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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlighted on Friday that the borders must remain open because "such border restrictions do not apply with the Convention of 1951 for the Status of refugees and the 1967 Protocol, because the individual definition...

The Greek state budget recorded a surplus of 1.073 billion euros in January, the Finance ministry said. In a report, the ministry said that the primary surplus was 1.189 billion euros. Based on an amended cash basis, the state budget...

The United States incited Europe to proceed with Greece's evaluation regarding the bailout program without any further delay and to keep their promise regarding the "trimming" of the country's debt. In a talk with Wolfgang Schäuble, US Finance Minister Jack...

According to a new poll by Metron Analysis, New Democracy (ND) has a 4.3% unit lead ahead of SYRIZA. More specifically, ND canvasses 23.7% whereas SYRIZA holds a lower 19.4%. Other parties that follow are KKE with 4.7%, Democratic Alignment...

The IMF estimates that Greece will face difficulties in the management of her debt by the end of March, according to an article in the German magazine Der Spiegel, with the title "Bankruptcy already in May?" According to the piece...

According to ANA-MPA, the situation in Idomeni is still out of control as at least 5,500 refugees and migrants are trapped at the borders waiting to cross in the neutral zone of the FΥRΟΜ. In addition, 437 more refugees...

Greek farmers have been protesting for days by blocking highways across Greece. How do they set up and operate their roadblocks? We asked protesting Greek farmers about the logistics and what it takes to set up roadblocks in Greece....

Angelos Tzortzinis, Constantinos Xenoulis and Nick Kontostavlakis are the three Greek photographers who were named on the shortlist of the world’s biggest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards. Angelos Tzortzinis is competing for the Professional Current Affairs category, Constantinos...

The United Nations refugee agency and U.N. children's fund are setting up 20 centers to support and protect children and families fleeing war and persecution as they move across Europe’s well-worn migration routes. The so-called Blue Dot hubs are intended...

The European Commission forecasts that the Greek economy will return to growth in the second half of the year and could grow by 2.7% in 2017 on the condition that the country implements vital reforms agreed in a bailout...

Nobel Prize Winner and Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times, Paul Krugman, said in an extended interview he granted yesterday to Business Insider that he does not feel optimistic about Europe and sees no progress on the Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday met with the president of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Gianni Pitella, with talks focusing on the refugee crisis. Pitella has welcomed Greece's efforts on...

The leader of Greece’s main opposition party Kyriakos Mitsotakis is confident that New Democracy (ND) will win the next elections, whenever they are called. Nonetheless, he feels that an ecumenical government, not elections, is what the country needs at...

In a radio interview for Real.gr., Greek Communist party leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas said the causes behind Europe’s refuge crisis are to be found in the global capitalist crisis and the imperialist interventions and wars that are inextricably connected with...

The farmers of Western Greece are continuing their struggle with roadblocks on main highways. The blockade in Promachon cut off customs at the Hellenic-Bulgarian borders, where the farmers have remained for over 35 days. Today's decision appears to create further...