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Turkey needs to understand and meet in full its commitments on the refugees issue, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Monday during a meeting with members of the French parliament that visit Greece to evaluate the efficiency of the...

The Executive Body of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) met on Monday in order to decide whether it will proceed with strikes as a means of protest for the security fund reform plan which is expected to be submitted in...

On Monday, a new highway which will connect Lefktro and Sparta in the Peloponnese, will be inaugurated. The opening ceremony of the "Morea" highway will take place in the afternoon, along with the presence of Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis...

Only 615 out of 66,400 migrants had been relocated from Greece to other EU member states in 2015, according to a European Commission report released last week. Amnesty International has used these figures in a report entitled "Trapped in Greece:...

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis estimates that an agreement between Greece and its creditors over the bailout program review is feasible "within weeks." Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Dombrovskis said that the EC has not set any deadlines...

Ryan Air is cutting summer season flights to Greece two months early because the Greek government has not answered to his proposals, said the low cost airline Chief Commercial Officer David O'Brien. O'Brien spoke to the Sunday edition of Greek...

Creditors proposed that Greece must implement additional fiscal measures "in waiting" worth 2.7 billion euros in order for the bailout program review to be completed. Greece rushes to complete a draft agreement with creditors before the crucial meeting of euro zone...

A freighter crew operating under instructions from the shipping ministry's Search and Rescue Coordination Center rescued 41 migrants and refugees in a wooden boat 95 nautical miles southwest of Pylos, on the west coast of the Peloponnese, Greece. They...

A 32-year-old Indian crew member of the ship "Noor 1" has died, after he was rushed to Tzanio Hospital in Piraeus, Greece. The man was staying at the Drapetsona police station when he complained of feeling unwell on Saturday...

Olympiakos held a title fiesta for its fans at the Karaiskakis Stadium after trouncing relegated Kalloni 5-0, goals coming from the league’s top scorer Costas Fortounis and from David Fuster, Pajtim Kasami, Omar Elabdellaoui and Brown Ideye. The Reds...