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  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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

British newspaper Express published an extensive article on the Greek island of Santorini, advising prospective tourists on their options once they arrive on the “crown jewel of Greece.” The list of top 10 things to do in Santorini includes various activities...

Australians often ignore how the operation in Thessaloniki influenced the Allied strategy during World War I, as well as Greece’s stance during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. Dr. Maria Hill, a distinguished historian, is a great supporter of this idea, therefore...

Greek municipalities held an emergency meeting earlier today in Athens after the government ordered the country's public sector operations to transfer excess funds in a common account to the Bank of Greece (BoG) in a dramatic attempt to cover its...

Manolis Stavris, a man from Rhodes who has been working as a sailor all his life, participated in the rescue mission on April 20, when a boat carrying around 200 illegal migrants sank just off the island’s shore. The...

The European Central Bank is considering measures to rein in Emergency Liquidity Assistance to Greek banks, as resistance to further aiding the country’s stricken lenders grows among the Governing Council, a Bloomberg report says. The report cites people who have...

"We are prepared for all kinds of events but I am excluding at 100 percent this Grexit, or Greek exit,"  said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The EC President spoke to The Politico newspaper about negotiations between Greece and international...

When the deadline for submitting applications to manage debts under the 100-installment application runs out, the government will move to measures of confiscation over outstanding debts, Greek Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani said. Responding to a parliamentary question by deputy...

Greek citizens recently rated the government’s performance in key areas, as well as the negotiations with the country’s partners as part of a survey conducted by the University of Macedonia. In particular, the survey -- conducted for the Greek television...

Greeks are the hardest working people in Europe, since they work 2,037 hours per year, a OECD study shows. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development conducted a study to determine in which of the 38 OECD member-countries people work the...