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(AP) - The number of unemployed people in the 18 eurozone countries declined fractionally in May, but not enough to bring down the jobless rate, which remained at 11.6 percent compared with a month earlier. The European Union's statistics office,...

The financial crisis has definitely changed the life of Greeks, who were used to spend their vacation time traveling abroad and within the country. Now, almost 25% of Greeks have stated that they won’t be able to go anywhere...

A meeting was held in Athens, Greece among  the Greek Minister of Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Minister of Justice Charalampos Athanasiou, the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Vasilis Kikilias and the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, on the issue of...

The administrative employees of the National Technical University of Athens have decided to go on strike and close the university, indefinitely. In fact, Monday afternoon, June 30, the NTUA administrative employees association had a meeting, during which they decided...

Greece 's  Government Vice President, Foreign Minister and PASOK Party leader,Evangelos Venizelos,  during a press conference held in Athens, to mark the conclusion of the Greek Presidency of the European Council, made an assessment of Greece's Presidency in figures.  More specifically, as he said, during...

Golden Dawn MP Artemis Matthaiopoulos has been jailed after making his plea before the investigating judges, Ioanna Klapa and Maria Dimitropoulou. The investigating judges came to this decision because the Golden Dawn MP has been accused of the integration and...

The 6th Primary School of Thessaloniki was transformed into an artistic masterpiece after the school teachers and pupils decided to paint it all over, with representations of works by famous artists. Dimitra Djani, the school's art teacher stated: “Many...

The entire island of Kos is mourning over the sudden loss of Mickey the Parrot, who had become the trademark of the Greek island. Both tourists and locals were lured by the incredible bird, whose behavior will remain unforgettable...

The White Tower, the trademark of the northern port city of Thessaloniki in Greece, is not only a meeting point for the residents of the city, but also an important sightseeing spot for thousands of tourists. According to the Greek...

A Greek submarine, frigates from Germany, Italy and Turkey, and other warships of the U.S. 6th Fleet take part in the Task Force-64 (CTF-64) that will escort and protect the U.S. flagship MV Cape Ray where the destruction of Syria's...

A recent survey of Greek newspaper "Kathimerini" showed that Greeks pay more for their summer holidays than foreign visitors as travel agents offer tourists cheaper vacation packages for Greece. The survey citing information from the British website thomson.co.uk, shows that...

The debts of individuals, households and businesses to the Greek state during the first five months of 2014 have increased dramatically. It is estimated that debts to the state are rising at the rate of 1 billion per month while...

It hasn't worked yet, but Greek workers were to take to the streets on June 30 in another of hundreds of protests over austerity measures over the last four years, at the same time the government is moving to...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has congratulated Greece’s national soccer team after its second round exit at the World Cup in Brazil and his government has pledged to build a new training center for the team. “All Greeks are proud of...

Mickey Mouse and 2,700 passengers of the Disney Magic cruise ship paid a visit to the Greek islands in June, since this year Disney's program includes Greece among its destinations. Amidst its nine-day cruise, on Saturday Disney Magic arrived at Katakolon...