Greece

The ancient Diolkos, the cobblestone roadway for transporting ships from the Corinthian Gulf to the Saronic Gulf, is now being restored.

Although most people would find the idea of running a 21-kilometer (13 mile) half-marathon a challenge, for 20 would-be athletes in Ioannina the obstacles are higher than most. They are residents of a recently re-opened refugee camp in Katsikas, north-west...

Although there were less traffic accidents on the roads of Greece in the month of May in 2016 than there were in 2015, there were more fatalities, reports the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On Friday, ELSTAT released data showing that...

Greek statistics for road accidents rose by 12.3 percent in April compared to the previous year, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority of Greece (ELSTAT). The data included road accidents that caused death or injury. The number of accidents...

Greece's City Road Transport Company (OSY) managing director Yiannis Economou announced that the company lost between 6 to 7 million euros in July, due to the fact that public transport in Athens was free after the imposition of capital controls. Economou noted that...

A road in Greece is among the 22 most dangerous roads in the world, according to the British company Driving Experiences. The list has been compiled after taking into account various parameters such as the state of the road surface,...

The discussion between the heads of the Ministry of Administrative Reform, e-Governance and Troika representatives went smoothly according to a senior member of the Ministry, seeing as Kyriakos Mitsotakis received the "green light" for the prerequisites that the lenders...

It has been reported that 43 new toll stations will be established on the national highways within the next years, a fact that will result in a rapid cost increase for the citizens using the roads. It is expected that...

Tens of thousands of ethnically-Greek orphans -- or, more often, children who were simply without fathers, due to war or other causes -- were taken abroad

The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has received over 3,500 applications for the 200 spots that are open at its digital hub in Thessaloniki. A substantial portion of the applicants, representing twenty percent, are from Greeks living abroad. Thessaloniki's digital hub, which...

Through the generosity of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Greek high school students can now apply to take part in student exchanges in one of eighteen destinations across Europe, Asia, North America, and Central and South America, as part of...

Addressing the country's notorious brain drain problem, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a virtual meeting with Greeks who left their native country to work abroad during the financial crisis. During the meeting, PM Mitsotakis stressed that Greece is improving...

"The tourism experience this summer may be slightly different from what you’ve had in previous years...(but) you can still get a fantastic experience in Greece, provided that the global epidemic is on a downward path," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...

A community group from a rural area of Thessaly was given a European Broadband Award earlier in December for its ambitious work in building up a broadband network which connects 15 villages and for hosting interactive seminars to promote...

Greek lawmakers will vote on Monday evening on a list of constitutional changes which include granting the right to vote to diaspora Greek citizens. There was intense political disagreement in the five-day debate at the plenary as well as at...