Greek News

An upcoming episode of "Finding Your Roots" will dig deep into the background of three famous Greeks. Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris will trace their family history with host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the PBS show. All three celebrities...

After the horrific loss against the Faroe Islands in Athens, the president of the football federation of Greece (EPO), Giorgos Sarris, has decided to give Claudio Ranieri the sack and send him back to Italy. It's only been ten years since the Greeks...

An Audit Court approved earlier today the disbursement of 25 million euros for archaeological excavations at the Metro construction site in Thessaloniki, Greece. This decision essentially unblocks the way for the completion of the biggest transport project in the city’s history....

Statements that will be discussed made once again Thessaloniki Mayor Giannis Boutaris, who was photographed naked for a city’s magazine in support of the Gay Pride Parade. Talking to "Adore" magazine, Boutaris pointed out Thessaloniki’s prospects to become an...

Spanish low-cost airline Volotea announced its plans to operate from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. Starting from April 2015, the low-cost company, which since 2012 is offering more than 60,000 seats for destinations across Europe and North Africa, will connect...

A man of medium height, white skin, and brown or red hair: This is how the infamous and long awaited “resident” of the Amphipolis Tomb looked like, according to the scientists’ estimations, based on the facts regarding the Greeks of...

A member of the European Parliament for the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn has suspended his scheduled visit to Australia due to visa delays. This was announced earlier today by the party's Australian branch spokesman, Ignatius Gavriilidis. According to Golden Dawn, the...

During his visit in Spain yesterday, Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras answered to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ proclamation that Greece is returning to growth. The country “will very soon experience a political change and austerity in Europe...

Greek main opposition party SYRIZA leads by 4.8% over ruling New Democracy (ND) in voting intention if general elections were held now, according to a weekly opinion poll conducted by Metron Analysis, which was published in "Parapolitika" newspaper on Saturday. According to...

The Louvre inaugurated an exhibition devoted to the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes on Friday, which will run until February 10, 2015. "Rhodes, a Greek Island and Gateway to the East" brings together artifacts from four institutions: the British Museum (80 items),...

Greece’s Finance Minister, Gikas Hardouvelis, sent a letter to the representatives of the country’s international lenders yesterday, explaining the positions on key issues that the Greek government is about to follow during the upcoming negotiations. The letter was in regards...

Greece have just lost 0-1 to the Faroe Islands for the Euro 2016 qualifiers in one of the biggest upsets in the history of football! The little island country north of the UK is celebrating their most important sport's victory ever. With...

The Chief, Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), since November 2011, General Mikhail Kostarakos, was elected for a three-year term at the highest European Union military body (EUMC) on Thursday. Kostarakos was appointed to his new position by the...

As “unacceptable” and “one sided” characterized the self-proclaimed Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus the European Parliament’s joint resolution that was passed on Thursday and condemned the ongoing Turkish violations in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic...

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced earlier today that Greece's GDP growth rate for the third quarter of 2014 stands at 1.7% and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras made an official statement on the matter. The Greek Premier underlined that the...