Greek News

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that Greece must respect the rules of the euro zone if it wants to remain in the common currency, according to Reuters. Speaking to German magazine Spiegel online on Friday, the EU official said that...

Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras on Friday in statements to ANT1 TV lashed out at SYRIZA and said that with its policy it was excluding Greece from ECB’s state bond buying program. He noted that while...

On Sunday, January 25, while people in Greece will be voting to elect a new government, the Greek community of Montreal will gather for the “RBC Taste & Tradition” event that has been scheduled to take place from 12pm until 8pm...

The announcement of the 1.1 trillion euros quantitative easing program by the European Central Bank brought a rise in the Athens Stock Exchange. The QE program announced yesterday by ECB President Mario Draghi had international markets on an upswing with...

In the past few weeks, the word "Grexit" plays daily in international media. A few days before Sunday's pivotal elections, that most likely will bring the first left-wing government in Greece, the drachma is back on the lips of...

Over 200 students from Jabavu East Primary School in Johannesburg, South Africa, waved Greek and South African flags, and sang the national anthems of Greece and their country, welcoming Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa. Jabavu East Primary School...

The European Central Bank set conditions for Greece in order to access the announced bond-buying program. The next Greek government will have no access to the Quantitative Easing program for at least six months unless they heed the demands...

Greek-Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis who plays for Australia lost to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov after a long match in the Australian Open championship. Baghdatis has always been favored by the Greek community of Australia and his latest match was no...

The business world is asking the new Greek government for a comprehensive development program, which will aim, among others, to boost liquidity, adopt a stable tax system, enhance the extrovertness and competitiveness of Greek businesses and of course support...

Main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leads over New Democracy (ND), according to four opinion polls conducted by Metron Analysis, Rass, Palmos Analysis and GPO on behalf of the newspapers Parapolitika, and Ependissi, the news website TVXS and private...

The political uncertainty that has spread over Greece will hopefully come to an end on Sunday, January 25 after the elections. According to the latest polls, the leftist party SYRIZA is in the lead and will likely have the...

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras delivered his main speech in Omonoia Square, downtown Athens, ahead of the upcoming January 25 general elections. Addressing an audience of thousands of SYRIZA supporters, Tsipras appeared confident that his party will be victorious after...

Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis has finally decided to withdraw his decree allowing nurses to prescribe drugs and medical supplies to patients, just three days ahead of the critical January 25 general elections and after fierce reactions from healthcare employees, including...

An assassination attempt against their alleged associate, convicted terrorist and former “November 17” member Christodoulos Xeros, were plotting imprisoned members of radical anarchist organization Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei (SPF). According to Greek Police chief Dimitris Tsaknakis, in a press conference held...

The announcements made by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi on Thursday were characterized by Greece's main opposition SYRIZA as “an important decision that will be utilized by the next Greek government for the country's benefit.” "All those...