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Thessaloniki: Stress and bullying caused a 57-year-old English teacher to have a stroke and die
The death of 57-year-old teacher Sofia Christidou has shocked the whole country. She was a woman with many academic achievements and skills, but her life was cut short by stress and bullying from students and colleagues.
You are a Greek living abroad and want to cast your vote: postal voting can be the solution
Postal voting was introduced in Greece for the first time in the 2024 European Elections, enabling tens of thousands of Greeks living abroad to vote for Greek candidates and maintain a connection with their homeland. As the 2027 national elections approach, however, the Greek government is debating whether Greeks residing outside the country should be allowed to vote.
The Greek documentary is in crisis
Greek documentaries are among the first things that come to mind when Greeks think of the Greek public broadcaster. In recent years, however, many viewers have been shocked to see them steadily replaced by sports and foreign documentaries. Is a country with such a rich history in danger of losing touch with its own culture?
Mykonos is not lovin’ it: How a Greek island is divided over McDonald’s
Mykonos has supermarkets, restaurants, bookshops, cafés, an airport, hotels, clothing stores, pizzerias, jewellery shops, pharmacies, bakeries and even a sex shop. However, it lacks one thing: a McDonald's. But why?
Iran Protests Expose Europe’s Limits While Trump Seeks Nuclear Deal
Often compared to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, Iran's protests face an uncertain fate: regime change or a Tiananmen-style crackdown. While Iranians demand action, Europe prefers diplomacy, and the Trump administration wavers between threats and talks. Whether foreign intervention would actually help remains unclear.
Quality over quantity – Meet the Greek delegation for the 2026 Winter Olympics
Successful in the Summer Olympics but unsuccessful in the Winter Olympics – this is a fair summary of Greece’s journey in the Olympic Games. Greece has a long tradition and legacy in the Summer Olympics as the birthplace of both the Ancient and the Modern Olympic Games. It has hosted the Modern Summer Games twice, in 1896 and 2004, or three times if we also count the 1906 Intercalated Games.
AI music is flooding the charts around Europe
Until recently, AI music was mostly seen as a novelty and was not taken seriously. With the launch of AI music generators such as Suno and Udio, however, AI music has shifted from something to laugh at to something to be genuinely concerned about.
“Sing for Greece”: Greece chooses its next representative for Eurovision 2026
ERT will once again select the Greek entry through a national final. However, this year’s Greek national final is nothing like the previous ones; on the contrary, it will be the biggest, most diverse and most exciting Greek national final ever.
Conscription in Greece: Compulsory on paper, voluntary in reality but not for long
Despite being one of the few NATO members whose defense spending exceeds the Alliance’s target of 2% of GDP—reaching 3.1%—and despite never suspending compulsory military service amid tensions with neighboring Turkey, Greece’s armed forces still struggle to attract Gen Z.
