British snorkelling instructor, 19, dies in Zakynthos
BBC — A 19-year-old British water sports instructor has died while snorkelling and underwater swimming in Greece. Harry Byatt, who worked in Zakynthos failed to […]
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‘Lucifer’ is causing havoc in Europe – 11 countries issue heatwave warnings
The Greek Meteorological Service has issued a new warning of a heatwave across the country, starting this weekend through mid next week. The temperatures are […]
George Papandreou to receive 2017 Distinguished Leadership Award
prnewswire.com — George A. Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011), will be honored with Distinguished Leadership Award on Friday 13 October in Brussels, Belgium at ILA’s global conference Leadership […]
EU offers post quake emergency aid to Greece
AP — The EU is offering emergency equipment, personnel and satellite imagery to help Greece deal with the aftermath of the overnight earthquake. The bloc’s […]
Greek rescue dog that went missing at Toronto airport found
CTV News — A frantic search for a missing rescue dog came to a triumphant end on Tuesday when the animal was located and sent […]
Chinese among the growing number of foreign visitors to Greece
China Daily — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an e-mailed press release that Greece is expected to break through the 30 million visitors barrier […]
Greece paves way for medical cannabis
A joint decision signed by the Health and Justice ministries opening the way for the import of cannabis-based pharmaceuticals was published in Friday’s edition of […]
Temperatures of 40C forecast for many areas as summer’s first heatwave intensifies
Tornos News — The Hellenic National Meteorological Service warns that temperatures are expected to escalate to as high as 43C in some areas over the […]
European heat wave to hit Greece next week
Proto Thema — Europe is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave with temperatures in major cities across the continent reaching record values for the start of summer. […]
Greek rubbish strike causes stink
BBC — Piles of rubbish have been mounting in cities across Greece since the start of the week in a dispute over thousands of refuse […]
Greek government under fire for not implementing smoking ban law
Anti-smoking campaigners heavily criticised the Greek government for not implementing a 2008 law that prohibits smoking in public places EURACTIV.com reports from Athens. Speaking on […]
Pupils urged to return text books at the end of school year.
eKathimerini — The Education Ministry has launched a campaign to encourage children across the country to return their books to school so they can be […]
Three dead, 10 injured in passenger train derailment
Reuters — Three people died and 10 more were injured when a train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night and ripped through a house, […]
Greece hopes to break tourism record in 2017
Handelsblatt — According to the Greek tourism ministry predictions the number of foreign holidaymakers will top last year’s all-time high of 27.5 million and break the 30-million […]
Seamen’s strike announced – No ferry service in Greece on May 16-17
Tornos News — The Greek Seamen’s Federation, PNO, has announced a 48-hour strike in all ship categories starting from from 00:01 on Tuesday, May 16, […]