Greece
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Trenitalia to invest €500 million to upgrade Greek railway system
Greece will be better connected with northern Europe by rail.
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Greece’s oldest beer found to date back to Bronze Age
A new study has discovered two potential Bronze Age breweries in Greece’s north and east.
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Santorini named ‘Best Island in Europe’
The stunning Greek island took out the title of Europe’s best island based on the experiences of readers of influential US magazine Travel & Leisure.
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A weekend trip from Melbourne to Athens to attend the protest rally for Macedonia
“It was my duty and what my soul needed,” says Zoi Petalidou who traveled back and forth in two days.
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Archbishop Ieronymos defends Church’s involvement in ‘Macedonia’ name dispute
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece said that the Greek Orthodox Church cannot stay silent when Greece’s national interest is at stake.
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FYROM moves to settle name dispute with Greece
Despite protests by Greek communities around the world, the alternative names being considered are Upper Macedonia and New Macedonia according to diplomats.
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Albanian Prime Minister claims Chams have property rights over Greek territory
Athens and Tirana are bound with a “strategic partnership” Edi Rama says.
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Greek government alleges officials tied to pharmaceutical bribery scandal
Scandal allegedly involving 10 senior politicians from the previous administration and Swiss Novartis dubbed ‘the biggest scandal since the creation of the modern Greek state’
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New identity cards to be issued by Greece
The IDs are said to be more secure, meeting higher international security standards.
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Turkey’s president claims Greece’s stance over ‘Macedonia’ name dispute is wrong
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended Turkey’s support to FYROM.