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There will be no new job appointments and recruitment in the Greek public sector in 2016, since the relevant cabinet act was extended until December 31, 2017. The decision wastaken due to the austerity measures imposed on the country...

The Greek government is trying to rescue the tens of thousands of desperate refugees and migrants arriving on the Aegean islands, but some "voices" in Europe continue to blame Greece, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas said on...

"The International and European Community are called to turn to Turkey, the EU should especially, clearly and categorically call on Turkey to end the occupation of the EU territory of Cyprus. In order to assent to a solution based...

Greece recorded a 4.3 percent increase on arrivals and a 2.2 percent improvement in nights spent in hotels and other accommodations for the period of January-September 2015, compared with the corresponding period in 2014. According to ELSTAT a significant increase of 4.9 percent...

An elaborate police operation is underway in Athens in order to locate three people who were allegedly involved in three successive armed robberies that took place in northern and central Athens, Greece. The first robbery took place at Vasilopoulos supermarket...

The number of public sector employees has been reduced by 26 percent in the past five years, since the onset of the economic crisis in Greece. Salary reduction, changes in pension laws, employee transfers and voluntary resignations have led to...

"The government will be ready for the institutional evaluation", Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday during a brief discussion with reporters at Maximos Mansion. The prime minister noted that February will be a critical month as "the issues of...

Europe in 2015 faced its most severe migration crisis in centuries as an estimated one million people – mostly Muslims – fled war in Syria and poverty in other countries of the Middle East and Africa and made the...

There is no doubt that 2015 was an eventful year for Greece. The economic crisis continued to plague the country, while the election of the new government shook the political scene. The negotiations between Greece and its European partners took...

A significant reduction was noticed in business and household deposits in Greece in November 2015. According to data from the Bank of Greece, the total deposits fell to 120.9 billion euros from 121.1 billion euros in October. Reuters reported that these are...