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Greece’s sex tourism gets boost with Crete’s annual swingers convention

Hundreds of swingers have arrived on Crete for the 5th annual 6-day swingers’ event taking place on the island. The swingers holiday will be attended by 177 couples who will …

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Greece is the second most indebted country in the world

Statista, the German online portal for data in the economic sector, released its statistics for the most indebted countries of the world. Greece came second to Japan in the list …

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New app gives Israeli visitors insight into Greece’s Jewish history

A Greek app is currently being developed at the Bar-Ilan University for Israelis visiting Greece. The Hebrew-language app is being designed to offer historical information on the Jewish communities that …

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Left DIMAR leader replaces Elena Kountoura as Greek Tourism Minister

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras named Thanasis Theocharopoulos, 40, to replace Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, who resigned in order to contest a seat in the European elections. Theocharopoulos is …

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Greece lags behind the EU in remote employment

Greece lags behind its European Union counterparts in remote employment and flexible work arrangements, coming 18th among the EU member states with only 5 per cent of its workforce regularly …

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Alexander the Great statue vandalised in Athens

A newly erected statue of warrior-king Alexander the Great in central Athens erected on 17 April was vandalised on Tuesday, less than a month after its unveiling, according to Greek …

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Greece exports saffron to China

Nikos Patsiouras, president of the Kozani Saffron Producers Cooperative, told the Athens Macedonian News Agency (ANA) that the first consignment of Greek saffron will be exported to China by the …

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May Day, celebration for workers and the start of Spring in Greece

May Day marks the worldwide celebration of International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day. The date was chosen to commemorate the Haymarket riot, which took place in Chicago on 4 May …

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Axion Hellas completes successful four-island mission providing medical care to isolated communities

The Hellenic Initiative Australia has welcomed the successful completion of Axion Hellas’ mission to four remote islands, which provided preventive and specialist health care to more than 650 people. Supported …

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Easter celebrations go awry around Greece with rocket wars and fireworks

Greek Easter was celebrated with family, feasting and fireworks around the world. For some, however, the celebrations were marred by injury and death. The Greek fireworks tradition after the midnight …

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