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The National Bank of Greece (NGB) will hold an emergency general meeting on Monday to approve the sale of its Turkish subsidiary Finansbank, the bank announced. "After almost 10 years of successful presence in Turkey, NBG is selling Finansbank to fulfill its...

The premise for financing the settlement is not to leave it to the taxpayers in Cyprus, but get real money to pay for the upfront cost, the Special Advisor of the UN Secretary General, Espen Barth Eide, said in...

Two women working for the Greek Police made an effort this year to help refugees realize their dreams and continue hoping for a better future. Their actions showed the world the humanitarian part of the Greek police. General Zacharoula...

Recently elected New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message to the Greek Diaspora in the United States, asking for their support in creating a "new Greece." At the same time, he assured them that he was going to do...

The Greek government will use the bank data provided by Germany to tackle tax evasion, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said after a meeting with the Finance Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Norbert Walter-Borjans. Greece recently received a list of...

Germany and the IMF appear to be unhappy with the Greek government’s pension reform plan, but details are still fuzzy. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had been asked by Greece’s international creditors at the height of the crisis last summer...

Severe weather conditions and heavy rain that hit northern Greece over the weekend flooded Pineios river. As a result, a bridge in Diava, Kalambaka, partially collapsed, while according to locals' reports, the water level is constantly rising. Greek police have...

Below you will find need-to-know information on eighteen of Greece's most popular ski resorts, so you can choose the one that fits your winter holiday needs better! Boeotia  Parnassos (Base Elevation: 1660m - Summit Elevation: 2260m) Parnassos Ski Center, stretching across the areas...

Turkey’s military has been recently escalating vicious attacks against the Kurdish population under the pretext of fighting ISIS. Last week, a petition was circulated by Turkish academics condemning this. And rightly so. The petition was signed by more than...

It’s only a matter of time before Greece's SYRIZA-led government loses its political legitimacy entirely and the country ends up with yet another snap election. This is an argument I have been making virtually since SYRIZA's rise to power. Now, a poll by...