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Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Wednesday telephoned Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to congratulate him on his election and extended Tsipras an invitation to visit China. Government sources said that the Chinese Premier promised Tsipras to work toward further extending...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appeared in conjunctive spirit during an interview with German television Deutsche Welle, just a few hours ahead of the ongoing critical emergency Eurogroup meeting, in which the Greek positions regarding the country’s program future will be presented....

For yet another afternoon and despite the freezing cold and the light snow falling since yesterday, more that 10,000 Athenians gathered in front of the Greek Parliament at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens to express their support to the Greek...

Following the appearance of photoshopped images of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis in social media, it was only a matter of time before graphic artists would take a shot at presenting the rising tension between the new Greek government...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble generated his own “tongue-in-cheek” moment on Wednesday, telling reporters that the “Troika will continue implementing the Greek program, which we obviously won’t be able to call Troika anymore.” The quip emanates from the new Greek government’s...

Cyprus' Department of Antiquities has announced the successful completion of the two-week first excavation season at the Nissia shipwreck, in Paralimni, Cyprus. As explained, the first excavation was focused on the opening of a trial trench in the...

Seven Greek companies have been included on the list of 110 leading European companies in the European Business Awards 2014-2015. The results were announced by RSM Greece in a competition where the best European companies were distinguished with the honorary title...

In a letter addressed to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Former President of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Stefanos Tamvakis noted that Greece should count on the 6 million Greeks abroad. Tamvakis, as the last SAE president for...

A message to both negotiating sides attempted to send a few hours ahead of today's critical meeting in Brussels the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem. Addressing both Athens and other European Union member-states, Dijsselbloem highlighted that they "should...

Soloúp - pseudonym of cartoonist Antonis Nikolopoulos -- has a unique way of looking at things. For him it is important to comprehend what you are looking at and read between the lines. Therefore, he approached Ayvalik, Asia Minor...

An Athens court has found former Cyprus` Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides, his son Michalis and three others guilty of receiving kickbacks. The Cyprus News Agency reports that the defendants were also found guilty of money laundering in relation to the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia will help Greece if Athens asks for financial support. The statement was made during a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, on Wednesday. The two men met in a joint effort to revive...

Greek-Australian Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos may have supported a motion to spill Tony Abbott’s leadership at the Liberal Party, however he is now offering his help to the Australian Prime Minister. Having served for ten years as director general in the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday announced plans to work with the OECD to draft a program of reforms to boost growth in the debt-laden country, which is hoping to renegotiate its bailout commitments. The program will be based...

"If you're not willing to even consider a clash, you're not negotiating," Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told the Greek parliament on Tuesday. The statement was made after the House gave the new government a vote of confidence and ahead...