Greek News

Two major fires that started half an hour within each other threatened populated areas in the Attica region of Keratea on Saturday afternoon, while a third major fire was reported near Aliveri, on the island of Evia, Greece. The first...

Greece has spectacularly surpassed by 140 percent its targets in absorbing EU funds in the first half of 2014, a Ministry of Development report said. According to a ministry report, the country has managed to surpass its targets in absorbing...

The Canadian credit rating agency DBRS upgraded Greece's long-term credit rating to "B" from "CCC," while also upgrading the country's rating outlook to "stable" from "negative". According to a DBRS announcement, the upgrade comes as a result of Greece no...

The issue of the sale of a large property that surrounds famous  “Navagio” beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos has taken an unexpected turn. A new letter addressed to the Archbishop of Dodona and former Archbishop of Zakynthos Chrysostomos came to...

The Troika of Greece's international creditors completed their meeting with Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “Significant progress has been made and this has also been acknowledged by our creditors,” sources from the Ministry stated after the meeting. The Ministry’s...

A group of Greek scientists will send Greece to space by building the first Greek satellite which is scheduled to be launched today, a little after midnight (Greek time). It is a low-cost satellite, particularly small in size, the construction...

Dear Mr. President, with all due respect, things in Cyprus are not going as well as you so passionately promised. Your election campaign-pledges never actually materialized. We are sure you meant well but somewhere along the way your party-dogmatism...

An Arab version of the classical Greek play "Antigone" was brought to life on stage by students of Georgetown University in Qatar. The play focuses on the social, legal and spiritual dynamics of a war-torn dynasty, with the daughter of...

Greek 18-year-old Apostolos Christou won the gold medal in the 100 meters backstroke in the European Juniors Championship held at Dordrecht in the Netherlands. Christou not only won first place in the competition, but also broke the world junior record...

The Greek National Theater goes to the French Avignon Film Festival for the first time. The Festival takes place in the beautiful French city of Avignon from July 4th to the 25th. The Avignon Film Festival takes place every summer...

The Troika representing Greece's lenders once again called for increased use of generic over brand-name patented medication in the country, during a meeting with Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis at the Finance Ministry on Friday. The meeting centered mainly on...

The most historical and established American dance company, the Martha Graham Dance Company, returns to Herodion Theater in Athens on a full moon night, on Saturday, July 12, at 9pm with the humanitarian performance "Celebrating the Greek Connection." The performance will...

On Friday afternoon, the President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias signed the law concerning the privatization of 30% of the Public Power Corporation (PPC). The signing of the law cancels the intention of opposition SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras to ask Papoulias' intervention...

The Federation of Greek Private Employees (OYIE) has announced a 24-hour strike on Sunday, July 13, in response to the opening of stores on Sundays in ten regions of Greece. The Federation of Greek Private Employees, the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce (ESEE)...

A shipwreck in Antikythera, which was discovered just off the coast of Antikythera in the southern Aegean, Greece, will be explored by a mission including Greek and international experts. Archaeologists and scientists from all around the world will dive down to...