Greece

Just a few hours after the official launch of the Smoking Ban in closed places, the modern cunning Odysseus found a way to smoke in a cafe without fearing the fine, especially when it’s freezing cold outside. The solution is simple provided the smoker stands or sits by the windows …

A court in Thessaloniki sentenced a pervert student to 10 months imprisonment with a three-year suspended sentence. The 20-year-old student had ejaculated on the back of a female student in the Library of the Aristotle University last week. The man was still in the university premises when he was arrested. …

Greeks glorified Canadian singer Bryan Adams on Monday in his first live concert in Athens after 27 years. A unique music experience that only Bryan Adams can offer. However, the concert was almost cancelled after the organizer went bankrupt over the weekend. The concert was one of the most anticipated …

The Acropolis in Athens will be illuminated blue on Wednesday night to mark the 30th anniversary since the signature of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1989. Blue is the official color of UNICEF. According to a Culture Ministry statement,  Greece’s Central Archaeological …

Greece has officially launched the Smoking Ban on Tuesday in a festive ceremony at the Niarchos Foundation Center. Prime Minister Kyriaskos Mitsotakis addressed the audience that had gathered to listen to the official presentation of the Health Ministry’s “National Action Plan Against Smoking.” “The enemy is the tobacco smoke, not …

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning on Tuesday noon for November 19-21, 2019. Coming from the West, the new barometric low will bring heavy rainfalls and strong thunderstorms, the statement said. It will initially strike the Ionian Sea and western Greece and quickly move to the East …

Fifteen years after the SIEMENS bribes scandal broke out, the Greek Justice ruled that  22 out of 54 defendants in total were guilty of money laundering and bribery. Two of the convicted are fugitives. The Three-Party Court of Felony Appeals ruled on Tuesday that 22 of the defendants were found …

“Europe is treating first arrival countries like Greece as convenient ‘storage’ for refugees and migrants. Is this European solidarity?” Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with German daily Handelsblatt on Tuesday. At the same time, he announced the hiring of additional personnel to better manage refugees and …

Greek regional airline Astra Airlines has suffered a blow by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Late last Friday, the Association warned Greek travel agents to stop selling tickets on the airline with immediate effect. This comes after a recent spate of flight cancellations and signs of financial distress at …

Heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms hit Greece from Sunday evening to Monday morning. A total of 6,405 thunderbolts fell mainly in western Greece, Central Macedonia and the Central Aegean Sea, according to data provides by “ZEUS” system.   As of Monday afternoon, Nov 18, the bad weather front weakened. The weather …