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As part of a Greek government initiative aimed at averting fare-dodging, bus and trolley bus drivers in Athens are to start selling tickets for 1.50 euros, 30 cents more than the standard charge for buses and trolleys and 10...

Greece has the highest percentage of self-employed, according to data released by Eurostat for 2012. According to Eurostat, 32 percent of the people who work in Greece are self-employed, compared to 15.1 percent in the Eurozone and 15.2 in the...

There is a Greek element involved in the demonstrations in Taksim Square, Istanbul, associated with the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stavrodromi, which belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as a series of buildings that belong to the...

A woman was lightly wounded when a bomb placed under a car belonging to a prison director exploded early on Friday in Athens, a police source said. The device had been placed beneath the car of a woman who directs...

The Greek island of Skiathos, located in the northwest Aegean Sea, attracts Russian investors. According to sources, investors from Russia visited Skiathos in May, discreetly seeking vast tracts of land. The investors in question visited Skiathos on a private jet...

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) asked the German government to reveal “the truth about Greece” and the danger according to which German taxpayers may lose part of the rescue packages’ money, in the light of the International...

This is the title of an article written by a Guardian reader in Athens about experiencing austerity in Greece on a daily basis. The British newspaper decided to publish this following piece regarding austerity in crisis-stricken Greece. Among others Sovjohn...

Former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou, already being investigated by a parliamentary committee because the names of three of his relatives were removed from a list of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts, now will...

According to the Research Director of the Institute of Geodynamics, seismologist Athanasios Ganas, the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale, had a focal depth of 38 kilometers. It was superficial and that’s why the...

As observed by tourism operators, the impact of the events in Istanbul on Greek tourism will be more clarified within the following weeks, as much will depend on the duration and the development of the mass protests with a...

The European Commission, one of the Troika of Greece's rescue lenders, took a big step back on June 6 from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that said the bailouts were flawed because austerity measures had a more...

Chairs have their own story, a story narrated with a unique style by the Italian furniture designer, Martino Gamper, who had the idea to reconstruct in 100 days 100 chairs, using materials from old chairs found in the streets...

Students of the Griffith University in Brisbane, will soon have the opportunity to benefit from the Modern Greek courses beginning in 2014 via the Internet. After a series of efforts and negotiations between the Greek community and the University of...

In May 2013, a rise in arrivals at the Araxos Airport was noted compared to May 2012. Araxos Airport is a civilian airport located near Cape Araxos in the Achaea prefecture and serves the city of Patras, as well...

The Pan-Hellenic Scholarship Foundation seated in Chicago, announced that 20 students have been chosen to travel to Greece for the first time this summer to participate in the program Hellenic Birthright. The students come from across the United States and...