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Lesvos Petrified Forest Candidate for UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Sites
The first presentation of Lesvos Petrified Forest‘s candidacy to enter UNESCO‘s list of World Heritage Sites was held by professor Nikos Zouros, director of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Museum. Zouros...
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Wildfire in Kissamos, Crete, Under Partial Control
A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in Kissamos, Crete, was set under partial control on Sunday. According to first estimations, the fire has burned 300 hectares of olive trees and brushland, and two...
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EU Penalizes Greece for Failing Waste Management
European Court of Justice advocate general Juliane Kokott has called for the imposition of stiff fines to Greece after repeatedly failing to comply with European waste management regulations. In a...
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British Businessman Raises Money to Free Tiger From Greek Zoo
A British businessman organized a fundraiser to rescue a neglected tiger kept in a Greek zoo. David Barnes, owner of a book store in the UK, has almost raised the £11,500 required to save the 485lb...
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Chinese Investors Look for Rare Earth Metals in Greece
The Greek subsoil and its rare earth metals have attracted the interest of Chinese investors. On the occasion of the ERES international conference hosted in Greece from September 4 to 7, a delegation...
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Shocking Images from Kastoria Lake
For the last month, phytoplankton in the lake of Kastoria in northern Greece has formed a thick, white ooze on the water’s surface. The foam, which has caused the lake and surrounding environs to...
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Fossil of Gigantic Bear Found in Grevena
A 3-million-year-old fossil of a gigantic bear discovered in the village of Milia in Grevena in northern Greece proves once again that the Greek palaeo-environment was favorable to the development of...
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The New Syntagma Square in Athens
Finally, Syntagma Square, the great cultural focal point of downtown Athens in Greece, has been fully restored following years of vandalism and rioting. The last few years of political protest have...
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Rare Albino Golden Eagle Found in Western Greece
A unique albino golden eagle was found a few weeks ago by a caretaker of the Greek Ornithological Society at the area of Mesologgi, Western Greece. The caretaker found the eagle near the Messologgi...
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Hydrocarbons in Gulf of Patras Evaluated at 14 Bln Euros
Hydrocarbon exploitation at the Gulf of Patras will create a thousand of new working positions, boost Western Greece’s local economy and is valued at 14 billion euros, said today Greek Environment,...
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Greek Court Rules for 2007 Ileia Fire Disaster
On Tuesday, a Patras Misdemeanors Appeals Court handed down prison sentences amounting to 77 years, merged to 40 years, to four defendants standing trial for the disastrous forest fires of 2007 in...
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Meeting at Public Order Ministry on Handling Possible New Quake
Public Order Minister Vasilis Kikilias called an emergency meeting at the ministry after seismologists claimed that there is a possibility for another, stronger earthquake. The two earthquakes on...
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Onassis Foundation Annoyed with EU Rejection of Athens Regeneration Project
Onassis Foundation on Sunday expressed its dismay at the European Commission‘s decision to exclude two regeneration projects from the upcoming EU funding program for Greece , according to a statement....
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Confrontation Between Protesters and Police in Northern Greece
Tension broke between protesters and police officers in Skouries, northern Greece, on Sunday, November 23. Residents had gathered in order to protest against the area’s gold mines that are polluting...
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EU Court Slaps Greece with 10-million-euro Fine Over Landfills
The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Greece to pay financial penalties for failing to comply with a 2005 judgment, establishing its failure to fulfill obligations under the “Waste...
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Flooding on Ioannina Lake Island
Extreme weather conditions have hit the whole country and especially northern Greece. In Ioannina, houses were damaged and roads were flooded, while the Ioannina Lake water levels appear to have risen...
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Council of Europe Urges Greece to Stop Plans to Destroy Southern Kyparissia Bay
The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats adopted a recommendation at its annual meeting last week, urging Greece to prevent habitat...
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Ormenios Village Evacuated After Evros River Levee Breaks
The Citizen Protection Agency of Evros region decided the evacuation of Ormenios village after an Evros River Levee Broke. The extreme rainfall in northern Greece, and particularly in Thrace, has...
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Orphan Baby Seal Rescued in Greece
An orphan baby seal from an endangered species was rescued 25 days ago by a Greek animal rescue organization, MOm. According to organization representatives, the seal is expected to make a full...
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Temple of Artemis in Vavrona Flooded
The archaeological site of Vavrona, near Athens, Greece, flooded today after several hours of non stop torrential rain and within a few hours, the temple, dedicated to goddess Artemis, was turned into...
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