Society

The British newspaper The Telegraph revealed on Sunday that a Greek urban renewal firm called ''Anaplasis'' plans to uncover Athens' ancient river of Ilissos. Back in October of 2018, a part of the Athenian tram line was closed off because the...

After 13 years of inactivity, Greece's National Center of First-Aid ''EKAB'' service will reactivate its division dedicated to road traffic accident prevention, Kathimerini newspaper reported on Sunday. This decision was taken due to Greece's high numbers of road traffic accidents. The...

Thousands of visitors and residents of the city of Patras are enjoying the sunny weather by dancing and singing at the Grand Carnival parade on Sunday. The Carnival has been taking place since the 19th century. Every year, approximately 30,000 people...

The Greek Ministry of the Economy brought a bill to the Parliament on Friday, with which it intends to broaden the criteria of the ''Golden Visa'' program. After the bill is voted on, the Greek State will be able to...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed more than one-hundred eighty women from all walks of life to Athens' Maximos Mansion on Friday to mark International Women's Day 2019. "We have opened up the doors of the Maximos Mansion to give a symbolic message...

A new study published by Greece's Institute of Tourist Businesses Confederation (INSETE) on Friday reveals that when people search for a holiday destination in Greece, they have a different Greek destination as an alternative plan, rather than another country. This...

Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy issued a statement on Monday morning in which it announced the implementation of a height limit of 17.5 meters (57.4 feet) for buildings constructed around the holy rock of the Acropolis. The new announcement...

A tragic incident involving the death of a firefighter took place near Thessaloniki on Friday afternoon. A 46-year old man who was a member of the fire brigade of Thessaloniki was attempting to extinguish a fire in Thessaloniki's Kalochori area...

According to data from the year 2017, which was published by Eurostat on Monday, Greek citizens are the least likely to visit a doctor of all the citizens from all 28 nations of the European Union. Eurostat, which is the...

The Greek authorities are planning to implement a number of restrictions on both landlords and companies which rent out their properties via Airbnb-style platforms, according to Greek media reports. The huge increase in the number of properties that have disappeared...