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The Greek government is racing against time to resolve seven important issues that remain pending in order to legislate prior actions required by the bailout program. Specifically, the deadline for legislating these measures is December 13 so that Greece can...

The new academic semester is scheduled to begin in September, however, according to a publication in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, schools in the country will face shortages in teachers. Over the last months, no teachers have been hired permanently in...

The Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDE) has alerted the Greek Economy Minister, Giorgos Stathakis on the stoppages of ongoing construction in Greek municipalities. According to a KEDE press release, KEDE president George Patoulis informed Stathakis that National Strategic Reference Framework (ESPA) directed...

Programs totaling 19 billion euros were approved for Greece by the National Strategic Reference Framework (ESPA) for the 2014-2020 period. The main sectors the funds will be distributed to are manufacturing, tourism, energy and the agricultural/food industry. Other sectors that show...

The European Commission has approved the Greek program for 2014-2020, according to Greece's Development Minister Kostis Chatzidakis. The National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) plans on launching programs this year to tackle unemployment and poverty while boosting the establishment of new businesses. The NSRF...

According to information, there has been unrest in Mount Athos since the night of July 17, as police forces with two patrol cars are outside the Esphigmenou Monastery. The tension began after the evacuation of the Holy Monastery that was...

Unusual incidents have been occurring due to the economic crisis and the situation in the health system which is collapsing. According to the thebest.gr, there are more and more cases of uninsured patients in Achaia, who are either unable to...

First launched in 1993 by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association, Art-Athina stands today as one of the longest-lasting contemporary art fairs in Europe and the largest annual visual arts event in Greece, attracting 18,000 visitors. A meeting point for...

According to the project directors, the National Art Gallery of Athens is to close for major renovations on March 4, and is scheduled to reopen by Christmas 2015. The new gallery will include an additional 11,040 square meters. Other changes...

Ancient Olympia, the sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, global symbol and sacred location of the Games in ancient Greece, will get a face-lifting in some parts because of excavations and reconfiguring, according to the Central Archaeological Council (KAS.) The...