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The Greek Pontian Association of Munich organized a concert on Tuesday afternoon against racism to support the Voulgaridis family. The concert was held in the Gasteig Megaron. The lyre was the dominant musical instrument  which united the Germans and the Greeks. It...

The 29-year-old fireman, Christos Steriopoulos, and 25-year-old private sector employee, Dionyssis Liakopoulos, appeared in court on Wednesday over charges of murdering a 27-year-old Pakistani in Athens on January 17. The trial opened under heavy police presence. The two members of Golden Dawn are accused...

According to the Bank of Greece’s Monetary Policy report published on Tuesday, since the beginning of the financial crisis five years ago, in 2008, the house prices in Greece have fallen by 37.6 percent in real terms. The report also mentions...

The European Commission has found that public support to seven projects aimed at improving and expanding the Greek electricity network complies with EU state aid rules. Those projects will contribute to ensuring the security of energy supply by improving...

As Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras is pressing ahead with lifting a ban on foreclosures, his coalition partner the PASOK Socialists - who put it in place - is reportedly at odds with him...

A Greek-owned cargo vessel was attacked on Tuesday, by a dozen armed men while sailing between Nigeria and Guinea. The pirates have abducted 2 of the crew members of Marshall Islands-flagged Althea. As reported by the Greek Shipping Ministry, the two persons...

Results of a recent survey published by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, point to leftist SYRIZA with 22% of votes, as the party with most public support currently in Greece, albeit by a small margin. Nea Dimokratia under the leadership of Prime...

After a four-week strike, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has intervened and arranged to meet with the Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis and the EOPYY doctors, in order to discuss the proposed changes to the healthcare system and EOPYY, the main...

The Greek parliament has voted in favour of halting State funding for Golden Dawn. All political parties were in support, apart from Golden Dawn of course. This decision has caused reaction among the Greek Neo-Nazi party’s MPs. In particular, Panagiotis Iliopoulos...

On December 16, members of the Australian extreme right-wing First Party (AFP), demonstrated in favor of Golden Dawn outside the Greek Consulate in Sydney. Head of protesters was the President Dr. Jim Saleam, who presented a related resolution to the...

After the authorization of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria will be able to teach Classical Greek (Ancient Greek) Units 1-4 at VCE level. The classes will start in 2014 and...

The Greek mobile operator Play, of Panos Germanos, earned “Retailer of the Year” in the Polish market. The Play network boasting 1,000 stores, was distinguished for the strategic development of the brand and its commercial network, including the number...

  On Tuesday, animal rights activists found a female brown bear and her cub shot, in a wooded area in Kastoria near the Greek-Albanian border. Arcturos the northern Greece-based bear conservation group, was informed by police after the discovery of the...

Michalis Liapis, former New Democracy MP as well as former Minister of Transport and nephew of Constantine Karamanlis, was arrested today, in Loutsa. The traffic police stopped him when he violated a stop sign. It was later found that...

All the defendants in the 13 year-old case of the Athens Stock Exchange share bubble were acquitted on grounds that fraud could not be established. The three-member court of appeals acquitted the 42 defendants after an eight month procedure that...