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The much awaited debate between the leaders of the seven political parties was a three-hour long blame game full of empty slogans, repeated accusations, sarcastic remarks, hypocritical statements and blatant lies. The only thing missing was a political agenda, a...

The United States pledged Wednesday to accept more refugees fleeing from wars in Syria and elsewhere, even as Europe unveiled a mandatory country-by-country quota plan to resettle 160,000 migrants. After meeting with lawmakers in Congress, U.S. Secretary of State John...

Watch now Greece's party leaders debate live: With Greece's future at a crossroads, the first Greek party leaders debate since 2009 is expected to offer clear answers to undecided voters for the crucial September 20th Greek general election.

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki held a summer programme with the participation of 180 students from 35 countries. The president of the committee and the representatives of the academic community expressed the hope that the students will be the ambassadors...

Car registrations grew 20.1% in August to a total 7,039 vehicles (new and used vehicles), up from 5,862 in August 2014 (in passenger cars the increase was 25.8 pct), the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday. The statistics service, in a...

The East Aegean Greek Island of Lesvos, which has a become a centre for migrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe, has gotten a significant breather in the past two days. Between Monday and Tuesday evening 10,000 migrants and refugees had left the...

The Greek government denied a rift with Moscow over refusing to allow Russian air-crafts to fly over Greek airspace. The air-crafts were scheduled to transport humanitarian aid to Syria, but did not, after an alleged U.S. intervention. "No displeasure or any...

The output of the Greek industrial sector decreased by 1.6% in July 2015 in comparison to July 2014, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Among the sectors with significant slow downs were the manufacturing sector with a 5.7% reduction in output, the mining sector whose production...

"Our government has continued the implementation of the measures on migration, which had been initiated by previous governments," Greek caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou said in an interview with ANA-MPA on Wednesday. "Despite the efforts to improve these measures, we are...

The procedures for the first evaluation of the new bailout programme will start in October, a senior Eurozone official said on Wednesday. Apart from the technical issues of the evaluation, issues of political interest such as the IMF's role,...

Having already recorded three straight wins in the tournament's group stage, the Greek Men's Basketball team secured the first place in Group C in the FIBA Eurobasket 2015 with a 83-72 victory over Slovenia. The game was decisive for the fate of...

"Europe is the baker on Kos who offers bread to hungry refugees; Europe is the people who welcome refugees at the Munich train station," said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, addressing the European Parliament. In his first annual State of...

A Mainstreet/Postmedia survey revealed that almost half the Canadian population wishes that more refugees would arrive in their country. Furthermore, they also believe that the Canadian federal government is not helping enough with the people affected by the conflict...

Private investors should participate in the new share capital increases of the Greek banks and avoid the scenario of nationalization, a senior official of the country’s central bank said on Tuesday, following a meeting between Greek Finance Minister Giorgos...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned that the new Greek government that will emerge from the September 20 elections must respect the bailout agreement. Juncker told the European Parliament on Wednesday that Greece's place in the Eurozone will not be...