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Who Are ‘the Spartans’, Greece’s New Ultra Right Wing Party?

The biggest surprise on election night in Greece was the performance of a new ultra-right formation called the Spartans which got 4.64 percent of the vote and gained 12 seats in the new Parliament. The grouping was catapulted from relative...

Airbnb Launches “Anti-Party Crackdown” in the US

Airbnb is taking action to prevent parties during the summer season, and vacationers should take note. In a recent blog post released on Wednesday, May 24, the popular short-term rental platform declared its implementation of a "party prevention system." The...

Spanish Student in Greece Sentenced Over Lockdown Party

A Spanish student who hosted a large party in Thessaloniki, a city in northern Greece, on Wednesday was handed a suspended sentence and hefty fine for breaking the country's lockdown rules. The 21-year-old exchange student, who claimed she was unaware...

Arrests Follow Illegal Youth Party in Coronavirus-Ravaged Thessaloniki

Another illegal indoor party took place on Friday night in Thessaloniki, the Greek city that is currently suffering the most from the second deadly wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Loud music coming from an apartment in downtown Thessaloniki led...

PASOK Conference Concludes Works; Gennimata Remains President

The two-day works of the conference of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement - PASOK party were concluded on Sunday afternoon in Athens, Greece. The historic center-left party, that governed Greece for more than 25 years since its foundation in 1974, held...

Israeli Tycoon Throws Glitzy Party on Mykonos (video)

More than 700 VIP guests gathered at a club on the cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos on Thursday for a party thrown by Israeli business magnate and philanthropist Idan Ofer. The extravaganza was organized by Ofer to celebrate the tenth...

24 Parties and Coalitions Intend to Participate in Greece's July 7 National Elections

A total of twenty-four parties and party coalitions have submitted their name and logo to the Supreme Court prosecution of Greece, declaring their intention to participate in Greece's general elections on July 7. More specifically, twenty parties have declared their...

Thousands Dress Up and Party at Sunday's Grand Carnival Parade in Patras

Thousands of visitors and residents of the city of Patras are enjoying the sunny weather by dancing and singing at the Grand Carnival parade on Sunday. The Carnival has been taking place since the 19th century. Every year, approximately 30,000 people...

Greeks Gather in Tokyo to Celebrate Christmas

The Greek community in Japan recently came together to celebrate Christmas at a festive party hosted by the groups ''Greeks of Japan'' and the ''Japan-Greece Society.'' The December 9th festivities took place in the country's capital of Tokyo. The Greek...

Where to Get Your Halloween Spooks in Athens

Halloween is not a holiday officially observed in Greece. However, who can say no to dressing up and eating candy? As the practice of celebrating Halloween sweeps through Greece, there are an increasing amount of places where you can...