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A Greek-Russian cooperation on tourism is under discussion, Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for International Economic Relations Dimitris Mardas said on Friday to Praktorio 104.9 FM. It refers to cruise ships that will carry Russian tourists from the port of Sochi...

A high-ranking official of Greece's General Accounting Office has been charged for illegally making the Greek state a guarantor to 57 businesses in Northern Greece that were facing financial challenges. The prosecutor's investigation has found that this employee signed off on requests for the Greek state...

The House of Representatives approved by majority vote, on Thursday, a bill which gives the right to the Republic's competent authorities to do away with communications privacy, under certain circumstances. The bill allows access to listed private communication. Prosecuting authorities...

Preliminary figures compiled and released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reveal that the initial estimations of the performance of the third quarter were optimistic. Initial estimations reported that the Greek economy shrunk by 0.4% compared to third quarter of 2014. The...

Devin Graham, also known by his Youtube name, devinsupertramp, is a 32-year-old American videographer who produces adventure and extreme sport videos. His channel has more than 3.6 million subscribers and over 665 million total views. Devin and his thrill-seeking friends...

Deputy Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas and Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic agreed that there shouldn't be separations between refugees and economic migrants. The two officials met in Athens on Thursday to discuss the refugee issue. They agreed that the...

At least six children lost their lives during two separate efforts of migrants and refugees to cross from the Turkish shores to the Greek islands. In one of the two incidents, one boat transporting migrants and refugees capsized on its way...

A group of scientist from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki made a great discovery in Pieria Greece. They located three fossilized turtles, at a beach called Makrigialo, which are estimated to be between 2.5 and 3 million years old. One...

Greece and creditors have agreed on the second batch of prior actions required for the first bailout program review. The actions need to pass in Greek Parliament by December 8. According to Kathimerini daily, the prior actions include: Establishing an independent...

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called a meeting of party leaders on Saturday at noon to discuss pressing issues ahead of the vote in parliament of the reforms required by the bailout program. Party leaders have reluctantly accepted to...

Turkish politician Kemal Dervis has a reputation as a good manager who led Turkey out of a financial crisis at the end of 1990s. Talking to the ANA-MPA's Annita Triantafyllopoulou on Thursday, Dervis seemed confident that Greece's economy can...

Ten years after the multi-million euro Siemens corruption scandal was exposed, the trial is about to start at the Athens Court of Appeals amid hurdles. The charges are for bribery and money laundering, as the Greek prosecution accuses former Siemens CEO...

The payoff of overdue debts to businesses and pensioners is still out of the budget. Up until the end of September the debts have reached nearly 6 billion euros and are estimated to exceed 7 billion euros by the...

Higher education in Greece has always been the plaything of education ministers who tried to put their mark in history by passing bills that would later carry their name. The bills, of course, were never for improving the level...

The Greek government supports the creation of a Palestinian state based on the borders of 1967 and with East Jerusalem as its capital, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday, in statements after meeting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...