Greece

A group of demonstrators entered the office of Greece's Minister of Education Costas Gavroglou on Monday afternoon, following a protest outside the Ministry of Education which attracted approximately 200 high school and university students. The students entered the Ministry chanting...

The body of a 58 year-old woman who was missing since September 29, when the Mediterranean cyclone 'Zorba' hit the central and southern parts of Greece, was found dead on Monday afternoon in the village of Kyrinthos on the...

A technical team of the European Union’s Directorate General on Migration will visit Cyprus on Tuesday to meet with local officials and discuss additional assistance that the island needs due to increased migration flows. The visit comes in the aftermath...

According to the final figures for 2017 released by Greece’s Statistics Authority (ELSTAT), Greek GDP increased by €3.75 billion ($4.20 billion). This increase is attributed to economic growth in Greece during 2017. Specifically, the Greek GDP rose from €176.48 billion...

Greece is expected to attract more than 32 million tourists in 2018, according to Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, speaking at the "Blue Flags" annual meeting organized by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, the municipality of...

According to Greece's Deputy Finance Minister, Katerina Papanatsiou, the country's Finance Ministry will reduce the VAT rate applicable on concerts and music events, where no other services are provided, from 24 percent to 6 percent. The change will be enacted...

Thessaloniki -- Greece’s co-capital, also known as ''the lady of the North'' and ''the bride of the Thermaic Gulf," is known as one of the most vibrant alternative destinations in Greece. For those who want to enjoy a relaxing experience full...

The oldest Turkish bath in Greece was built in the port city of Patras in 1400—during the Venetian rule—and remains in operation today. The hammam, as it is known in Turkish, is located in the Upper Town neighborhood of Patras,...

A photo of Julia Tsitsipas, mother of rising Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas, consoling Latvian Ernests Gulbis after his defeat to her son at the Stockholm Open on Sunday has gone viral. Julia Tsitsipas-Salnikova, herself a former tennis player, approached...

Greece has the highest level of indirect taxation in the eurozone and it is likely that it will remain in the same position in 2019. This finding steps from next year's draft budgets recently submitted by the 19 eurozone...