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Greece continues to be on top of worldwide shipping in 2015, while 13 Greek shipowners are among the 100 most important in the industry. According to the annual "Lloyd's List Top 100 2015," Greek shipping controls 334,649,089 tons dwt. Japan...

A second trilateral meeting of representatives of Greece, Cyprus and Israel was held in Jerusalem at the foreign ministry secretary generals level, ahead of a summit of the three countries, which is expected to take place on Jan. 28...

European Union leaders "acknowledged the key role Turkey plays in the reduction of refugee flows," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said following the European Summit that ended late on Thursday night in Brussels. Tsipras stressed the necessity that Turkey implements all agreements...

The 28 European Union Member States on Thursday evening in Brussels unanimously decided the establishment of a common coast guard and border guard to protect Europe's borders. A six-month timeline is given for the adoption and implementation of the EU...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM), Nikola Poposki,  announced on Thursday that they will continue regular bilateral visits, in a bid toward building trust in bilateral relations. In a joint...

The number of employed amounted to 3,671,096 persons in the third quarter of 2015 while the number of unemployed amounted to 1,160,522, according to the national statistics service. The Greek unemployment rate was 24.0 percent compared with 24.6 percent in...

The government's draft bill for the "parallel program" has not been withdrawn, an announcement issued by the Greek prime minister's office said on Thursday, while condemning what it claimed was the "irresponsible" stance of the three opposition parties that...

The work of the artist who created the emblem of the Bank of Greece and designed the artwork on a series of Greek banknotes issued at the beginning of the previous century is presented in the exhibition: “Michail Akselos...

At the beginning of 2016 the 390 meter long Tsakonas bridge in the Peloponnese is expected to be open. It is the second longest bridge in Greece (After the Rio-Antrio bridge) and one of the largest arched bridges worldwide. The...

There is no issue of changing the 2015 Uniform Real Estate Ownership Tax (ENFIA), Finance Ministry sources said on Thursday regarding the ruling of the Council of State. The Council of State, Greece's supreme administrative court, on Wednesday officially published...