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While praising Greece publicly for making progress on reforms, Eurozone finance chiefs privately told Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras they are disappointed at the lack of progress and pressured him to come to terms with international lenders by March 14. During...

More than 20,000 immigrants that were living in Greece have returned to their countries, said the Head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in Greece, Daniel Esdras. According to Mr. Esdras, 2013 was the first year when the...

  There are 2,653,032 Greek taxpayers who are drowning in tax debts as they cannot afford to pay the increase in taxes. As a result, the amount of the overdue debt obligations from January 1, 2013 to January 31, 2014...

The union of Greek pharmacists is proceeding with  a 48-hours strike on Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 11 in protest at government's plans to liberalize their sector. They have described the strike as a "warning" and threaten further...

About 350,000 Greek retirees have been waiting in lines anywhere from six months to four years, looking for someone in the Greek public sector to inform them on when they will start receiving their pension. The debt to unpaid pensioners...

A Kappa Research opinion poll concerning the upcoming European Parliament election and local elections carried out on behalf of the newspaper “To Vima,” shows SYRIZA and the current Head of the Region of Attica in the lead. In particular, the...

A Roma couple in Katerini, Greece, have been arrested for presenting as their own a female infant who, DNA testing proved, has no biological relationship to them. According to the Greek police, the couple had managed to obtain a birth certificate for...

Fifty-Seven-year-old Greek doctor, Costas Kastaniotis was convicted to a 16-month prison term and a 3 year suspension because he violated the anti-racism law. In particular, he was accused of putting a sign up outside his office that read “Jews...

A 49-year-old teacher from the 2nd High School of Alexandria died in his home in Alexandria Imathias, Northern Greece. The teacher had previously received permission from the school’s principal to leave and go home. When he arrived at the...

Data concerning the subsidizing of the unemployed released on Friday, March 7, by the Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) reveals the inability of the state to provide adequate protection and support for the unemployed. According to OAED, in January, only...

The union of Greek truck drivers has announced a new strike on Saturday, March 8. They are protesting against the state's inability to deal with the illegal transfer of products by foreign trucks or private cars, the increase in...

After concerted and methodical effort by the municipality of Athens and the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) of the Company of Development and Tourism Promotion in Athens (EATA), the city was chosen to organize the international annual meeting...

According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), unemployment in Greece rose to 27.5% in December 2013, compared to 27.6% in November 2013 and to 26.3% in December 2012. Greece’s annual unemployment rate for 2013 was 27.3%. More specifically, in December...

The Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (PFS) in today’s long meeting decided unanimously to go on a 48-hour strike next week. The strike on March 10 and 11 will be the answer to troika’s claims of the market’s opening for non-prescription drugs...

The island Cephalonia, Greece, was hit by another earthquake a few hours ago. The earthquake was recorded at 14:49 and measured 4.7 on the Richter scale, according to the Institute of Geodynamics in Athens. The locals have learned to...