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Economy
Greek Energy Ministry Amendment Cancels Rises of Special Duty in Electricity Bills
The Greek Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy announced on Sunday it is cancelling the increases in the special duty for the reduction of gas emissions (ETMEAR), which had been decided by Greece’s power regulator RAE, with an...
Australia
MP Luke Simpkins Urges Australia to Recognize FYROM as Macedonia (Video)
Liberal Party Federal Member for Cowan, Luke Simpkins MP during his speech in the Australian Parliament in Canberra on 17 March 2015 urged his colleagues in Government, for Australia to recognize FYROM as the Republic of Macedonia which is...
Greece
03/22/2015: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video
Niki Volos - Panionios 0 - 3
OFI - PAS Giannina 0 - 3
Panaitolikos - Levadiakos 0 - 1 (video)
Panthrakikos - PAOK 3 - 1 (video)
Xanthi - Atromitos 1 - 0 (video)
Asteras Tripolis - Ergotelis 2 - 1 (video)
Olympiakos Piraeus...
Archaeology
Acropolis of Athens Was Built to Withstand Earthquakes, Engineers Say
"This is an incredible construction, using ingenious solutions to insurmountable engineering and construction problems," said Professor of Civil Engineering Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Kyriazis Pitilakis describing the Acropolis and the Parthenon.
The question of how the Acropolis structures and...
Economy
Germany Pushes Greece to Expedite Reforms List
With Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras due to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, Germany is putting more pressure on Greece to expedite reforms.
SPD Parliamentary Group Chairman Thomas Oppermann said that Germany is losing patience with...
Diaspora
Germans Protect Greek Restaurant from Racist Attacks
The Mayor and citizens of Kirchseeon in Germany joined together to support the owners of a Greek restaurant who have been receiving threatening racist letters and phone calls.
Athos restaurant is located in Kirchseeon, a town 35 kilometers outside Munich....
Economy
German Media: Liquidity in Greece Ends April 8
Greek coffers will be empty by April 8, said Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung Sunday report, citing European Commission experts in Athens.
According to the report, Athens will be able to finance salaries and pensions until the second week of April. After that,...
Greece
Greek Defense Minister: Govt Held an 'Honorable Stance' at EU Summit
Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos expressed his satisfaction on Saturday with the result of the EU summit meeting, saying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held an "honorable and just stance."
"The Prime Minister, the government and the Greek people proved...
Greece
Greek Deputy Minister Denies Allegations of Contracts with Laid Off Public Workers
Greek Deputy Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Giorgos Katrougalos denied allegations that he had signed dozens of private contracts for reinstating laid off public sector employees through his law office in exchange of 12% of their salary.
According to a report in...
Greece
The Greek Islands' Most Stunning Locations
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By Cliff Blaylock
The Greek Islands play host to a wide variety of incredible locations. However, with so many things to see, what should you make the top of your priorities?
Santorini
Around 1500B.C, the island goers of Santorini experienced a devastating...
Europe
Hundreds of Kurds Honor Body of English-Greek Ex-Marine Who Fought ISIS
Hundreds of Kurds mobbed the hearse carrying ex-Marine Konstandinos Erik Scurfield when his body arrived at Manchester Airport. Scurfield was killed fighting against the Islamic State in Syria.
The British-Greek 25-year-old man from Barnsley was killed by mortar fire on March...
Greek News
Homeric Pictures’ New Storytelling Approach Wins at IndieFEST
Homeric Pictures, the brainchild of Greek director/producer Konstantinos Mousoulis and producer Marina Dimitra Yele, recently won a prestigious IndieFEST Award for its film "The Red Sweater."
"The Red Sweater" is an example of Homeric Pictures' revolutionary approach to production, promotion and collaboration with actors.
This...
Greece
New Democracy: Government Should Not Try to Take Credit for Work Already Done
Main opposition New Democracy accused Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday of trying to take credit for the achievements of the previous government of Antonis Samaras.
"The 2-billion-euro package announced by Tsipras is the well-known result achieved after...
Crime
Greece Amid 'Most Stressed Out Nations' List
With Norway being the most carefree nation in the world and Nigeria the most stressed-out country, Greece lies somewhere in the middle of the "Most Stressed Out Nations" list in a survey conducted by Bloomberg.
Neighboring Turkey is less stressed...
Economy
Bloomberg: Greeks Keep Their Money Under the Mattress
During these years of economic crisis, Greeks are hiding their money under the mattress instead of keeping it in the bank, says a Bloomberg report.
In the months following the announcement of snap elections, Greek banks have lost billions in...