Greek News

On Sept. 27 it became known that the head of the Third Division Counterintelligence, who had the overall responsibility of the investigations for Golden Dawn acts, was suddenly removed from the National Intelligence Service (EYP). His removal from the Service...

A team of scientists led by Vassilis Angelopoulos, professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA), discovered the driving force and mechanism of the Earth’s magnetic field which creates space storms and the...

One of the greatest voices of laïko (song of the people), the singer Polly Panou “was forever silenced” at the age of 73. Polly Panou (real name Polytimi Koliopanou) was born in Athens on 28 October ,1940, but grew up...

Cologne in Germany is where the 32nd International Food and drink fair, “Anuga”, will take place, from 5 to 9 October, gathering more than 6,500 caterers from 100 countries and 160,000 buyers from 180 countries. This October, the team of...

The Greek animal welfare organization "Save a Greek Stray" traveled to Romania to protest against a change in the country’s legislation that provides the killing of stray animals in 14 days if they are not adopted in the meanwhile. “At...

The Ministers Committee of the Council of Europe (COE), the competent authority for supervising the proper execution of sentences of the European Court of Human Rights, has today adopted an Interim Resolution, calling on Turkey to pay the compensations...

An increasing number of Greek students choose Turkey for their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. According to the data by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concerning Greek students abroad, 2,9 percent of all Greeks study in Turkey. In...

Although much of the money goes unused because of bureaucratic snafus and incompetence, Greece still is set to receive a record 7.5 billion euros ($10.15 billion) in European Union subsidies despite criticism over how the monies have been used,...

After many years of delays, the Greek authorities have started a cleaning project of the Asopos River which is located in Viotia, in Central Greece. The cleaning of Asopos is vital as the river provides houses and farms of...

For the first time in history, a Greek short film will officially participate in the American CineRockom International Film Festival that will run from October 17- 19. This film is no other than Marios Iordanou’s short film Gone with the...

An attack against the house of the brother of the Government spokesman, Simos Kedikoglou, was recorded on the night of September 26, at Strefi Hill in Exarcheia, Athens, as it was denounced by Kedikoglou on Greek TV channels. According to...

Continuing a repetitive pattern in which Greece's international lenders threaten to withhold funds unless reforms are made - to which Greece objects and then begins to implement slowly before there's another stall - talks between envoys from the Troika...

Loans and deposits were reduced in August 2013. According to data by the Bank of Greece, it was observed that in deposits (that businesses and households hold in Greek banks) there was a small outflow, as the total reserve...

Eight Greek universities from which more than 1,300 administrative staff will be moved into the public sector mobility program are now closed due to protests by the remaining employees. There is no sign of a compromise between the universities and...

In a bid to attract investment and create jobs, the Greek government has agreed to change the rules regarding mass layoffs, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said in response to a question from a Greek member...