Greece

Scores of protesters demonstrated on Thursday outside Greek Consulates and Embassies around the world, asking for an end to what they call '' Santorini’s notoriously inhumane donkey rides.'' The activists, most of whom are members of the organization People for...

The nations of Greece and North Macedonia on Friday exchanged ''notes verbales'' declaring that their liaison offices in Athens and Skopje respectively are now official embassies of the countries. The two countries had never had official embassies, due to the long-lasting...

The Greek government requested all Greek Embassies and Consulates to return any available funds they hold to Greece's central tax authority, on May 15. Greece urged its diplomatic authorities abroad to return unallocated funds (for office supplies, cleaning supplies, etc.) and revenues from consular operations...

At a time when Greece needs the Diaspora more than ever, the Greek government - under pressure to cut expenses by its international lenders - will be closing six embassies and two consulates around the world instead of spreading...

Cleaning staff and drivers at the Greek Embassy in Ankara are threatening to sue over unpaid wages, as the effects of the Greek financial crisis hit its Foreign Ministry hard, a Greek weekly newspaper has reported. According to Greek weekly...

A few days ago the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the financing of Embassies and Consulates.  This act is to reinforce several organizations, communities and associations. The following catalogue presents the cities and the amounts given: Vienna: 3,000 Brussels: 3,500 Paris: 3,000 Marseille:...

Greek police bomb disposal experts on Thursday detonated a parcel bomb addressed to the French embassy in Athens.  This occurred after being alerted by a courier service's employees in the Kallithea district of Athens about a suspicious package. Additionally the bomb experts also received calls...

Greek police say they have detonated a suspicious package in a mail delivery van outside the Parliament in Athens Another minor explosion occurred on Tuesday outside the Swedish embassy in Athens. Police were investigating whether the explosion was linked with...

The Diolkos stone road, an ancient Greek engineering marvel, allowed ships to travel overland from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean, bypassing the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Like the Corinth Canal, which was finally constructed millennia later, it made passage around the...

There are not many people who would admit to being in possession of unprovenanced antiquities especially if it concerns Greek antiquities, among other artifacts. John S. Gomperts is one exception to that rule, however, having returned over nineteen pieces he...

Every Greek household has a "tselemente" -- a "cookbook" that took its name after Nikolaos Tselementes, the famous chef.

Greeks born abroad keep the customs and tradition of Greece, but this doesn’t mean that Greek citizenship is a matter of course.

Greece Israel and Cyprus signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest underwater power cable to link their electrical grids.

Greek consulates all over the world will soon become digital -- offering the Diaspora a fast and easy way to communicate with officials.

Her love for her homeland and determination to create a pioneering business on her native island of Chios have opened the doors to unimaginable international potential for young Greek farmer Argyro Koutsouradi and her rapidly growing, organic aromatic herb...