Greece

Almost 13 years after cremations were legalized in Greece, Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis signed a decision to allow the construction of the much anticipated cremation facilicity in Athens. The Minister’s decision determines the place and the conditions under which the facility will operate and as designed and proposed …

For ten days, she was sleeping next to her dead partner, she was talking to him and she would even cook for him, the German national, the number one suspect for the death of real estate agent in Halandri, reportedly told police. The 56-year-old German national even admitted to have …

Police in Agrinio arrested a street vendor on Monday for selling kites without a relevant license. The man faces a heavy fine for having set up his provisional make-shift stand to sell kites traditionally sold only once a year, from early morning on Clean Monday until early afternoon. The 50-year-old …

While the last few days were full with a bright sunshine and mild temperatures, the Greek National Meteorological Service has issued a warning of an extraordinary weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and snow and temperature down by up to 12 degrees Celsius. According to EMY, the weather will dramatically change …

The Carnival season ended on Sunday evening, Monday morning Greeks sharpen knives and forks for the traditional Clean Monday meal with delicious lenten food. The Clean Monday lunch consists mainly of appetizers full of protein, yet no meat or chicken and no meat products like butter, eggs, cheese or sausages. …

“I arrived at the gate two minutes after it was closed. I saw the other passengers getting on board and I was really upset they wouldn’t let me in,” Antonis Mavropoulos told private Alpha TV on Sunday evening. He was still in shock. It was “pure luck” or a sequence …

US citizens can now travel to Europe for up to 90 days without a visa. But as of 2021 American travelers will need a new type of visa valid for 3 years — a European Travel Information and Authorization System or ETIAS — to visit the European Schengen Area. To …

The German government has tightened its travel advice for Turkey, warning of possible arrests, after officials in Ankara denied accreditation to foreign journalists – some from Germany – without offering a reason. It was only last week, when the Turkish Interior Minister, Suleiman Soylu, warned that foreign tourists, journalists, academics …

Vegan dietary habits are gaining more and more fans in Greece and Vegan Food Festivals are organized in one city after the other. After a Vegan event held in Athens last October attracted more than 20,000 visitors, the city of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece is preparing for its First Vegan …

The National Observatory of Athens has launched a new service ROADS that allows motorists to see the weather conditions across the road network of Greece. The application forecasts the roads weather conditions for the next three days and with a time range of three hours. The weather conditions on the …