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Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos welcomed on Wednesday atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are travelling on the Peace Boat, a Japan-based international NGO, aiming at informing the world about the consequences of nuclear weapons. “Respect for human...

Greek main opposition New Democracy urged the government to work “methodically, effectively and with a plan” to avoid disrupting the reforms that have been implemented “with great sacrifice” in the last two years. New Democracy Economic Affairs Coordinator Christos Staikouras said...

The European Commission is planning to take a series of measures in order to deal with illegal migration and take strong actions against human smugglers. Ii is estimated that in the first four months of 2015, almost 2,000 people lost their...

The forthcoming transfer of the holy relics of Saint Barbara to the Saint Savvas Oncology Hospital and the reception of the reliquary with the ceremonial honors reserved for heads of state has created a new controversy within the leftist ruling...

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed on Tuesday the imminent resumption of Cyprus negotiations that were agreed upon by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and the newly elected leader of the Turkish-Cypriot community, Mustafa Akinci. In a statement released by the...

PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis made an interbank transaction to repay the team's debt to the Greek state, putting an end to the nightmare that tormented the club for the last years. Meanwhile the relevant payment documents have already been presented...

French Haute Couture and Prêt-à-Porter fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier gladly accepted the Melina Mercouri Foundation challenge to design two collectible garments inspired by Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri. Incited by the magnificence that is still being exhaled by some of Mercouri's photos taken...

Negotiations between Greece and its creditors are now at "the most difficult...precarious point," Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday. The Minister was talking to tax office employees that had gathered outside the Finance Ministry to make wage-related demands. Referring...

395 Greek beaches and nine marinas won the international quality Blue Flag award this year, putting Greece in third place worldwide among 50 countries, according to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF). The announcement was made during a...

Greek net budget revenue surpassed target by 15.2%, or 500 million euros, in April offering a large breather to the country's Finance Ministry in managing its obligations. A Ministry announcement on Wednesday attributed this positive development to a massive response...

Greek Alternate Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis announced that the Greek government is not planning on requesting the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum through a court procedure. “The route to requesting the return of the Parthenon Marbles...

Student elections took place today, May 13, in all public universities and technical institutions across Greece. Thousands of students have voted, however, the small turnout shows once again that the student elections have decayed, since the parties are not able...

"I believe that SYRIZA will not come to an agreement that will cancel basic aspects of the program," Greek Alternate Minister for Social Security Dimitris Stratoulis said in statements to Greek radio on Wednesday. "Manoeuvres are always done, certain retreats are always made, this...

Deposits outflow from Greek banks continued in April, reaching a total of 7 billion euros, according to Bloomberg. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) increased its emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) in order to support the Greek banks. “The ECB’s Governing Council opted...

The liquidity of the banking sector, the contribution of banks in the fight against tax evasion, the improvement of public revenues collection and the more efficient use of development actions dominated a meeting between Government Vice-President Yiannis Dragasakis and...