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History of Mother’s Day

The tradition of celebrating mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals…

12 May 2024

History of Mother’s Day

The tradition of celebrating mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals…

8 May 2022

Covid-19: Greece hits daily record with 7,335 new infections

Greece announced 7,335 new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest number since the start of the pandemic in the country,…

9 November 2021

New rules for beaches in Greece

*Image Credit: Mayor of Glyfada Giorgos Papanikolaou Greece has introduced new measures for some of its most popular beaches. In…

28 May 2021

History of Mother’s Day

From the team at GCT, we wish all mothers and grandmothers a Happy Mother's Day!

9 May 2021

Celine Dion postpones concerts in Greece and Cyprus to 2023

Celine Dion's highly anticipated ‘Courage World Tour’ which was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, has now been rescheduled to…

7 May 2021

Organised beaches in Greece reopen on May 15 with restrictions

Organised beaches in Greece will reopen on Saturday, May 15, with strict health measures in place. The minimum distance between…

3 May 2021

Athens predicted to return to pre-pandemic GDP levels in 2022

According to the calculations of Oxford Economics, Athens will return to pre-pandemic GDP levels in 2022. The study examined Europe’s…

5 April 2021

Police in Greece set to wear ID badges

Officers will now be required to wear proper identification badges, according to an announcement signed by the Chief of the Hellenic Police…

5 April 2021

Greece registers 1,496 new coronavirus infections on Friday; 707 in ICUs nationwide

Greece registered 1,496 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 5 of these identified at entry points to…

27 March 2021

Qatar Airways resumes flights to Mykonos

Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced that it is resuming its service from Doha to Mykonos for the summer season. The…

26 March 2021

"The marbles belong in the Parthenon," says EU Commission VP Schinas

"The marbles belong in the Parthenon. In these difficult times, universal cultural heritage should uplift humanity, not divide it. #ParthenonMarbles"…

16 March 2021

British Museum should return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, says Sir Antony Gormley

The British Museum should return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, Sir Antony Gormley said during an interview with British Archaeology…

19 February 2021

British Museum hires curator to research history of its collection, including the Parthenon Sculptures

The British Museum has hired a curator to delve into the history of its 267-year-old collection. Historian Dr Isobel MacDonald…

17 February 2021

Greek Australian paramedic Steven Gelagotis one of eight heroes voicing the Australian Open

The 2021 Australian Open is honouring Australians who save and protect lives by featuring the voices of eight community heroes…

16 February 2021

‘Stay Home’ with Melisses and their music (VIDEO)

To keep fans entertained during the covid-19 pandemic, Melisses put on a special “Μένουμε Σπίτι” (Stay at home) performance. During…

15 February 2021

Update January 2021: The official European Council coronavirus ‘safe travel list’

On Thursday, the European Council updated the list of safe countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel. From…

1 February 2021

Wizz Air to launch new route to Crete in 2021

The first flight to Herkalion, Crete is scheduled for May 28, 2021.

29 December 2020

Street cleaning operation in Omonia, Athens

Crews from the Municipality of Athens’ sanitation department using large sweepers and street washing machines, cleaned and washed the streets…

23 November 2020

The 34th HACCI Awards - Announcing the 2020 award Winners

HACCI celebrated the best and brightest of the Hellenic-Australian community for the 34th consecutive year last night, in its first-ever…

20 November 2020

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