March 7, 2023
Social, Society
The jailed father of a train driver killed in the Tempi train crash is to be released from a Turkish prison so that he can attend his son’s funeral. Citing sources, media report that this was the topic of a discussion on the phone conversation between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias …
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March 3, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
A Greek inmate in a Turkish prison has applied for a temporary absence to attend the funeral of his son who was killed in a head-on train collision in central Greece on Tuesday. Greek media have identified the victim as 28-year-old Nikos Nalbantis. There was no information about the identity …
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January 16, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The funeral of former and deposed king of Greece, Constantine II, turned into a challenge, politically, mentally and physically. Members from royal families in eleven countries flew to Athens to pay their respects to the “private citizen” who was buried with no honors of a state leader officially but with …
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January 16, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Traffic restrictions are in place between 06:00 and 14:00 on Monday around the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral (‘Mitropoli’) near Syntagma Square because of the funeral of the former king of Greece Constantine, Hellenic Police headquarters said on Sunday. No cars will be allowed on Mitropoleos street, on Eolou str between Adrianou …
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January 13, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Pressure from pro-royalists lawmakers and voters of conservative ruling New Democracy forced the Prime Minister to upgrade the funeral of Greece’s former King Constantine. Despite the initial decisions for a funeral as a private person, no lie to state and government representation only by the culture Minister, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis …
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January 11, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Formed king of Greece, Constantine II, will be buried as a private citizen and not with honors of a state leader as his family requested, an inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday morning has decided. The funeral protocol for Greece’s former king, Constantine, relays on decisions …
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October 27, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Covered with the Greek flag, the flag of PASOK and the flag of KINAL the coffin of Fofi Gennimata was laid to state at the Athens Cathedral on Wednesday morning, as thousands of people said farewell to one of the last dignified politicians in Greece. Her family, her friends and …
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October 25, 2021
Greece, Politics
Condolences from the Greek political world and from abroad are arriving as procedures for the funeral and honors of KINAL leader Fofi Gennimata are being made. The Prime Minister has declared a national day of mourning the October 27, the day Gennimata will be laid to rest. The 56-year-old socialist …
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September 9, 2021
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
In an atmosphere loaded with emotions and music, his family and friends, thousands of Cretans and travelers from elsewhere, political leaders and local authorities accompanied great composer and global Greek Mikis Theodorakis to his last home in the cemetery of the village of Galatas by Chania on Thursday. As the …
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September 8, 2021
Arts, Culture
Thousands of Greeks gathered at the Athens Cathedral early Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral service for the great late composer Mikis Theodorakis and say for the last time Farewell to a man who charmed and roused the world with his immortal tunes and his songs. “We don’t forget you, …
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February 3, 2021
FEATURED, Very Mix
The Archdiocese of Athens has raised the charge for funerals from 100 euros to 250 euros overnight and thus amid the pandemic where the number of deaths has increased. According to a report by newspaper avgi owners of funeral offices stated that they were surprised to see an increase by …
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April 1, 2020
Greece
A silent funeral for a humble man. Manolis Glezos was laid to rest Wednesday noon in the A’ Cemetery of Athens in a grave donated by the Athens Municipality to honor the great man. Due to the lockdown restrictions, only his wife, the couple’s two children and their wives and …
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March 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Three more people infected with the conoravirus died in the last few hours in Greece, raising the death toll to 13. In less that 36 hours, the total number of deaths is 7. All patients who died form Friday night to Saturday morning were hospitalize din Athens, two of them …
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February 5, 2019
Economy
Greek shipping magnate Pericles Panagopoulos passed away at the age of 84 following long hospitalization with a serious health problem. His wife announced his death on Facebook noting that he died at 6 a.m. on February 5. “After a long-lasting battle, he started his last and longest journey,” Katerina Panagopoulos …
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June 6, 2018
Social, Society
Dressed with a white bride dress and placed in a white open coffin, members of the small Roma community in Amfissa accompanied 13-year-old Yannoula to her last residence at a local cemetery on Wednesday morning. A small truck was playing sad songs all along the girl’s last journey to the …
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April 15, 2018
Turkey-GR
“We do not expect any war in the Aegean. It has already begun and we already have our first dead,” a high-ranking official at Greece’s General staff said following the crash of Mirage 2000 and the death of Greek Air force pilot Lt Giorgos Baltadoros off the island of Skyros …
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January 4, 2018
Sports
Hundreds of people flocked to Ellia village on the island of Crete to say Farewell to legendary OFI Dutch coach Eugene Gerards. One of the greatest managers of the Greek football passed away on January 2nd at the age of 77 after a long illness. “We’ll never forget you, Dutch! …
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February 20, 2016
Culture
Thousands of people, mostly young one, have been flocking since yesterday to the suburb of Nea Ionia in western Athens to pay their last respect to singer and songwriter Pantelis Pantelidis who was killed in a car crash on Thursday morning. Saturday noon, the people moved to the local church …
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January 31, 2013
Politics
A 22-year-old man was arrested during the funeral of one of junta architects Nikolaos Dertilis on Thursday. Police arrested the man because of possession of 21 bullet shells, after gunshots were fired during the funeral to honour the deceased junta colonel. The funeral was attended by several lawmakers and supporters of extreme-right …
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January 19, 2013
Society
With central slogan “Athens, anti-fa city” members of migrants’ communities, students organisations, municipality unions and people from art and culture gather in central Athens on Saturday to protest the rising phenomena of violence against migrants. The mass protest is supported by several migrants and human rights organizations and city councils of …
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