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Greek-Australian businessman John Poulakis, from Coburg, Victoria admitted to falsifying customs documents in order to pay less duty. The 57-year-old man who owns the high-end Melbourne-based men's clothing store Harrolds had been importing suits from Europe, undervaluing their original prices...

Greek police on Wednesday arrested a Cuban national suspected of stealing 71 artworks from the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana last year. Authorities believe the man, who is wanted by Cuban authorities, intended to sell the artworks abroad. The...

A few days ago, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made a desperate plea for what he calls "national dialogue," or essentially asked opposition parties to back him in passing the bills required by the bailout program. The new bills to...

Fifteen parliamentary employees are accused of using forged qualification documents to be hired, after a probe that had started several years ago. According to sources close to the Greek government, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis revealed that the investigation had started years...

Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the lost city of Kane, the site of the epic sea battle of Arginusae, which saw Athens crush Sparta in 406 BC. Archaeologists weren’t exactly sure where this island was located, until now. An...

The British Fashion awards are one of the most important European fashion occasions, each years winners are truly the best of the best in fashion. The annual fashion ceremony awards designers and fashion houses inside and outside of Britain. Greek super star...

The Greek government has gotten its hands on a new and even bigger list of Greek taxpayers' bank accounts in Switzerland, thanks to the help of the German Federal Government The Finance Ministry revealed that the list includes 10,588 accounts from 2006...

The official countdown to Christmas started last night in Athens, with the annual lighting ceremony and a performance by famous Greek singer Sakis Rouvas in Syntagma Square. “This Christmas, Athens will send a message of solidarity, peaceful coexistence, and mutual...

Following the controversial takedown of a Russian Air Force aircraft by Turkish F-16 authorities, Wikileaks has released figures on Turkish violations of Greek airspace. A Wikileaks tweet, citing data compiled by the University of Thessaly, based on Greek military records, alleges that Turkey violated...

The European Central Bank (ECB) noted that even though after July Greece's expectations to default diminished, the stakes are still high due to concerns over an early and full implementation of the third bailout  program. For what concerns the Eurozone...

Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis expressed his deep concern over the consequences of the economic and refugee crisis as well as the terror threat to EU cohesion. Xydakis was speaking on Wednesday to the Standing Special European Issues Parliamentary Committee...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked about the common interests between Israel and Greece with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, during a press conference in Jerusalem, on Wednesday. "The challenges are many but we have common interests which help us see the chances and...

A 2-year-old boy from Syria was found wandering on his own at the borders of Evros-Greece. It is unknown how he ended up there or how he got lost from his parents but for the time being he has...

EU Commissioner for Migration and Internal Affairs; Dimitris Avramopoulos stressed the need for a collective effort to fight radicalization by all means in order to avoid the stigmatization of any community, ethnicity, or origin - whether they are Muslims, refugees, or...

Archaeologists were stunned to find the ruins of an unknown ancient city which dates back to the 4th century BC, at an altitude of 1,200 meters on the Greek mountain of Pindos. It is believed to be the highest...