Greek News

Professor Armelagos lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on May 15 at the age of  77. He was born on May 22, 1936 in Lincoln Park, outside Detroit and his Greek origins derive from his parents who immigrated from...

On February 2014, Hellenic Halyvourgia company announced the shutdown of its unit in Aspropyrgos and the layoff of 90 from a total of 107 workers.  However, 74 of those workers left under the company's voluntary plan. The decision for...

English is the first foreign language Greek students learn from an early age. Official data released by the Eurobarometer Special Surveys shows that, when it comes to people being able to speak English, Greece reaches 51 percent.  Greece stands in the...

Two Muslims from Turkey,  journalist Ertuğrul Özkök and architect Ali Esad Göksel, decided to visit the Holy Mountain or Mount Athos in Northern Greece, called Agio Oros. Ertuğrul Özkök and Ali Esad Göksel describe their experience in detail revealing...

Several nightclubs and restaurants on the famous Greek island of Mykonos have been shut down due to recently enforced curfew laws. In order to show their support for their fellow businessmen, local nightclub and restaurant owners are going on...

Costas Mourouzis, one of the greatest Greek basketball and sports personalities passed away on Wednesday, June 11, at aged 80. During the last years Mourouzis had been battling cancer and was hospitalized at “Elpis” and later on at “Nimits” hospital...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble expressed confidence Wednesday that Greece will continue with its reform path following a cabinet reshuffle, and assured Athens that Berlin is willing to provide additional aid if needed. "The change in the Greek finance ministry...

Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, former CEO of the Australian Football League, has accepted an important position with the Bastion Group and will serve as a board director, leading strategy and growth. The company was founded in late 2008 by Fergus...

A few years back, a group of four friends from Greece came up with an innovative business idea. Following the motto, "even though there's no money this isn't an excuse to stop ideas from becoming a reality, the only...

Bitcoins are now available in Greece.  The first Greek Bitcoin trader, the first platform exclusively for Greeks, is now open. The platform is named btcgreece.com and it is a place where one can buy, sell or even transfer Bitcoins to other...

The head of Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party Alexis Tsipras told European Central Bank President Mario Draghi the country can't afford to pay back what it owes international lenders - including the bank. Tsipras said...

University administrative staff will hold a three-day strike,  starting Wednesday. The protesters are asking the new Greek Education Minister, Andreas Loverdos not to lay off the employees who were placed in the mobility-availability scheme, which expires on June 13. More...

The administrations of the 25 largest companies listed in the Athens Stock Exchange are to hold meetings with some of the leading investment houses in the world on Wednesday, June 11 and Thursday, June 12, during the third consecutive...

Life in Greek and Mediterranean cities in general will become more difficult in the future, in terms of weather conditions. High temperatures, low levels of rainfall, frequent extreme weather phenomena, fires and the continuous rising of  sea level, are some...

The owners of the two major clubs on the Greek island of Mykonos, "Super Paradise" and "Tropicana" are starring in a fierce conflict that is causing a lot of talk on the cosmopolitan island. Threats, insults and attacks in public...