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On Monday, The Cabinet of Ministers approved a request by ENI-Kogas consortium for a two year extension on their exploratory activities in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and in particular in blocks 2, 3 and 9. Speaking to the press...

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been on the Greek island of Lesvos since this past weekend, witnessing the unfolding refugee crisis first hand. With almost a million migrants and refugees having arrived in Europe in 2015, 491,646 of which entered the European Union through...

Main opposition party the to SYRIZA-ANEL led government, New Democracy accused Greek government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili of lying when she stated that pensions will not be cut again, noting that the budget signed recently by the government foresees new slashes...

The President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Guy Verhofstadt referred to the need for structural reforms in Greece. "2015 was a turbulent year for our continent. Not the least because of the Greek crisis. The people...

Korydallos Prison is once again a topic of discussion in Greece after an inmate who was being treated at the jail's hospital passed away on Sunday. A 75-year-old man, who had reportedly been sentenced to prison for unpaid checks died at the...

Angry, postmodern, politically groundbreaking - and unsuitable for minors – “The Karamazovs” of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater arrives at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens at the start of the new year (Jan. 3-6). The five-hour performance of Moscow’s historic...

The government is not considering imposing an obligatory military service as preparatory experience for women who want to join the police, the fire brigade or the coast guard, SYRIZA spokesman Sokratis Famellos told private radio station To Vima on...

2015 is likely to be a record year for tourism in Greece. Kathimerini newspaper claims that Greek Deputy Minister of Tourism, Elena Kountoura told the newspaper during a recent interview that close to 26 million foreign visitors will have arrived in Greece...

Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis inaugurated the first formal National and Social Dialogue Committee for Education on Monday morning, outlining the ministry's reform agenda. Among the reforms Filis wants to implement is a 14 year mandatory school attendance scheme, including the two...

Greek Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili reiterated on Monday the view expressed a day earlier by State Minister for Coordinating Government Operations Alekos Flambouraris that the solution for Greece’s ailing social security system is increasing revenues, not cutting main pensions. “Therefore,...

One of the most wanted persons for trafficking cocaine to Europe was arrested in Thessaloniki.   It is a 39-year man of British nationality against whom a European arrest warrant had been issued for drug trafficking and participation in a...

Female refugees face sexual exploitation while children are vulnerable to kidnapping, on the perilous journey from Turkey to Greece and then to northern Europe, says an Al Jazeera report. The report follows the story of Samira, a 32-year-old Moroccan woman...

Vasilopita is a traditional Greek dessert prepared across Greece for New Year's Day with the roots of the tradition stemming from the legend of Saint Basil. According to legend, St. Basil called on the citizens of Caesarea to raise a...

"It is not in the interest of any bank to proceed with home foreclosures. The motive for each bank is to keep its clients informed," Hellenic Bank Association president and National Bank's chief Louka Katselli said in statements to...

About 6,500 Santas on Sunday flooded the streets and the old port of Chania on Crete, running to raise funds for health institutions catering to seriously ill children. This was the 5th Chania Santa Run, a constantly growing charity event....