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Angry Students Storm Office of Greek Education Minister

A group of demonstrators entered the office of Greece's Minister of Education Costas Gavroglou on Monday afternoon, following a protest outside the Ministry of Education which attracted approximately 200 high school and university students. The students entered the Ministry chanting...

Greece: Antifascist Demonstrations in Memory of Pavlos Fyssas' Assassination Turn Violent (video)

It was September 18, 2013 when the 34-year-old activist and singer Pavlos Fyssas was assassinated by George Roupakias, a member of the Greek neo-nazi Golden Dawn party in Athens, Greece. Following the general outrage, the Greek authorities launched an investigation...

Outrage as Protester Steps on Athens' Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Social media users in Greece are expressing outrage over photos of a man stepping and apparently resting on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens' Syntagma Square. According to reports, the culprit was participating in a demonstration against the...

Greek Minister Makes Historic Trip to Skopje

Greek diplomacy broke new ground on Thursday as Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias became the first high-ranking state official to fly directly to Skopje in 12 years. Photographs published on Thursday evening showed Kotzias alighting from a government jet at Skopje International...

F-16 Demo Team Pilot Quotes Churchill During Air Demonstration

One of the most flattering Winston Churchill quotes for Greece was repeated today by an F-16 Greek Airforce pilot during airplane demonstrations for the national "OXI Day" celebrations in Thessaloniki. After Greek forces resistance delayed the Nazi invasion in southern...

Impressive Greek Navy Demonstration in Thessaloniki

The traditional October 26 Greek Navy demonstration in Thessaloniki; which took place on the anniversary of the city's liberation, was quite impressive. Citizens and tourists in the country's second biggest city enjoyed the sea and air manoeuvres orchestrated by the...

Cypriot President Slams Protesters Who Attacked Turkish Cypriots on Monday

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades condemned today “the conduct of senseless persons against Turkish Cypriots”. In a written statement, the President says “I consider as an unacceptable condemnation the conduct of senseless persons against Turkish compatriots of...

Rallies Held in Athens Ahead of Bailout Vote – Rioters Clash With Police Outside Greek Parliament

Clashes broke out between police and rioters around the Greek Parliament in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Greek lawmakers are now convening in parliament to vote on the provisional bailout deal that would bring more austerity measures and reforms in exchange for...

Greeks Demonstrate They Want to Stay in Eurozone

Under the slogan "We Stay in Europe", about 5,000 people demonstrated on Thursday in favor of the euro currency and Greece's stay in the European Union. The demonstration took place at Syntagma Square, in front of the Greek Parliament and...

Spanish Podemos Mobilizes Tens of Thousands in a Power Display with Greek Flags

In what is seen as a mass power display ahead of the upcoming Spanish general elections Spanish leftist party Podemos mobilized tens of thousands in Madrid on Saturday. Crowds chanted “yes we can” or “tic tac tic tac” to...