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A “Blue Sky” cargo ship with a Moldova flag, carrying aproximately 600 illegal migrants has sent a distress signal from west of Corfu, through the European frequency 112. There are initial unconfirmed reports in Greek news, that there are armed...

Main opposition SYRIZA leads by 3 percentage points over New Democracy (ND) according to an opinion poll conducted by MARC for private TV ALPHA. The opinion poll showed that SYRIZA was preferred by 28.1 percent of the respondents followed by...

The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Kyriakos Gerontopoulos has decided to extend the summer hospitality programs for Greek children abroad to winter. His plan for a winter program will be implemented in the coming days by the General Secretariat for...

Greece’s financing plan extension will come to an end on February 28, in accordance with the Eurogroup decision from December 8. After the failure to elect a new Greek President and the elections of January 25, troika is considering...

Special Court justice Nikolaos Passos on Monday set a date of February 25, 2015 for the trial of former finance minister George Papaconstantinou on charges relating to his handling of the so-called 'Lagarde list' - a CD supplied by...

The failure of Parliament to elect a Greek president is an "initial victory by deputies who held out against fear and lies," main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said on Monday, in a major speech in...

The decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend the provision of financial assistance to Greece until a new government is formed, after the general elections of January 25, was revealed by the Fund's Director of the Communications...

The announcement of the new party of former Prime Minister and PASOK member, George Papandreou, has spread worries in his father, Andreas Papandreou's party, founded on September 3, 1974. The information emerging from the former Premier's associates regarding the...

After the third successive unsuccessful ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic, international media once again has their eyes on the Greek Parliament, with reports mainly focused on the uncertainty emerging from the early...

Economic sentiment improved in Cyprus in December according to a survey carried out by the Economic Research Center, of the University of Cyprus. It said the Economic Sentiment Indicator has risen in the last month of the year by 2.1...

The number of deaths resulting from the burning ferry-boat "Norman Atlantic" has increased to ten according to the latest information emerging from the Italian Coast Guard and the country's media. In addition, increasing worries are expressed regarding the number...

The announcement of the third unsuccessful ballot result for the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic was welcomed with insults and disrespectful gestures from the entire parliamentary group of far right Golden Dawn, while some of its...

Greece’s political turmoil over the last fifteen days has led to a significant drop in hotel bookings. According to the Hellenic Tourism Enterprises Association, tourist bookings for the next year dropped by 50% compared to their rate at the...

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras on Monday referred to a historic day for Greek democracy. In a statement after the failure of Greece 's Parliament to elect President of the Republic, Tsipras said: "Greek deputies, the democratic opposition parties proved...

Greeks often leave their country, migrating to Germany in order to escape the crisis. However, they usually end up working for their compatriots, who are ruthlessly exploiting them, noted an extensive article published by the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini.” According to...