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During the last five years,  Church of Greece revenues have decreased by 70%. Βelievers offer fewer donations, while the number of sacraments performed in churches has dropped due to the financial crisis. At the same time, many properties belonging to the Church...

SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras, speaking during the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, referred to his party's economic policy and called for general elections immediately. Tsipras attacked the coalition government and accused Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos of obeying the demands of...

Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC received one of their key international footballers, Alexandros Tzorvas, who landed there on Saturday. Tzorvas, a Greek, was the first choice goalkeeper of his country in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras rules out any discussion on the possibility of a third memorandum in an interview with "Real News" Sunday newspaper. Samaras stated that the country does not want additional loans and the Troika will leave after...

On September 11, Spyridon Lampridis, Ambassador of Greece to Israel, awarded the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix to Israeli artist Yehuda Poliker, on behalf of the President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias. The Israeli artist was awarded for his contribution to the unification of...

The Greek government aims to open the new airport on the island of Paros in early 2015 even if temporary structures need to be used, Greece 's Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Michalis Chryssochoidis said during a series of meetings...

A 16th century shipwreck that had been located in the 80s two kilometers off the port of Zakynthos island, will be again in the focus of Culture Ministry archaeologists' studies. The 20-meter-long vessel that shipwrecked near the port of Zakynthos...

During an interview with the Financial Times, IMF chief Christine Lagarde talked about all major financial and political issues in China, Germany, Russia and Ukraine. However, when asked about Greece, she appeared hasty to move to other subjects. Lagarde only commented on taxation...

Six undocumented migrants, four men, a woman and a child, that were rescued during the night by two merchant vessels 160 nautical miles off Paleohora coast, Crete, in the sea waters of Malta, were transferred by a Super Puma...

Two died in a fire late on Friday at Athens southern seaside suburb of Paleo Faliro in Greece. A 30-year-old fireman lost his life trying to save the life of a woman stuck on the 2nd floor balcony of...

In recent years, more and more foreign real estate agents and companies show an active interest in the Greek real estate market. According to a chart examined by British website TheMoveChannel.com, during the period from September 2013 until August 2014,...

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts proceeded with the reorganization of its collection of ancient Greek exhibits dated between the 6th and 4th century B.C. On Tuesday, the museum will launch three interconnected permanent galleries, in a renovated space, which will feature...

Turkish Education Ministry prevented the opening of Imbros' Greek school on the grounds that the building was not "ready to operate" in the upcoming school year, started on September 1. After being closed for 50 years, the Private Imbros Greek Primary School reopened on September...

The Turkish government is seeking an investor for a ghost-village once inhabited by Greek population. Greek village Levissi, now called Kayaköy, located on the Turkish coast across the Greek island of Rhodes, will be auctioned by the Culture Ministry of Turkey. Turkey seeks an investor who...

Fast Market Research, a leading company in the market research field, has conducted a study regarding cigarette consumption in Greece. The study, entitled "World Cigarettes Greece," focused on the way the cigarette market has evolved in the country over the last 12...