Greece

On the morning of May 30, 1941, two young Greeks, Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas climbed on Acropolis and took down the Nazi flag.

As 1.3 million schoolchildren return to classes this Autumn all over Greece, as many as 50,000 Greek teenagers aged 12-18 may contract Covid-19 over the next months, according to one expert. Nikos Tzanakis, a respiratory disease expert who is the...

Two teenagers -- a girl age 12 and her 14-year-old brother -- were arrested as suspects in the brutal murder of an 86-year-old pensioner in Thessaloniki inside his home, earlier in the week. Police say that the two teens, identified...

On Sunday, the island od Samos bid farewell to the two unfortunate teenagers who died tragically when they were crushed by a wall during the destructive earthquake that hit the island on Friday. The 17-year-old Aris and 15-year-old Claire, high...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday visited Samos to speak to the earthquake stricken islanders and express his condolences to the parents of the two teenagers who lost their lives. Mitsotakis, with General Secretary of Citizen Protection Nikos Hardalias,...

Two high school students were killed during the powerful earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, which struck the Greek island of Samos on Friday afternoon. Reportedly, the teenagers, a boy and girl, aged 15 and 17 respectively, were walking...

According to a study published by Greece's University Mental Health Research Institute (ΕΠΙΨΥ) recently, the vast majority of Greek teenagers have positive feelings towards refugees and migrants that are currently living in the country. In particular, the survey found that...

Less Greek teenagers use condoms during sexual intercourse, according to a new survey conducted by the University Mental Health Research Institute in Athens. "Sexual Behaviour and Health of Teenagers" is part of a national study conducted by the institute and...

Two out of five teenagers in Greece are not happy with their lives, according to a new survey, published on Tuesday to coincide with "World Mental Health Day," which is commemorated on Thursday. The survey, by Greece's Research Institute of...

Three 15-year-old teenagers from Kyparissia died after the car they had taken without permission crashed on the highway between the Peloponesse cities of Pyrgos and Methoni. The fatal accident happened on Monday morning, after the boys decided to leave school,...

Greek teenagers drink at an early age and do not participate in sports; as a result, they are prone to ill health in their adult life, an OECD study says. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development surveys shows that...

The European Union has announced a new directive regarding the age that teenagers receive their driving licenses in each individual member state. According to this directive, teenagers as young as 14 years old will be able to get a...

A new statistical study published by the University Research Institute of Mental Health shows that teenagers in Greece prefer cannabis over alcohol and cigarettes. Around 4,500 teenagers aged 11, 13 and 15 years old answered a questionnaire last year...

According to a survey by the Adolescent Health Unit of Agia Sofia Children Hospital, Greek teenagers start their sex life in the age of 16. Out of 529 adolescents in Attica, 20% started their sex life before the age of 16. More specifically...

The local community of Akropotamos in Kavala, Makedonia, is mourning the death of two teenagers 16 and 18 years old, who were killed when the car the 16-year-old was driving went off the road. The tragic incident happened on the...