Greek News

Greek expat in the U.S., and former manager of the famed Tick Tock Diner, Georgios Spyropoulos has been accused of attempting to murder his restaurant’s co-owner and his own uncle by marriage, Alexandros Sgourdos. G. Spyropoulos faces charges of conspiracy to...

Greece's major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras filed a motion of censure on Nov. 7 in Parliament asking the members - a majority of whom are controlled by the government - to reprimand...

The Greek Minister of Public Order--Nikos Dendias--said that the Greek government will put under discussion, the issues of immigration that promote a common European future and coincide with Greek interests and positions, during the Greek presidency of the EU. In...

Greece’s regime is day by day transforming with a slow but steady rhythm, to the next “Weimar Republic” according to the British Financial Times, concerning Greece’s situation. Aristides Hatzis, Associate Professor of University of Athens, in a detailed article in...

A tragedy involving a 12-year-old victim took place late on the evening of November 6, in the municipality of Nikaia, in the Larissa regional unit in Thessaly, Greece. A 12-year-old boy was fatally wounded while he and his 14-year-old brother...

Weddings are among the most memorable events in life, and Greece is one of the top wedding destinations in the world. The view of the sea, the sandy beaches, the food, the weather, the scenery and the people, make...

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched today from Kazakhstan steppes with three astronauts and Olympic torch of Sochi Olympic Winter Games and arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian TV directly relayed the “Olympic Soyuz” arrival at the ISS,...

Former Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean is in favor of the return of the Parthenon Marbles. A very positive step for the promotion of Greek issues through the international organization of Francophonie happened οn Monday during the working lunch...

The European Court of Human Rights made a final decision by majority vote concerning the case “Vallianatos and others vs Greece.” The Court did not find any convincing arguments for Greek law to exclude same-sex couples from civil unions...

It is the fourth time that the program "Art and the City" will host a group exhibition in a central passage of Athens. Specifically, on Friday November 8,  students and graduates of Athens School of Fine Arts will be...

Greece's hopes for a swift resolution to a disagreement over the extent and acceleration of reforms in return for continued rescue aid have been dimmed by a tough stance taken by international lenders who are squeezing the government to...

As of next month, the impossible will become possible. The Ministry of Finance with a simple order to the banks through the General Secretariat of Information Systems can seize wages and pensions. The newspaper Imerisia stated the decree is expected...

According to the newspaper "Proto Thema," Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, the Greek Minster of Education has taken the issue of closed universities to court. Nearly a week ago, Arvanitopoulos, gave an ultimatum to the rectors of the National Technical University of...

The European Commission approved 22 projects today concerning community contribution for the promotion of agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries. The total budget of the projects, most of which will last three years, was 70...

The order by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative party leader who convinced his coalition partner, PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos to drop his objections to a Nov. 7 dawn riot police raid to oust former...