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As Members of Parliament of Greek descent around the world are intensifying action aimed at helping Greece΄s economic recovery, Deputy Foreign minister Costas Tsiaras hosted a working dinner for the board of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (WHIA), currently...

To mark the centennial anniversary of the Balkan Wars outbreak, the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy is hosting an exhibit The Unknown Front of the Balkan Wars: The Administrative Incorporation of the New Lands. The aim of this...

There was tension at the students' demonstration outside the Parliament, in protest of the changes the Athena project will implement to Universities. Students burned the EU flag and the police made use of tear gas. A little after 4...

Greek police say a bomb has exploded near the Acropolis in central Athens, but it was not immediately clear what the target was and whether anybody has been hurt. The explosion outside a ship owner's house Nikos Tsakos occurred at...

The military parade marking Greece’s Independence Day on March 25 took place amid a heavy police presence that barred onlookers from most of the route. The center of Athens reminded of an impregnable fortress, with 14 police vans around the...

Endeavor selected 19 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, Turkey and Saudi Arabia at its 47th International Selection Panel. Endeavor now supports 785 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from 489 companies in 14 emerging market countries. The entrepreneurs were chosen...

A police raid on an apartment in the anarchist stronghold of Exarchia in central Athens led to the discovery iof a large amount of weapons, authorities said. According to the news agency AMNA, a large police force cordoned off...

A voluntary share exchange offer that will allow Greek Coke bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) to move from Greece to Switzerland and list on the London Stock Exchange has been approved by the British authorities. CCH said last year it would...

About 2,000 farmers from across Greece gathered in central Athens on March 5 to rally in front of the Parliament and protest of harsh austerity policies they said have cut into their ability to make a living. The protesters, some...

A 20-year-old Greek man has been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a gang of racists that mounted a string of attacks on Pakistani immigrants in Athens last year, the Associated Press reported. The arrest comes amid a...