Greek News

The U.N. refugee agency reports a multi-million-dollar appeal begun early this year on behalf of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants in Greece and along the Balkan route. The U.N. refugee agency and 60 partner organizations appealed for about...

Greek police are investigating the explosion of Greek publisher Panayiotis Mavrikos' Porsche while he was driving it on the Attica Highway on Thursday. The Acropolis newspaper publisher's charred body was pulled out of the car, with speculation rocketing regarding...

President Nicos Anastasiades intends to send proposals to the parliamentary parties as regards the restructuring of the National Council, his top advisory body on the Cyprus problem comprising the parliamentary parties. Political parties have been criticizing the President for not...

Famous pop-star Justin Bieber's new video clip, titled "Company," includes clips from his tours while recording his commercially successful 2015 album "Purpose." The opening shows Bieber posing next to a statue with a spectacular view of Santorini. The chilled-out tropical...

Greek right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, the junior partner of the leftist SYRIZA government, appeared on TV Presenter George Papadakis' morning show on Friday. He criticized many of the measures voted through in Greek Parliament stating that...

The Austrian government plans to invite Greece to the second conference on the Western Balkans and the refugee crisis at the level of Foreign and Interior Ministers, which will take place in Vienna, according to the Independent Balkans News...

With the installment of external lighting which will bring out the best features of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, the restoration project of the church affected by earthquakes will be completed. The Cathedral will reopen its gates in July 2,...

Bishop Amvrosios of Kalavryta is clearly not pleased with the creation of a poster advertising Gay Pride Thessaloniki depicting the Crucifixion with hearts bearing the message "no hate." Outraged, the bishop referred to the poster advertising Gay Pride for...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble appeared upbeat on Greece at a conference hosted by Deutsche Bank on Friday. He said that Greece had implemented the majority of required measures under the bailout package and was headed towards regaining global...

A special night filled with music and dance was organized in the center of Thessaloniki on Thursday night, which brought together all the tango aficionados. In the paved street of the beach of Thessaloniki, right under the iconic monument of...

What do the Antikythera Mechanism, Nestor's golden cup and the marble statue of an athlete from Delos all have in common? The answer is that they are all found in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens...

The European Court of Justice has just deemed incompatible with European Union legislation a Greek law that forces companies to seek labor ministry approval before they proceed with mass layoffs. Greece's creditors have asked Athens to repeal the labor minister...

A happy ending for Giannis Antetokounmpo and his participation in the Greek National Basketball in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, as the Milwaukee Bucks have given him official permission to play along with the team. Giannis manages to convince the...

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will visit Athens on June 21. Juncker will meet with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said in a press briefing on Friday. More details on Juncker's visit...

The overall analysis of the inscriptions found inside the Antikythera Mechanism was presented on Thursday by the study group of the enigmatic object. In an event held at the Katerina Laskaridis Historical Foundation Library. The findings are the result of...