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There are several differences between Greece and creditors regarding security fund reforms after the Greek government made its proposal public on Monday. Athens is bound to overhaul its security fund system as an important part of the bailout program requirements....

A day following the leak of the Greek government's 170 page proposal to reform the Greek pension system,   Greek Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili attacked the other political parties for their refusal to support the reform push. While the reform...

The investment opportunities for new entrepreneurs and the creation of new job positions via the re-opening of industries that have interrupted their operation in previous years is one of the government's targets, stated Deputy Economy Minister responsible for Industry...

The City of Athens has made a crucial step in opening the way for the establishment of crematoria in Greece by issuing an invitation for bids for a building to house the first crematorium. The building must be no smaller...

The plenary session of the State Council will decide whether the General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis remains legally in his position and issues administrative acts despite the fact that his term ended in September 2009. Rakintzis became General...

British actress Vanessa Redgrave is in Athens in order to visit refugee and migrant hospitality facilities on Tuesday. The award-winning actress is also known for her activism. On Tuesday, at noon, she will visit the refugee hospitality camp in Eleonas,...

Northern Greek farmers are currently on standby, ready to take to the streets if necessary. A warning had already been sent to the government, about further protests due to the changes to the tax and pension status of farmers,...

The bodies of 21 migrants and refugees who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the Greek islands when their boat capsized due to the rainy weather conditions, washed up in the Aegean district of Ayvalık, Turkey on Tuesday, Greek media reports. The boat transporting migrants...

For the first time since the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922, a Greek Orthodox Epiphany celebration is set to take place in Izmir on January 6, 2016. The Greek Orthodox community has received permission from the Turkish authorities to perform the...

A process for licensing the televised media is now in the final stages of preparation and will soon be ready to begin. This is according to Greek Minister of State Nikos Pappas in an interview on the Greek radio station "Sto Kokkino",...