The emblematic Parthenon and its surrounds nearly went down on the Greek registry as belonging to an ‘unknown owner’. Giorgos Dimitriou, head of the company in charge of the land …

Three-wheeler rickshaws that are commonplace in Asian countries may soon be seen around the streets of Greece as a low-cost alternative means of transport. The electrically-powered vehicles will be presented …

Yiannis Polykandriotis, the son of master of rebetiko Theodoros Polykandriotis and brother of composer Thanassis Polykandriotis has passed away at the age of 73. The legendary bouzouki player and music …

Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis has once again enraged the EU because of his “disregard for legislation banning smoking in public places” as European Commissioner for Health Vytenis Andriukaitis has …

BBC2 aired a new documentary on 4 February; in an episode titled ‘Inside Europe — Ten Years of Turmoil’, BBC follows world leaders and European ministers around summits and conferences …

Acclaimed British photographer Guy Edwardes went bird-watching during extreme cold weather conditions in Northern Greece. While on a photo expedition to Lake Kerkini, he came across a flock of Dalmatian …

The Republic of North  Macedonia was welcomed into the North Atlantic Alliance during a ceremony held for the signing of the NATO treaty on 6 February. Representatives from 29 countries …

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued his official visit to Turkey with visits to sites of religious significance to Greeks. Mr Tsipras toured Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO world heritage site …

Five years ago, the Greek Australian community welcomed a new initiative, the campaign ‘Μιλάμε Ελληνικά τον Μάρτιο … και όχι μόνο’ and now that the Greek Diaspora is called to celebrate the International Day for Greek Language, …

Greek property transactions spiked in the second half of 2018. The Independent Authority for Public Revenue data showing a 50.5 per cent annual growth rate in property transaction levy takings …