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This past May, Greece's Alternative Health Minister Pavlos Polakis forced three members of the managing board of the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) to resign. On Tuesday, the Council of State ruled that Polakis' actions were illegal...

The AFP has reported that a gang of antique smugglers was busted by the Greek police on Tuesday. Thus far, following a nationwide raid Greek police have arrested 26 individuals in connection with smuggling antique relics. Of the arrests, six...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his call for elections on Tuesday saying they are necessary to "rid the country" of the "opportunists" that govern it. He was speaking at the first meeting of the party’s political committee before the inauguration of ND’s...

More than 1,000 remains of refugees and migrants that arrived in Greece over the past 20 years have not been identified, according to data presented by Greek police, the coast guard and the International Committee of the Red Cross...

Members of anarchist group Rubicon on Tuesday evening disrupted a SYRIZA conference on Greek economy with key speakers Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis. The event organized by the Economic Policy Department of the ruling party took...

A Chinese bronze vase decorated with dragons from the first millennium BC was unveiled at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on Monday where it will be exhibited for three months as part of the celebrations marking the museum’s 150th anniversary. The vase was...

Greece had outdone every other EU member-state for the sheer number of reforms carried out simultaneously and it is now time for Europe and the Eurogroup to do their part, presenting specific short-term measures for Greece's debt, European Commissioner...

Stavroula Tsolakidou, aged 16, is world chess champion for the second time after winning a gold medal at the World Chess Championships held at Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia. The young girl received 9 points in 11 games and won the...

Data shows that an increasing number of refugees are trying to make their way to Greece. Since Friday, September 30, there were 397 refugees and migrants that entered the island of Chios, the fifth largest island of Greece. From...

Former Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos spoke to the Greek Parliament's executive committee regarding loans taken by political parties and the media in Greece. He referred to unsound political choices following the 2010 bailout that led to the GDP...