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Catch up on the most important events in Greece from the day before with To Vima English Edition's News Wrap-up

According to the WHO, there has been a gradual decrease in alcohol consumption both in the EU and in Europe overall. The data concerns total alcohol consumption, which refers to annual sales of pure alcohol in liters per person aged 15 and over.

The updated regulations broaden the scope of offenses and introduce stricter penalties along with specific measures for preventing and aiding victims

Demands include the highly unlikely prospect of tax-free diesel and re-negotiating the new EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)

The vessel was identified as the Marshall Islands-flagged Star Nasia, a bulk carrier

This is the second terror-related attack in 2024 in the Bosporus metropolis after two masked perpetrators shot at congregants in an Italian-language Catholic Church in Istanbul during a Sunday mass last month

The Greek National Public Health Organization is concerned following the death of a 9-year-old from strep and cautions parents to be alert for symptoms

On this day in 1952, Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of England

The sunny weather continues

A wave of protests have erupted on several campuses across Greece over the recent period, as more militant left-wing students’ groupings and self-styled anarchists stepped up opposition to a pending draft law allowing for the recognition of non-state universities operating

The European Union’s defense ministers last week agreed to field an operation, code-named “Aspides”, in the Red Sea against rebel Houthi attacks on shipping.

It is a specter hanging over millennials in most western countries, and Greece is no exception, as thirty-somethings and even forty-somethings are being forced back into the parental home by skyrocketing urban rents and rampant post-pandemic inflation. The other side of the Atlantic is also affected, as the latest census results in the United States […]

Postal voting, which will be available in the European elections for the first time this coming June, is a new procedure for the Greek authorities to administer. However, for members of the Greek diaspora who live in the US, it will seem far more familiar than one might imagine. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise.

The increases in not only violent crime, but also petty crime amongst minors, have prompted the launch of a call center and application

On this day in 1597, the Martyrs of Nagasaki are executed

Patission Street, Athens, Wednesday, 10.30 am Seven tourists pull up in front of the Technical University, their engines turned off, waiting for students on a school trip to the National Archaeological Museum. They are parked in a bus lane, right next to the “no stopping or parking” sign and under the cables that provide power […]

Maragkou believes the Turkish Cypriots are their best allies. They are also fighting against Erdogan's regime because, for them, the disappearance of their community is at stake.

It is important to say it by its name, and equally important to emphasize that it is treatable, especially in the early stages.

On this day in 1945, the Yalta Conference begins

Those who obstruct public access to the sea, the shore, and the beach will face fines of up to €60,000.