Greece

Greece ’s cybercrime unit is launching an investigation to determine if there has been an attempt to hack the online system used by the General Secretariat for Public Revenues, it was revealed. The Chief Prosecutor of the First Instance Court,...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Egypt on Thursday (August 6) to participate in the inauguration of a new Suez Canal waterway, while he will also meet with French President Francois Hollande, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and...

The Nafplio Police Department on Tuesday arrested five young people who burned the Greek flag after taking it down from its pole. The five perpetrators -- a 21-year-old Greek man, a 19-year-old Greek woman, two 21-year-old Albanian nationals and a 22-year-old Polish...

The plunge of the Greek banking stocks at the Athens stock exchange combined with the recent closure of the country's lenders, as well as the imposition of capital constraints has greatly increased the cost of the recapitalization of the...

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker believes an agreement on a third bailout for Greece is likely this month and preferably by August 20 when Athens must make a key debt repayment. The negotiations in Athens are now making "satisfactory" progress,...

The economic and political uncertainty in Greece is forcing many Greek shipping companies to consider moving their ferries to other seas. Recent political developments, capital controls, the referendum and the uncertainty over the signing of the new bailout agreement, all...

Actress Nia Vardalos,whose parents are Greek Canadians, is putting her visit to Greece on display. Vardalos, who is perhaps best known for her leading role in My Big Fat Greek Wedding has been using her Instagram account to exhibit the country's beauty. Vardalos has posted...

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs announced on Tuesday that the PanHellenic Exams for admission to higher education for children of Greeks abroad and children of Greek officials serving abroad will be held from September 7 to 11 at...

The Athens Stock Exchange maintained Monday's 28-year low closing at -1.22 percent and 659.94 units on Tuesday, after a low of 635.06. The bourse re-opened on Monday after a five-week hiatus due to the imposition of capital controls by the...

Health Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis is considering having cancer patients pay 50 percent of treatment costs if they did not have regular preventive exams for the four prevalent types of cancer. According to a report in Elefthereos Typos daily, the ministry...