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New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras focused his speech at the party's political committee on Sunday on criticizing the majority ruling party SYRIZA for its policies, while he rejected all calls for a party congress and change in leadership. "We lost...

An Athenian man captured with his camera the touching scene of a young man approaching a homeless man and spontaneously giving him a pair of sports shoes. The four pictures Iraklis Pnevmatikakis snapped in downtown Athens, on a Saturday afternoon...

The British House of Commons will discuss on Monday Greece's demand for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to their rightful home. Greece has asked UNESCO to mediate on the issue and the organization has given a deadline to the...

"We are looking forward to working with Greece. Time is running short," said Benoit Coeure, Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank. The ECB official spoke to Cypriot newspaper Politis on Sunday and discussed Greece's bailout talks. "The (Greek) authorities...

Greek Government circles are denying that Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis mentioned the possibility of a referendum being held to stay in the euro. “Over the last few days we have noticed an effort to strike against Finance Minister Yanis...

Greece’s EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos resigned as New Democracy (ND) vice-president on Sunday. Dimitris Avramopoulos said, “It is time to bridge the faction’s generations.” He added that he would continue to focus on European...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a series of telephone conversations with European leaders on Saturday ahead of Monday's critical Eurogroup. Tsipras spoke with the President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi and told him that he respects the...

Greece ’s finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has said that the Syriza government will propose new elections or a referendum on the euro, if the country’s partners reject his proposals for reforms. In an interview with Italian "Corriere della Serra," a...

Greek riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the release of all immigrants and refugees outside one of the country’s largest detention centers. Clashes broke out on Saturday after police forces used tear gas to disperse protesters gathered...

Conflict has broken out between the opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party and the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government concerning Greek former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis money pumped abroad from his personal accounts. Real News rights that the head...

Celebrations for the first "March-Greek Heritage Month" have started with an opening ceremony at Presteign Heights Elementary School. Staff, students and community members gathered to learn about and celebrate the Greek heritage and culture that resonates Toronto schools and...

Greece ranks in tenth place in the percentage of women holding top management positions, according to a report entitled "Women in business: the path to leadership" conducted by Grant Thornton to coincide with International Women's Day. Greek women holding...

Jeroen Dijsselbloem came face-to-face with Greek students who denounced austerity in Greece after an event at Delft University in the Netherlands. A student accused the Eurogroup chief of implementing tough austerity measures. The Young student criticizes the tactics of partners...

Three Greek citizens were rescued in an operation in Bansko winter resort, Chairman of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) Hristo Grigorov said for Radio FOCUS. He added that the operation was intense and lasted for five hours. “The three rescued...

A campaign for solidarity with the people of Kobane, which was launched in Greece, has already yielded results, with considerable humanitarian assistance collected in Greece reaching Turkey’s southern province of Gaziantep and the nearby town of Suruç in Şanlıurfa...