greece news
Greece
First Hilton Hotel Opens in Crete
The Royal Senses Resort is now the first Hilton Hotel in Crete, as a member of its Curio Collection, a global portfolio of more than 90 unique hotels and resorts.
Each property of the Curio Collection offers travelers the authentic...
Greece
Greece's First Responders Doubt Covid-19 Vaccine and Won't Take it
A large percentage of health workers in Greece have responded negatively to the upcoming Covid-19 vaccination, with anti-vaccination doctors and nursing staff in some hospitals being the majority.
According to a recent poll by Pulse among health professionals, 29 percent...
Europe
EU Counties Ban UK Flights Over New Variant of Coronavirus
Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly there.
The Netherlands banned passenger flights from the UK until...
Crime
Greek Police Dismantles Contraband Cigarette Ring
Greek police dismantled a huge contraband cigarette ring with 22 operating premises and confiscated tons of tobacco products in Attica.
After months of investigating the criminal organization, police raided various points across Attica on Thursday and found two factories manufacturing...
Greece
Numbers of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Drop in Greece, Authorities Still on Alert
Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Saturday that 901 people were infected with Covid-19 and 58 died in the past 24 hours, while 534 are in intubation.
Of the total cases, only six were detected in the country's...
Culture
Zappeion Gets New, Brighter Face at Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhD28Esmqk&feature=emb_logo
The garden of Zappeion, the Athens emblematic conference and exhibition center, is changing its night face. 17 of its precious statues are getting new lighting at night.
The internationally renowned lighting designer Eleftheria Deko and her team gave new evening...
Greece
Greek Navy Exercises Off Crete Using Live Fire
Hellenic Navy exercises 'Spear', 'Seashore' and 'Periscope' that started on Monday in the sea area of Myrtos as well as in the North and South Cretan seas were completed on Friday, according to the Navy General Staff.
The Hellenic Navy...
Education
Women were Awarded More PhDs than Men for the First Time Since 2015
Some 1,685 new PhDs were awarded by Greek universities in 2019, with more than half of the new holders being women (52.3 percent), breaking a pattern for the first time since 2015.
Most of the PhDs awarded (28.5 percent) were...
Environment
European Court of Justice Condemns Greece for Failing to Comply with Eco Policy
The Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday slammed Greece for failing to set conservation targets for protected habitats, a process that should have been completed by 2012, Kathimerini reports.
Greece has been reluctant to implement substantial environmental...