EPIRUS

The aggregate of employed people is estimated at a little over 3,6 million, a 0.9% rise in comparison to March 2016. The number of non working population (people without a job and not seeking work) amounts to 3,270,865, a 0.2% increase compared to March 2016 and February 2017.

Craft ales are continuing to gain popularity in Greece, with Greek brewers now making their mark in the local market. For the third year running, the Sunday ExBEERience series of events is returning to Barley Cargo in Athens, where craft ale lovers can enjoy new brews from around Greece made using locally grown ingredients.

Greece has a two-speed tourism industry, both in terms of travel revenues and international arrivals as there are great differences between the different regions according to the first analytical survey on regional variations by the Bank of Greece.

How the daughter of Nicholas Gatzogiannis, the author of the famous book on Civil War, faced the ghosts of the past and overcame the family heritage of the horror of the executions.

The Greek Meteorological Services (EMY) issued a severe weather warning for Saturday. The bulletin says northern parts of Greece will be hit with heavy showers, accompanied in some areas with hail. The regions expected to mainly be affected are: the Peloponnese, Crete, the Cycladic and Dodecanese islands and possibly eastern mainland Greece.

As summer approaches the beautiful Greek landscape, and especially its idyllic isles are becoming the focus of media coverage from around the globe. Editors from British Telegraph picked out 18 of what they consider to be the best “hidden” gems of Greece in a feature entitled “Secret Greece: 18 hidden gems you’d never thought to visit (but really should). This is their list:

The Harris Lambrakis Quartet - with the frontman on the ney, Nikos Sidirokastritis on drums, Dimitris Theocharis on piano and Dimitris Tsekouras on double bass - plays its own brand of modal jazz, infusing it with the traditional sounds of Epirus.

The Greek Meteorological Services (EMY) has issued an extreme weather bulletin warning of heavy rainfalls, storms, strong winds and topical haze starting Monday evening.

Farmers all over Greece are up in arms against the Greek government and are preparing to block main highways throughout the country. The mobilisation is scheduled to start Monday in central Greece, where farmers will set up blockades on the national highway in Thessaly in central Greece.

Owners of less expensive hotel units at 20 popular destinations in Greece are trying to bolster bookings from the British market for the upcoming tourism season by offering rates starting from as low as 3.50 euros per person per night (pppn) -  far below cost.