Tag: crematorium
First Crematorium Opens in Greece
Thirteen years after the practice of cremation was legalized in Greece, the country’s first such facility has recently opened in Ritsona north of Athens,...
Greek Government Gives Green Light to Cremation Facility in Athens
After years of delays following opposition from the Greek Orthodox Church, Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis signed a decision last week paving the...
Greek Parliament Approves Construction of Athens Crematorium
The Greek Parliament has approved a bill which paves the way for the construction of a crematorium in Eleonas, near Athens. The bill gives the...
Greek Authorities Expect Crematorium to Soon Become Reality
Last February Greece made cremation of the dead legal as the Parliament passed a law allowing individuals to make their own choice of burial...
Athens Opens Way for First Crematorium in Greece
The City of Athens has made a crucial step in opening the way for the establishment of crematoria in Greece by issuing an invitation...
First Greek Crematorium to Open in Volos
The first crematorium in Greece is planned for the city of Volos, Central Greece. The legal framework allowing the creation of crematoria has already been unanimously...
Golden Dawn’s Leader Has Warped Sense of History, Says There Were ‘No Gas Chambers’...
Nikos Michaloliakos is the leader of the Greek political party Golden Dawn, now representing 6.97% of the Greek citizens in Parliament. Michaloliakos gave an...
