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The Union of Theologians on the Greek island of Lesbos released an official announcement condemning the celebration of Valentine’s Day. The theologians question the motives behind the organization of various events on the island and called on the islanders to...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performed a liturgy at the recently renovated Greek Orthodox church of Saint Charalambos in Krini (Cesme), Turkey, on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. This is the first time that a Divine Liturgy has been performed in the...

A helicopter of the Greek Navy crashed in the Aegean Sea early on Thursday morning, with two crew members found dead and the third missing. According to the Greek Navy, the helicopter disappeared from the Hellenic Air Force's radar at...

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has launched a new political movement, DIEM25, a pan-European movement for democracy with the aim of democratizing Europe. The launching of DIEM25 took place yesterday at Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre and featured speeches from Barcelona’s...

A European Commission report focusing on the progress made by Greece in the handling of the refugee crisis says that some progress has been made by the Greek authorities, but more remains to be done. First, the report notes that...

Greece’s television landscape will soon change, with the number of licenses granted for TV channels broadcasting nationally restricted to four, according to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The Syriza-led government has been eager to change the country's television landscape since...

Even though PM Alexis Tsipras invited the Greek farmers to an open dialogue regarding the hot issue of the pension reform plan and the security funds, the farmers appear uncompromising to their stand. According to Tsipras, there is room for...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared confident during his cabinet meeting saying that all the government's commitments will be met on time. "We have paved the way in order for the program review to be completed on time," Tsipras said...

Brussels is to put more pressure on Greece to improve conditions for asylum seekers in an effort to make it easier for other EU member states to send migrants back to Greece, says a Financial Times report. According to the...

Creditors suggest that Greece should proceed with government spending cuts instead of raising taxes and contributions in order to save security funds. According to a new report by the European Central Bank, at this point the Greek government must proceed...

Indicative of the state of the economy and of investor sentiment, the Greek stock market picked up today where it left off yesterday – that is, experiencing new historic lows as the General Index fell at some point below...

Following in the footsteps of the virtual collapse of the Greek stock market and the overall political climate prevailing in the country, Greek government bond yields have shot through the roof, with 10-year bond yields moving up by 2.1%...

The policies and practices followed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on proposed pension reforms are creating new “explosive” problems, New Democracy spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos said Tuesday, responding to criticism leveled by the prime minister’s office against party leader Kyriakos...

In a memo addressed to the Dutch Parliament, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem noted that there is need for greater clarity on the part of the Greek government with regard to its proposals for pension reform and additional budget measures. According...

The legendary Sante cigarettes are no longer in production after 85 years. The characteristic flat-box package with the drawing of a blonde woman had become a cult object in Greece. In fact Sante was so popular among avid smokers that...