Greece

A diplomatic-level meeting was held on Thursday at the State Department in Washington, D.C. as a follow-up to the tripartite summit between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, held earlier this year. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had expressed Washington's support...

Cypriot government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou on Thursday said Turkish Cypriot moves in the closed-off town of Varosha were a clear violation of UN resolutions after it emerged that experts had started an inventory of abandoned buildings. Turkish Cypriot "Foreign Minister"...

The World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) ship named the "Blue Panda" began a tour of the Ionian islands in Greece on July 21, to promote awareness of the diversity of marine wildlife in the Mediterranean and to inform the public...

The family of American scientist Dr. Suzanne Eaton, who was murdered in Crete earlier this month, announced on Wednesday that they will be donating funds to volunteer organizations which were involved in the search for her. The family is also...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting concerning the development of the former Hellinikon airport on Thursday with representatives of Lamda Development, the firm in charge of the stalled project. The aim of the government, according to Development Minister Adonis...

The Bank of Greece and the Greek government are ready to completely lift capital controls in Greece, media reports suggested on Thursday. The restrictions to capital imposed in June of 2015 will be lifted by the end of September of 2019,...

New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis continued his visits to the country's ministries on Thursday, with the Ministry of Tourism taking prominence on his schedule for today. "Tourism is the largest sector in Greece, and it is where Greece has unquestionable -...

The European Commission decided on Thursday to refer Greece and Spain to the European Court of Justice, since the two countries have so far not incorporated the well-known "GDPR Data Protection Directive" into their national laws. In fact, the...

It was made public on Thursday that Greece heads the list of the 28 member states of the European Union in receiving investment funding from the so-called ''Juncker Plan.'' The funding for the nation of Greece totals €76.9 billion, according...

Newly-named Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos gave a press conference on Thursday in which he commented on the actions that Turkey has taken recently in the broader region. ''Greece is closely monitoring Turkey's illegal actions and the country is highlighting...