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AP - The U.N. refugee agency is urging the European Union to overhaul its policy toward Syrian refugees, warning that the number of fatal accidents at sea could rise further as winter approaches. The UNHCR also urged the 28-nation bloc...

As the Greek government negotiates with international lenders for a fresh tax relief program, a new international survey argues that Greece has just opened up a fresh “financial wound” by raising corporate tax rates. Other debt-ridden countries – Portugal, for...

The Greek economy, European policy issues as well as current foreign policy initiatives are expected topics of conversation during a working lunch between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday in Berlin. The meeting was arranged by the...

“As you would expect from the leader of Greece’s radical left opposition party, Alexis Tsipras has many pungent criticisms of eurozone economic policy: demand is too weak; fiscal discipline too severe; debt repayments too high; and, consequently, growth is...

EU aid to help workers made redundant in various industries in Greece, Spain, The Netherlands and Romania to find new jobs was approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) funding, which would complement...

Government officials are traveling to Paris today, to hold talks with Greece's international creditors that will last until Thursday. Following a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis...

According to diplomatic representatives, the Heads of State and the Government of the European Union have expressed their satisfaction with the decision of the Summit in Brussels, which took place on August 30. In regards to the issue of EU...

Greek economy and the major unresolved issues, such as managing the country's debt, dominated a meeting on Wednesday between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Pierre Moscovici, the former French Finance Minister that France has currently put forward as...

Forbes magazine said in an article that Greece is one of the countries that has appealed to the European Union for assistance, since its reliance on Russia's natural gas may result in energy shortages this coming winter. According to the article, this...

The Greek Agricultural Development Ministry announced on Tuesday that the tons of peaches left in refrigerators after the Russian embargo to Greek producers, will be distributed to charities, churches and other organizations, helping vulnerable social groups. Greek farmers want procedures to...