Greek Socialist leader Gennimata dies after long illness
The leader of Greece’s third-largest political party, Fofi Gennimata, has died after being hospitalized for treatment for a long-term illness earlier this month. She was 56.
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September 19, 2021 Greece opens new migrant holding camp on island amid tougher policy
By Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of Samos, close to Turkey, and said other new facilities would follow in coming months as it tightens migration policy.
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September 6, 2021 Theodorakis to be buried in Crete
Composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis will be buried according to his wishes in Chania, Crete, on Sept. 9 next to his parents and brother, Greece’s Communist Party said Sunday.
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September 2, 2021 Renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis dies
Greek veteran composer and political activist Mikis Theodorakis, who was instrumental in raising global awareness of Greece’s plight during the 1967-74 military dictatorship, has died at the age of 96.
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July 20, 2021 Legendary singer Tolis Voskopoulos dies at 80
Apostolos Voskopoulos, or better known as Tolis Voskopoulos (Greek: Τόλης Βοσκόπουλος) (born 26 July 1940, in Kokkinia, Piraeus – 19 July 2021) was one of the legends of modern Greek music has died in Hospital from a heart attack only a few days before his birthday.
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July 17, 2021 Greece withdraws pension bill after fiscal impact warning
The Greek government has decided to postpone a draft pension bill after the European Commission warned about its impact on the country’s public debt, EURACTIV has learned.
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April 16, 2021 Greece to allow vaccinated tourists in next week
Greece plans to open its borders to vaccinated visitors from several countries from next week, the government said Thursday (15 April), as the country seeks to restart its badly-hit tourism sector.
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April 10, 2021 Top investigative journalist murdered in Athens
By Edward Steen, Vienna Giorgos Karaivaz, one of Greece’s best-known investigative reporters, was gunned down in broad daylight today just after returning home from work at Star TV at around 14.15.
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April 6, 2021 Greece to offer €330 million to help restaurants and bars open
Greece will offer restaurants and bars that have been under lockdown for months around €330 million in additional funding to enable them to re-open in the coming weeks, officials said on Thursday.
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March 25, 2021 World celebrates the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution
The date, which is a double-holiday in Greece (besides marking the start of the revolution against the Ottomans, it’s also Annunciation – an important day in the Christian calendar), is normally marked in Greece and by Greek communities abroad with parades and big feasts of batter fried cod and skordalia (garlic dip).
