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Greece and creditors have not agreed yet on primary surplus targets beyond the bailout program, thereby making the completion of the second program review more difficult than expected. The primary surpluses of 3.5% beyond 2018, when the program ends, constitute...

Religious leaders in Cyprus will jointly appear in a video, in support of the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). According to an announcement, the Office of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process that functions under...

There are many ways to say "I love you" to those closest to you and as the holidays grow near, many people set out on a what seems like an impossible task: finding the perfect gift for their loved ones. If...

The Bulgarian subsidiary of the National Bank of Greece (NBG) is up for sale, according to banking industry sources who have reported that there are currently two bids to buy the bank. United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) is valued at 1.32...

UN Special Advisor on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, said Wednesday negotiators meeting for the second time this week are making good progress in their discussions. In a post on his Twitter account, Eide said "Nicosia: 2nd #Cyprus Negotiators' meeting this...

Civil servants, workers, professionals, freelancers and pensioners rallied on Thursday protesting against austerity as the 24-hour general strike put the Greek State in gridlock. The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Greek Civil Servants' Confederation (ADEDY) have called...

It appears that not all migrants bottleneck in Greece and that some -- as many as 13,000 to be precise -- have managed to slip across the border to the north and enter other EU countries. According to immigration officials,...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday called for the immediate extradition of eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece and sought asylum following the July 15 attempted coup. The eight Turkish soldiers deny they participated in the coup...

Nearly two in three Greeks are inhaling someone else's tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union for exposing people to the health risks of passive smoking. According to the Associated Press, Eurostat,...

SYRIZA invites all Greeks to rally against SYRIZA policies in Thursday's general strike! An outsider would think that this was a mistake made by the party's press office. But for Greeks it is an everyday reality: An administration that, among...

"The implementation of tough measures is the only way, since Greece decided to remain in the euro zone," said German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Schaeuble spoke after a meeting of European Union finance ministers (ECOFIN) held in Brussels, saying that,...

This month Athens audiences will have the opportunity to experience a little of the glamour of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre and its legendary ballet, through the exhibition The Magical World of the Bolshoi Theatre that opens at the Athens Concert Hall...

The feature-length documentary called Istoria, produced by Greek-Australian Nicolaos Demourtzidis has just won the prestigious Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award (2016) in the Foreign Documentary Feature Category. The film is a touching story that revolves around a journey back to...

The latest PISA test which demonstrates students' abilities in science and math has revealed that Greek students score below the average of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD organized the PISA exam, or Program for International Student Assessment,...

Everyone has a bad day from time to time and after watching the clip of Makedonikos Kozanis' striker Thanasis Takidis you might find yourself chuckling with a tad of empathy for Takidis. After the goalkeeper fumbles the ball and Takidis...