Greece

The Port Authority of Kefalonia was informed about a boat sinking with a passenger inside in the marine area one nautical miles from the tourist harbor of Likathari Lixouri. Immediately the port police with their, “POSEIDON” rushed to the scene where a 57-year-old was picked up and then later transferred …

Views about the legitimate ownership of the Parthenon Marbles as they have been expressed by the director of the British Museum Hartwig Fischer are “remnants of colonialism, ignore the international debate and the Declarations of Unesco,” Greek Culture Minister Myrsini Zorba said on Saturday. Fischer’s statement of “legitimate ownership” demonstrates …

  The local fishermen in Amfilochia had great catch without much difficulty, as another turn of the sea took place on Friday, 25/01, resulting in shrimps and sole in the shallows. So, as the photographs show, dozens of aspiring fishermen gathered on the beach with nets and harpoons/spears to fill their buckets …

Interesting facts about the Bnb Guest sharing economy were presented at a conference held in Athens by Smart Press. The data comes from the two most popular online platforms for short-term tourist leases – Airbnb and Homeaway – based on the AirDna’s analysis. According to the reports published by Stephania …

Short-term lease via the platform Airbnb is spreading in Greece as more and more apartment and home owners prefer to lease to tourists and visitors. However, they are surprised to see that the revenues they were anticipated to earn are decreasing. Reason for this is the plethora of offer that …

A retired policeman was found to have been dragging his dog tied with a rope to his vehicle on a highway in Chania, Crete, on Wednesday. The dog was been dragged over several kilometers and got severe injuries on his paws due to the violent contact with the asphalt. Although …

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev have been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize by the leader of the EU parliament Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group Udo Bullmann, of the Greens/European Free Alliance (EFA) Ska Keller and of the European United Left-Nordic Green …

“We don’t return, we don’t lend the Parthenon Marbles, Greece is not the legitimate owner,” said Hartwig Fischer, German historian and Director of the British Museum since 2016. Fischer has been actively involved in the debate over the last few years on the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, …

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn issued a joint statement welcoming the ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Greek Parliament. “We warmly welcome the next crucial step in the ratification of the Prespa agreement, taken with today’s vote …

FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after the successful ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Palriament Friday afternoon. Zaev sent his wishes via his private account on Twitter. Congratulations my friend @tsipras_eu, together with our peoples we reached a historical victory. Long live the …