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The Greek Government accused the opposition parties of refusing to support the government's efforts in the insurance reforms after the European Commission Vice President  Valdis Dobrovskis' recent statements. The Vice President of the Commission left open the possibility of the...

  The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Immigration Yiannis Mouzalas inspected the progress of the reception identification centers  (hotspots) in Chios and Leros.     Tsipras stressed that it's Europe's turn to honor its commitments. He stated...

The established ritual of church mass only for men, which occurs twice a year for the past 14 years in Anogia-Crete, in the Agios Georgios church, took place on Wednesday. Men from all over Crete  "appeared", as is the customary...

Greeks will shortly have the chance to exchange their old IDs with new ones for a 10 euro fee. These new IDs  will have technologies like those contained in newly issued passports and drivers' licenses. As the existing IDs are easily...

According to Ekathimerini newspaper suspected members of an anarchist group raided and vandalized the offices of Teiresias, the electronic database for insolvent borrowers. A group of about 14 men believed to be members of Rouvikonas  (the Greek name for the...

The goddess of love, the Minoan Astarte, is the key figure that unlocks the mystery of the Phaistos Disk, according to linguist, archaeologist and coordinator of the program Erasmus of Crete Technological Institute; Gareth Owens. Speaking to the ANA -...

Greece does not have a comprehensive strategy for the return of economic migrants to their country of origin and lacks sufficient detention centers in order to prevent their escape, says a European Commission report. The report marks the progress on the response...

The new bilateral agreement between Australia and Greece, regarding work and holiday visas was recently ratified by the Greek Parliament. The Greek Community of Melbourne was relieved to hear the news since the visa had been part of the...

"Greece - Iran: The beginning of a new era" is the topic of an event organized on Wednesday by the Network for Reform in Greece and Europe, chaired by Anna Diamantopoulou. The event focuses on the economic challenges and prospects...

If one had asked any Greek exactly one year ago, that the full of promises SYRIZA party would come to power to finish off the crisis-stricken Greek economy and drain his personal wealth, with his blessing, he would have called...