carry their mobility-impaired 12-year-old son up on the Acropolis Hill because the lift is out of order for months has caused outrage in Greece.
Parthenon, one of the most important monuments of...
Economy
Greece's Creditors Concerned over Scrapping of Counter-Measures for Tax-Free Ceiling Reduction
Greece's EU creditors see the cancellation of the counter-measures that were to accompany the scrapping of the reduction of the tax-free ceiling as problematic, a Kathimerini report says.
The aim of the reduction of the tax-free ceiling measure that was...