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A gruesome crime took place in Megara on Wednesday noon, when a four-year-old girl was found dead, possibly murdered by her aunt who afterwards tried to commit suicide. The parents of the unfortunate girl appear to be drug addicts who had...

Teodor Currentzis, a Greek conductor who has founded his own orchestra in Siberia and has given the Opera in Perm an international status, is this year's laureate of the KAIROS prize. Since 2007, the KAIROS Prize is awarded to European artists and scientists...

Greek commercial stores will offer a 20 percent discount to tourists from four countries every year. The four "honored" countries for 2016 are Israel, Russia, Turkey and the US. Greek businesses accepted with pleasure Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas initiative to...

Students and new entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to take part in a 'marathon' of creativity and launch their startup at sea. For four consecutive days they will be able to develop their business ideas while sailing in the Aegean...

The rate of closed commercial property in Athens fell to 25.9% in March from 26.4% in September 2015, steadily falling after reaching a peak of 32.3% in September 2013, a survey by the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce and...

The FYROM authorities responded with teargas and flashbang grenades to an effort of a small refugee group who tried to open a part of the fence that is along the refugee camp in Idomeni, ANA MPA reports. Several moments later,...

The government economic policy council gave on Tuesday the green light for the rapid activation of the so-called "Juncker package" investment as well as the promotion of actions that will support the Greek industry. Forty two investment projects of an...

Greek security services are taking extremely tight measures ahead of the visit of Pope Francis on the island of Lesbos, scheduled to take place on April 16. The Chief of the Roman Catholic Church, will not use his special popemobile. The...

The European Commission on Tuesday gave Greece two weeks to present a concrete plan to improve protection of Europe's external borders in order to stop massive refugee inflows. The European Commission finds that Greece has failed to file an adequate...

Greece and FIFA on Tuesday reached an agreement to restart the Greek Cup, that was suspended by Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis because of violence in early March. Kontonis had decided to stop the Greek Cup after PAOK fans stormed...

The joint press conference of the finance, economy and labor ministers earlier on Tuesday was a “show that has been played time and again,” New Democracy spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos said. “Last year, the preacher of game theory, which led the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay an official visit to Paris on Wednesday to meet with French President Francois Hollande his office announced. Tsipras is scheduled to hold talks with Hollande at 7 pm at the Elysee presidential...

The International Monetary Fund urges European creditors to offer Greece substantial debt relief because the country's debt is "highly unsustainable," according to Reuters. The report cites a draft memorandum seen by Reuters. It refers to differences among Greece's lenders --...

Three portraits by Yannis Tsarouchis, one of the major representatives of the Thirties Generation, lead Bonhams Greek Art Sale on April 26 in London. The three works are titled “Winter” (estimate: £120,000-180,000), “Mother and Child” (estimate: £30,000-50,000), and “Portrait...

Each of the four TV licenses which will be sold to private media channels in Greece will be auctioned at a starting price of three million euros, according to a joint ministerial decision issued on Tuesday by State Minister...