Greece

Just a few kilometers north of the modern town of Chios in the island lies a row of abandoned buildings, which for centuries served as a leper colony. Sixty years since the asylum was abandoned, the derelict buildings offer a...

The Greek government doesn't question the quality of the statistical data on which the country's adjustment programme is based on, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos was quoted as telling the German newspaper Die Zeit. Tsakalotos was commenting on an article about...

The Greek Ministry of Agriculture is hoping to persuade the European Union to introduce rules which forbid "Greek yogurt" being produced anywhere but in Greece. In 2016, Greece and the Czech Republic clashed after the latter produced "Greek" and "Greek-style"...

Cruise ship arrivals in Greece have dropped due to the continued political instability in Turkey. According to Kathimerini news daily, passenger traffic at the port of Iraklio in Crete saw a 39.4% decline in passenger traffic with numbers dropping to...

Greek oil producer Energean has exceeded its target for gas sales contracts needed, before it proceeds with plans to tap two gas fields off Israel's coast, according to market sources. Energean bought the Karish and Tanin fields, located in deep...

The prolonged heatwave plaguing the country and the capital in particular, causes all sorts of problems for Athenians. Those suffering more -and in silence- though, are stray animals and the Evzones in Syntagma square. The fustanella-wearing guards standing in front...

A female couple from Manchester celebrating their engagement in Santorini, are stuck on the Greek island after their flight was cancelled. Katie Chandler, 25, and Rebecca Lamb, 27, were unable to fly on Monday after there was a shortage of...

With a comfortable 92 - 64 win over Great Britain, the Greece basketball team concluded the Patras friendly tournament, ahead of its official games for the upcoming Eurobasket 2017 competition, which kicks off on August 31. Greece set the tone...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece issued a statement in response to what it views as unfounded and uncorroborated claims made by journalist Kerin Hope concerning fears for the rule of law in the country stemming from a court...

The government sold 1.138 billion euros ($1.34 billion) of three-month Treasury bills on Wednesday to refinance maturing issues, the country's debt agency PDMA announced. The three-month paper was sold at a yield of 1.95%, down from 2.33% in a previous...