Greece orders 8 Airbus H215 helicopters to strengthen wildfire response

© Anthony Pecchi / Airbus HelicoptersAthens has signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters for eight H215 helicopters, with options for two more, to enhance Greece’s national wildfire response. The order, backed by two European funds, marks the largest …

How Greece Influenced Venice and its Republic

The Ancient Greek Piraeus Lion, which is now in Venice. Credit: Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-4.0 Venice is a city whose history conjures up all sorts of images, memories and feelings, but how many of us think of Greece when we talk about …

Greece Simplifies Citizenship Restoration for Greek-Born Adoptees

Greece, listening to the requests of people, instructed its services to find a way to re-register all Greek citizens in the Citizens’ Registry, the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, Nasos Balerbas, has said. Balerbas said that the Hellenic …

US citizen wanted in ‘nihilistic’ child sexual exploitation case arrested in Greece

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US national faces extradition from Greece over alleged link to online child abuse network

Greece's Musou Music Publishing joins IMPEL

Greece’s Musou Music Publishing has joined IMPEL, the international collective licensing agency representing digital music publishing rights.  Musou Music Publishing is part of Musou Music Group, which was founded in 2006 and also includes Musou Music …

Greece to acquire up to 10 H215s for firefighting missions

Greece has signed a long-awaited order for eight Airbus Helicopters H215 heavy-twins, plus two options, for aerial firefighting missions as the country looks to bolster its civil protection capabilities. Although being acquired by the Hellenic Ministry of …

Passenger train breaks down in central Greece

NEWS A passenger train traveling from Thessaloniki to Athens with 190 people on board broke down early Wednesday afternoon shortly after passing the Ekkara railway bridge in Phthiotis, central Greece. No injuries were reported.  The Athens-bound train came …

Romanians Prefer Bulgaria, Greece and Turkiye for May 1 Holidays

As usual, many Romanians have chosen Bulgaria, Greece or Turkiye for their holidays around May 1, news outlets in the northern Balkan country report. Droves of Romanians left for Bulgaria on the morning of April 30. Despite road repairs along the way and …

UK tourists warned over Greece 'tax' which could set travellers back £100

UK tourists have been warned over a Greece 'tourist tax' which could set them back up to £105 per week. A traveller who goes by the name, RikTok, urged travellers to the holiday hotspot to be aware of the mandatory charge before booking their …