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Last week was a significant one for political advocacy for the Greek-American and Cypriot-American community in the United States. PSEKA hosted its 29th annual conference in Washington D.C. Like every year, the conference gathered over 100 politically active Greek-Americans...

Strawberry producers in South Manolada and Vouprasia are offering  jobs to Greeks as strawberry pickers. According to ilialive.gr, 4,160 workers are expected to submit an application to the Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) of Amaliada for the current and the new...

Τhe average pension granted by insurance funds reaches 694,56 euros, while the average of supplementary pensions reaches 178,48 euros. The scheme, Helios, was created after Greece carried out its first census of pensioners to eradicate false claimants. According to Helios' data...

Greek health workers have staged a rally in the capital, Athens, to protest against the government™s austerity measures in the public sector. Doctors, nurses, hospital staff and ambulance drivers from across the country demonstrated outside the Health Ministry on Friday...

A new restructuring of the Greek debt, an open debate on Germany’s responsibility towards the people of the European Union since World War II and the country’s straightforward participation in Greece’s recovery were Chatzimarkakis’s suggestions at the event on...

While the Greek yoghurt boom is still here and many Greek and Greek-style yoghurt brands are flooding the market, Total Greek yoghurt maker Fage is launching a new British TV ad which will be aired for the first time...

There has been an increase in the number of Greeks who choose Australia for university studies by approximately 500%. According to data from the Australian Department of Immigration, while only 102 young people from Greece got a student visa for...

Three Greek students from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) won the People Choice Award in the framework of the world competition L’Oréal Brandstorm 2013. The students are Marina Panagiotopoulou, Giannis Papanikolaou and Stefanos Sinis, who constitute...

Greek police say that a 44-year-old woman killed her husband, a 61-year-old taxi driver, by stabbing him 12 times while in slept, in front of their three-year-old child. The victim was from Pyrgos, where his relatives have been informed, except...

The Roman Cerealia Festival, which is in its third year in the Italian capital, is dedicated to modern and ancient Greek culture and gastronomy this year. The reference to the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, Cerere in ancient Rome, provides...

European Union Economics Chief Olli Rehn had harsh words for the International Monetary Fund Friday as he responded to a report by the IMF criticizing the European Commission over the Greek bailout. "I don't think it's fair and just that...

The fourth meeting of Epirotes of Europe, devoted to the 100 years commemoration of the Liberation of Ioannina, took place in the German city Gemeinde Ketsch am Rhein, situated on the right bank of the river Rhine. It was organized...

Andreas Kiligaridis, the Greek canoe and kayak champion suffered a stroke in Poland and still remains in critical condition. According to reports, the athlete has fallen into a coma and the next few hours are critical. He traveled to...

As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says he has turned the country around and sees a recovery by next year, figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on June 7 showed the economy contracted by 5.6 percent in...

The spokesman and a Member of Parliament for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, Ilias Kasidiaris, whipped up controversy while addressing the body after he suggested that he - like his party leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos -  is a Holocaust denier. During...