Athens is the only European capital that does not have a crematorium. I have been following this issue for several years and it seems that there has finally been a step forward. Via the Athens News Construction of Greece’s first ever crematorium is slated to begin this year, after the relevant joint decision was signed [...]
From the Athens News MORE THAN 1,000 people became Greek citizens during a ceremony at Athens’ Sporting stadium on February 29. Athens Prefect Yannis Sgouros and Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos presided over the event, which was the first and the biggest naturalisation ceremony of the year. They led the 1,131 citizens through the oath of [...]
Let’s not even mention same-sex marriage. From the BBC website The Greek Orthodox Church has expressed opposition to plans by the Athens government to give greater rights to unmarried couples. The Church’s governing synod said it considered all common-law marriages to be tantamount to “prostitution”. The government proposes to give common-law couples the same rights [...]
I am not a fan of fishing and don’t really understand the joys of this hobby/sport/pastime but did you know that in Greece, you cannot get a fishing permit if you are American, Canadian, Australian, Albanian or a non-European Union national (including tourists and permanent residents) ? Genci Hoxha, who is from Albania but has [...]
Every time I see Martin Luther King JR speak, I cry. Every time I hear Martin Luther King JR speak his words, I cry. Every time I think of what Martin Luther King JR did, and stood for and spoke out against, I cry. Today I feel the need to keep his words alive. My [...]
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