Greek News

Greece’s international creditors are finalizing the text of a bailout agreement that they will present to Greece, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Top officials from European institutions and the International Monetary Fund have sent a draft of the...

A new scientific research denies that the Kalash, an isolated ethnic group living for centuries in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountain range, are the direct descendants of Alexander the Great's ancient Greek-Macedonian armies that invaded the region in the fourth century B.C. During the...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated on Tuesday that Greece has presented to international creditors a comprehensive list of reforms in order to achieve an agreement. Tsipras spoke to the press after his visit to the education ministry. Referring to the...

The Eltham Library Community Gallery in Victoria will kick off the winter season on June 11, with an exhibition that brings the energy and magnificence of the Australian Outback to life. Deep Outback is a collection of works by Greek-Australian...

Several SYRIZA cabinet members say that Greece cannot make more concessions in negotiations with creditors and some argue that if there is no favorable deal, the solution is snap elections. Greek Labor Minister Panos Skourletis said on Tuesday that Athens cannot...

European leaders and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to accelerate negotiations and offer Greece a plan to consider in the coming days, according to a Bloomberg report. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank...

As the Greek government is under pressure to agree to economic reforms with its international creditors in order to unlock new financing, the European Commission continues to signal tough stance regarding the ongoing talks with Greece. European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said on Monday...

Elena Panaritis has announced that she will not accept the post of Greek representative to the IMF after fierce criticism from members of governing Syriza. I never asked for that position, I accepted it only because I wanted to help...

A Greek businessman is on the list of 89 businessmen who are blacklisted and forbidden to enter Russia. Theodoros Margellos, businessman and investment consultant, is on the list compiled by the Russian foreign ministry. The 89 "undesirable" individuals have no...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande had a 35-minute teleconference on Sunday evening in which they agreed that the agreement between Greece and creditors should be signed soon. At the same time,...

At least 3 million Greeks go treasure hunting, while many of them are also gold prospectors. Naoussa in northern Greece is the "Mecca of gold prospectors." It is also the city where the first European Convention of Gold Prospectors took place, attracting...

The head of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad ( G.S.G.A) Michalis Kokkinos visited on Monday the historical Greek communities in Italy on the occasion of a unique exhibition entitled "Greeks in Campania: 500 years of history." The exhibition, which...

Millions of Greeks played the Joker lottery after continuous jackpots, but just one got lucky. A lottery agency in Athens, Greece, is proud to have produced the winning ticket of 9.5 million euros. According to the agency owner, the lucky ticket holder paid just 3...

The Greek Armed Forces wealth exceeds 32 billion euros in real estate property and the Defense Ministry has a plan to generate 1.5 billion euros per year in revenues by utilizing it. According to estimates by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos,...

Greek human rights lawyer, politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) and current speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Zoi Konstantopoulou said that each child born in Greece owes 32,500 euros taking the podium at the "Forum européen des alternatives" held in Paris...