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After the new tax measures and contribution hikes, Greek wage earners will see only 42.50-67 euros going to their pockets for every 100 euros they make. The remainder 33-57.50 will go to state coffers in the form of income tax,...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble criticized Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel for making the comment that Germany is partly responsible for Greece's financial problems. The comment was made during last week's visit of the German vice chancellor in Athens. "What Mr...

A great fire broke out late on Monday morning in a wild forest area in Apesokari of Gortyna, in the Heraklion prefecture on the island of Crete. Currently, 20 firefighters with 10 fire trucks and an army unit are fighting...

A joint declaration by three Cypriot overseas organizations in the UK urges the leaderships of the Greek-Cypriot and the Turkish-Cypriot communities in the island to work for a quick solution to the long-standing Cyprus problem. The Enfield Cypriots Association, the...

An exhibition about the church of Hagia Sophia (Saint Sophia) in Trebizond is open at the Koç University's ANAMED Gallery in İstiklal Caddesi in central Istanbul until September. The church has had many roles over the 750 years in which it has stood. From...

State Minister Nikos Pappas is in dispute with television channel owners over the new licensing procedures the Greek government is trying to pass. The Greek government has taken away the authority of the independent National Radio and Television Council and...

Actress Lindsey Lohan celebrated her 30th birthday in Sunday on the Greek island of Mykonos at Kolo Livadi beach in Mykonos together with more than 200 VIP guests. She posted pictures of the celebrations on social media of herself and 22-year-old rumored fiancé Egor Tarabasov, Russian trust-fund...

The United States government approves more than 10 million visa applications each year, seeing 77.5 million visits in 2015. A new security measure in approving visas has now been proposed that would allow border control to start collecting social...

Nick Xenophon is an independent Senator for South Australia and is the leader of the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) political party which is running candidates at the 2016 election underway at present. On Monday, Xenophon told Guardian Australia that he is open to striking...

As part of the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival, held on June 11-19, 2016, the Greek movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis by Manousos Manousakis was selected for the Spectrum section, which keeps track of global cinema screenings. On the evening of...

Opinion article by Panos T. Xenokostas* The British people last week did not make a choice but rather a prediction. A prediction which the average citizen of the EU countries realizes through his own life. Without a political union, without...

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos referred to the three factors that determine fair growth in an interview with the Sunday edition of Avghi newspaper. Firstly, is the fair re-distribution of the value that derives from production as collective contracts and...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who is paying an official visit to China visited on Sunday the Great Wall of China. Earlier, Tsipras had a meeting with the president of Wanda Group Wang Jianlin that is activating in the...

The Greek government's proposal for the change of the electoral law tabled in parliament has been met with negative reactions from the main opposition and mixed response from the remaining parties. The main electoral law amendments are the abolition of...

The creation of a technology park in Athens in cooperation with Chinese giant Huawei is a proposal Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made during his visit to the headquarters of the company in Beijing. The meeting with Huawei high executives...