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75% of Greeks believe the new government is determined to carry out its election pledges and 72% consider the government's confrontation with the Troika to be right, according to an opinion poll. Rougly six out of 10 (59%) believe that the...

Now that TieGate has thankfully ended, dynamic duo Alexis Tsipras and Yianis Varoufakis, fresh from unwittingly disparaging la cravate on their European roadshow, return to Athens to address the hopes of a nation they shoulder. World headlines may have...

Bad weather is expected to return from Sunday afternoon, with heavy rain and storms that will start in the north and spread throughout Greece. The weather service has also warned of snow, especially at higher altitudes and in...

A number of Cypriot government officials on Saturday indicated that Cyprus will support Greece's positions during discussions at European bodies. In statements to Cypriot state radio station RIK, government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said that Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will underline...

Greek journalist Dimitris Deliolanes will be presenting his most recent book entitled "Athens' Challenge. Alexis Tsipras against European Austerity" ("La sfida di Atene. Alexis Tsipras contro l' austerità dell' Europa") in Rome, Italy, on February 12. The book was...

Sophia Amoruso, the young founder of fashionista-beloved online shop Nasty Gal, acted as this week's Saturday Shopper on 1stdibs.com. 1stdibs.com functions as an online boutique for the design and style savvy, and occasionally hosts known trendsetters showcasing their picks for the...

Eight dead and six rescued was the final toll of the latest incident at sea involving irregular migrants, whose boat had capsized near the Turkish coastline, opposite the island of Symi, Greece, the coast guard announced on Saturday. A...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is to meet Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis for the first time face-to-face on Wednesday during the emergency Eurogroup meeting being held to discuss the future of the Greek program. There is a...

A cabinet meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday concluded a meeting that put the final touches to the policy statements that will be unveiled in Parliament on Sunday. Government sources said that these will be divided...

Wooden bow ties are the next big thing in the fashion industry and they are made locally at the foothills of Mount Olympus in Pieria, northern Greece. After the Greek economic crisis broke out in Greece, Leonidas Souras, a 30-year...

Cohabitation agreements are becoming popular in Greece, due to the economic crisis that hit the country in 2009. According to the Greek registry office, since the Ministry of interior introduced the new legislation the number of couples that opt...

The finance director of Fraport, a German airports management company, expressed his optimism that the new Greek government will respect the 1.4 billion dollar agreement regarding 14 regional airports in Greece. In an interview with the German business newspaper Boersen-Zeitung,...

An ancient Greek Mycenaean tomb was unearthed in Amfissa, central Greece, during an irrigation project that required excavation in the area. It is a unique finding, the first of its kind that has ever been found in West Locris...

Greece ’s top administrative court ruled that the constitutional principle of gender equality is not violated by the fact that male teachers cannot be hired in the civil service if they have not completed their military service, while the...

Eighteen of the nineteen Eurozone member states and the European Commission are asking Greece to play by the European rules and request a bailout program extension, thus providing enough time to discuss the future of the country's relationship with...