Thessaloniki

Leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are gathering in Thessaloniki for a summit expected to focus on the prospects of the Western Balkans joining the European Union, security issues and coordination on migration. This is the fourth quadrilateral meeting...

Thessaloniki, the alluring city of Northern Greece, will be featured in an exhibition at the Museum of European Culture in Berlin starting August 9. The exhibition “Thessaloniki. Looking at Time Through Moments: Photographs 1900–2017,” will showcase a rare selection of...

Residents of Thessaloniki got a ssssurprise this weekend when they saw a woman walking down the street with a large snake draped around her neck. Greek media report that the woman decided to take her pet, a two-year-old female boa...

For the first time in ten years, a ferry service was launched on Saturday connecting Thessaloniki, in northern Greece with the Aegean islands and Crete. The route, operated by ferry company Seajets, will run twice a week for three months...

Thousands of people gathered at the White Tower in Thessaloniki; the starting point for the Thessaloniki Pride Parade 2018, which took place on Saturday, 23 June. The Canadian Embassy was represented by the Honorary Consul, Pantelis Petmezas, who added Canada's...

Greek riot police fired tear gas at angry protesters on Sunday who threw bottles and chairs at the governing SYRIZA party's headquarters in Thessaloniki after a rally against the 'Macedonia' deal. Earlier over 5,000 people marched in Greece's second-largest city...

Two people taking part in Thessaloniki's Pride event on Saturday were verbally assaulted and thrown into the sea, police have said. Greek police also say they made four arrests after the incident in which two people taking part in the...

The Canadian table at the annual ethnic Food-for-Good Festival in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki was a huge success this year, thanks to an overwhelming number of volunteers of all ages, who came out to help. The festival, which is hosted by the...

Saturday's petrol-bomb attack on police in Thessaloniki guarding the city's Turkish consulate has seen prosecutors launch a probe into the incident. Police representatives have also described the attack by a group of masked assailants as attempted murder, saying the gang...

Greek authorities are investigating a petrol-bomb attack on riot police in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Saturday's incident took place during a shift change outside the city's Turkish consulate. According to reports, barriers were thrown up when riot police crossed to...