Greece

After five successful years, the Spetses Classic Yacht Regatta (SCYR) returns for the sixth year in a row, between June 30 and July 3. SCYR will be the 2nd and main stop of the Hellenic Classic and Traditional Boat Circuit...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Nana Mouskouri, acclaimed singer and humanitarian, is the latest in a round of celebrities to focus on Greece this week. She will accompany UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe Regional Director Marie-Pierre Poirier on a four-day visit...

Greek public broadcaster ERT reported that the eviction of refugees and migrants from the town of Idomeni is complete. The site, near the Greek border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), was a gathering spot for people...

The infamous Golden Dawn trial of the party's leading members was interrupted again on Thursday, a day after the trial recommenced after five months due to the five-month lawyers' strike. The issues that arose on Thursday regarded the representation of defendants,...

"Refuge" is a multimedia project by creative firm Magna Carta, and chronicles human stories from the European Refugee Crisis. Shot on location in Greece during January 2016, the project focuses on humanity and hope. Magna Carta's team spent more than...

The proposal of Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis to legalize 2,500 public sector employees who were hired using forged school degrees has caused an uproar among opposition parties. Reportedly, Filis stated that the 2,500 people who had been hired in...

The U.S. Vice President has urged the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus to resume their meetings as soon as possible and expressed the continued US.. support to both sides as they work to reach a successful agreement...

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council president Donald Tusk on Thursday expressed their pleasure on the Eurogroup's agreement for Greece during a joint press conference before the start of the GF Summit at Ise-Shima, Japan. "We are pleased...

U.S. President Barack Obama said that the Greek debt crisis has "eased" during his meeting with reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Shima, central Japan. "The fact that the Greek debt crisis has been resolved for...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of "additional measures" in 2018 to assist Greece financially. However, he expressed the hope that this will not happen. Schaeuble stressed that Greece has made great...