Easter Week in Greece: Holy & Great Sunday in Orthodoxy Today

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Crete Prepares UNESCO Heritage List Bid for Knossos

Crete hopes to achieve UNESCO World Heritage status for the world-famous archeological site of Knossos

Athens Public Transport, Shop Timetable Changes for Orthodox Easter

Public transport in Athens will be limiting services over the Greek Easter Holiday. Shops will be closed on May 6 and 7.

One Sister Fled Boko Haram. The Other Was Trapped. Their Lives Will Never Be the Same.

Ten years after the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls became a global phenomenon, most are back home—and Nigeria’s epidemic of abductions is only getting worse

Dad in the Diner Kitchen, Mom at the Till, the Kids Waiting Table

Professor Alexandros Kitroeff's research into Greek immigrants and their link to the most American of restaurants: the diner. A story of social advancement through a restaurant kitchen

Best and Worst Greek Aiports in 2023

The survey was based on over 30,000 Google reviews

AI & Mental Health: Insights from Professor Antonios Dakanalis

Professor Dakanalis, Professor and Principal Investigator in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Milan- Bicocca speaks with To Vima about the potential of AI in mental health

The “New Pact” and the Long Road from Vote to Implementation

Countries don’t have to accept to receive refugees, but if they don’t, they will pay 20,000 euros per person to finance operational support

Greek PM Mitsotakis in Cycladic Tinos for the first Resurrection

President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, is set to attend the Resurrection Service at the Metropolitan Cathedral tonight

Greek Political Leaders Tour Markets, Attend Church on Holy Thur.

Easter Sunday is the most important religious holiday in Greece, with preceding days among the busiest for markets and a magnet for Greek political leaders

EIB Appoints Greece’s Ioannis Tsakiris as New VP

Ioannis Tsakiris started the new role May 1 after spending 15 years at the European Investment Fund (EIF) and serving as Greece’s Deputy Minister for Development and Investments

Eurostat: Greece 20th out of 26 European States in Hourly Average Wage

According to figures released by Eurostat, the Benelux Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, one of Europe’s hubs for finance, is in first place

RRF: Additional €5.1bln Funds for Subsidies to Greece in 2025

By April 22, funds totaling 5.75 billion euros had been transferred for approved projects of the Recovery Fund to entities within and outside the general government and final recipients

Greek Property Renovation Surge amid Economic Constraints

This has led to a notable escalation in renovation costs, with average prices per square meter exceeding previous norms and reaching even 1,000 euros in premium locations

Plans Announced for €101m Athens – Attica Overhaul

Funding has been secured for a number of wider Athens upgrade projects at the National Garden, Syntagma Square, and Plato’s Academy Park

Greeks Celebrate Easter in Reverence

The President of Greece attended the Paschal Liturgy at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral

Easter Sunday: Why East and West Celebrate on Different Days

In 2024, Easter in the West was celebrated on March 31

On this Day in History: May 5

Find out what significant events happened around the world today, May 5, in history

Finland Long Believed It Could Tame Russia. Now Moscow Is Enemy No. 1.

From Russian military districts to cyberattacks, Finland is facing new threats from its neighbor. ‘The new normal in living with Russia.’

Jon Bon Jovi Is Obsessed With Benjamin Franklin

The rock star talks about making peace with aging, New Jersey pride and the new Hulu docuseries about his band

A New Generational Divide Opens Over Cheap Stuff on Temu

The fast-growing Chinese online retailer has middle-aged Americans hooked on its discounts. Their kids can’t stop roasting them.

The New Most Dreaded Word at Work: ‘Hey’

Instant messages with nothing more than a quick greeting—known as “hey hanging”—spark office anxiety

Miniature Portrait of Alexander the Great Unearthed in Denmark

The artifact was identified as a bracket, measuring approximately 2.7 centimeters in diameter, and is made of a bronze alloy.