Greek News

On Sunday the AFP reported that the distance between eurozone finance ministers who are set to meet on Monday, December 5 to discuss the prospects of the third bailout for Greece as well as possible debt relief strategies are...

According to Reuters, on Sunday Germany's finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble commented to the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he believes the answers to Greece's financial woes should come in the form of reforms rather than debt relief. In order to sustain itself...

Oral cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in humans and 700 new cases are recorded every year in Greece, according to George Laskaris, Professor of Stomatology at the University of Athens and Visiting Professor of London University. Laskaris...

The customs office at Evzones, near Greece’s border with FYROM, was blocked by farmers and from the municipality of Peonia on Saturday, who are protesting about the increase in taxation and changes in their social security fees. Speaking to Athens-Macedonian...

The Deputy Education Minister, Dimitris Baxevanakis, has taken to criticizing the efforts of students who occupy themselves with sit-ins in protest against various issues. On Friday Baxevanakis told Parliament that students who participate in sit-ins are in the minority and should...

U.N.’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide said on Friday he strongly favors a top-level meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the system of guarantees, which he recognized is one of...

According to the BBC, the mayors of Athens, Mexico City, Madrid and Paris made a pledge to ban diesel vehicles by 2025. The news source reported that the agreement between the mayors took place on Friday at the C40 Mayors Summit...

It is imperative to have a technical-level agreement before the Eurogroup meeting on December 5 and discuss measures for debt relief by the end of the year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande both stated in agreement...

The government will not accept the harsh measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a government source said on Friday. “Not just this government, but no government can accept the package of new measures totaling 4.2 billion euros requested...

More than 1,200 unaccompanied child refugees are on waiting lists for a place in suitable accommodations, an associate of the migration policy ministry Alkis Souliotis said on Friday, at an event organized by the “Doctors of the World” in...

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Greece on Sunday and Monday for talks on current issues and the inauguration of an exhibition in Thessaloniki. In the first part of his visit, Steinmeier will inaugurate an exhibition at the Macedonian...

The European Commission reacted to the continuous Turkish provocations against Greece, with spokesperson Maja Kocijancic urging Turkey to avoid "friction" or "threat." The EC official spoke to EurActiv saying that, "The EU urges Turkey to avoid any kind of source...

Turkey continues its provocations in the Aegean by issuing a new NOTAM on Friday asking for the demilitarization of the Greek island of Kasos. The NOTAM says that one of the three ares in which Greece is conducting military exercises...

As soon as the details are finalized for the privatization of the former Elliniko international airport site, Greeks can expect to see construction commence. According to sources, the government has announced the approval of a casino permit, which is...

On Friday the Greek parliament passed a bill expanding the rights of same-sex couples as well as ensuring equality in the workspace regardless of gender, religion or sexual orientation. The bill was approved by 201 deputies and rejected by only...