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Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis discussed the potential for a new reception center in Athens, while also during an interview with SKAI. Kaminis warned that the Victoria Square in the center of Athens must not become a refugee settlement again. Thousands...

Greek Police discovered a weapon stash in a warehouse on Marathonos Avenue, Attica close to Athens. Police found rocket launchers, kalasnikov guns, handguns and hand grenades inside the warehouse, according to Greek media reports. Six cars, two motorcycles and one truck were...

British actor Orlando Bloom, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador visited a refugee reception center in Gevgelija on the border between FYROM and Greece, on Tuesday, September 29. Bloom listened to the refugees’ stories about their journeys, concerns and hopes for the...

In Greece, nostalgic people usually associate open-air cinemas with the scent of jasmine, while in the United States, outdoor cinemas have been associated with the comfort of a person’s own car for many years. There are various types of outdoor...

Drug dealers involved in trafficking that would bring profits of more than 75,000 euros will be sentenced to life imprisonment regardless of the number of the accused, according to a new ruling of the Supreme Court plenum on Tuesday....

Greece may soon find itself excluded from the European Space Agency (ESA) while it has already lost its right to vote, since it has not paid its financial contribution to the ESA for the last three years, Thessaloniki University...

The World Economic Forum ranked the Greek economy as the 81st most competitive out of 144 national economies, giving the nation a 4 out of 7 score in its 2015 Global Competitiveness Index. This is the second consecutive year Greece holds the...

Despite the fact that many Greeks show great compassion during the ongoing refugee influx, a Pew Research Center survey shows that Greeks in general see immigrants as a burden. The survey was conducted in seven European countries and the U.S.A....

A delegation of Greek left-wing politicians, including former ministers under the previous cabinet Nadia Valavani and Kostas Isichos, were attacked by members of a far-right organization in Ukraine on Wednesday, while visiting Odessa for talks with the city's Greek...

A new law by the ministry of labor brings back to the public sector about 900 employees who had been fired for misconduct, misdemeanors and crimes. The Greek government is in the awkward position of having to abide to the...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that Greece can return to bond markets as soon as creditors restructure the country's state debt. "The goal is to return to the markets. If there is a good decision on the debt issue, Greece...

Two refugees, a young child and a woman lost their lives when the boat carrying them from the Turkish coast to Greece capsized on Wednesday morning, September 30th, off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos. Hellenic coast guard...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde sent the message to Athens that any official discussion on Greek debt easing will take place after the first bailout program review. The IMF chief met with Greek Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis in...

The Appeals Justices' Council ordered 35 people, on Tuesday, to stand trial for bad loans issued by TT Hellenic Postbank before its liquidation in 2013, including the bank's former head Angelos Filippidis. In their indictment, the justices said that all...

The war in Syria, bilateral relations, the situation in Ukraine and Greek-Russian cooperation were the main issues covered in a meeting between Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov in New York on Tuesday, on...