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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that the European Union cannot allow Greece to plunge into "chaos" by shutting European borders to refugees. Speaking in a television interview, the German chancellor said inter alia: "Do you seriously believe that...

As Europe struggles with the question of how to deal with the refugee crisis, the European University Association (EUA) has launched the Refugees Welcome Map. The purpose is to demonstrate in an interactive way how the higher education sector...

“According to initial information, there is a 15% to 20% decrease in the number of Greek tourists at the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko over the past months because of the blockade of the Bulgarian-Greek border,” said Bansko Mayor...

After almost a month-and-a-half of daily protests, farmers throughout Greece have decided to put on hold their struggle by withdrawing their tractors from highways and awaiting for the governement to realize its promises, while remaining ready. "Our struggle will continue with...

Stavros Theodorakis will continue to lead the political party "To Potami", after Sunday's voting for the party's leader. Theodorakis was re-elected with a percentage of 88.16%, whereas the other candidate, Pavlos Eleftheriadis, collected 11.84%. "Whoever wants to start something over is...

  Olympiakos F.C. celebrated its "mathematical" title conquest as the team won against Veroia today, claiming the title earlier than ever. This is the team's sixth Greek championship in a row, and the 18th in the last 20 years. Olympiakos won...

Technical colleges (TEIs) announced that they will no longer take part in the so-called “dialogue for education,” between the government, opposition parties and representatives of the tertiary education system. The technical colleges said they are quitting the process because they...

State Minister Nikos Pappas appeared sure that the government majority will remain solid with the upcoming voting period and excluded the possibility of an ecumenical government in a recent interview with the newspaper Paron. "It's about a midsummer night's dream...

Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas estimated that "about 50,000 to 70,000 refugees and migrants will be trapped in Greece in the next month," while in an interview with Greek TV's Mega channel. Mouzalas said that the government has submitted an...

"I cannot understard Greece's policy any more. It is not possible that Greece acts like a travel agency that sends the refugees some place else. Greece received 11,000 refugees in the past year, whereas we (received) 90,000. This is...