Greece

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis discussed for the umpteenth time the other day his tenure with the government of Alexis Tsipras. Speaking on Bloomberg, Varoufakis said that he was not “fired,” but resigned after he realized that things were...

Hollywood star and UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt commenced her tour to the refugee and migrant hotspots in Attiki and Piraeus this morning. Jolie was welcomed and surrounded instantly upon her arrival with refugees, migrants and journalists...

In seeking ways to close the “fiscal gap,” the Greek government has proposed to the country’s lenders on at least two different occasions imposing a financial transaction tax. The proposal was rejected both times. Nonetheless, Greek officials involved in current...

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov said that Greece is not being cooperative on the refugee crisis after about 1,500 migrants entered his country illegally on Monday. The migrants were detained by FYROM authorities and were sent back...

American actress Angelina Jolie, who acts as UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, arrived in Athens, Greece, earlier on Wednesday. Jolie is currently visiting refugees hosted at Piraeus port and is planning to visit other areas in Athens where refugees are hosted. The American...

The European Commission is to ask Greece and Cyprus to make concessions to Turkey in order for Europe to come to an agreement on the refugee flow issue, Reuters says. According to the report, the Commission will present three proposals...

Despite bad weather conditions that marked this year's Carnival in Greece, the Sea Carnival of Chalkida was carried out again with a huge success as thousands of attendees joined to party along. The Euboean Gulf was filled with pirates, boats...

Panos Kammenos, Defense Minister and president of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), asked for the resignation of Deputy Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas for calling FYROM "Macedonia." Mouzalas called the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia "Macedonia" during a SKAI television...

The representatives of Greece’s official lenders appear to have rejected the government’s proposal for tackling the problem of “black money” by charging fines of up to 35% to those who claim they "forgot” to declare income. Instead, it has been...

Google is now digitizing even more locations in Greece in order to help travelers who are planning their next trip have more choices and options, therefore helping to boost the Greek tourist industry. As of today, anyone can "access" Greece...