Greece
News –
Flying straight from Doha to Mykonos is real
The first Qatar Airways direct non-stop flight from Doha to Mykonos successfully landed on Wednesday. Celebrating the expansion of its global network, the seasonal service will operate four-times-weekly until the …
News –
Race to bring prior actions bill to the Greek parliament
The Greek government is racing against time to make a June 21 deadline, marking the last Eurogroup meeting. This means that the Greek parliament has until June 14 to vote …
News –
Una faccia, una razza, una crisi
In a strange turn of events, Greece stopped being the ‘black sheep’ of the European Union last week, the role going to Italy. The country is under a long period …
News –
No more stashed cash for Greeks
The tide has turned for one of the most persisting narratives of the Greek crisis. For most of the past eight years, it was largely assumed that Greek people have been …
News –
World Health Organisation reveals 4 in 10 Greek children ‘overweight’
New data has revealed that four in 10 children in Greece are considered overweight. The findings, which relate to the period of 2015 to 2017, were presented last week in …
News –
Parents arrested on Leros, accused of sexually abusing their children
A couple on the Greek island of Leros have been arrested on charges of child sexual abuse. The pair have been accused of abusing their daughter, 14, and their eight-year-old …
News –
Greek and FYROM foreign ministers reach an agreement
The Foreign Ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) reached an agreement on Monday, culminating the main round of negotiations that might put an end to …
News –
Number of working age Greeks living abroad on the rise
Over the last 10 years, the number of Greeks aged 20 to 64 living and working in other countries within the European Union has risen by 1.3 per cent. Given …
News –
First Tesla 3 road accident outside US takes place in Greece
The Tesla Model 3 has had its first road accident outside of the United States in northern Greece. The car, driven by You You Xue, was in Autopilot at 120 …
News –
Athens beaches declared pollution free by Greek authorities
Just before summer well and truly sets in, Greece’s beaches along the Saronic Gulf have been officially declared pollution free by Greek authorities, following a significant oil spill that gripped …