Greek News

The European Central Bank revealed the new €100 and €200 banknotes in Frankfurt. The new banknotes will be available from May 28, 2019 and they will replace the old ones that have been in circulation since January 1, 2002. The two...

Seven famous beaches in the Ionian Sea will be researched by scientists in the shadow of last week's landslide at the Navagio Beach of Zakynthos where a woman was injured. According to an Eleftheros Typos newspaper report, there are seven...

During a meeting in Athens on Monday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades emphasized the need for close cooperation between Athens and Nicosia as a tool for promoting a just solution for Cyprus and in...

According to the findings of "Wind Energy in Europe: Outlook to 2022" report, Greece is about to see an increase of 1,300 MW in the period between 2018 and 2022, an increase of 50 percent compared to the country's...

Every language has its own peculiarities and sometimes many phrases may sound weird to someone who is not a native speaker. The Greek language is, of course, the same but did the Greeks go too far? Let’s find out if you will...

The story of Kostas Makris is the story of every Greek with entrepreneurial spirit who moved to another country and managed to prosper by taking advantage of the opportunities offered in the absence of crippling bureaucracy. The Greek-Australian can be considered...

On September 15, history was made in Athens, Greece, as the first Taiji (Tai Chi) Health Center overseas celebrated its opening at a ceremony held at the University of West Attica. The ceremony opened with a welcome speech from the...

Greece's defense minister and head of Greece's junior coalition partner, Panos Kammenos, reiterated on Monday his opposition to the Prespa agreement with FYROM and said that his party will vote against when it reaches parliament for ratification. “The agreement will not be...

A unique art exhibition that takes place entirely underwater will be held September 19-22 in the deep, blue waters of the Greek island of Amorgos during the second International Free-Diving Tournament. The Underwater Gallery is a photography exhibition that takes...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his intention to increase the Turkish army in Cyprus during a press conference on his visit to Azerbaijan. Erdogan stressed that Turkey's military presence is important and added that he will not heed to...

Thousands of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia citizens marched in Skopje on Sunday in support of the name change to "North Macedonia" that could clear the way for the country's NATO, EU membership. The rally was ahead of the September...

The Greek Community of Melbourne will launch the new bilingual book by George Zangalis, An Ode to mother-my mother, the other Eleni, on Wednesday September 26. “The story of my mother could very well be the story of every mother who...

Members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas attacked the Iranian embassy in Athens with bottles of paint early on Monday morning. The attack by 10 anarchists on motor-bikes occurred at 6 a.m in the leafy Athenian suburb of Psychiko. The assailants disappeared...

Alisher Usmanov, a Russian business oligarch with an estimated net worth of $15.1 billion is in Greece's Crete and his enormous and luxurious private airplane has landed at Chania Airport. It is the third most expensive private airplane in the world. The...

The President of the Center-Right New Democracy party Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a press conference at Thessaloniki's International Fair this Sunday. Mr. Mitsotakis insisted that tax cuts will bring more revenues for the State and will give to the citizens and...