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The Greek government hailed the outcome of Thursday's EU Summit as positive for Greece and Cyprus in regards to Turkey's aggressive moves in the Eastern Mediterranean. Indeed, the EU warned Turkey that sanctions will be imposed unless Ankara stops...

Health authorities in northern Greece are on alert after 114 cases of the coronavirus were detected among workers of a canning factory in the Skydra municipality in the region of Pella. The factory has now suspended its operations until October...

Greek meteorologists say a mini heatwave will hit the country starting on Friday with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). According to latest available forecast data of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, the unusually high temperatures for the season...

After reopening this Spring, Greek Orthodox worshipers have been receiving Communion as usual in their parish churches, hoping against hope that they would not be infected with the coronavirus by reception of the Mysteries. However, an outbreak did occur, at...

Two non-profit organizations announced earlier in the week that they have joined efforts to provide more safe and enabling environments for vulnerable unaccompanied minor refugees in Greece. The HOME Project and Movement On The Ground have partnered to open three...

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, CEO of ECOS, talks about expanding her company while practicing some of the best work and environmental ethics. How can a company have an award-winning green operation, pay one of the highest minimum wages to its employees, manufacture in the...

Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for coronavirus early Friday morning, after one of his aides, Hope Hicks, also tested positive. The President becomes the highest-profile world leader to contract the virus, just a month before he seeks...

After a marathon session of talks in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders expressed solidarity with Greece and Cyprus and warned Turkey it would face sanctions over its provocations in the Mediterranean. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on...

Relations in the East Mediterranean, between Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey, were at the center of Thursday's meeting of the Special European Council in Brussels. However, after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made it clear that provocations against members of the...

Greek health authorities announced on Thursday that the number of new coronavirus cases  totaled 411, the third-highest daily number since the beginning of the pandemic, and that two new deaths had also occurred in the past 24 hours. A record...