Greek News

The 11th annual Athens Pride took place in downtown Athens on Saturday, June 13. This year’s event used the slogan “Take a Stand,” demanding equal rights for the LGBT community. Greek artists such as Polina, Demy, Melisses, Marietta Fafouti and...

Greece and the new Tsipras government have been facing a brutal attack by international creditors. A classic economic war has ensued between a lender and a borrower; with the lender attempting to assert his authority and the borrower demanding loan...

The ten wittiest answers given over time by popular representatives of art and public life were recently hosted in British newspaper "The Independent." At the top, one can find the Spartans' reaction after they were threatened by Philip of Macedonia. Sparta Vs. King Philip of Macedon King Philip II...

The summer tourist season has finally started, however tour operators reported a significant decline in tourists arriving from Russia. The tourist flow from Russia to Greece could drop by 35-40% this year, according to estimates provided by Tez Tour...

People in Albania, Morocco, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Zimbabwe welcome an unexpected guest from Greece in their homes. These people were relatives and friends of five migrants who had moved to Greece in search of a better future. Ilias Vrochidis,...

Syros is a magical island with a strong cultural and industrial past, and an urban aura that few places in Greece have. It is no wonder that the island hosts not one but many festivals from classical music to animation. The...

The University of Washington in Seattle has launched an original summer program in recent years, highlighting the beauty of Greece. The program was the idea of professor Stergios Fotopoulos who has been teaching statistics at the university since 1985. Every...

As negotiations between Greece and creditors seem to stall each day and the country is perilously close to missing its due payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the end of the month, the Greek government is optimistic that...

The Hellenic Community Gold Plate Dinner charity event that took place on Tuesday, June 9, at the Hellenic Meeting and Reception Center, managed to raised 380,000 dollars for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The longstanding annual event was attended by 575...

A 38-year-old woman of Greek origin, Arianna Akrivouli, died during an IVF procedure in Bitritto, near Bari. The woman, who resided permanently in Italy, passed away during a fine-needle aspiration in an ovary. The Bari prosecutor's office launched an investigation...

The European Union recently proposed a plan to help Greece and Italy with the thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean sea. These plans will be watered down during the EU Interior Ministers meeting which will take place on Tuesday,...

In an interview with BBC radio 4, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis noted that Greece’s European partners will not eventually let the country leave the Eurozone. "German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not even considering the possibility of a Grexit," he...

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ personal envoys arrived in Brussels on Saturday morning in order to attempt to bridge the difference between Greece and its creditors. Greek Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, State Minister Nikos Pappas and Deputy Minister...

A mini tax draft bill submitted by the Greece's Finance Ministry will be tabled at the Parliament plenum for approval on Tuesday, June 16, in a fast track procedure, a move that was widely criticized by the opposition. Apart from the...

Greek opposition "To Potami" called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to make an "honorable compromise" and reach an agreement with creditors. "Mr. Tsipras will either make a bold move forward or stand still and be swept away by the tide of developments....