Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras takes the negotiation with the country's creditors upon himself as talks between technical teams in Brussels have stalled again. Tsipras was at the government headquarters on Thursday afternoon where the negotiating team leader, Giorgos Chouliarakis, had a...

Greece's asylum service said in an announcement that present staffing levels made it "objectively difficult to serve all applicants," in spite of making every possible effort to reduce waiting times. The announcement was issued in response to a protest rally...

Enrollment in the first year of Greek primary school and continued attendance of schools in Greece are among the requirements for acquiring Greek nationality for children of foreign nationals born in Greece, according to a draft bill posted for...

Greece's main opposition leader Antonis Samaras attacked the government for questioning the success of the previous administration and called on it to apologize to Greeks. Commenting on the figures included in the country's 2015 Reform Program that was presented to Europe in April,...

By Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham and Jamie Jordan, University of Nottingham Concerns over Greece’s ability to pay the debt it owes to the European Commission, European Central Bank and IMF continue unabated. While a great deal of coverage is given...

Government Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis received harsh critiscism during the meeting of the SYRIZA Political Secretariat when he said that Athens will be ready to sign an agreement with creditors by May 19. In the past few days there have...

Seeking legal action is only one of the options available to Greece on the issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles, Alternate Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis said on Thursday, following his statement on Wednesday that the government will...

The European Central Bank (ECB) should not be used as Greece’s rescuer, the head of Germany’s central bank Jens Weidmann told a German newspaper, warning that the decision for Greece’s future in the Eurozone is clearly political. Asked whether he...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with representatives of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) on Thursday. Welcoming the delegation, the prime minister asked for the Greeks abroad support underlining their importance particularly when the Greek-American community in the US has...

More than 500 hundred kids gathered at Sepolia, a working class neighborhood in Athens, to watch their old buddies, NBA players Giannis and Thanassis Antetokounmpo, play basketball and give hope to their crisis-hit dreams. After all Giannis and Thanassis who play...