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Eurogroup President: The Greek Government Has A lot of Work to Do

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem warned that the Greek government has some way to go to bridge the gap with its creditors, Reuters reports. “The Greek government still has a lot of work to do and I hope to get it all...

New Refugee Crisis Documentary Centres on Volunteers on Greek Islands

A new short documentary entitled "The Journey" sheds light on some of the protagonists of the ongoing refugee crisis. More than 570,000 refugees and migrants have arrived at the Greek islands since the beginning of 2015 according to a new United Nations Refugee...

Greece Ranks Low on Map of Trust

Greece ranks low in Europe's map of trust, according to a survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The survey studies the measure of trust the citizen has in institutions and fellow citizens. The four major categories...

Student Demonstration in Athens Concludes Following Minor Clashes With Police

Students from Attica's high schools and middle schools took to the Greek capital's streets on Monday to express their grievances to the Greek government about the deficiencies in the country's education system. While a peaceful demonstration protesting against shortages in teachers, books and other...

Varoufakis to Participate in New Greek News Portal

The mysterious "1101" that many believed was a new political movement by former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis turned out to be a news portal. In early October, a television commercial appeared announcing the formation of something new. "The 1101...

Greek Man Achieves Diving World Record

Greek diver Stavros Kastrinakis broke the freediving with interchangeable weights world record on Sunday, November 1, going under at the deepest point of the Messinian Bay, Kalamata. The athlete dived to 146 meters and emerged at 3.6 seconds breaking the...

Greece Close to Bankruptcy as Private Debt Is Higher than GDP

Greece is on the brink of bankruptcy as private debt is higher than gross domestic product and rising, says a Greek Money report. Private debt is higher than GDP and if the state debt is added to the equation, the...

IMF Pushes Europe to Formally Restructure Greek Debt

The International Monetary Fund reiterated that it will contribute funds to Greece's bailout under the condition that Europe will formally restructure the country's debt, according to a Bloomberg report. Greece has signed a three-year bailout program worth 86 million euros...

Ships Docked at Greek Ports on Monday and Tuesday

Greece's seamen's federation (PNO) has started their 48-hour strike, which will keep ships docked from 6 am on Monday morning, November 2 to 6 am on Wednesday, November 4. In a press release, PNO calls on travelers to show understanding...

Historic Keramikos Neighborhood Unites Greek, French Artists in Joint Project

The lively neighborhood of Keramikos in downtown Athens will be the center of an artistic experiment planned by two groups, French collective Pixel 13 and Greek group “Among the Ants,” along with six selected Greek artists, running from November...