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An agreement with creditors is urgent because the country is in danger of falling into deep recession and the government's lack of strategy harms the economy, says the quarterly report of the Parliamentary Budget Office. According to the report, the...

The exhibition “The Greeks - Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” at the archaeological museum of Pointe-à-Callière in Montreal, Canada, has ended after four successful months. “Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal’s Archaeology and History Complex, is proud to announce that 132,156 visitors came through...

Greece will make concessions in order to reach an intermediate deal that would increase liquidity now, and then come up with a comprehensive list of reforms for a final deal in June, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said. "We are putting...

Greek Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Panagiotis Lafazanis gave a controversial interview in which he claims that an "honorable deal" is impossible and it is better for Greece to leave the European Union and seek alliances elsewhere. Lafazanis,...

Greek Health and Social Insurance Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis on Wednesday issued a stern warning to multinational drug companies that they should invest in Greece, during a speech at a conference titled “Shaping the Future of Healthcare in Greece.” The minister...

British Airways announced the launch of direct flights to Iraklio, Crete and the island of Corfu, which will be added to existing Greek island destinations currently operated by the airline, such as Kos, Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini. The decision...

Greece's government is considering selling stakes in its two largest ports as a concession to reach an agreement with its lenders and unlock bailout funds, a government official said yesterday. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new leftist government had sought...

A new poll after the television interview of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras shows that the vast majority of Greeks want to stay in the euro zone and are against snap elections, while half of them worry that Greece may...

After finishing a stint on 'Parenthood' that put her on the Hollywood map, young Greek-American actress Ally Ioannides has been cast in the much-anticipated martial arts drama "Into the Badlands." The series is set to premiere on AMC in the...

Olympiakos' 1-1 tie against Apollon Athinon was enough to seal the move to the final where they'll meet Skoda Ksanthi who surpassed Iraklis Thessalonikis with a 0-0 home draw. Stepping on this event, we gathered 10 fun facts about the...

Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded Greece's government bond rating to Caa2 from Caa1. The short-term rating is unaffected by this rating action and remains at Not Prime(NP). The outlook on the rating is negative. Moody's government bond rating...

Greece needs to simplify the institutional framework to allow investments and remove the obstacles when investing in land and property, Vice Chairman for Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley Reza Moghadam said on Wednesday at an event organized by the Athens-based...

Greece wants a mutually beneficial deal with its creditors as soon as possible, even before May 11, a senior government official who participated in the political negotiating team meeting at the Greek Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. "We want a...

The Archimedean Upper Conservatory, a charter school focusing on Greek studies in Miami, was ranked the 16th most challenging high school in USA according to an index published by The Washington Post. In addition, 22% of the graduating class was accepted...

Four Greek universities were featured on the list of the best universities in the world, according to QS’s new international university ranking table, depending on the field of expertise. The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) ranked in 29th place in...