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Things are starting to look tough for the Greek football scene, as once again the Greek football teams are facing the risk of being excluded from international leagues. On Wednesday afternoon, Deputy Minister Stavros Kontonis met with the Hellenic Football...

Greece will be able to process asylum claims within two weeks, including appeals, once a migration deal between the European Union and Turkey is implemented said Alternate Minister of National Defense Dimitris Vitsas on Tuesday. The Greek official is coordinator of...

British actress and activist Vanessa Redgrave on Wednesday visited the refugees that are temporarily hosted at Pireaus port. Redgrave spoke with refugees and migrants and listened closely to their problems. Most of them said they want to go to Europe...

High taxes and insurance contributions drive businesses away from Greece, says the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA). In a pamphlet issued by the chamber entitled "Who is driving Greek businesses away," all the factors that make Greek entrepreneurs move...

Greek bank deposits dropped in February for the second month in a row after a 2.05 percent increase in December, according to a Bank of Greece report released on Tuesday. Greece's central bank data shows that business and household deposits...

Four seamen abducted by pirates from the Greek-owned, Panama-flagged tanker "Madonna 1" have been released unharmed in Nigerian territory, the shipping company announced on Wednesday. The four - three Greeks and one Filipino - were abducted in early March...

Greece's FAGE dairy producer is to close down its milk production unit in northern Greece and concentrate on yogurt exports and cheese production. FAGE is a leading dairy producer and its yogurt has become popular in the U.S. The dairy producer...

It is obvious why Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called this extraordinary parliamentary session on corruption at a time when everything else in Greece is in shambles. The much-advertised meeting in parliament was nothing more than a smokescreen to divert...

Main opposition New Democracy spokesman George Koumoutsakos on Tuesday initiated legal proceedings to sue his government counterpart Olga Gerovasili for slander, in response to comments she made on the weekend concerning possible links between Koumoutsakos and journalists accused of...

Greece should be prepared for a lengthy stay of refugees in the country, stated government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili during a press briefing on Tuesday. She also added that the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement creates a legal corridor for the...