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Trends and Challenges in Cybercrime in Greece

  • Anastasios Papathanasiou,
  • Georgios Germanos,
  • Vasiliki Liagkou and
  • Vasileios Vlachos

This study investigates the evolution of cybercrime in Greece by analyzing data from the Cyber Crime Division of the Hellenic Police. By combining 2023 statistics with earlier national and international data (e.g., Europol, FBI), this study presents...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
8,319 Views
40 Pages

Tick-Borne Pathogens and Diseases in Greece

  • Artemis Efstratiou,
  • Gabriele Karanis and
  • Panagiotis Karanis

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are recognized as a serious and growing public health epidemic in Europe, and are a cause of major losses in livestock production worldwide. This review is an attempt to present a summary of results from studies conducted o...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,472 Views
9 Pages

Leishmaniosis in Greece: The Veterinary Perspective

  • Isaia Symeonidou,
  • Georgios Sioutas,
  • Athanasios I. Gelasakis,
  • Constantina N. Tsokana and
  • Elias Papadopoulos

Leishmaniosis caused by the protozoon Leishmania infantum that is transmitted through the bites of infected phlebotomine sandflies is of major veterinary concern in Greece. The country is endemic with particularly favourable environmental conditions...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
13,516 Views
17 Pages

Wastewater Recycling in Greece: The Case of Thessaloniki

  • Andreas Ilias,
  • Athanasios Panoras and
  • Andreas Angelakis

13 May 2014

In Greece, and particularly in many southeastern and island areas, there is severe pressure on water resources, further exacerbated by the high demand of water for tourism and irrigation in summertime. The integration of treated wastewater into water...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,631 Views
21 Pages

Climate Change and Thermal Comfort in Greece

  • Harry D. Kambezidis,
  • Basil E. Psiloglou,
  • Konstantinos V. Varotsos and
  • Christos Giannakopoulos

8 January 2021

Global warming is an environmental issue keeping all nations alert. Under this consideration, the present work investigates the future thermal sensation of the Greek population. Three periods are selected (2021–2050, 2046–2075, 2071–2100) and two Int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,331 Views
33 Pages

Hydrochemical Variability in Karst Hypothermal Mineral Springs of Greece

  • Nerantzis Kazakis,
  • Vasiliki Stavropoulou,
  • Maria Margarita Ntona,
  • Christos Pouliaris,
  • Maria Papailiopoulou,
  • Eleni-Anna Nanou,
  • Apostolis Tsoutanis,
  • Dimitra Lambropoulou and
  • Eleni Zagana

13 September 2025

In Greece, the geodynamics of karst hypothermal–mineral springs, in which often shallow fresh groundwater is intermixed, is not well known. This study aims to investigate the monthly hydrochemical variability of three karst hypothermal mineral...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
13,086 Views
20 Pages

22 December 2023

Depopulation is caused by low fertility rates and out-migration, and it applies to countries, regions and smaller areas. Rural depopulation is defined as a sharp population decline that falls well below an adequate population size and indicates that...

  • Article
  • Open Access
846 Views
19 Pages

12 November 2025

This article explores the nature of forced consent in 1950s child adoptions from Greece to the United States. It contributes to critical adoption studies by centering the lesser-known “sending country” of Greece and by drawing from a rare...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,728 Views
12 Pages

In recent years, the concern about geoethics in Greece has begun to grow. This review aims to present the current geoethical thinking in Greece’s educational system through a thorough research of all educational levels’ curricula and the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
21,443 Views
18 Pages

19 October 2012

The European Union (EU) is highly dependent on critical and rare metals which are very important for a sustainable development. However, European industry is not able to cover its demands from native sources and it imports commodities from third coun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,630 Views
17 Pages

8 April 2022

After the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, many tourist destinations promoted a safe, COVID-free image to attract tourists. The main purpose of this paper is to examine and analyze the effect that the image of a place as a safe tourist destinatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,585 Views
19 Pages

Effects of Climate Change on the Future Attractiveness of Tourist Destinations in Greece

  • Ioannis Lemesios,
  • Konstantinos V. Varotsos,
  • Elena Georgopoulou,
  • Yannis Sarafidis,
  • Dimitrios Kapetanakis,
  • Sebastian Mirasgedis,
  • Nikos Gakis and
  • Christos Giannakopoulos

2 October 2024

Climate change is a major challenge for the global tourism sector, affecting destinations worldwide. Greece, known for its scenery and abundant cultural history, is particularly vulnerable to these impacts. Tourism is a key driver of Greece’s e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,181 Views
15 Pages

Nematodes in the Pine Forests of Northern and Central Greece

  • Maria Karmezi,
  • Alkmini Bataka,
  • Dimitrios Papachristos and
  • Dimitrios N. Avtzis

13 February 2022

In the context of plants or plant products protection by harmful organisms, measures have been taken by EU countries in order to prevent their introduction and establishment into the EU, and also limit their expansion in case they do enter. Such a ca...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
729 Views
26 Pages

4 January 2026

Protected areas (PAs) remain central to global conservation policy, yet their performance depends as much on governance quality as on ecological design. This paper examines the (in)governability of Greece’s protected area system by assessing ho...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
325 Views
6 Pages

Enhancing AKIS in Greece: Pathways to Innovation and Collaboration

  • Epistimi Amerani,
  • Nikoleta-Maria Kriari and
  • Anastasios Michailidis

The Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) plays a pivotal role in fostering innovation and disseminating knowledge within the agricultural sector. This paper proposes a framework for strengthening AKIS in Greece. The study adopts a mult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,146 Views
25 Pages

The LTER-Greece Environmental Observatory Network: Design and Initial Achievements

  • Nikolaos Theodor Skoulikidis,
  • Nikolaos Pavlos Nikolaidis,
  • Andreas Panagopoulos,
  • Marina Fischer-Kowalski,
  • Stamatis Zogaris,
  • Panos Petridis,
  • Vassilis Pisinaras,
  • Dionissis Efstathiou,
  • Theodora Petanidou and
  • Maria Mimikou
  • + 2 authors

21 October 2021

Five years after its establishment (2016), the LTER-Greece network outlines its vision, aims, objectives and its achievements through a series of case studies. The network consists of eight observatories, focusing on innovative research topics, aimin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,798 Views
12 Pages

Prevalence of Homicide-Suicide Incidents in Greece over 13 Years

  • Maria Alexandri,
  • Maria Tsellou,
  • Anastasia Antoniou,
  • Efstathios Skliros,
  • Andreas Nikolaos Koukoulis,
  • Flora Bacopoulou and
  • Stavroula Papadodima

Prevalence of homicide-suicides is difficult to determine in Greece due to the lack of a national tracking system. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the homicide-suicide incidents in Greece over the past 13 years, and to determi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,937 Views
28 Pages

Long-Term Statistical Analysis of Severe Weather and Climate Events in Greece

  • Vassiliki Kotroni,
  • Antonis Bezes,
  • Stavros Dafis,
  • Dimitra Founda,
  • Elisavet Galanaki,
  • Christos Giannaros,
  • Theodore Giannaros,
  • Athanasios Karagiannidis,
  • Ioannis Koletsis and
  • Georgios Papavasileiou
  • + 3 authors

18 January 2025

The Mediterranean faces frequent heavy precipitation, deadly heatwaves, and wildfires fueled by its climate. Greece, with its complex topography, experiences severe and extreme weather events that have escalated in recent years and are projected to c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,128 Views
18 Pages

13 August 2024

This paper investigates China’s regional role in Southeastern Europe by examining the economic strategy of neo-mercantilism using Greece as a case study. In doing so, this paper will make use of the strategy of neo-mercantilism as part of the b...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
567 Views
14 Pages

Closing the Loop on Solar: A Sustainability Assessment of Photovoltaic Recycling in Greece

  • Kyriaki Kiskira,
  • Angeliki Lalopoulou,
  • Konstantinos Kalkanis and
  • George Vokas

30 November 2025

This paper examines the sustainability of photovoltaic (PV) panel recycling through a case study in Greece. It traces the evolution of PVs and outlines the main construction characteristics, emphasizing that although PV systems reduce greenhouse gas...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,578 Views
22 Pages

25 July 2024

This article examines the shifts in spatial planning within Greece’s tourism sector since the 2010s, aimed at addressing the structural problems and challenges of Greek tourism. By exploring the characteristics of urban planning and tourism dev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,191 Views
23 Pages

Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece

  • Anastasia Diakou,
  • Despina Migli,
  • Dimitris Dimzas,
  • Simone Morelli,
  • Angela Di Cesare,
  • Dionisios Youlatos,
  • Petros Lymberakis and
  • Donato Traversa

The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is the only wild felid living in Greece. Wildcat populations are declining due to anthropogenic and phenological unfavourable conditions, and parasites may have an additional negative impact. In the present stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,825 Views
12 Pages

How to Adopt BIM in the Building Construction Sector across Greece?

  • Efthimios Bakogiannis,
  • Kalliopi Papadaki,
  • Charalampos Kyriakidis and
  • Chryssy Potsiou

18 February 2020

The construction sector is of strategic importance for the European Commission. This is the reason why there is a special interest in the development of this sector which is attempting to transform into a more sustainable one in order to face various...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,348 Views
20 Pages

15 December 2021

The transformation of the fishing industry into tourism has become a global trend. Due to the continuous crisis on the field, professional fishermen turn to maritime tourism activities, providing a memorable tourism experience to visitors. Fishing to...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,012 Views
8 Pages

A Climate Suitability Model for Olive Cultivation in Greece

  • Fotoula Droulia and
  • Ioannis Charalampopoulos

To effectively adapt the agricultural sector to the threats posed by climate change, it is essential to provide tools to establish a link between climate conditions and crops. The olive is a significant crop in the Mediterranean area. Although highly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,581 Views
13 Pages

Exploring Recent (1991–2020) Trends of Essential Climate Variables in Greece

  • Konstantinos Lagouvardos,
  • Stavros Dafis,
  • Vassiliki Kotroni,
  • George Kyros and
  • Christos Giannaros

11 September 2024

Europe and the Mediterranean are considered climate change hot spots. This is the reason why this paper focuses on the analysis of the trends of essential climate variables in a Mediterranean country, Greece. The analyzed period is 1991–2020, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,547 Views
19 Pages

What Is the Macroeconomic Impact of Higher Decarbonization Speeds? The Case of Greece

  • Diamantis Koutsandreas,
  • Evangelos Spiliotis,
  • Haris Doukas and
  • John Psarras

16 April 2021

In alignment with the European Union’s legislation, Greece submitted its final 10-year National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) in December 2019, setting more ambitious energy and climate targets than those originally proposed in the draft version of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
12,829 Views
14 Pages

28 September 2023

The article delves into the experiences of immigrants in Greece who have been residing in the country for an extended period but face difficulties in obtaining Greek citizenship. This study is based on in-depth interviews conducted with 10 immigrants...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,040 Views
6 Pages

Enhanced Public Interest in Response to the Refugee and Healthcare Crises in Greece

  • Ourania S. Kotsiou,
  • Vaios S. Kotsios and
  • Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis

Background: The Greek National Health System (NHS) has been profoundly affected by the synergy of the economic and refugee crises. We aimed at evaluating the public interest regarding refugee and healthcare issues in Greece. Methods: Google Trends wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,532 Views
17 Pages

Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Agricultural Residues Produced in Southern and Northern Greece

  • Vasiliki P. Aravani,
  • Konstantina Tsigkou,
  • Vagelis G. Papadakis,
  • Wen Wang and
  • Michael Kornaros

In Greece biomass is often being disposed of uncontrollably, resulting in significant environmental impacts. The aim of this study is the single-stage anaerobic co-digestion assessment, valorizing Northern and Southern Greece mixtures, resulting from...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,305 Views
11 Pages

Surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Greece: 2008–2024

  • Stavroula Labropoulou,
  • Theano Georgakopoulou,
  • Vahid Baniasadi,
  • Giota Mpizta,
  • Stella Vorre,
  • Maria Theodoridou,
  • Mary Emmanouil and
  • Emmanouil Angelakis

26 September 2025

As part of the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance in children under 15 years old is crucial for monitoring the emergence of polioviruses and tracking Non-Polio Enteroviruses (NPEVs). This study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,800 Views
13 Pages

Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece

  • Katarzyna Krajewska-Ferishah,
  • Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda,
  • Agnieszka Szyszko-Perłowska,
  • Andrei Shpakou,
  • Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz and
  • Antigoni Chatzopulu

12 June 2022

Introduction: Menopause is a physiological period in a woman’s life, but it is often accompanied by symptoms that affect mental well-being and general health, including a tendency for depression. Aim of the study: To evaluate the predisposition...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,668 Views
8 Pages

Onychomycosis in Northwestern Greece over a 7-Year Period

  • Hercules Sakkas,
  • Christos Kittas,
  • Georgia Kapnisi,
  • Efthalia Priavali,
  • Amalia Kallinteri,
  • Ioannis D. Bassukas and
  • Konstantina Gartzonika

17 October 2020

Onychomycosis is considered as one of the major public health problems with a global distribution associated with geographic, demographic and environmental factors, underlying comorbidities and immunodeficiency disorders. This study was conducted to...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,494 Views
26 Pages

The Impact of Forest Fires on Ecosystem Services: The Case of Greece

  • Anastasia Misseyanni,
  • Anastasia Christopoulou,
  • Ioannis Kougkoulos,
  • Emmanuel Vassilakis and
  • Margarita Arianoutsou

17 March 2025

(1) Background: The present study examines the effects of fire on the ecosystem services of forest ecosystems in Greece. Being a Mediterranean country, Greece has been affected by fires of increasing intensity and frequency in recent years; (2) Metho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,781 Views
10 Pages

Genomic and Epidemiological Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic in Northwestern Greece

  • Prodromos Sakaloglou,
  • Petros Bozidis,
  • Konstadina Kourou,
  • Charilaos Kostoulas,
  • Athanasia Gouni,
  • Eleni Tsaousi,
  • Despoina Koumpouli,
  • Sofia Argyropoulou,
  • Petros Oikonomidis and
  • Konstantina Gartzonika
  • + 4 authors

10 December 2024

In early 2020, Greece was affected by the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, and since then, the continuous emergence of fast-spreading variants has caused surges of new SARS-CoV-2 infections. In this study, we performed genomic, phylogenetic, and epidemiological...

  • Article
  • Open Access
862 Views
26 Pages

Understanding Flash Droughts in Greece: Implications for Sustainable Water and Agricultural Management

  • Evangelos Leivadiotis,
  • Evangelia Farsirotou,
  • Ourania Tzoraki,
  • Silvia Kohnová and
  • Aris Psilovikos

20 November 2025

Flash droughts—characterized by their sudden development, severity, and short duration—impose considerable challenges on the soil–water complex of agricultural systems, especially under the Mediterranean climate. Though gaining incr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,580 Views
18 Pages

A Comparative Analysis of Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Extremes since 1960 between China and Greece

  • Zhen Li,
  • Yingling Shi,
  • Athanassios A. Argiriou,
  • Panagiotis Ioannidis,
  • Anna Mamara and
  • Zhongwei Yan

2 November 2022

The temporal and spatial variations of 26 extreme temperature and precipitation indices for China and Greece were comparatively analysed. Also, their association with atmospheric circulation types was evaluated using multiple linear regression. The c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,092 Views
11 Pages

Rickettsial Agents Associated with Ectoparasites in Attica, Greece

  • Maria Liodaki,
  • Emmanouil Angelakis,
  • Gregory Spanakos,
  • Ioanna Papadogiannaki,
  • Michael Samarkos,
  • George L. Daikos,
  • Barbara Christopoulou and
  • Evangelia-Theophano Piperaki

30 November 2022

The bacteria of the families Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae, harbored by arthropod vectors, may cause disease in animals and humans. The aim of this study was to screen ectoparasites collected from cats and dogs in Attica, Greece for the bacteria...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,038 Views
17 Pages

Previous studies have indicated gender-based discriminatory practices as a result of son preference up to the first half of the 20th century in Greece. Demographic indices calculated from published vital statistics, such as sex ratios at birth and at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,139 Views
29 Pages

New Records and Updated Checklist of the Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Greece

  • Antonios Tsagkarakis,
  • Zoi Thanou,
  • Aikaterini Chaldeou,
  • Ioanna Moschou,
  • Argyro Kalaitzaki and
  • Sakis Drosopoulos

19 August 2022

Eight species of the superfamily Pentatomoidea are recorded from Greece for the first time: Aelia germari Küster 1852, Eurygaster hottentotta (Fabricius 1775), Eysarcoris aeneus (Scopoli 1763), Neottiglossa lineolata (Herrich-Schaeffer 1830), Ne...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
201 Views
24 Pages

Tax Evasion and the Informal Economy in Greece: A Systematic Review

  • Aristidis Bitzenis,
  • Nikos Koutsoupias and
  • Marios Nosios

This study investigates tax evasion and the informal economy in Greece through an integrated research design that combines bibliometric analysis with large-scale survey data to examine both the structure of scholarly discourse and public perceptions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,220 Views
11 Pages

Cryptoblabes gnidiella Millière (Pyralidae, Phycitinae): An Emerging Grapevine Pest in Greece

  • Konstantinos B. Simoglou,
  • Iraklis Topalidis,
  • Dimitrios N. Avtzis,
  • Achilleas Kaltsidis and
  • Emmanouil Roditakis

10 January 2025

The honeydew moth, Cryptoblabes gnidiella Millière (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is native to the Mediterranean Basin. However, it has recently been reported as an emerging grapevine pest in southern European Union countries and in the Middle East...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
10,341 Views
19 Pages

11 May 2011

The article examines the use of Orthodox Christianity in the debates over the cultural heritage of contemporary Greece. Since the birth of modern Greece, Orthodox Christianity has been used as one of the foundational cultural markers for the construc...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
935 Views
7 Pages

An Evolution of Climate in Greece by the Johansson, Kerner and Pinna Indices

  • Athina Kiorouktsidou,
  • Fotoula Droulia and
  • Ioannis Charalampopoulos

To analyze the climatic evolution of Greece, the ERA5-Land dataset, providing high spatial (~9 km) and temporal (daily) resolution, was utilized. Since the dataset comes from reanalysis (surface, satellite, and radiosonde measurements assimilated wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,988 Views
17 Pages

A Qualitative Research Study Which Explores Humanitarian Stakeholders’ Views on Healthcare Access for Refugees in Greece

  • Liz Joseph,
  • Sharif A. Ismail,
  • Meghan Gunst,
  • Kate Jarman,
  • Dina Prior,
  • Matthew Harris and
  • Aula Abbara

Introduction: As of January 2020, 115,600 refugees remain in Greece; most are Afghani, Iraqi or Syrian nationals. This qualitative research study explores the views of key stakeholders providing healthcare for refugees in Greece between 2015 and 2018...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,603 Views
17 Pages

Robustness Spatiotemporal Clustering and Trend Detection of Rainfall Erosivity Density in Greece

  • Konstantinos Vantas,
  • Epaminondas Sidiropoulos and
  • Athanasios Loukas

20 May 2019

Soil erosion is affected by rainfall, among other factors, and it is likely to increase in the future due to climate change impacts, resulting in higher rainfall intensities. This paper evaluates the impact of the missing values ratio on the computat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,403 Views
15 Pages

Company Engagement in Apprenticeships in Crisis-Hit Greece: A Critical Overview

  • Varvara Lalioti,
  • Dimitris Karantinos and
  • Manolis Chrysakis

25 June 2018

In contrast to the relatively limited attention given in the past to apprenticeships and apprenticeship-related issues in Greece, the crisis has triggered a definite interest in this area. This is largely due to the serious implications of the crisis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,270 Views
9 Pages

9 September 2025

Sociology provides essential insights into the social and cultural determinants of health and is critical to holistic nursing education. However, its integration into Greek undergraduate nursing curricula remains underexplored. This study employed a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
9,158 Views
14 Pages

15 July 2021

This paper focuses on the dynamic of the recent upheaval in the tourism and hospitality sector due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Greece and Santorini island. It uses the case study of a country one-fourth of whose GDP consists of tourism. We compare th...

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