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Two Turkish Missile Boats Violate Greek Territorial Waters, Approach Agathonissi

Two Turkish Navy missile boats approached the eastern and northern shores of Agathonissi on Monday afternoon, violating Greece's territorial waters in the process. A Greek coastal patrol boat monitored the movements of the Turkish boats throughout, while a Hellenic Navy...

Greeks Called Upon to Pay €4.5 Bln in New Austerity Measures

Greek taxpayers and pensioners are called upon to pay over 4.5 billion euros after the reduction of the tax-free income and pension cuts in order for the government to close bailout program review. Specifically, the lowering of the tax-free threshold...

Greece Plays a Strategic Role in New Silk Road

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a speech during a roundtable discussion referred to the Belt and Road initiative saying that Greece has a strategic role in this.  Tsipras referred to the Silk Road reminding that hundreds of years ago,...

Burglars Steal Expensive Medical Equipment From Athens Hospital

A burglary at the Agios Savvas Hospital in Athens in the early morning hours on Monday left the clinic with several pieces of expensive medical equipment missing. The staff who started their shift at 7 am found that the gastroenterological...

Crisis Leads Greek Women to Donate Eggs for Pay

The economic crisis has led an increasing number of Greek women to donate their eggs for pay to the point that some of them are exported, according to the Greek National Authority of Assisted Reproduction. The GNAAR says that the...

New Democracy 10% Ahead of SYRIZA in New Poll

New Democracy continues to lead the race by 10% in opinion polls, according to the latest survey conducted by Prorata on behalf of Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper. The poll suggests that the main opposition party leads in potential electoral...

The Government Is Targeting the Whole Society, Says ND Spokesman Kikilias

New Democracy (ND) spokesman Vassilis Kikilias on Sunday accused the government of devastating the professionals, the low pensioners, the labourers and of targeting the whole society. "The Greek people have learned the truth and are outraged...In the following days New Democracy...

One Woman Dead in Wildfire Near Corinth

A wildfire that broke out on Sunday in a forest area in the Aghioi Theodoroi area, near Corinth, left one woman dead. The blaze reached a residential area, burning one house completely and damaging another. Gusty winds were blowing in...

Eurovision 2017: Portugal Wins First Place, Greece Takes 19th

Last night concluded the Eurovision 2017 song contest and the winner with 758 points was Portugal's Salvador Sobral with his song "Amar Pelos Dois". This is the first time that Portugal has won the contest in 53 years. https://youtu.be/tXodL-oQGws Greece's entry "This...

Dejan Vucovic's Appeal to FYROM's Extradition Request to Be Discussed By Greece's Supreme Court

The extradition request from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of Dejan Vucovic will be discussed in Greece's supreme court on Wednesday. Vucovic is seeking asylum in Greece saying he fears for his life if he returns to his...