Greek News

Athens is a city of great cultural significance, with a recorded history of at least 3,400 years. The cultural heritage of the city's classical era is still evident, represented by numerous ancient monuments and works of art, the most...

Austria has asked the government of FYROM to be ready to stop entirely the inflow of refugees from its southern borders with Greece, warning that it will do so with its own borders within the next two months. The call...

The European Commission has told Greece that it has three months to remedy “deficiencies” in controlling the influx of migrants or face border controls with the rest of the Schengen passport-free zone. This latest threat, in the form of a...

Greece may be a small country, however, its contribution to the scientific world is disproportionately large compared to its size. Even though the Greek population is less than 0.2% of the total world population, the percentage of Greek scientists...

Asked about the article that IMF’s Poul Thomsen wrote the other day in connection with the IMF’s position on the new bailout program for Greece, European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said that the Fund is involved in the...

Thousands of farmers flooded Syntagma Square protesting against proposed security fund reforms in one of Greece's largest demonstrations in years. Farmers practically besieged the Greek Parliament where a harsh pension and tax draft multi-bill is to be tabled until the...

Trivago’s new survey revealed the top destinations in Greece with the highest number of quality accommodation options. The first place on the list is occupied by Metsovo, with 89.64 points, which is closely followed by Imerovigli in Santorini, with 88.49...

Members of the Human Rights Watch visited the Greek-FYROM border in Idomeni and reported that the refugees are facing discrimination based on their ethnicity, and inhumane treatment. “Desperate people who are the wrong nationality are being denied the right...

Greece needs to make pension cuts in order to make the security funds system sustainable in the long run, says the International Monetary Fund. Poul Thomsen, the Deputy Director of the Fund's European Department who handles the Greek bailout, says...

A new bill concerning the Greek media was voted into law by the Greek Parliament late on Thursday night with 154 votes of the ruling coalition parties - SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) - and the vote of independent deputy Nikos...

feaΑ second round of clashes between police and protesting farmers took place at Haidari, on the outskirts of Athens, as farmers were trying to enter the capital on their pickup trucks. After Cretan farmers attacked the headquarters of the Ministry...

All roads leading to central Athens are blocked by police forces who are checking vehicles in an effort to stop farmers from driving their tractors to Syntagma Square for the major protest rally set to take place on Friday...

There's little room left in the graveyards on this windswept island. Aid workers on Lesbos struggle to bury the growing number of refugees' bodies pulled from the sea. Of the more than a million people who have found safe haven...

Greece is once again at the center of today’s Eurogroup in Brussels as there is urgent need to examine the course of negotiation talks between the Greek government and its creditors. The first meeting in Athens between the two sides...

The International Monetary Fund announced today that it has nominated Christine Lagarde to lead the institution for a second-five year term. IMF’s Executive Board said that no other candidates had been nominated for the position. Lagarde was named IMF’s 11th managing...