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Snowbound Regions of Greece Face Power Outages

The heavy snowfall in Greece brought about by the storm "Elpis" may cause power outages across regions that have been hit with dense snow. Many regions in Attica, where the city of Athens is located, Evia, and Crete are facing...

Greek Regions of Ioannina and Serres Placed Under Covid Lockdown

The regional units of Ioannina and Serres were placed under lockdown as of Thursday morning due to a spike in coronavirus cases. They join two other Greek regions -- Kastoria and Kozani -- which were moved to level 4,...

Greece Conducts Mass Coronavirus Testing in 30 Regions

Greece's health authorities reported 15 new cases of coronavirus and one death on Thursday as mobile units completed 1,000 sample-collection missions in thirty regions across the country. The total number of coronavirus cases in Greece now stands at 2,952, including...

Greek Regions In Complete Lockdown as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 49

Greek health authorities announced during their daily update on Tuesday afternoon that seven more people had died from the coronavirus in the last twenty-four hours. This new development has raised the number of fatalities in the country to 49. Additionally, Sotiris...

Greece Among The Regions Benefitting Least From EU Single Market

A study conducted recently by the Bertelsman Foundation found that regions in Greece are among those benefitting the least from the EU's Single Market. The Single Market refers to the EU as one single territory without any internal borders or other...

Four Regions in Greece Named Among Europe's Poorest

Four regions in Greece were included in the list of the poorest in Europe, according to a report from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, which was published on Tuesday. East Macedonia-Thrace, Epirus, the North Aegean and West Macedonia all have...

Greece's Epirus, Thrace Rank Among EU's Poorest Regions

Greeks are at the lowest levels in the EU in regards to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and purchasing power standard (PPS), according to Eurostat. The 2016 figures from the European statistical authority also show that Epirus and Thrace...

Eurostat: Three Greek Regions Rank Among the 20 Poorest in EU

Three of Greece's 13 regions -- Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, Epirus and Western Greece -- were among the 20 poorest regions in the European Union in terms of per capita GDP in 2015, according to figures released by Eurostat on Thursday....

Eurostat‏: Eleven Greek Regions Below EU-28 Average per Capita Rate in 2013

A total of 11 Greek regions ranked below 75 pct of the EU-28 average per capita rate in 2013, Eurostat said on Thursday. The EU executive’s statistics agency, in a report released here, said that the country’s average per...

Greek PM Commits to Unbind Greek Regions' Reserves

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a political commitment to proceed as soon as possible to change the legislative act binding the Greek Regions and Municipalities’ cash, to the Union of Greek Regions representatives during a meeting on Saturday,...

Greek Regions With the Most Aged Population

The mountain villages of Epirus and Thessaly regions have the most aged population in Greece. As Greek newspaper "Ethnos" reported, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), in the age map of Greece, the "champion" in the number of elderly people...

Athens, Thessaloniki Among Seven Regions with Shops Open on Sunday

The city centres of Greece's two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, will be among the seven Greek regions where shops will be allowed to open on Sundays, on a pilot basis, according to a Development Ministry decision signed on...

Nine Greek Regions Among the Poorest in Europe

Nine out of the existing thirteen Greek regions were ranked below 75% of EU’s average per capita GDP, according to data concerning 2011 that was released by Eurostat today. The Ionian Islands were close to the border line, while the only Greek...

Which Greek Regions Are Most Affected by Cancer

It appears that cancer is more common in some areas of Greece compared to others. Drama, Kilkis, Karditsa and Grevena have the highest cancer mortality rates, said pathologist and president of the Greek Scientific Society "Drama against Cancer," Savvas...

When Greek Politicians Betrayed the 1821 War of Independence Heroes

While the heroes of the glorious 1821 Revolution fought and died for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and high positions. These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...