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Approximately 577,000 documented migrants from countries all over the world are currently residing in Greece, according to a Greek Forum of Migrants survey. The non-governmental organization released the figures on Saturday, on the occasion of International Migrants Day observed on...

The biggest structural change that must take place in Greece is a change in culture, Deputy Economy and Development Minister Stergios Pitsiorlas said on Saturday during a one-day event titled “Development Partnership between State-Banks-Businesses”, organized by newspaper “Macedonia” in...

Vandals on Saturday set fire on a Greek Orthodox church in the Lagolio village of Crete and wrote "Allah is great", infuriating locals. According to e-mesara.gr news website, unknown perpetrators set fire to the Church of Archangel Michael in Lagolio,...

His racist t-shirt also reads "F-ck Greece" to complete the insult and evoke anger towards Greece says a Canadian advocacy group. Read the full story.

Greek farmer's unions decided on Saturday to block roads in January to protest the new austerity measures to be implemented as of January 1st. Union representatives and farmers from all parts of Greece met on Saturday in Larissa, central Greece,...

Creditors representatives left Athens on Friday without meeting with pertinent Greek ministers to negotiate the progress of the third bailout program; talks will continue via teleconference. Development Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis returned from the U.S. on...

The recent benefits Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced undermine the efforts creditors make to restore trust in Greece, said European Stability Mechanism President Klaus Regling. Regling spoke to Spanish newspaper El Mundo saying that, "Greece is committed to discuss,...

One in four deaths in Greece in 2014 were due to cancers, says an ELSTAT report released on Friday. According to the Greek Statistical Authority, deaths from neoplasms – mostly cancers of the digestive system, the lungs and the prostate...

The completion of the sale of the Athens Hilton to Home Holdings on Friday opens the way for the company's plans for new and more luxurious services, according to a Kathimerini report. Alpha Bank, owner of Ionian Hotels to which...

The bicameral Macedonian tomb from 4th-3rd century BC bearing the name "Makridis Bey" -- after the Ottoman architect who discovered it -- is open to the public. The burial monument at Derveni, in the Thessaloniki prefecture, was discovered in 1910,...