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Cyprus
Erdogan Warns Greece, Cyprus Over "Reckless Behavior"
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Greece and Cyprus against "reckless" actions in the eastern Mediterranean, the Daily Sabah newspaper reports.
"The reckless behavior of Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration, by receiving support from several European states...
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India Bestows “Best Heritage Destination” Honor on Greece
Greece received the ''Best Heritage Destinations in the World'' Award at India's Best Awards at the recent "IBA 2018" ceremony in Mumbai.
The readers of the Indian travel magazine Travel+Leisure India and South Asia declared Greece as the top destination...
Greece
Acropolis Rally Ends After 67 Years of Glory
The checkered flag will not fly to mark the end of 2019's Acropolis Rally. The famous race that promoted Greece and challenged race car drivers from all over the world will no longer be held in Greece, ending in 2018...
Economy
Electronics Sales Booming in Greece
The sales of technological consumer products in Greece grew by 5.6 percent in the nine months between January and September 2018, totaling €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion), a survey revealed on Monday.
The survey, taken by the GfK TEMAX company, showed that sales of technological...
Greece
New Video Emerges Showing Lesvos Landslide
A new drone video shows the size of the destruction caused by a landslide that occurred on Friday night on Greece's Lesvos island, near the famous town of Plomari.
The video was recorded by a drone belonging to scientists and...
Economy
Greek Budget Primary Surplus Up by €1.105 Billion Over Last Year
The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of €6.435 billion ($7.315 billion) in the ten months between January and October 2018, exceeding a target of €4.749 billion ($5.397 billion). The new figures also show a surplus of €5.330...
Diplomacy
Greeks in the UK Fully Protected, Says Greek Alternate Foreign Minister
Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister, George Katrougalos, stated on Sunday that it was his "top priority to safeguard the rights of the Greek students and workers" currently residing in Britain. Answering questions concerning Brexit during an interview with state-run AMNA radio station, he...
Economy
Greek Banks Ready To Agree on New Home Protection Plan
The Hellenic Bank Association is ready to agree with the Greek government on a new plan which aims to protect the primary homes of property owners. Just as importantly, the new plan will not create any unwanted financial side-effects,...
Greece
Woman Killed by Train in Downtown Athens
A woman was killed on Monday when she was hit by a train in the downtown Athens district of Sepolia, between Konstantinoupoleos and Damvergi streets.
The train was on its normal route between Thessaloniki and Athens.
The reasons of the accident...
Education
Archimedean School Honored for Exceptional Academic Achievement
When a school in the US receives the honor of being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, it is a celebration of academic achievement as well as diversity. Archimedean Upper Conservatory has won this great honor for 2018,...
Greece
Oncology Professor Says Cancer Can Soon be a Chronic Illness
Cancer can turn from a terminal to a chronic illness within the next 10 years, said surgeon oncologist Yiannis Spiliotis on Sunday.
The director of Clinical Counseling at the Inter-Balkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki and the Athens Medical Center made...
Business
Greece's Eurobank Buys Out Property Firm in €780 Million Deal
Greece’s third-largest lender Eurobank announced a deal on Sunday to buy Grivalia Properties in an effort to boost the bank’s capital and speed up the reduction of bad loans.
The Athens News Agency says that the 780 million euro ($886...
Greece
Declining Refugee Flows to Greek Islands and Evros
The flow of refugees to the Greek islands and through Evros, the land bridge which forms the border with Turkey, has been on the decline in the recent past, Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Monday.
Speaking to 'Sto...
Economy
Tsipras Urges Italy to Follow EU Rules
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has urged the Italian government to adhere to EU demands to lower the country's deficit, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
In a story titled "Tsipras' advice to Italy: Give in now -- later...
Europe
Albanian and Kosovar Leaders Mull ‘Greater Albania’ by 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stoked controversy on Monday following a meeting in the city of Peja, Kosovo between representatives of the Albanian and Kosovo governments. Rama spoke forcefully about the ongoing efforts of the two sides to achieve the unification of...