Greece

Search and rescue teams have discovered the bodies of two men on the ferry headed from Greece to Italy, six days after it caught on fire. The bodies of two men were the third and fourth to be discovered on...

Hopes are fading for the ten people who remain missing five days after a fire scorched a ferry that had been traveling from Greece to Italy. Firefighters are still fighting to put out the blaze on the Euroferry Olympia, which...

Sofia Bekatorou opened the floodgates of sexual abuse allegations in the realms of Greek sport, theater, and cinema after revealing her own sexual assault at the hands of the Vice-President of the Hellenic Sailing Federation in January of this...

One day after the destructive floods in Evia finds the north of the island cut off completely from the center and south, 2,000 homes destroyed, most of the island without drinking water, and millions in damage. A total of...

By Lisa Radinovsky, Greek Liquid Gold Sandwiched between nations struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Greece is a surprising success story. But with stay-at-home orders in place for a month, exporters of the country’s flagship products can hardly escape the...

During these unprecedented times, when billions of people are either obliged by law or strongly advised by governments to stay at home and not go anywhere, mental health is an issue which is sadly very often neglected. Of course, the...

The Greek authorities issued on Monday a national call for volunteers to assist the National Health System of the country in its ongoing effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The state is now asking for volunteer doctors, nurses, psychologists, and...

By Jelena Kecmanovic* As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues its global spread and the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases continues to increase, anxiety related to the outbreak is on the rise too. As a psychologist, I am seeing this in my practice...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a new national action plan on Sunday for the thousands of unaccompanied refugee children who are currently living in the country. "We all recognize the national challenge of the migration issue that Greece is...

Some 4,962 unaccompanied minors currently live in Greece, the National Center of Social Solidarity reported on Wednesday, while only one in four are accommodated in humane conditions. The organizations said at a presentation that the main problems these children face...

Animal abuse rates in Greece remain high, despite new, stricter animal protection legislation. In recent years, Greece has been among the countries with the highest rates of animal maltreatment, despite improvements in legislation imposing stricter penalties for animal abusers. Data shows...

A three-month-old baby girl was killed on Thursday at her home by the family dog, reportedly a Rottweiler, at Glyka Nera, east of Athens. According to neighbors, the distraught 35-year old mother rushed her baby to the Penteli children's hospital...

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades chose Member of Parliament Stella Kyriakides as the country's next European Commissioner on Thursday. Kyriakides will replace the current EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stilianides, who served during the EU...

Merope Tzoufi, Greece's Alternate Education Minister, presented the latest data concerning the Education of refugee children in Greece on Thursday. Tzoufi said at a special event held in the Greek Ministry of Education that approximately 12,500 refugee children are currently...

The Greek Police (ELAS) will be creating a new department to deal with domestic violence issues, according to a recent announcement. The members of the new department will be tasked with the prevention of violence inside the family. They will receive...