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Piraeus Bank, one of the four major Greek banks, has decided to write off debts of up to 20,000 euros and freeze debts from mortgages for poverty-stricken Greeks. The program aims at Greek citizens who fall in the category of...

By Vasilis Papoutsis* We spoke to California Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian for the upcoming commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The tragic event that has long been a sad and sorrowful spot in the hearts of the Armenian...

The way Egypt is dealing with delineating the Greek-Cyprus-Egypt Exclusive Economic Zone "is exemplary," President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Thursday, after a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, unlike the way other...

French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that Greece must present a complete list of reforms before any bailout funds will be released. Athens is pushing for an intermediate deal before April 30, a "bridge program"...

The risk of Greece leaving the euro if it has to accept more austerity is no bluff, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told a French philosophy magazine, adding that no one could predict what the consequences of such an...

There is a “great sense of urgency” among all to reach a deal, the head of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Friday said in doorstep statements prior to the Eurogroup meeting in Riga, Latvia. We will hear from the representatives...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday everything must be done to prevent Greece running out of money before it reaches a deal with its international creditors, amid concern that Greek state coffers are empty. Merkel had a meeting with Greek...

Olympiakos beat Barcelona 71-68 with a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Giorgios Printezis and qualified to the 2015 Euroleague Final Four in Madrid. Giorgos Printezis has stunned the basketball world again! Three years since his famous shot that stung CSKA Moscow and...

A boatload of 93 illegal migrants plus three suspected traffickers rescued on Thursday while adrift in a wooden craft near Rafina, Greece, will be temporarily housed in an indoor basketball court, authorities announced. According to information from Greek Coast Guard...

At least one person was killed and a second was taken to the hospital in critical condition as a result of a major fire that broke out inside an abandoned factory in Volos, Greece, just before 1:00 pm on...

Internationally acclaimed Greek documentary "Agora: From Democracy to the Market" will have its German festival premiere at the 30th International Documentary Film Festival DOK.FEST in Munich from May 7 to May 15. DOK.FEST is one of the major documentary film festivals...

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades highlighted that the prospects to resume talks on the Cyprus problem are being created. As he noted, the dialogue between the Greek-Cypriot side and the Turkish-Cypriot community must be free from threats and blackmail, while adding that the Republic of Cyprus...

SkyGreece Airlines will act as a communication bridge between the Greek Diaspora in the U.S. and Canada and the motherland through the launch of transatlantic flights from Greece to New York and Toronto. During a press conference that took place on April...

Greece and its international creditors have not agreed on a "Plan B" in case the country fails to pay the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on time or default, as there is still no agreement over the disbursement of its bailout funds,...

European Union member-states' leaders are considering ways to double the financial sources they could use in order to prevent tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea and save the lives of thousands of migrants who are trying to reach Europe. Moreover,...