Greek News

Anna Stamou is standing to represent Greece at the upcoming European elections on May 25, the first Muslim to do so. Stamou seeks to prevent anti-Muslim discrimination and ensure equality for the religious minorities.  "I have been nominated by the Eco Green Party Greece...

Amping up the campaign vibes ahead the looming elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the country is on a comeback and has to leave the past behind, taking a shot at the...

The inability of the Greek citizens to meet their tax obligations has created a 62.5 billion euros backlog, 3.5 billion euros of which was accrued in the first quarter of 2014, according to official figures. Meanwhile, the Greek state itself is also...

A new poll conducted across Greece by Pulse RC from May 2 to May 7 gives SYRIZA a 2% lead over New Democracy for the upcoming Euro elections. More specifically, since the last Pulse poll last week, SYRIZA has increased its lead by 0.5%,...

Greece's rail operator, TRAINOSE, will resume daily services between Thessaloniki, Skopje, Belgrade and Sofia from May 10.  TRAINOSE, the operating arm of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), had suspended services linking Thessaloniki to the Balkan capitals in February 2011 due to financial difficulties. However,...

The preliminary results of the student elections, held on May 7, showed that the student wing of New Democracy, DAP was elected first in most universities and technical institutions of Greece. It appears that the student wing of PASOK, PASP,...

The European Inventor Awards are annually presented by the European Patent Office to inventors with innovative ideas from all technological fields. The awards are presented in six categories: industry, non-European countries, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), research, popular prize...

As Greece's international lenders are pressing for the writing of more generic drugs to save money, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said efforts to do so haven't worked. Greeks are notoriously suspicious of taking generic drugs, which chemically are exactly the...

Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens Greece was placed second in the world’s top live performance theaters. The list was published by the prestigious Canadian newspaper “Globe and Mail” and it was entitled “Top venues for live theatre." This is...

The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF), the national operator of the international “Blue Flag” program, announced a further 21 Greek beaches and one marina have been awarded Blue Flags for 2014 on Wednesday. With 408 beaches and 10 marinas...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras proposed amendments to the Greek Constitution at a Wednesday event organized by the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation. The main points presented comprised the direct election of the Greek President by the people, and giving the president greater supervisory powers, as well...

In an interview Tuesday with the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily, Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades asked the Turkish Cypriot side to ‘trust him’ ahead of a second round of peace talks scheduled for this week, stating his dream is...

Thessaloniki's Caravanserai is one of 10 titles in northern Greece being listed at a property investment event in Istanbul this month. Among the investment opportunities on offer in Chalkidiki, Pieria, Thassos and Alexandroupolis, which will be presented at a special event “Greek Properties – Turkish Tourism...

Despite tears and tantrums, parliamentary immunity enjoyed by Greece 's Golden Dawn MPs Giorgos Germenis and Nikos Michos, as well as two former (now independent) members, Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos and Stathis Boukouras, was lifted at a dramatic vote in the chamber Wednesday. The decision to...

Greek American Paul Halvatzis, a real-estate agent for Amorelli Realty (a company owned by his mother Anita Halvatzis, based in Astoria) negotiated the selling of the historical Steinway Mansion in Astoria, New York. The 27-room mansion is a historical building...