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Bailout recipient Greece has ceremonially assumed the European Union's six-month presidency amid praise for its reform efforts from visiting senior EU officials. The visit took place during an Athens wide ban on protests. Several hundred Greek leftists defied the ban...

The US magazine NEW YORKER is featuring a photographic series about the economic crisis in Greece, seen from the perspective of a Greek who has just moved back to Greece after 11 years abroad. In the article entitled “In Waiting:...

The Cyber Crimes Unit of the Greek police have arrested a 30-year-old man on Tuesday morning for possession and distribution of child pornography via the Internet, according to the Greek newspaper TA NEA. After presenting evidence and acquiring authorization to monitor...

European Parliament vice president Othmar Karas has postponed a visit to Athens, Greece, originally scheduled for January 8-9, according to an announcement by the European Parliament. The chairman of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Policy Committee had led...

Despite the cloudy weather, Epiphany glorious manifestations took place in all regions of Greece, from Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus to the smallest coastal village. In Athens, the blessing of the waters ceremony was carried out in the city reservoir, while...

A small area with antiquities within a private plot with a separate entrance for guests will be created in the Athens district of Makrygianni near the Acropolis, Greece. Finds from the geometric to the late Roman era, have been identified...

World's largest casino operator, Las Vegas Sands, is examining the option of operating a casino in Athens, Greece. The company is considering this option after rejecting plans for the creation of a 30-billion-euros mega-resort in Spain. The head of the Las...

Within the framework of events planned by the Municipality of Athens, Greece, for New Year’s Eve, the city center will become a melting pot of inhabitants and tourists, to the sounds of festive music. The special event which marks...

An unpleasant surprise is in store for Greek drivers next year. The Greek government decided to increase, in unprecedented levels, the cost of the tolls in all motor-ways, something that's causing a headache for Greek drivers. If someone wants to drive...

Hundreds of impoverished Greeks on Wednesday (December 25) flocked to an indoor gymnasium to eat a free hot Christmas meal the municipality of Athens, Greece had provided for them. Nikos Kokkinos, the chief of the city's social services department said...