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Greece Takes Emergency Measures for Flood of Refugees and Migrants

The Greek government has announced a series of emergency measures to deal with the flood of refugees and illegal migrants who land in Greek shores. In the last 48 hours alone, 838 people tried to enter Greece coming from the...

Greek FinMin Varoufakis Sends Message to Melbourne

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis described the negotiations between Greece and the three institutions as “tiring” in a video message presented during the solidarity rally held in Melbourne on Tuesday. Even a ten-year-old can understand that Greece’s huge loan cannot be...

New Democracy Lashes Out at Government on Legislative Acts

Main opposition New Democracy on Wednesday lashed out at SYRIZA on its stance towards the previous Greek government on the issue of legislative acts. More specifically, New Democracy said that SYRIZA had accused the previous government that "the country is...

Greek FinMin Varoufakis Among Most Interesting Men in the World

Business Insider described Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as an “unexpected finance minister who seems to have a sixth sense about trends in the Greek economy,” while the news website included him on its list of the 20 most...

No Agreement With Greece Until June, Brussels Predicts

Greece will not come to an agreement with creditors before June 30 when the bailout extension expires, European Union officials in Brussels predict. Negotiations had stalled and recommenced on Saturday in Paris, but they ended without any progress. European partners...

Researchers Translate Ancient Greek Recipe for Hangover

Over a century ago, researchers Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt discovered 500,000 ancient documents in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus. The 1,900-year-old papyri contained several ancient Greek texts, including cures and remedies. One text in particular explained how to...

Greek Scientists Discover Cellular Mechanism that Controls Aging

Scientists of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology in Crete discovered a new cellular mechanism that coordinates the process of building and destruction of mitochondria, thereby regulating aging. Researchers Constantinos Palikaras and...

Greek Dep FinMin: We Are €400 Million Short for April Wages, Pensions

Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas revealed on Wednesday that state coffers are 350-400 million euros short and the government will need extra funds to pay wages and pensions at the end of April. Speaking at Mega television, Mr. Mardas said...

Varoufakis: An Agreement Will Be Achieved and the Situation Will Stabilize

Resolving the non-performing loan problem of Greek banks will require Europe's intervention, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Tuesday at a banking forum in Athens, Greece, organized by the Hellenic Management Association (EEDE), adding that the issue is...

Watch 'The Rocket War of Chios' Brand New Short Documentary

  This Easter Greek Reporter filmed the 200-hundred-year old custom on the Greek island of Chios where two churches engage in an unprecedented rocket war to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The parishioners of two rival churches, St. Mark’s and...

Eurogroup President: Grexit Not An Option

His expectation that a deal will soon be reached between Athens and its creditors expressed Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem earlier today. As he explained, Greece's presence in the single currency is not only in the interest of Athens but also in...

Greek Govt Abolishes Law Allowing HIV Positive Sex Workers' Details to Be Made Public

Greece's government announced on Tuesday the abolition of a controversial health and hygiene regulation that allowed authorities to publish the details, including photographs, of workers that had tested HIV positive. This is the second time the regulation has been abolished since its...

Gazprom CEO Visits Athens and Guarantees Gas Transit Through Greece

Colossal Russian energy company Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said his country guarantees annual supplies of up to 47 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Central Europe through transit infrastructure to be constructed in Greece. "The Greek government is supporting the project...

President Anastasiades Calls For Unity Ahead of Cyprus Problem Talks

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades called for unity today in order to achieve the necessary conditions for a peaceful settlement of the long-standing Cyprus problem. In the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the April 21,...

Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with German Chancellor Merkel on Thursday

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of a European Union summit to be held in Brussels on Thursday, only a day ahead of the crucial meeting of Eurozone Finance...