Greece

Gerard was clad in official uniform for the relay, that bore the logo for the 2020 Olympics set to take place in Tokyo later this year, and was accompanied by security as he made his way through the crowds. 

Yiannis Varoufakis has released the first audio recording from the Eurogroup sessions in the turbulent first half of 2015. The first audio clip that has been released is a spoiler of what will follow, when all secret recordings will be public on Saturday. The Euroleaks Part 1 features no other …

With 117 confirmed cases on Thursday, Greece ranked 25th in the list of the countries with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 virus cases, state-run news agency amna reported. At the top of the list are China with 80,814 confirmed cases, Italy with 15,113, South Korea with 9,979, Spain with 3,146, France with 2,876, …

Greece’s first female President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn in at the Greek Palriament on Friday morning. The ceremony protocol was followed by the book, however, without handshaking and a much limited number of audience due to coronavirus. In the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and political leaders, Sakellaropoulou took …

Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus.

The coronavirus has “extinguished” the Olympic Flame: the Greek Olympic Committee decided on Friday to suspend the famous Torch Relay “in the interest of public health.” The decision was taken just hours after thousands of Greeks defied the preventive measures and flocked to watch Hollywood star Gerard Butler lighting his …

The Greek Ministry of Culture decided on Friday to close all museums and archaeological sites in the country as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Still yesterday, the Culture Ministry had decided to have archaeological sites open and was allowing controlled groups of up to 20 people to …

Greek police arrested the owner of a cram school (frontistirio) in Ioannina, north-western Greece, for opening the school despite government orders to suspend operation of all schools including those offering tutorial classes. The 53-year-old school owner was arrested on Thursday afternoon reportedly following a tip off. Police arrested him, while …

The Greek government is activating its confidential “Artemis” contingency plan to tackle the Covid-19 virus, with the mobilization of two new operational centers coordinated by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, with a third in the process of being set up to have a supervisory role. The mobilization of the …

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, a mother of five, is certainly well placed to be offering parenting advice after raising five children, including a model, a student and a social media star.