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EU Insists on Joint Greek-Turkish Patrols in Aegean to Tackle Refugee Crisis

The European Union will insist on an action plan that includes joint Greek-Turkish patrols in the Aegean in order to tackle the refugee crisis, according to an official EU document. According to a Euro2day.gr report citing an official EU document...

Economy Minister Stathakis Predicts Agreement with Institutions by Saturday

Greek Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis on Wednesday predicted that an agreement with the Institutions will be achieved by Saturday, with such a likelihood marking a positive development in the process for recapitalizing Greece's systemic banks. His comments came after the...

Greece Paralyzes as Tsipras Government Faces First General Strike

Greece is paralyzed on Thursday as workers in the public and private sector are on strike protesting the harsh austerity measures imposed by the leftist Alexis Tsipras government. This is the first general strike during the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government that...

Experts: With Winter Near, Europe Needs to Do More for Refugees

Europe’s largest humanitarian crisis since World War II is far from over. Refugees in huge numbers are traveling through the Balkans to reach their destinations in the rich countries of the European Union. But as winter approaches, there is...

U.S. Millionaire on a Refugee Rescue Mission to Greece

A non-governmental organization founded and run by American millionaire Christopher Catrambone, announced that it will be conducting private rescue operations of migrants and refugees in the Aegean Sea. The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) announced that it will be expanding its Mediterranean...

Greek and American Archaeologists Discover Parts of Mycenaean Throne

Archaeologists have possibly found a part of the ancient Mycenaean Kingdom's throne, according to a report by "Real news." The article notes that this part of the throne, which is estimated to have been built around the 13th century B.C., was found a...

New Report Shows Abortions in Greece Have Doubled Since Financial Crisis Began

An article by Kathimerini newspaper reveals the findings of a study on the increased abortions and decreased birth rates in Greece since the start of the financial crisis. According to Kathimerini's report on the study, which was presented during the 7th...

SYRIZA Ministers Counterattack Former Deputy who Alleges Ties with Terrorist Group

Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos and Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas filed a complaint against everyone responsible for circulating allegations by former deputy citizen protection minister Yiannis Panousis, that SYRIZA members had ties with a terrorist group. According to Panousis,...

Greek Police Arrest Leading Member of Group that Killed Restaurant Owner on the Island of Hydra

Greek Police have arrested a 39-year-old Georgian male, who is being described as the leading member of the group that committed a robbery and murder on the Greek island of Hydra this past August. An elderly couple who lived and owned a...

Greek Researchers Invent Unique Cellphone Diagnostic System for Melanoma

An innovative system for the early diagnosis of malignant melanoma was created by Greek researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the Technological Institute of Athens. The system comprises of two separate smartphone applications, one for the patient...

ESM Could Further Improve the Economic Conditions of the Greek Program

Member states will monitor the implementation of reforms by Greece and decide whether to enter into discussions on further debt relief, the general director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling said during a conversation with MEPs of...

Ecofin: Impact of Refugee Crisis on National Budgets to Be Taken into Account

The refugee crisis is a “special case” and therefore the impact on the economies of member-states must be taken into consideration when examining their draft budgets, as presented by the European Commission in Tuesday’s meeting of EU finance ministers...

Forget Conspiracy Theories Says Head of Antikythera Mechanism Research Team

"Conspiracy theories did not exist in the antiquity. The ancient Greeks were rationalists and scientists with the original sense of the term. All scientific researches on the Antikythera Mechanism, one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world, dated...

Greece's Ruling Party Calls for General Strike

SYRIZA's Labor Policy Department called on all workers, unemployed, pensioners and students to join the general strike on Thursday. In an official announcement, the left-wing party department urges Greek citizens to "actively respond" to the pressure of creditors who continue...