All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday. Three examining magistrates and two prosecutors questioned the detained fans in batches …

UK’s electrical retailer Currys could offer up its Greek electronics retail arm Kotsovolos to potential buyers, with the FTSE 250 firm announcing a strategic review of the businesses. Kotsovolos is one of the leading electrical and electronics retailers in Greece, it has a network of over 90 stores including an …

For a second day within a week Greece will be paralyzed due to a 24-hour strike of the public and private sector unions demanding justice foe the train collision victims and safe transport in the country. Journalists are holding a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, March 15, in order to be …

Greece is expected to paralyze on Wednesday as several unions of the private and public sectors and social groups are joining the general strike to demand justice for the 57 victims of the train collision Tempi and a thorough investigation into the causes of the disaster, bringing o justice all …

With the Greek government on highest alert after the train collision and several denouncements and warnings by workers at public transport means, ships and regional airports are to undergo thorough and intensive safety checks. This is what media report on Tuesday citing a meeting between PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis with shipping …

Hellenic Train, the private company managing the passengers transfer in Greece, announced on Wednesday that all of the company’s routes are cancelled as of 12 o’ clock noon, March 1, 2023. These routes also include the routes of the Athens Suburban Proastiakos. The company did not say until when the …

Schools in some suburbs of Athens will remain closed also on Tuesday and workers can go to work not earlier than 10 a.m. as snow weather deterioration is forecast over night with frost phenomena early in the morning. Schools will be closed also on the islands of Evia, Samos, Lesvos …

French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating  in rail transport group Alstom is turning its attention to Heraklion, Crete. It brings back discussions about the construction of a fixed track network, which will connect the city of Heraklion with the new airport in Kasteli. According to news website hellasjournal, Managing Director …

Soaring energy inflation, accumulated debt, increases in raw materials and declining consumption are increasing bakeries shutdowns in Greece, with bakers not even being able to put… bread on their tables. In the last two months, more than 50 bakeries have shut down, increasing the number of “locks” to 260 within …

As the 16-year-old Roma boy keeps struggling for his life after he was shot in the head by a policeman, members of the community are in outrage and started protests in Thessaloniki and Attica. Outside the hospital in thessaloniki The atmosphere is explosive also because of the anniversary of the …

Dozens of new infections with the West Nile virus within a week and 14 deaths in total were announced by Greece’s National Health Care Organization EODY. the majority of infections have been recorded in central and northern Greece According to EODY weekly bulletin, from the begin of 2022 until September …

Public transport, sea and air traffic will be heavily disrupted or just paralyzed on Wednesday, 6. April 2022, as several transport workers unions have declared to participate in the 24-hour general strike. For 24 hours, ferries will remain docked at the ports and airplanes will be grounded at the airports, …

The condition to complete the Passenger Location Form (PLF) by those visiting Greece will be abolished by mid-March, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Thursday.The country also increase capacity for touristic buses and implements new health protocols for touristic accommodation. “Following the recommendation by the Experts’ Committee of the Health …

Greeks all over the world celebrated the Epiphany, the Blessing of the Waters, on Thursday. The tradition wants the faithful to dive into the waters not matter how cold or warm to catch the Holy Cross a local priest has thrown into it in a ceremony called the “Diving of …

Greece’s government is expected to announce a new series of measures against Covid-19 on Thursday as the country’s Epidemiologists’ Committee is highly concerned about the course of the pandemic during the Christmas holidays as well as after. At a meeting on Wednesday, the epidemiologists have reportedly agreed on several measures …

Restrictive measures for unvaccinated citizens in Greece go into effect on Monday, September 13, on the same day the schools open again. The restrictions will change the personal and work life of those not vaccinated against Covid-19 and will also affect their movement with public transport means for travels to …

Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday,3,586 new coronavirus cases and 51 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients in intubation has increased to 699. Death toll has reached 7,582. Total confirmed infections since the begin of the pandemic 242,347. Ιnteresting to note: Nov 12/2020: 3350 (lockdown …

The Committee of epidemiologists and other health experts advising the Greek government will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, March 17, to assess the epidemiological situation and to consider when and how the lockdown restrictions will be lifted. The prolonged lockdown, in the 4.5th month now, has increased citizens’ fatigue …

Greeks flocked to churches and crowded for a bottle of Blessed Water and a sip of Holy Communion on Epiphany, after the Prime Minister bowed to the pressure of the powerful Church of Greece. The government reversed a ban and allowed the opening of churches to limited number of faithful …

Most retail shops will remain closed over the Christmas season but hairdressers and bookshops will open under strict safety rules, Greek authorities announced on Friday morning. Churches will open for the faithful only twice on December 25th and January 6th. Night curfew will be shorter during the festive season and …