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Gambling addicts seeking help have increased 20-25 percent in the past five years, a fact that is attributed mostly to the economic crisis. The gambling market in Greece puts the country among the top ten in Europe and in a...

The New Year's cake -- commonly known as vasilopita -- recipe varies depending on the place of origin. It is not always sweet which may seem peculiar to certain Greeks, especially those who live in the capital or abroad. In...

Over one million migrants and asylum seekers reached Europe by sea in 2015, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Wednesday. Greece was by far the top landing spot with 844,176 arrivals, and over 150,000 reached...

Thousands of Greeks live abroad, with big communities in countries like Australia, United States, Canada, Britain and Germany. However, there are smaller communities in other parts of the world. Shanghai is a mega-city with a population of over 23 million,...

The Greek and Turkish Air force jets had a few short confrontations above the Aegean Sea, after Turkish aircrafts committed Greek airspace violations on Tuesday, Kathimerini newspaper reports. Greek Ministry of Defense officials claim that eight Turkish jets including two CN-235 aircrafts and two armed jets...

"The Greeks are getting less" is the title of an article on the website of German paper Spiegel. The article claims that this holiday, Greeks will receive far fewer gifts due to the fall in turnover of Greek stores...

A meeting of the government council on social policy, in which the imminent social security and pension reforms were discussed, concluded on Tuesday without any statements from the ministers.   Among the issues which were discussed are the national pension,...

Frontex, the European Union's border patrol agency, announced that it has deployed additional staff and equipment to Greek islands for improved external border management in the Aegean Sea. The agency reported that under the new Rapid Poseidon Intervention program, 293 Frontex...

Cyprus's two leaders are currently negotiating the reunification of the divided island, with the potential costs extending beyond politics and societal disputes. According to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci addressed the monetary cost of the...

Museum and archaeological site guards continue to strike indefinitely on weekends protesting against the new pay scales. As a result, museums, monuments and archaeological sites will remain closed on weekends. According to a Kathimerini report, a hand-written, misspelled sign on...