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As Greece prepares for a critical eurozone finance ministers' meeting on Thursday, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici has said a "vital week" lies ahead. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the commissioner said "key developments" in...

Following the Greece/FYROM deal, commercial names, trademarks and brand names referring to 'Macedonia' must be exclusively Greek, a leading businessman has said. The head of the Union of Hellenic Chambers and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Konstantinos Michalos, said 'Macedonian'...

Sgt. Dimitris Kouklatzis and Lt. Angelos Mitretodis will stay in a Turkish prison after a court in Edirne (Adrianopolis) turned down a fourth request that the Greek soldiers be released from pre-trial custody. Tuesday's decision followed a defense team bid to have...

A Greek anarchist, a member of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group, who traveled to Syria to fight the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) has spoken on camera about his experience of the war and the reasons that made him join...

The new football season in Turkey will be named after Greek player Lefteris Antoniadis (Lefter Kucukandonyadis), who is considered to be one of the top footballers ever to play in Greece's neighbor. The Turkish Football Federation has decided to name...

The legendary 99-meter yacht Christina O that belonged to Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis has docked at Piraeus Port as a stop on a Mediterranean cruise. The yacht owes its fame to the great personalities and historic figures who sailed on the...

The defense team of the two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish jail since March 2 after accidentally crossing into the country's territory have launched another appeal for their release. Handcuffed Sgt. Dimitris Kouklatzis, 27, and Lt. Angelos Mitretodis, 25,...

Greece's independent regulator, the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV), has announced five finalists for a tender for general content television broadcasting licenses. The five media companies that made it to the finals for a license are: Eidiseis Dot Com (SKAI) Nea Tileorasi...

The U.S. embassy in Athens has issued a statement condemning the release of November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas who walked out of Korydallos prison on Tuesday on a 48-hour leave. "We thoroughly condemn this third furlough granted to a convicted terrorist and...

To mark World Refugee Day on Wednesday, local restaurants in Athens have opened their kitchens to refugee chefs to create a unique culinary experience. Through set menus or carte blanche, these guest chefs will prepare their best culinary creations from...

Sacks of garbage piled high on the sidewalks of Athens have started spewing out onto the streets after a part of the capital's main dump collapsed and waste trucks stopped collecting. More than 2,500 thousand tons of garbage are being...

Lindsay Lohan's love affair with Mykonos continues as the American actor and businesswoman was again spotted soaking up the sun on the cosmopolitan Greek island. Lohan was videoed posing for a selfie with a fan outside Lohan Beachhouse, the nightclub...

A Greek member of parliament arrested on Monday on treason charges has expressed regret over his outburst last week that the military should arrest the president, prime minister and defense minister over the deal on the FYROM name issue. Konstantinos...

The U.S. Senate has passed a defense policy bill that includes a bipartisan amendment which prohibits the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. Turkey wants to buy about 100 of the Lockheed Martin-built jets -- worth about $10 billion...

November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas walked out of the Korydallos jail on Tuesday on a 48-hour prison leave, the third since last November. His wife and son met him outside the jail, west of Athens. A small group of supporters...