Greece

The head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling on Wednesday appeared confident that the ESM will not be greatly affected by the results of upcoming elections in Greece, despite having massive holdings in Greek debt. In an interview...

Greek authorities took into custody the 25-year-old bouncer who beat up a 31-year-old Cypriot national outside a club in Mykonos on Tuesday, September 8th, after he turned himself in. The young man was soon released and asked to prepare...

The television debate of Greece's political party leaders which was broadcasted on national channel ERT ended shortly after midnight on Thursday, with SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras admitting that his coalition government wasn’t able to implement part of the pledges...

The independent artistic group Skyll of Yorick Productions, based in Thessaloniki, was formed in 2011 by Philip Modinos and Kassandra Dimopoulou in London and it focuses on organizing independent opera productions. Their main aim is to provide as much work...

The much awaited debate between the leaders of the seven political parties was a three-hour long blame game full of empty slogans, repeated accusations, sarcastic remarks, hypocritical statements and blatant lies. The only thing missing was a political agenda, a...

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki held a summer programme with the participation of 180 students from 35 countries. The president of the committee and the representatives of the academic community expressed the hope that the students will be the ambassadors...

Car registrations grew 20.1% in August to a total 7,039 vehicles (new and used vehicles), up from 5,862 in August 2014 (in passenger cars the increase was 25.8 pct), the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday. The statistics service, in a...

The East Aegean Greek Island of Lesvos, which has a become a centre for migrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe, has gotten a significant breather in the past two days. Between Monday and Tuesday evening 10,000 migrants and refugees had left the...

The Greek government denied a rift with Moscow over refusing to allow Russian air-crafts to fly over Greek airspace. The air-crafts were scheduled to transport humanitarian aid to Syria, but did not, after an alleged U.S. intervention. "No displeasure or any...

The output of the Greek industrial sector decreased by 1.6% in July 2015 in comparison to July 2014, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Among the sectors with significant slow downs were the manufacturing sector with a 5.7% reduction in output, the mining sector whose production...