Greece

Eurozone ministers locked horns for almost twelve hours at Eurogroup discussions aimed at unlocking the next tranche of bailout money for Greece. Athens entered the meeting hoping to receive an 11-billion-euro tranche of bailout funds in the second installment of...

The May 24 Eurogroup issued a statement confirming that Greece will get its bailout loans and receive debt relief, through the new Greek programme. IMF officials are planning to recommend that they join the Greek bailout programme. Read the full...

Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, announced the renaming of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) basketball stadium to "Nikos Galis" -- one of Greece's greatest retired basketball players. "I would like to thank the State and its initiative. It's...

Winners of the 2016 Europa Nostra Awards to honor cultural heritage were announced at the Zarzuela Theater in Madrid. The Greek Traditional Watermill in Agios Germanos Prespes, Greece, was one of the seven Grand Prix laureates selected by independent...

33.7% (577, 500 persons) died prematurely in the EU in 2013 according to Eurostat data released today. The rate concerns individuals of an age under 75 years and according to eurostat definition could be considered as premature, “as they could...

Greek right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader/Defense Minister Panos Kammenos -- a junior coalition member of the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government --  fueled controversy with a statement he made on Tuesday while visiting the island of Syros. He said...

A free one-day scientific seminar with the theme "Maternal Mental Health: Latest Insights and Best Practices" was offered to health professionals by the NY-based Seleni Institute, at the Hellenic American College in Athens, May 13. Introduced by psychotherapist and psychoanalyst Haroula Ntalla, the...

Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides has announced that the scheduled for Friday meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and T/C leader Mustafa Akinci, under the UN aegis, will not be taking place. In a written statement issued on Tuesday, the Spokesman says...

Medphoto, the inaugural Mediterranean Photography Festival, will be taking place this summer in Rethymno, on the island of Crete. The 1st edition of Medphoto Festival, is a new initiative in the world of photography, inspired by photographer Pavlos Fisakis and...

The Municipality of Korydallos, the 2nd Federation of Secondary State School Teachers of Piraeus (ELME) and the Parents Union, are requesting for the recommencement of the Golden Dawn trial after the end of the PanHellenic Exams, so that the...