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Wineries, breweries, olive oil mills are Greece’s new tourism attractions

In a move to diversify Greece’s tourism and boost agri-businesses and small to medium enterprises, Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki has launched an initiative to promote special interest tourism …

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More than 600 children from Ukraine enjoy summer in camps in Greece

Six hundred children from the Ukrainian city of Bucha went on summer camps across Greece this summer. Bucha, near Kyiv, has become a symbol of the cruelty of the war …

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Byzantine manuscript repatriated to the Church

A 1,000-year-old Byzantine Gospel manuscript will return to Greece after a century’s absence. Last week it was returned to the Greek Orthodox Church in the US by the Museum of …

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Greek homes among the least insured in Europe

Greek properties are among the least insured against natural disasters, according to reinsurer Swiss Re. Only 3 per cent of Greek properties are insured against all catastrophic events. It exposes …

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Greece’s growth higher than forecast

UBS, the Swiss-based investment bank has considerably raised its growth forecast for Greece’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2022. UBS raised its estimate to 5.7 per cent from 4 per …

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Mitsotakis to lead offensive in parliamentary debate on wiretapping scandal

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was expected to go on the offensive in Friday’s parliamentary debate that was called for by opposition leader Alexis Tsipras of Syriza, over the attempted wiretapping …

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Greek synod issues circular against abortion to priests

The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church of Greece has sent a circular to all the priests under its jurisdiction that expresses its opposition to abortion. According to press …

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Zeus takes it out on sheep

Zeus the king of the 12 Greek gods myth has it that he reigns over his domain from Mount Olympus on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia. Zeus is also …

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Land border with Turkey to be fully fenced off

The Greek Government has decided to gradually extend a fence along its land border with Turkey and strenghten surveillance measures following an increase in illegal immigration from the east. The …

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Six-year-old girl drowns in Greece

A six-year-old girl has drowned while swimming at a beach in Corinthia, Greece according to local authorities. The girl had gone for a swim at popular beach Kalamaki with her …

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