Teens arrested in Athens for selling illegal firecrackers
A 17-year-old and a 15-year-old were arrested Thursday in central Athens for allegedly selling illegal firecrackers online, police said.
It’s not Easter without some freshly baked ‘koulourakia’
“Koulourakia” as they’re fondly known, are a quintessential Greek dunking biscuit made in massive batches with the intention of treating guests and giving away as a holiday gift to friends, family and acquaintances.
Michael Kiwanuka | Athens | June 26
Award-winning British soul artist Michael Kiwanuka returns to Greece for a special concert under the Acropolis at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
Woman killed in southwest Peloponnese car crash
A 31-year old woman lost her life in a car accident early Friday afternoon in the Messinia region of southwest Peloponnese.
Four Greek talents among world’s most experienced young soccer players
Four rising Greek soccer players have earned international recognition as some of the most experienced players of their generation, according to a new report from the CIES Football Observatory, a leading international sports research center.
Markets see door wide open for more ECB rate cuts on tariff hit
Traders saw the all-clear on Thursday from the European Central Bank to bet on even steeper interest rate cuts ahead, confident the central bank will ease policy further if trade tensions dent a fragile economy.
Body recovered from submerged car off Greek coast
A 51-year-old man was found dead early Friday after his car was discovered submerged off Avlida Beach in the southern Evian Gulf, about three meters from shore.
Greece declares EEZ in Ionian Sea after unveiling maritime spatial plan
Greece has officially declared an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Ionian Sea, extending from the Ionian Islands to Cape Tainaron at the southern tip of the Peloponnese’s Mani peninsula.
Mammal Hands | Athens | April 27
British jazz and minimal trio Mammal Hands will perform at the Gazarte Main Stage (34 Voutadon) the weekend after Easter.
Nailing the Greek Easter feast with the perfect lamb or goat
Much as we love spit-roasting, it does, admittedly, require a lot of space, a lot of effort and a big group of guests. Roasting, in contrast, is a faster and much easier way to prepare the lamb or goat for your Greek Orthodox Easter feast.