Greek News

It may sound like a joke, but it is an official government thought. This measure may even be included in the Joint Ministerial Decision that will be signed sometime in the following days. As unbelievable as it may sound,...

After meeting yet again, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, and his coalition partner and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, agreed there would be no further austerity measures and presented a unified front in...

Early on Wednesday morning four ATM machines were targeted by unknown culprits. The ATM's were located in Glyfada, Ilioupoli, Vyronas and Kaisariani. The action of the culprits was the same at all cash dispensers. They set the ATM on fire...

The story of the little blond girl, Maria  found in a Roma camp in Farsala, monopolized the Greek and international media for several weeks and revealed a tough reality. Racial discrimination towards Roma, or Gypsies as they are often...

The bad weather in Athens has been causing serious problems since this morning, while fire services have received over 30 calls concerning tree falls. The fire services said that early this morning, a roof fell on a taxi causing injury...

The administration of the Louvre Museum announced that during the last two months they were able to raise the amount of 500,000 Euros for the restoration of the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The "Everybody Can Be Maecenas”...

A Turkish checkpoint is within distance of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base of British Forces in the southeast of Cyprus, a country divided since 1974. British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) used to spy on foreign governments and individuals in the Mediterranean...

The majority of governments in the first semester of 2013 asked for information concerning Apple users. The Company published a new transparency report revealing the number and the kind of requests. The report revealed Greek authorities sent two requests for...

Talks between Greece and envoys from its international lenders immediately led to more demands for reforms and pressure on the government to shed itself of one of its defense industries and improve the woeful rate of tax collection with...

With Greece being pressed by its international lenders to find ways to fill a looming budget hole of as much as 2.9 billion euros ($3.9 billion) with more cuts or taxes, the government is collecting less than half of...

The President of the Greek Republic--Karolos Papoulias--ended his two-day visit in Tirana and Gjirokastër assuring that Greece will support Albania’s plan to enter the European Union and saying that he will personally continue to fight so that there is...

Greek banks operating in Bulgaria - Alpha Bank Bulgaria, Euorbank EFG Bulgaria, United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) and Piraeus Bank Bulgaria, - have expanded their presence in the country. The combined net profit of the four Greek banks rose by...

On November 23, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will participate in the annual leaders meeting organised by the German newspaper "Sueddeutsche Zeitung." In this year's meeting, which will take place from November 21 to 23 in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel,...

An opinion piece by Dr James Beresford* - Since opening in June 2009, the €129 million Acropolis Museum has become the most popular museum in Greece. It has also become the embodiment – made manifest in glass and concrete – of...

Charlie Crist, announced that he will seek to become Florida's governor for the second time during a rally in St. Petersburg, FL. The former Greek-American governor who switched parties to become a Democrat will make history if he managed...