Greek News

Seasonal flu has peaked in Greece, claiming 45 lives over the last months, according to data released by the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO). Seasonal flu cases in Greece are expected to significantly increase over the coming weeks....

The Greek festivals scheduled to take place over the weekend in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, will be used by members of the Greek Diaspora as a way to show their support and understanding toward Greece and the situation the country...

Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem expressed concern over the negotiations between the Greek government and Greece’s European partners, according to ANP reports. In an article published today, the Dutch news agency underlines that Greece has many demands, but the real problem...

German media appear optimistic, yet cautious regarding the possibility of reaching an agreement between Athens and Brussels until the critical Eurogroup meeting on Monday, February 16. Meanwhile, other international media point out that after yesterday's summit Greece and Germany...

"In the ancient Greek myths, when a baby is born, the three fates pay him a visit. They've come to hand him its own unique destiny, his lot in life. As kids we loved listening to these stories. Little...

Greece's exit from the euro zone is unavoidable, unless Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras changes course, an Economist report says. The leftist SYRIZA party won January's elections in Greece based on promises of cutting state debt and putting an end to...

In a reception organized by the Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver and the Greek community of Victoria, a unique collection of Greek traditional costumes was donated to the Greek Folk Art Museum. The Consul General of Greece in Vancouver, Ilias...

The new Greek government is considering a different strategy for claiming the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum and will likely stop cooperating with Amal Alamuddin-Clooney and her law firm. The new Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs Aristides Baltas...

The Greek government will support the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) pipeline and will work for the swiftest possible completion, Productive Reconstruction, Greek Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said on...

The majority of German citizens would like to see Greece remain in the euro zone, an attitude that has changed over the last three years. A new poll conducted for German public television ARD shows that 51 percent of respondents...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her government's hard stance on Greece's options to renegotiate its bailout program. Germany's leader said that Athens must either fulfill all requirements of the current bailout program, or ask for an extension beyond its expiry...

"My goal is to ensure the country's European course, so I'm here. And of course the stalemate does not help," said New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras after the meeting of the European People's Party. Mr. Samaras was referring to Greece's...

The European Central Bank on Thursday approved additional emergency finance for Greek banks raising the sum earmarked through the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to 65 billion euros. In a meeting on Thursday, ECB extended for one week its liquidity assistance...

Greek-American filmmaker Nick Cassavetes is developing a popular Swedish crime Drama, "Brothers in Crime," for Universal Cable Productions. He has teamed up with "The Walking Dead" executive producer Gale Anne Hurd to bring the series to US television. The original plot centers...

Sergio Markarian has been chosen to be the Greek national team's head-coach according to an official statement by the Greek federation (EPO). Nikos Kostenglou will be his assistant. It took them three months but finally the team's technical director Giorgos Karagounis...