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Economic Sentiment Improved in September

The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) in Greece posted a significant improvement in September, according to the European Commission, climbing from August's 89.2 points to 93.1 point this month, approaching the highest level in the last couple of years -...

Golden Dawn Used Hitler's Playbook

While he repeatedly denied running a neo-Nazi operation, Golden Dawn party leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos was nicknamed "Fuhrer," and used dogma and methodology from Adolf Hitler, prosecutors alleged as they readied a case against him and his hierarchy on charges...

US Interested in Greece’s Energy

American energy sources have shown particular interest in the development of the Greek project regarding the exploitation of the country’s mineral wealth. Reportedly, the American factors are launching later this year, in cooperation with the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Wife of Golden Dawn Leader Spits in Reporter's Face (Video)

Eleni Zaroulia, the wife of jailed Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, spits on a reporters face when she sees him with his camera crew outside her home in Athens, Greece. Vagelis Goumas, a reporter for the Greek TV station Star Channel tried...

Greek PM Talks 15% Flat Tax Plan; Golden Dawn; Startups from New York

During his trip to New York, Antonis Samaras revealed his plans to make Greece a startup heaven and the possibility for the country to move to a 15% flat rate tax in the future. He also said that his government...

Troika Announces Pause in Aid Discussions With Greece

Greece's international creditors announced Sunday a pause in their discussion with Athens over the release of rescue loans. Teams from the International Monetary Fund, European Union and European Central Bank have been in the Greek capital since September 17 for...

Muslims Of Thrace Ask For Bilingual Education

The minority of Thrace, addressed a request letter to the Greek Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, for the creation of bilingual minority kindergartens. The announcement published in the Turkish media was, "The Friendship Equality and Peace Party (FEP) sent a...

Dr. Miller on Nemea Guard Layoffs

According to Dr. Stephen G. Miller, an acknowledged American archaeologist and director of the Nemea excavations, the Nemea stadium is at the risk of closing to the public as part of the harsh austerity measures imposed by the IMF...

Indictment Against Greek Golden Dawn's Crimes

A nine-page indictment, which refers to the 26-year course of the criminal organization composed by members of the Greek Golden Dawn, was given on Sunday, to Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani by Greek Supreme Court deputy prosecutor...

Gekas’ Daughter, His Portraits’ Muse

A Greek-Australian award-winning portrait photographer from Melbourne, Bill Gekas, has drawn the attention of the global photographic community with the portraits of his 5-year-old daughter. Bill is entirely self-taught having practiced the art of photography and constantly refined his style...

Greek Golden Dawn MP Turns Himself In

A Member of Parliament from the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party wanted in a roundup of its members on charges of belonging to a criminal organization gave himself up to police on the morning of Sept. 29, officials said, waving...

Greek FinMin, Troika Agree on Fiscal 2013 Closing, Leaving Major Issues Pending

The first stage of the troika of lenders' review of the Greek economy has been completed and the representatives are leaving Athens, with agreement having been found only on the closing of the 2013 state budget. According to high-level sources...

SYRIZA Urges Resort to 'People's Verdict' Against Golden Dawn

In an announcement issued on Friday, main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) called for a resort to the polls as a reply to the "tacticism" of far-right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) and so that voters can give a "double...

Cuffed Michaloliakos Leads Golden Dawn Defiance

The 19 people arrested in the Greek police roundup of members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party were taken to Building 16 of the Greek courts main headquarters in Athens. Taken out of police headquarters on the way to court,...

Athens-Volos in Three Hours

Starting 2016, passengers will need only three hours and 10 minutes (from four hours and 40 minutes now) to travel from Athens to Volos in central Greece and two hours and 10 minutes to travel from Thessaloniki to Volos,...