Greek News

German magazine Spiegel published an extensive article titled "Greece, the deceptive calm of August" - referring to the immediate challenges faced by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. "In Greek politics there is a golden rule: nothing must disturb the calm...

“I don’t regret it one bit. I’d have done exactly the same again — in a heartbeat,” Andreas Georgiou, former ELSTAT chief said to the Financial Times in an interview published on Saturday, August 14. Georgiou, who has also...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused the EU of "humiliating" Turkey and noted once again that the EU-Turkey agreement on migration as well as the country’s demand for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens visiting the EU should be respected. "The...

Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal in men's rings on August 15, in the Rio Olympic Games with a score of 16.000 points. He was closely followed by Brazilian Arthur Zanetti with a score of 15.766 in...

A 31 year-old Greek national from the island of Rhodes was arrested in Turkey for transporting 50kg of heroin from the neighboring country to Greece. The young man claims that he had no knowledge of what he was transporting...

Cyprus' division leaves no room for complacency, the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades points out, in a message to mark today`s anniversary of Turkey`s second offensive against Cyprus in the summer of 1974. He also says that it is...

Greece should initially claim the German debts through negotiations with the German government but also in court if Germany insists on its current negative stance, said Greek parliament's intergroup committee for the claim of German debts report that was...

Power utility PPC announced that three companies out of four that expressed interest will continue in the tender for the sale of a 24 percent stake in power grid operator ADMIE. The companies are France’s RTE International (on behalf of...

Michael Phelps made Olympic history by breaking an ancient, 2,168-year old Olympic record for 12 individual titles; the record was held by a Greek, Leonidas of Rhodes. On Saturday, the U.S. swimmer, the most decorated in Olympic history, won his...

New Democracy lawmaker Lefteris Avgenakis accused the Greek government of secretly preparing to resettle 3,000 refugees from Germany to Crete. Recently, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas announced that 2,000 refugees and migrants from the Greek mainland will be transferred to...

Sixty-eight migrants were found on Saturday on a rocky shore of one of the Dragonares islets, south of the Diakofti port of Kythera island, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. An empty 15-meter long barge was found sunken near the Dragonares...

Refugee children as young as seven years old have been sexually assaulted in official European refugee camps in Greece, an Observer report says. Human rights groups and charities cite testimonies from certain camps according to which youngsters are too terrified...

Summers in Mykonos are guaranteed as the number one destination to spot celebrities, but apart from entertainment spots the island has a historic monastery, the monastery of Panagia Tourliani located in the village of Ano Mera. The Monastery of Panagia Tourliani in...

The University of Copenhagen administration has decided to stop the Modern Greek Studies program for graduates and undergraduates after almost 50 years in the curriculum. In the past five years, the program was part of a more general program entitled...

A pole vault of 5.70 gave Greek champion Kostas Filippidis the qualification for the finals in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Greek pole vault champion did not have to try for 5.75 as 5.70 was enough to land one of...