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Greek Orthodox Nuns Fined by Canadian Dairy Authorities for Allegedly Selling Milk Without Permit
Nuns living in a secluded Greek Orthodox convent in the Laurentian Mountains, northwest of Montreal, have recently been fined nearly $75,000 for allegedly selling milk without a permit.
They do have their own "Fromagerie" where they produce feta cheese -...
Greece
Activists' Disruption of OXI Day Parade Causes Uproar in Greece
The act of ten young women, ridiculing the traditional student parade on OXI Day, has caused an uproar in Greece's political world and Greek society in general, with a "war" raging in social media over the issue.
The ten women, headed...
Greece
Renowned Composer Giannis Spanos Passes Away at 85
The well-known Greek composer and lyricist Giannis Spanos died on Thursday, October 31 at the age of 85.
With a career spanning several decades in Greece's music industry, Spanos studied at a young age in the country's national music school,...
Greece
Fresh Clashes Between Leftists and Police Disrupt Traffic in Central Athens
Clashes between leftist students and police seem to have returned to central Athens for good since, for yet another day, the city center of the Greek capital was closed on Thursday, as thousands of students marched against the new,...
Greece
Greek Coffee Shop With No Staff Serves up a Side of History (video)
Greece's Peloponnesian countryside is truly mesmerizing in its beauty and diversity. It varies from gorgeous wild, craggy mountains to long sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters.
Arcadia, in the very center of the Peloponnesian Peninsula, is especially famous for its mountainous...
Greece
Clashes Between Vandals and Police Disrupt Traffic in Athens
Clashes erupted on Wednesday afternoon between a group of unknown individuals and police forces in central Athens.
The incidents took place outside of the University of Economics (ASOEE) on Patission Street, when a number of hooded individuals began setting trash...
Greece
Man Covers His Entire House With a Greek Flag Ahead of ''Oxi Day'' Celebrations
A massive Greek flag was fastened onto a rooftop, covering an entire house in Greece's Nea Kios, in the Peloponnesian Peninsula on Saturday.
Ahead of the ''Oxi Day'' celebrations on Monday, October 28, Giannis Athanasopoulos, the deputy mayor of the...
Greece
Woman Dead After Train Collides With Car in Greece's Trikala
A woman died on Saturday morning in Trikala, Thessaly after a train collided with a car.
The train which was heading from the city of Trikala to Kalampaka collided with a white, private car at the crossing of Pyrgetos.
Media reports...
Greece
Greece and Hungary at the Bottom of EU's Gender Equality Index for 2019
According to the Gender Equality Index 2019, published recently by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), Greece ranks, once again, really low in terms of gender equality among EU member states.
''The EU continues its snail’s pace when it...
Economy
Greece Still Among Eurozone States With Very High Taxes on Consumption
According to a recent study conducted by the ''Tax Foundation'' think tank, Greece is still among those Eurozone member states that impose the highest taxes on consumption.
Taxes on consumption are traditionally the highest in Europe, but after ten years...
Greece
Clocks to Go Back to Winter Time on Sunday, Two Years Before EU Ban
Greek citizens, along with people from all other nations of the EU and many more around the world, will change their clocks back to winter time in the early hours of Sunday, October 27.
At 04:00 Eastern European Summer Time...
Greece
Onassis Foundation to Fund Installation of New Elevator and Lights on the Acropolis
Antonis Papadimitriou, the President of the Onassis Foundation, met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Mansion on Wednesday morning in Athens.
It was made public following their meeting that the Foundation will fund the construction of a new,...
Greece
Residents Block Resettlement of 400 Migrants in Northern Greece (video)
Residents of the small village of Vrasna, northeast of Thessaloniki, forced Greek authorities on Tuesday to abandon plans to house approximately 400 migrants and refugees in local hotels.
Local residents blocked the road at the outskirts of the seaside village...
Greece
Aerial Photos Show Massive Urban Expansion on Athens Riviera Since 1938
A joint study conducted recently by the Hellenic Centre for Maritime Research and the Geology Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens reveals the massive amount of new construction along the Athenian Riviera in the last 80...
Greece
Greek Police Remove Minors From "Joker" Screenings at Athens Cinemas
Greek police removed minors from two cinemas screening the blockbuster movie "Joker" over the weekend.
The newly-released film has an "R," or Restricted, rating for its violence and disturbing content.
According to a spokesman for the Greek police, the interventions followed...