Tag: Society
Real Estate Prices in Greek Cities Soar in 2019
The real estate market in Greece's largest cities recorded an impressive increase in the price of sales and rentals in 2019, according to the...
Greek Business Association Appeals Smoking Law at Supreme Court
PASKEDI, Greece's Association of Facilities and Consumers in Catering recently decided to appeal the latest smoking-ban law which has been enforced throughout the country...
Greece Plans to Scrap Primary Residence Protection, Introduce Individual Bankruptcy
The Greek authorities are planning to introduce to the country's judicial system the institution of individual insolvency, in which a person is able to...
Greek WWII Survivor Giannis Karageorgiou Celebrates His 100th Birthday
World War II survivor Giannis Karageorgiou celebrated his 100th birthday recently on the Greek island of Lesvos. His unbelievable strength helped this man survive some...
Meet the Greek Couple that Rounds the World on a Tiny Vespa Scooter
Alexandra Fefopoulos and Stergios Gkogkos are a Greek couple that decided to leave everything behind and go on a trip around the world using their...
Greece Enables Non-EU Entrepreneurs to Come and Do Business in the Country
An amendment facilitating the entrance of foreign, non-EU nationals who are entrepreneurs to Greece was brought before the Greek Parliament on Tuesday. The amendment, which...
Public Outrage as Anti-Abortion Banner Appears in Athens’ Metro
Posters put up by a pro-life, or anti-abortion, organization appeared in Athens' metro stations on Monday, promoting the positions of the Greek anti-abortion movement...
Economic Sentiment Index in Greece Reaches Pre-Crisis Levels
The economic sentiment index in Greece rose to 109.5 points in December, from 107 in November, the Greek Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research...
Eurostat Survey Finds Greeks Continue to Dine Out Despite Crisis
Despite the substantial decrease in their incomes in the period between 2010 and 2016, Greek citizens seem to have not been very keen to curtail...
Lone Inhabitant of Kinaros Who Went Missing Found Safe and Sound
Irene Kotsatourchi, the lone inhabitant of the Greek islet of Kinaros who has been considered missing since the beginning of the week was found...
Ten Greeks Who Left Their Mark in 2019
Many Greek citizens and members of the Greek diaspora who live in every corner of the world excelled in their fields in 2019, be it...
Architectural Masterpieces of Athens that Postwar Development Ruined Forever
Many claim that the modern ''Golden Age'' of Athens lasted from the second half of the nineteenth century all the way up to WWII. If we...
