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The U.S. President's bimonthly report on the progress toward a solution of the Cyprus issue the period April 1 through May 31, concentrated on the resumption of the United Nations facilitated negotiations for a comprehensive solution after a seven-month suspension. According...

By Charlotte Taylor* Across Europe, a debate is raging about how to describe the thousands of people escaping war and turmoil in their own countries and making the journey to safer places. Are they refugees or migrants? The question is important:...

Former finance minister and SYRIZA candidate Euclid Tsakalotos expressed his concern over post-election alliances saying that the pro-Europe parties are corrupt and reactionary. Tsakalotos gave an interview to Kathimerini daily newspaper stating that his party will not agree on a...

Greece heads into its third elections in eight months with opinion polls foreshadowing a tight race between New Democracy and SYRIZA on top, a struggle for the third place and the presence of new political parties, like Popular Unity...

As it is customary, the Saturday before election day, candidates relax with friends and journalists drinking ouzo, wine and snacks (mezedes) to release the campaign pressure. After the exchange of heated arguments, harsh remarks, accusations, debates, rally speeches and interviews,...

A five-year-old girl who drowned and six more refugees missing is the count of a new maritime tragedy off the island of Lesvos on Saturday, adding more victims to the long list of refugee lives lost. Among the missing there...

The Turkish Gendarmerie have stopped barring the way to the mostly Syrian refugees in the region of Edirne and hundreds are now making their way to the Bulgarian border, a Turkish Gendarmerie official told ANA-MPA. According to Turkish customs...

European Commission launched the third edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators with the view to giving public recognition to outstanding women entrepreneurs who brought their innovative ideas to the market. The aim is to inspire other women to...

The Annual Aristotelian Celebration will take place on October 28 at Flinders University Tonsley Campus. To celebrate the inspiring achievements of Flinders University's LOGOS Australian Centre for Hellenic Language and Culture, the university will be hosting a special presentation and...

The ancient commercial roads that linked the city of Thessaloniki and Macedonia of the Roman era with the cities of the wider region of the Black Sea have been revealed by the coins found during the archaeological excavations at...

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras wound up his campaign to be re-elected Greek prime minister by promising a victory that would "sweep away the old." Tsipras spoke at a rally of thousands of supporters at Syntagma Square in Athens. Sounding certain...

Commencement of the construction of the AEK F.C. football stadium that will be called "Hagia Sophia" has been postponed for 45 days following a decision by the Greek Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy according to Greek media reports. The municipality of...

A large number of human remains were found in the Tymvos area where the Noratlas aircraft was shot down during the Turkish invasion in 1974. The aircraft was part of a secret mission from Greece to send reinforcements to the Greek...

The Greek Men's Basketball Team's victory over Latvia in their final game of the FIBA Eurobakset 2015 marked the end of an era, as Vassilis Spanoulis announced his retirement from the Greek National Team. “I am proud," Spanoulis said after the game...

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi responded to SYRIZA's European Parliament Member; Kostas Chrysogonas via an open letter, Chrysogonas had made claims about the ECB's role in the Greek bailouts and posed questions about the “right to social security and the protection of...