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Greece on Red Alert for Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons

The campaign of dismantling the Syrian chemical weapons of Bashar al- Assad regime is underway, as it has been agreed between the U.S. and Russia. Ships from Denmark and Norway are transferring chemical weapons to an unknown destination in...

“Few Listened to a Young Greek Woman Before She Died. Will We Listen Now?”

British newspaper The Guardian devoted an article to the two Greek students, Angeliki Granitsa, 21, and Irini Triantafyllou, 23, who were killed last Wednesday in Malgara when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck. The article reports on an...

One in Three Greek Physicians Found With Unjustified Incomes

As part of a full-scale operation conducted by the Greek Financial and Economic Crimes Unit (SDOE) targeting money laundering in the health sector, it was revealed that hundreds of physicians all over Greece were involved in tax evasion and...

Authorities Fear Xeros Cooperation with Conspiracy of Cells of Fire

Anti-terrorism authorities fear that Christodoulos Xeros, the convicted member of the organization November 17, who violated his furlough, has developed a close relationship with the imprisoned members of the Greek guerilla organization Conspiracy of Cells of Fire. Specifically, police...

Die Welt: Greeks Bring the Upside Down

After the creditors’ instructions, the Greeks bring the upside down. Wherever you turn in Athens you will find something changing either in everyday life, or in the public sector. The German newspaper Die Welt chose 50 characteristic changes. Here are...

New Memorandum Brings More Austerity to Greece

The Greek government has taken a series of new measures in order to convince troika to return to Athens and start the negotiation process once again. These new measures are estimated to ensure approximately 1.2 billion euros for the Greek...

Greek Consumer Prices Decline For Tenth Month

Greece's EU harmonized consumer prices decreased for the tenth consecutive month in December, data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority revealed Monday. The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), measured under the EU methodology, dropped 1.8 percent year-on-year in December,...

Hellenic Paideia of America Meeting and Christmas Celebration a Success

      A meeting of the Hellenic Paideia of America organization was held on Sunday afternoon, December 29th in Queens, New York. The members discussed issues on preserving and expanding Greek language, culture and civilization in America. They expressed their...

Thessaloniki Set to be European Youth Capital for 2014

Thessaloniki celebrated the arrival of 2014 with a wild party in which the city welcomed the title  of "European Capital of Youth." The upcoming months will be full of events, world championships, international exhibitions and competitions. It is also rumored...

Nicholas Kotsiras Retires from Politics

The Greek state Minister of Energy and Multicultural Affairs of Victoria, Nicholas Kotsiras, announced his retirement from politics. Kotsiras announced that he will not be a candidate for the seat of Bulleen. The Greek politician who held the seat for 14...

Papaconstantinou Prosecution Gets Go-Ahead

Greece's former finance minister George Papaconstantinou won't be able to avoid prosecution on charges he mishandled a list of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts - an investigation found the names of three of his...

Greek Mythology Figure Featured on New €10 Banknote

Today was the unveiling of the new 10€ banknote that will start circulating later this year. As the ECB stated earlier today, the new banknote will be easily recognizable given the fact that it resembles the previous 10€ note of the...

On the 2014 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet: Video Interviews

Watch interviews from the 2014 Golden Globe Awards with Bono, Mike Tyson, Michael Douglas, Robert Redford, Maria Menounos, Adele Exarchopoulos and Alexander Payne! The Golden Globes are considered the most fun awards show in the entertainment industry, and Greek Reporter’s Anastasios...

01/12/2014: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video

Olympiakos dropped points in the Greek league for only the second time this season, sharing a goalless draw (0-0) with host Atromitos at Peristeri on Sunday. The Reds’ lead over second-placed PAOK was cut to eight points after an entertaining...

After Testimony, Another Greek Golden Dawn MP Jailed

On the heels of two of his colleagues being taken into detention earlier in the day, a third member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party was jailed on Jan. 12, in Greece pending his trial along with the group's...