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According to the final figures for 2017 released by Greece’s Statistics Authority (ELSTAT), Greek GDP increased by €3.75 billion ($4.20 billion). This increase is attributed to economic growth in Greece during 2017. Specifically, the Greek GDP rose from €176.48 billion...

Greece is expected to attract more than 32 million tourists in 2018, according to Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, speaking at the "Blue Flags" annual meeting organized by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, the municipality of...

According to Greece's Deputy Finance Minister, Katerina Papanatsiou, the country's Finance Ministry will reduce the VAT rate applicable on concerts and music events, where no other services are provided, from 24 percent to 6 percent. The change will be enacted...

Thessaloniki -- Greece’s co-capital, also known as ''the lady of the North'' and ''the bride of the Thermaic Gulf," is known as one of the most vibrant alternative destinations in Greece. For those who want to enjoy a relaxing experience full...

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, can be said to boast of a neighborhood like no other: one that became an independent state, based on Aristotle's principles. Meaning "beyond the river" or "the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian...

The oldest Turkish bath in Greece was built in the port city of Patras in 1400—during the Venetian rule—and remains in operation today. The hammam, as it is known in Turkish, is located in the Upper Town neighborhood of Patras,...

A powerful tornado swept through Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage in the areas of Agios Trimithias and Paliometocho. The tornado reached heights of 200 meters, causing extensive damage along its path, particularly in the area of Agios Trimithias....

A photo of Julia Tsitsipas, mother of rising Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas, consoling Latvian Ernests Gulbis after his defeat to her son at the Stockholm Open on Sunday has gone viral. Julia Tsitsipas-Salnikova, herself a former tennis player, approached...

Greece has the highest level of indirect taxation in the eurozone and it is likely that it will remain in the same position in 2019. This finding steps from next year's draft budgets recently submitted by the 19 eurozone...

A public opinion survey conducted across 38 countries by the respected U.S.-based Pew Research Center has found that Greeks are the most skeptical in the world towards about their country's media and the way news and current affairs is...

Two brothers, one childhood dream turned reality. Twin brothers Georgios and Konstantinos Athanasopoulos have realized a lifelong dream by joining the Greek Presidential Guard and wearing the historic uniform of the Evzones. This uniform, with its distinctive 'foustanela', symbolizes the...

The Greek community of Egypt honored the Greek soldiers who fell in El Alamein, during the ferocious battle against the Axis powers in the Second World War, in a ceremony on Saturday. Officials from Greece and Egypt laid wreaths at...

At least two people have drowned and several others are missing after a boat carrying around 30 migrants sank near Bodrum, off the western coast of Turkey. Seventeen people on the boat were rescued and three made it to shore...

Panos Kammenos commented on Sunday that the name deal granting FYROM permission to call itself “North Macedonia” is the "last straw" for his party. Kammenos stated that thus far, “We cooperated to save the country,” speaking of the ANEL party's...

Tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas made Greek history becoming on Sunday the first ever Greek to win an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) title. The 20-year-old produced an extraordinary performance to beat Latvian Ernests Gulbis in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to...