Greek islands such as Kefalonia and Aegina are taking proactive steps to combat coastal erosion by planting over 200 trees along their shores. The effort, part of a broader sustainability push, saw the Lokron Municipality authorize the planting of 200 tamarisk trees along its beaches, aiming to bolster coastal resilience. Local leaders, including Mayor Athanasios …
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In a historic visit aimed at strengthening the cultural and historical ties between Greece and Australia, the renowned Hellenic Presidential Guard, known as the Evzones, will travel to Australia from April 23 to May 4, 2025. This elite ceremonial unit will participate in Anzac Day commemorations and a vibrant lineup of cultural events in Adelaide …
The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce has taken a clear position against the tariffs US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, stressing in a statement that it has always been in favor of free and fair trade and any disputes oght to be resolved through dialogue. In its statement on Thursday it also estimated that the …
Kozani, Greece – April 03, 2025Serious clashes broke out earlier today outside the Agios Dimitrios Steam Power Plant (AHS) in Kozani, where Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was attending an event. The unrest unfolded as protesters attempted to breach a police cordon, prompting a strong response from riot police forces. The demonstrators had gathered to …
Only 36% of Greek commercial enterprises sold goods of Greek origin in 2024, the lowest percentage recorded since 2016, when the Institute of Commerce and Services of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (INEMY ESEE) started such analyses. This percentage is significantly lower not only than the 71.6% recorded in 2020, a result of …
Greek MEP Urges European Parliament to Acknowledge Greek Genocide Alongside Armenian GenocideNewsroom Yannis Maniatis, Vice President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament, addressed the European Parliament ahead of the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, spotlighting the Ottoman Empire’s systematic campaign to eradicate Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks of Asia …
Students at the Hellenic Open University are weighing legal action after a cyberattack last October leaked personal data onto the dark web. The breach was attributed to the group RansomHub, which claims it extracted 813 GB of information – though only 65 GB was recovered by university technicians. Officials say the data – mainly names, …
A speedboat driver responsible for the death of a British millionairess swimming off a Greek island has escaped prison. Claire Glatman, a 60-year-old from North Yorkshire, was fatally injured by a motorboat’s propellers just 20 meters from the shore of Corfu in August 2020. On Tuesday, Charalampos Karbouris, 51, was convicted of neglect manslaughter by …
[Shutterstock] Vicky Douma, wife of businessman Giannis Alafouzos, died Thursday, her family has announced. “It is with great sadness that Vicky Douma’s family, her mother Maria, her husband Giannis Alafouzos, her children, Aristidis, Maria and Eleni, her six grandchildren and her friends bid farewell to her. Farewell, Vicky,” the family said in a statement. Source …