Greek News

Hoping to secure release of another installment from international lenders, this one for a billion euros, Greece's coalition government is trying to push through a series of previously-agreed reforms it has failed to implement, including allowing construction in public...

A study conducted by KPMG in all countries of the European Union on behalf of British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Philip Morris International showed that illicit trade of cigarettes has increased in Greece.  More specifically, the illicit trade...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is trying to quell dissent by five of his New Democracy Conservative lawmakers who said they will vote against an amendment to restore the pay and pensions of judges unless  he does the same for...

The president of Greek Ecologists, Dimosthenis Vergis was sentenced to 37 years and six months imprisonment without parole by the Three Member Criminal Court for the encroachment of thousands of square meters of forest land near Lake Marathon. In...

Ayia Napa, Cyprus, will attempt to break the Guinness record for the most civil weddings performed in one session. Mayor Yiannis Karousos stated that they are trying to attract as many couples as possible offering new wedding venues in spectacular places where...

Greek police issued an announcement saying that the article which first appeared in the Greek newspaper "To Ethnos" contains false information. According to the newspaper, Greek police officers performed a random check on a car that was moving suspiciously in...

The Federation of Hellenic Civil Aviation Employees' Unions OSYPA announced a 48-hour strike next Monday and Tuesday, that will cause delays or cancellation of flights. The Union accuses both the previous and the present Greek government of disrespect towards ...

Greek electricity power company's GENOP-DEH Board of Directors has decided to go on rotating 48-hour strikes to protest against the draft legislation for the creation of “minor DEH,” which is expected to be presented to the relevant Parliamentary Committee...

Greek dancer Phoebe Panaretos will be participating in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical, which will open in Melbourne in January 2015, at Her Majesty’s Theater. Besides Phoebe Panaretos, who has taken the lead role of Fran in the musical,...

A study, that was recently published by Coe-Rexecode in Paris, reveals that Greeks and Romanians are the most hard-working people in Europe. The study measures the time people spend working in all EU member states capitals. It measures the days employees spend in...

Art Foundation in Vienna will host the exhibitions of  Greek artists Pavlos Tsakonas and Sofia Touboura, presenting two different aspects of modern Greek art. Pavlos Tsakonas will present a series of works creating forms and ideas taken from industrial design...

Greece’s manager, Fernando Santos is one of the happiest people on earth. His changes in the team’s line up, as well as the three substitutions he made, helped Greece to produce another great upset in soccer history. The 60-year-old...

Lawmaker Eleni Zaroulia, wife of Greece 's jailed far-right leader, has been placed under temporary house arrest until judges decide whether to detain her pending trial for allegedly running a criminal organization. Judges disagreed Wednesday whether Eleni Zaroulia, who denies...

Greek hotel owners in Athens, hit by the financial crisis in the last few years, have returned to the golden era of the Olympic Games and now watch their hotels being 100 percent full again. The large increase in...

The environment, energy and climate change ministry announced on Wednesday that an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration concessions in the Ionian Sea and south of Crete will be launched in early July. The features of the areas involved, based on...