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Business Insider wondered how the world would look without cars, traffic lights and lanes painted on the road. After Paris successfully enforced its first ever car-free day on September 27th, the website made a list of 7 cities in countries around...

Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said that Cyprus talks have entered into sensitive time, adding that neither overenthusiasm nor disappointment is justified. In statements to CNA, Christodoulides noted that during their meeting, on Monday, President Anastasiades mentioned to Turkish Cypriot leader...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is committed to help Greece as the country is carrying out the agreements outlined in the new bailout package, Greek media reports. The Greek parliament will have to adopt a series of prior actions during Friday's parliamentary vote...

The Greek government could soon be under pressure to consider additional reforms and measures to achieve the agreed fiscal targets of the bailout deal, Greek media reports. The representatives of Greece's international creditors are currently in Athens in preparation of Friday's parliament vote...

The Greek government is not open to conducting joint sea patrols with the Turkish Navy in the East Aegean sea. Kathimerini newspaper cites Greek diplomatic sources who claim there will not be such operations between the neighbouring countries in the face...

The debts of the Greek State to suppliers, service providers, security funds and individuals continue to mount and they have reached 5.1 billion euros, according to the finance ministry. The budget implementation figures given by the ministry show a debt...

The number of mating pairs of birds that chose the Axios Delta National Park to build their nests has tripled in the last year, according to figures presented by scientists on Monday. Speaking at a conference on the 12 years...

Based on data released by Frontex on Tuesday, a total of 170,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union in the month of September and as a result yearly totals rose to 710,000 people. According to Reuters, Europe appears to be...

A quarter of a million school children in Greece have applied for the food aid program 'Diatrofi' (Diet) organized by the Prolepsis Institute. Athena Linou, the head of the non-governmental organization, said on Monday that half the students enrolled at...

The president of Hellenic Bank Association and National Bank governor Louka Katseli in an interview with Handelsblatt estimated that the capital needs of the Greek banks are limited. "My personal view is that banks will not need the entire 25...

Greek Parliament President Nikos Voutsis is examining a 10% cut in the main wages of lawmakers which will be included in the parliamentary budget currently being drafted and will be implemented from January 2016. Voutsis said that this measure is...

German government spokesman Steffen Seibert stressed the need for cooperation between Greece and Turkey in order to control the activities of refugee and migrant traffickers in the Aegean. "We have at this time, especially in the Aegean between Greece and...

Two Greek cabinet members and two former MPs will be allegedly probed by the special parliamentary Audit Committee for Declarations of Assets. According to a Mega television report, a minister of the newly formed cabinet had income of 1 million euros...

When it comes to fearful dates, Friday the 13th is considered a bad luck day for most of the world. However, Greeks beg to differ and they have branded Tuesday the 13th as the bona-fide fearful day. Tuesday the 13th...

A new replica of the famous Antikythera Mechanism, whose remains are currently at Greece's National Archaeological Museum, has been built and put on display in the National Observatory of Athens, Nymphs' Hill, Thissio. Described as the world's first 'analog computer', the...