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Greece and Russia signed a trade deal that will bring Greece 4.2 billion euros and talked about the renewal of the deal for natural gas supply to Greece. After the discussions between the two delegations, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...

His belief that Greece's future lies within the European Union and the Eurozone expressed the newly elected President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, earlier today, following a meeting with the head of the European Union's delegation in Athens, Panos Karvounis. Pavlopoulos highlighted that the...

An unnamed Greek government official has ruled out scenarios that Greece have asked Russia for financial support in order to cope with both its internal and external commitments. "We have not asked for financial aid. We want to solve our...

The temperature drop in Central and Western Macedonia, Greece, has brought snow at Kaimaktsalan and Pisoderi ski resorts while light snow has also fallen at the ski resort of Vassilitsa, Grevena prefecture. 3-5 Pigadia ski resort in Naoussa will be...

Tertiary student transfers from one institution to another for the 2013-2014 academic year have been deemed unconstitutional by the Council of State, meaning that transferred students must return to their original school. Meanwhile the Education Minister has declared changes...

In the absence of true democracy and justice, the misconception that people elect a government in the interest of the people is a fallacy and more so today than ever before. The ideals of direct democracy were never...

We are in the middle of the Holy Week. The Greek Orthodox Church reminds us of a fact that took place two days before Jesus Christ was crucified. According to Matthew, Jesus was at the house of Simon the leper. As they...

Athens may have scraped enough cash to pay its dues in April but it may run out of funds in May and end up in sovereign default, a Financial Times report said. Greek Foreign Minister Yanis Varoufakis has assured International...

Greek Police discovered photographs depicting minors being sexually abused on a website maintained by a 35-year old and a 27-year old, who were arrested yesterday in Athens and Piraeus respectively, facing accusations of child pornography distribution. The operation was undertaken...

Negotiations for the Cyprus problem settlement will resume after the illegal elections will be held in the island's Turkish-occupied areas, United Nations Secretary General Special Advisor on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide announced. Addressing journalists during a press conference at the UN-protected area in Nicosia, Eide...

Anarchists attacked police with molotov cocktails and stones after a protest rally against maximum security prisons in downtown Athens, Greece, late on Tuesday. About 400 black-clad people marched from the University of Athens administration building to the Greek parliament around 7:15...

In the weak of Greek officials' warning to Brussels yesterday that "consistent" attempts by various European officials and media to spread division among the SYRIZA-led coalition government, formed with the participation of right wing Independent Greeks (ANEL), may lead to...

The Greek Parliament voted the SYRIZA-led government's proposal for an examination committee looking into the circumstances surrounding the signing of the country's two memoranda with its international creditors. Out of the 300 Greek MPs, 156 voted in favor of establishing the...

After forming a 'truth' committee to investigate Greece's bailout agreements with its lenders and perform a public debt audit, parliament head Zoi Konstantopoulou released two videos saying 'Check it, Erase it,' referring to the country's accumulated debt. Zoi Konstantopoulou, the...

The new, perplexing short film "Austerity," inspired by the public, mindful and motivated suicide of retiree Dimitris Christoulas at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens, Greece, on the morning of April 4, 2012, will be screened on May 14 inside the Bright Family Screening Room of The...