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Greece’s Partners Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye on Greek Debt

If Greece’s partners continue to turn a blind eye on the country’s debt, this will be bad both for the country and the Eurozone’s credibility, Panagiotis Roumeliotis, Greece’s former representative to the IMF, said in a public hearing before...

Greek FinMin: 'Greece Will Not Present New Reforms at Eurogroup'

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis late on Monday said that the three institutions have different red lines. "It is one thing to negotiate with one institution and another thing to negotiate with three institutions that do not want the same...

Greek Man to Help Poor Families by Crossing 152km on Foot

A 39-year-old Greek man from Thessaloniki will attempt to provide help to poor Greek families by walking a distance of 152km in 72 hours. The man, who has been living and working in the UK over the last few years,...

Paris Wants EU Migrant Camps in Italy and Greece

France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has reportedly been trying to convince his Italian counterpart of the need to create EU-managed camps in Italy and Greece to distinguish economic migrants from asylum seekers upon their arrival. "The former would immediately be...

Spanish Citizens Send Support Video to Greeks

Spanish citizens have decided to show their support toward Greeks and their struggles by organizing and shooting a video entitled “Auditamos Grecia.” They wanted to send a message: “You are not alone, we are all Greeks.” In the video, Spanish citizens...

Poll: 7 in 10 Greeks Want the Euro at Any Cost

The majority of Greeks, 7 out of 10, choose to stay in the Eurozone at any cost, according to a latest opinion poll conducted by GPO. The poll was presented on Mega television on Monday night, showing that 69.7 percent...

A New Way of Telling a Classic Fairy Tale

  A classic fairy tale has been sweeping the theatrical scene of Modern Greece.  A new way of telling a folk tale that appeal to young and old is “To Sklavi” (son of a slave). The Theatrical Company of Elementary...

European Music Day: More Than 500 Artists and Bands Performing Across Greece

This year, the European Music Day events will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Charter of Budapest signing that created the European Network of the Music Day Organizers (EMD) but will also mark the 30th anniversary since the 1st...

30% Chance of Grexit Warn Market Traders

There is a 30% chance of Greece defaulting on its debt and leaving the Eurozone in 2015, according to a recent poll of euro money market traders published in Reuters. While the poll median was 30%, one of the traders revealed that he/she feels absolutely certain...

Research Debunks Beliefs about Economic Growth in Ancient Greece

Stanford Classics Professor Josiah Ober has long suspected that some of the long-held ideas scholars had about the ancient Greek world could be wrong. Thanks to his innovative digital research project, he now has the data to show it. Ober...

John Stamos Home After DUI Arrest and Hospitalization

John Stamos tweeted to his fans that he was finally back home after his DUI arrest on Friday night and subsequent hospitalization at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Police in Beverly Hills stopped the actor and tested his BAC after numerous calls came...

German Press: Eurozone to Impose Capital Controls on Greece if No Deal Is Reached

A new summit of EU leaders will be held next Friday if Greece and its international creditors do not reach an agreement during the Thursday Eurogroup. According to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, there will be no solution on Greece, once again, in the new...

Leros Island to Require Registration for Passenger Animals

Horses, donkeys and mules will receive registration numbers and legal liability for accidents on the Greek island of Leros, following a decision by the island’s City Council. The new regulation will include all “passenger animals” and it provides that...

Olympiakos' Basketball Team Wins the Greek Basketball League

Olympiakos celebrated its 11th championship win on Sunday, June 14, and its third win over its main rival Panathinaikos with a score of 93-74 in the third game of the playoff finals. During the match that took place at the...

1/3 Of Greeks Working Abroad May not Return to Their Homeland

ICAP group carried out a research among 1,325 Greeks working in 56 countries across the globe to explore the "Brain Drain" phenomenon, on the occasion of the 2015 Human Capital Summit. According to the study, the majority of talented young professionals is now...