Police raids more soccer fan clubs, three arrested
Three people were arrested during police raids in 21 various soccer fan clubs in the region of Attica on Friday, authorities said Saturday.
Growing numbers turning to vocational education
Hitherto relatively shunned vocational education is gaining ground in Greece, according to Education Ministry data which show an increase in the number of teenagers choosing Vocational High Schools (EPALs) and of young adults that opt for a public Vocational Training Institute (IEK).
Piano in Love | Athens | February 12
“Piano in Love” is a tribute to love, from the Romantic movement to pop music. Celebrated pianist Manos Kitsikopoulos returns to the Athens Concert Hall to present a curated set list of musical works, from Franz Liszt to the Beatles and Radiohead.
Kids from 94 countries in Greece
A total of 26,015 students born outside Greece attend Greek elementary and high schools. The children, aged 5-17, make up about 2% of the total number of pupils in Greece.
Investments shoot up 16%
Greece had a positive record in investments last year, with Eurostat and Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures being in agreement with the European Commission estimates for an 8.5% economic growth rate last year in Greece, the second highest in the eurozone.
Greece slips to fifth among popular European tourism destinations
Greece may remain among the top five destinations for European travelers for the first half of 2022, but it has slipped one place from last year, behind Italy, Spain, France and Germany.
Seven appear in court today over deaths
Seven suspects will appear in court on Saturday after being charged in connection with the deaths of dozens of people in a private nursing home in Hania, Crete.
US: Greek island sovereignty indisputable
Amid Turkey’s dispute of Greece’s sovereignty over its islands in the eastern Aegean, Washington proceeded on Friday with a clear and a direct rejection of Ankara’s unfounded claims.
PM says any aid to help households tackle energy prices will be targeted
The measures to relieve Greek citizens of the sudden rise in energy bills will be targeted rathen than across the board, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says in a wide-ranging interview covering spiking energy prices, a government pledge to raise the minimum wage and football violence which was broadcast on Skai TV on Saturday morning.
Women make up nearly half of police’s scientific staff
Women comprise 49 pct of the Hellenic Police’s (ELAS) scientific personnel, ELAS said on Friday, International Day of Women & Girls in Science.