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Greeks who are currently moving to Australia may face some economic difficulties after the recent increase in permanent partner and spouse travel visa costs that was announced by the Australian government. The cost increase was part of the government’s measures...

The talks between SYRIZA chief Alexis Tsipras and Democratic Left president Fotis Kouvelis spurred new rumors of cooperation between the two parties ahead of the prospect of snap elections. Kouvelis on Monday told party MPs and members that the two men have...

The second round of voting concluded with a negative result on the election of a new Greek President by the Greek Parliament a few minutes earlier. The only candidate nominated by the coalition government partners, New Democracy and PASOK,...

Investors intending to place their money in Greece are waiting for the political uncertainty to clear, said Deputy Development Minister Notis Mitarakis. However, he added, some applications for entry into the fast-track system continue to come in. "There is a...

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece, will host a Christmas concert, featuring string quartet "Arco dell'Arte," to celebrate the festive season, starting on Christmas Eve at noon. The program presents three top Baroque concertos written for the Christmas holiday (A....

Greek public sector employees will be able to evaluate the new performance evaluation system as of today, December 22, it was announced on Monday. All public sector employees are called to anonymously answer eight questions on Greece's Administrative Reform Ministry...

Greek main opposition SYRIZA, in a proposal led by party leader Alexis Tsipras, tabled a draft law in Greek Parliament on Monday for restoring the 13th 'Christmas bonus' pension for pensioners receiving less than 700 euros per month. "SYRIZA is...

The negotiations with the technical team of Greece's Troika of lenders "are on a good path and the government has managed to have a positive approach to most of the open issues," Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said...

According to Greek media, Archbishop Ieronymos allegedly urged SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras to vote for a new President in Parliament. Tsipras visited the Dimitrios Center for Creative Activities of the Christian "Mission" where he had a 20-minute meeting with the Archbishop. Ieronymos told him...

The Greek Culture Ministry issued an official statement on the geophysical and geological mapping of the Casta hill in Amphipolis where the Alexander the Great era tomb was discovered. "The geophysical and geological mapping of Casta hill in Amphipolis started on November 11,...

The attempted bribery case involving financial adviser Giorgos Apostolopoulos and Greek MP Pavlos Chaikalis was shelved by the prosecutor due to inconclusive evidence. At approximately 7:00 pm today, the case that shook Greece 's political scene during the last week, ended with appeals prosecutor Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos...

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, sent his annual Christmas message to Greeks abroad, wishing that 2015 will prove to be a year of national growth. He expressed his optimism that with the Greek Diaspora’s help, the...

The decision for the establishment of Greece’s first hydroplane airport was signed on Monday, December 22, by the Minister of Mercantile Marine and Aegean, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, and the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Transportation and Networks, Michalis Papadopoulos. The hydroplane airport will be built in...

Through February 1, 2015, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art features sixteen brilliant masterpieces of El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos). The exhibition "El Greco in New York," which apotheosizes the grand artistic footprint of the extraordinary Greek painter, marks four hundred years after his death and includes...

Greece was the tourist destination showing the largest increase in demand in Germany. More than two million German tourists traveled to Greece by plane over the summer, according to the German statistical office. In fact, 2,060,000 Germans made the trip...