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Seven years ago Nicholas Logothetis, together with his high-school friend Matthew Swift, decided to launch an organization to facilitate public and private partnerships for the common good. In 2011, the humble launch of the first Concordia Summit in New...

European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Crețu accompanied by Greek Alternate Economy Minister Alexis Charitsis, Deputy Shipping Minister Nektarios Santorinios and general secretary public investments Panagiotis Korkolis will visit the island of Chios on June 14. A series of meetings...

The condition of former Greek premier Lucas Papademos continues to be "haemodynamically stable" while the progression of the wounds he sustained as a result of a letter-bomb blast on Thursday evening is good, according to the latest medical bulletin...

Deputy Foreign Minister Terens Quick on Sunday began a visit to Australia, where he will meet with members of the Greek-Australian community and Austrialian officials. The minister's first stop will be in Sydney, where he will meet Archbishop Stylianos and...

Greek authorities on Sunday located a sailing boat with 41 refugees and migrants on board, following a search-and-rescue operation launched by the coast guard and the EU border agency Frontex in response to a distress call to the European...

The Union of Bulgarian Transport Workers says that it is going ahead with a protest at the Kulata border checkpoint with Greece on May 29, contradicting a statement by Bulgaria's Interior Ministry that the protest had been called off. The...

Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Stratos Efthymiou stated the following in response to a journalist's question on a statement made today by Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hüseyin Müftüoğlu regarding the developments in Cyprus: “Greece has long and systematically supported the finding...

Kieran Dickson a Scot on holiday in the village of Kassiopi, Corfu happened to capture an incredible moment a huge whirlpool was whipped up by strong winds on the Corfu coast just metres from the balcony of his getaway home. Mr....

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos Friday denounced Turkey as “the beasts on the other side who murdered without even respecting the rules of war and continue to do so today.” The remains of 17 Greek soldiers killed in the Turkish...

The thoughts behind the continued efforts of President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades for the convening of an effective conference on Cyprus in Geneva, were explained to the Ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN...

The European Association of Judges (EAJ) has expressed its firm support for Greek judges who ruled against a request from Ankara for the extradition of eight Turkish military officials. “Any attempt to undermine the independence of the Greek judiciary but...

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung revealed on Saturday an internal document of the Eurogroup which shows that although Greece was praised for its progress, the loan disbursement was delayed because of a disagreement among the lenders. "Greece must wait because they...

The National Garden, Athens’ emblematic park behind the Parliament building, is hosting numerous sports, cultural and music events throughout June, as part of the municipality’s efforts to promote the city’s parks and green spaces as meeting points for Athenians. As...

The building where the former headquarters of the infamous Special Interrogation Sections of the Military Police (EAT-ESA) was housed will not be sold through the privatization fund but will be turned into a museum, State Minister Alekos Flambouraris said. “Not...

By Aspasia Zontanou “Dearest Mikis Theodorakis” as Thomas Geißel, Mayor of Düsseldorf started addressing his greetings towards Mikis Theodorakis, 92, who was sitting in a wheelchair near the orchestra, almost 2000 guests in the audience immidiately reacted with standing ovations...