Greece

Four Greek universities made it to the National Taiwan University's annual global ranking of higher education institutions. Among 4,000 universities that were examined, the University of Athens was ranked 217th. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki claimed the 344th spot, while the University...

Athens, the Greek capital, is well known for its vibrant bar scene and one of its hundreds of pubs just received special recognition. "The Clumsies" bar, located in downtown central Athens close to Syntagma Square, was ranked as the world's 22nd best bar...

European Commissioner for Financial and Economic Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici announced via his Twitter account that he will be in the Greek capital on Wednesday and Thursday. "In Athens on Wednesday and Tuesday to meet with Alexis Tsipras...

The Greek Men's Soccer Team concluded a dismal 2016 EURO qualifying tournament on a positive note with a 4-3 victory over Hungary. The Greeks, who were unable to secure a victory in the previous nine qualifying games having scored just three goals,...

The Eurozone is on the road to recovery, according to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem. The Dutch Finance Minister gave an extensive interview with CNBC while attending the International Monetary Fund's summit in Lima, Peru, in which he claimed the Eurozone is...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres expressed the importance of collaboration with each other in dealing with the migrant crisis in a meeting on Monday. Tsipras received Guterres at the Maximos Mansion. The UNHCR...

The Greek private sector suffered a heavy blow in the last five years (2009-2014), according to new research conducted by Grant Thomson firm. In these five years the Greek private sector lost 19% of its workforce, thereby increasing unemployment...

The Greek government is to table in parliament on Monday an omnibus bill containing bailout required prior actions in order to pass the first review and receive a 2-billion-euro loan tranche. The voting of the bill will take place on...

Possibly the most expensive yacht in the world has arrived and set anchor near Mykonos’ most popular beach, Psarrou, Greece last Wednesday October 7. The luxurious boat which belongs to Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko is the most expensive yacht that...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde assured Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos that the fund is ready to work with Greece to promote the country’s reform program. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF summit...