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In Greek politics, a statement that is repeated very often usually has the opposite meaning of what the politician says. For example, when a politician says "no new taxes," rest assured that you will be bombarded with taxes when...

The alleged tax privileges of the Greek Orthodox Church has been a sensitive issue in Greece for years. Greek Interim Finance Minister Nikos Christodoulakis recently brought the issue to the forefront when he claimed on Sunday that the Church has not...

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented on his seven month term as prime minister as well as the September 20 Greek elections during a press conference at the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). Tsipras reiterated his commitment to implement the prescribed reforms of the third...

"Bad loans haunt Greek Banks Seeking New Start" is the title of a Reuters report regarding the plight of the banking sector in Greece's economic crisis. After 40 billion euros of deposit outflows and three weeks of closed doors and...

Greek rowing athletes Katerina Nikolaidou and Sofia Asoumanaki were successful in the World Rowing Championships, conquering second place in the double sculls final. The Greek team had a great finish as they managed to rise from the fourth spot 500 meters...

Greek Alternate Minister on migration policy Yiannis Mouzalas announced on Sunday new measures to tackle the humanitarian disaster developing in Lesvos with the throngs of refugees and migrants arriving daily on the island. Speaking at a press conference shortly after...

Passenger ferry Blue Star 1 along with a Hellenic Coast Guard boat rescued 61 refugees between Chios and Lesvos islands. According to the coast guard, Blue Star 1 and a coast guard patrol boat received a signal about people at...

  Athens has allegedly denied a U.S. request to close airspace to Russian aircraft that would transport humanitarian aid to Syria, according to a Sputnik report. According to the news agency report, citing as a source an anonymous Greek diplomat, Moscow...

Greek main opposition leader Evangelos Meimarakis said he is open to the idea of forming a coalition government with Alexis Tsipras’ party, SYRIZA, in order to help keep the country within the Eurozone. “I believe in consensus and cooperation,”...

A memorial Divine Liturgy was held at the Yeniköy Panayia Greek Orthodox Church in İstanbul on Sunday for the first time in Turkey to commemorate the lives lost during the pogroms targeting İstanbul's Greek Orthodox Turks in 1955. Greek Orthodox...

Alexis Tspiras, being re-elected to the position of prime minister may be the only hope for European leaders in delivering "pragmatism and stability" in a seemingly unstable Europe according to CNBC, with many Greeks not so surprised in the turn...

The Greek Men's National Basketball Team achieved a resilient comeback in the final minutes of the game against Croatia, to overcome their rivals with a 72-70 victory in their second FIBA Eurobasket 2015 game. The Greeks had been behind in...

Europe is preparing for a new wave of refugees as word filters back to others that the passage through Hungary is now easier. Hundreds arrived Sunday at Vienna’s Westbahnhof station aboard trains from the Hungarian border, after officials in Hungary...

An exit from the crisis that would allow Greek society and its people to remain standing on their feet is SYRIZA's main aim, party leader Alexis Tsipras said during his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), where he presented...

Greece needs a stable coalition government that will stay in power for a full four-year term, New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis told a Greek newspaper, adding that his party would be willing to cooperate with SYRIZA. "SYRIZA must participate," Greece's main...