Greece

Three Greek academics were included in the list of the most influential and prolific scientific minds worldwide. 

Young Greeks wanting to raise a family are being thwarted by the bad state of the economy and unemployment. A report by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) cites young Greeks frustrated at the economic obstacles to starting a family. "I have...

Τhe ageing of Greece's population is progressing faster than forecasts predicted, according to a briefing given by experts to a committee in Parliament on Wednesday. According to figures released by the United Nations, Greece ranked 6th in the world for...

A convention of the Association of Significant Cemeteries of Europe (ASCE) took place in Volos in October 5-7, highlighted by two Greek cemeteries that have been added to the European Cemeteries Route. Cemeteries are a very important aspect of the...

More than 1,000 athletes from Greece, Cyprus, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Switzerland and USA, along with sports fans of all ages travelled to Costa Navarino in Messinia to try various activities, such as basketball, boccia, climbing, cycling, kickboxing, pilates, running,...

The Greek countryside is considered ecologically to be among the richest and most diverse in Europe, with thousands of different species of indigenous vegetation growing wild on the country’s mountains and fields. Over the ages, researchers have studied various Greek plant species for any attributes...

The second earthquake and the hundreds of aftershocks that took place on Cephalonia, Greece, resulted in Lixouri drawn about 20 cm away from the Paliki peninsula. According to the newspaper TA NEA, Greek scientists who processed the satellite data found...

According to a survey entitled, “Nutrition and Economic Recession,” 93 percent of those polled claimed to have reduced the amount of times they eat out in restaurants and taverns. The poll was carried out by  EKPIZO in collaboration with the...

The lengthy meeting of the Minister of Education Mr. Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos with the members of the Conference of Rectors, ended with no result in particular, and no solution to the problem. The main topic under discussion was the decision of Mr....

Pork with plums, stuffed pork, pork belly with sweet and sour sauce with honey, thyme and vinegar, accompanied by chickpeas paste, chicken with coarsely ground barley and swordfish with berry sauce, are only some of antiquity’s recipes showing that...

According to the Education Minister Costas Arvanitopoulos, many reforms are designed to be implemented in the sector of education within the framework of the Athena project sponsored by the government. The minister said that education issues are of national importance...

The Greek coalition government has announced their new Ministers and Deputy Ministers. Some of them are completely unknown to most Greek citizens, however. Evangelos Livieratos will be appointed Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, as Mr E. Venizelos proposed....

According to an article of the Greek newspaper “Proto Thema” the Personal Data Security Authority has made reforms in various accesses of information for reasons of transparency. For example, any candidate who participates in competitions organized by the public sector...