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The reports claim that the Tempi rail disaster in late February 2023 and the continuing fall-out from the deadly train collision – which claimed 57 lives – along with slumping revenues are the reasons for the purported de-investment

In view of an alarming increase in school bullying cases in Greece, the Education Ministry will be tightening laws and launching a platform for parents and students to report incidents

The Athens daily said the incident took place at the University of Thessaloniki's math and physics department, and as part of an attempt by masked suspects to 'reoccupy' another faculty

Two separate police raids in Athens and Thessaloniki came after masked perpetrators exited the University of Athens’ Zografou campus to torch some 10 vehicles in the immediate vicinity, including five school vans parked outside a private primary school

February 19 marked a significant milestone for the Greek medical landscape with the introduction of medical cannabis products to patients holding valid prescriptions. But the journey of medical cannabis through Greece’s healthcare system has been tumultuous and marked by obstacles and frustrations for patients. Back in 2017, Greece emerged as a pioneer in Europe when […]

Based on the EU Population data, Crete stands as the only region in Greece with a marginal positive population growth rate.

On March 19 in history, the Iraq War begins, Bob Dylan releases his first album, the first International Women's Day takes place, The Lumiere Brothers record their first footage

An agricultural cooperative in the extreme southwest of Greece recently registered the well-known “Kalamata” olive variety cultivated in in the region, and named the after the port city of the same name, as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product. The Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Messinia added the dark brown Kalamata olive variety to […]

The weather in Greece today will see lower temperatures, with more clouds, rainfall and storms across the country

The report will also be forwarded to the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) as well as to the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

Greek warship is participating in the EU's EUNAVFOR’s 'Aspides' mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

The victim, along with two of his friends, were celebrating the end of carnival on a pedestrian way in the eastern Crete city of Aghios Nikolaos when the naval flare mishap occurred

The religious holiday of Clean Monday, or Shrove Monday, marked the first three-day weekend of the year, with thousands of urban-dwellers taking to the country-side and islands

On March 18 in history, Chen Shui-bian is elected president of Taiwan, the world's biggest art heist takes place, East Germany hold its first and only free Parliamentary election and the first person walks in space.

Greece's move to legalize same-sex marriage is a bold step towards inclusivity and can create an opening for LGBTQ+ travel. To Vima English Edition spoke with local and international market experts about the potential

Two separate police raids came after a barrage of fire-bombings of vehicles and property adjacent to the Zografou campus in east Athens by masked individuals that exited the latter

On March 17 in history, St. Patrick Day's is celebrated, Apartheid in South Africa ends, the "Burst of Joy" photo is taken and Golda Meir becomes Israel's first female Prime Minister

Reports claim suspect identified in abuse and death of a husky, a case that received wide-spread media and social media attention in Greece last November

Religious holiday marks the beginning of Great Lent before Easter on the Eastern Orthodox Christian calendar

Sunday marks the climax of the Carnival season in Greece and tens of thousands have gathered in the western port city of Patras to celebrate