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Majestic Swans Make Greek Lake their Home for Winter
Credit: Wikimedia Dozens of migratory swans have arrived from northern Europe to the Kerkini Lake in northern Greece this week for the winter months. The majestic birds will make the lake, situated...
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Greek Child Piano Prodigy Releases Modern Version of Epirus Folk Song
Stelios Kerasidis, an eight-year-old Greek piano prodigy and composer, has brought a traditional Greek folk song from the region of Epirus into the modern era. Kerasidis’ Isolation Waltz, which he...
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The European Parliament Calls for Sanctions Against Turkey Over Varosha
The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Credit: Wikipedia The European Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution on the Cypriot coastal town of Varosha, calling on the European Council to...
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Covid-19 Cases in Greece Reach 100,000
Police officers check Covid permits. Credit: Greek Reporter/ Chletsi Vasiliki Greek health authorities announced on Thursday that they detected 2,018 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours throughout...
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Migrant Influx to Greece Reduced by Almost 75% in 2020
Credit: Greek Government The refugee and migration influx to Greece dropped 74% in the first ten months of 2020, compared to the numbers registered during the same period in 2019, according to a report...
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One in Three Greeks Say They Will Not Get Vaccinated for Covid-19
Credit: Greek Reporter/ Chletsi Vasiliki One in three respondents of a survey conducted in Greece say they will not voluntarily be vaccinated against Covid-19, despite the vaccine being made available...
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Greece Joins Four European Allies in Building NATO’s Next Generation Helicopter
NATO headquarters in Brussels. File photo France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Greece signed letters of intent to construct NATO’s next-generation helicopter earlier this week. The five...
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Popular Greek Singer Sfakianakis Nabbed for Cocaine, Gun Possession
Credit: Wikimedia Popular Greek singer Notis Sfakianakis will appear in court on Monday after he was arrested for possessing a firearm and two grams of cocaine. The arrest occurred on Sunday night...
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Greece Establishes Military Outposts at the Most Remote Edges of its Territory
File photo The Greek defense ministry has established for the first time a military outpost on the island of Gavdos, the southernmost point of Greece, and is planning to do the same at the island of...
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Is the Withdrawal of the Oruc Reis a Turkish Ploy Before EU Summit?
The Turkish oil exploration vessel Oruc Reis. Credit: AMNA Turkey ordered its seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis back to port on Monday — less than two weeks before a European Union summit at which...
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Greece Announces First Locally-Made Rapid Coronavirus Test
Credit: Greek Reporter Greece announced on Monday the first locally-produced rapid antigen test for the novel coronavirus, in a development hailed by the Development Ministry as a “major success.” A...
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PM Mitsotakis Sees Slight Improvement in Northern Greece Covid Situation
Credit: Greek government Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Monday of a slight improvement of the situation in terms of the pandemic and indications that the pressure on the national health...
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Mural Paying Tribute to Diego Maradona Appears in Thessaloniki
Credit: dieci10.gr A Greek artist and football fan in the Kalamaria neighborhood of Thessaloniki has created a magnificent work of art in honor of the late Diego Maradona. The realistic mural, created...
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Former Google Executive Steve Vranakis Leaves Greek Government
Steve Vranaakis and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in October 2019. Credit: Greek government Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that former Google executive Steve Vranakis has...
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US Sees Greece as Regional Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt with the President of the American-Hellenic Chamber, Nikolaos Bakatselos. US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday that Greece can progress...
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Two Missing as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece’s Lesvos
File photo A search and rescue operation is under way for two people missing off the island of Lesvos after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank on Wednesday. So far, 32 individuals — 15 men, 14...
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Greek PM Mitsotakis Accused of Breaking Coronavirus Rules
PM Mitsotakis (center) poses with bikers at Mount Parnitha Opposition parties and social media users have accused Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis of breaking the lockdown rules imposed by his own...
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Greece Joins Egypt, UAE, France and Cyprus for Military Drills in the Med
Credit: Hellenic National Defence General Staff Greek military forces joined forces from Egypt and Cyprus on Tuesday for a naval and aerial drill that will last for several days in the Mediterranean...
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Greek Father and His Baby Girl Killed After Car Hits Pedestrians in Germany
The suspect is arrested on Tuesday. Video frame/Twitter A Greek father and his two-month-old child are among the five people who died when a man plowed his car into a group of people in a pedestrian...
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Moderate Earthquake Hits North of Athens
A moderate earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit near the town of Thebes some 70 km (45 miles) north of Athens on Wednesday. The epicenter was reported to be 13 km east of Thebes and at a...
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