Greece

Evangelos Meimarakis has caused great impressions amongst New Democracy officials as interim President, leading them to deny his proposal for a new inter-party presidential election on August 30. New Democracy party members decided to follow the statutory procedure that requires the President's election by...

"Betty, Tsipras' Iron Lady" is the headline chosen to embellish a recently published article in French magazine "Paris Match," aiming to capture reader attention on the profile of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' companion. "Alexis Tsipras' companion functions as a constant reminder of his uncompromising conscience. Discreet in...

Final decisions concerning the reopening of the Athens Stock Exchange will be taken next week, senior Finance Ministry officials said on Thursday. Representatives of the Bank of Greece (BoG), the Capital Markets Commission, the stock exchange and the Members Association...

In a message marking the 41st anniversary since the fall of the 1967-1974 military junta and the restoration of democracy in Greece, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos urged Greeks on Thursday to reaffirm their commitment to Europe and...

After calling the Greek government to approve controversial budget cuts and financial overhauls, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made a strong reappearance, this time putting pressure on Eurozone's leadership, asking for a detailed debt restructuring plan for Greece in order to move...

A Greek woman has started the first crowdfunding campaign for a hotel in northern Greece. The campaign is organized through IndieGoGo and aims to raise 1,000,000 dollars in order to help set up a hotel in Greece. The campaign is in the...

Eighty-seven refugees, mainly of Syrian origin, disembarked on the Greek island of Amorgos on Thursday morning. After local authorities were informed about the presence of illegal immigrants on the island, they quickly rushed to provide their assistance. Among the immigrants were several children, as...

Despite the high unemployment rate in Greece due to the current debt crisis, no wave of Bulgarians leaving the country to return to their homeland is observed, Bulgaria’s labor attaché to Greece Ekaterina Dimitrova told Focus Information Agency. During the interview, Dimitrova did...

Approximately 15 anarchists approached the outer gate of the Greek government headquarters on Thursday afternoon and threw leaflets with slogans in favor of a debt relief and withdrawal from the European Union, disapproving the Greek leftist government's tactics. After they were dismissed by...

"What Greece needs now, more than ever, are tourism dollars — so don’t cancel your trip just yet," Condé Nast Traveler advises. Prominent travel website Condé Nast Traveler followed the Guardian’s footsteps and invited readers to visit Greece despite the crisis...