Greece

An internal investigation is underway to look into the allegations that four Greek officers mistreated an elderly female migrant at the Moria hotspot on Lesvos. The allegations of improper treatment have come about following the officers appearing in a video...

Following the casual-mannered announcement by Greece's former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Saturday that Greece is ready to extend its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles, the country's main opposition party sounded off against the...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made a positive statement on Friday regarding ongoing efforts between China and Greece to continue to grow relations between the two countries, calling Greece a reliable friend and partner of China. He made the remarks as he...

Greece's Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, announced on Saturday that the European Union’s executive approved Greece’s first post-bailout budget without the requirement of implementing legislated pension cuts. Tsipras referred to the approval of the Greek budget as a "success," as he...

Departing Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that Greece is ready to extend its territorial waters. 6 nautical miles has now expanded to 12 in the Ionian Sea, extending Greece's sovereignty westward. Kotzias said that the move constitutes the "first extension...

The U.S. Embassy in Athens issued a strongly-worded reaction to the request of convicted November 17 terrorist Savvas Xiros to be released from prison on health grounds. Α decision to release Xiros "would be a disservice to the memory of...

One of the most crucial dates in Greece's War of Independence is October 20, 1827. It was on this date that a coalition of European powers defeated the mighty Ottoman naval forces at Navarino. After almost 400 years of Ottoman rule,...

The government of FYROM hit back at Panos Kammenos, Greece's defense minister and outspoken opponent of the Prespa agreement, saying that he is "spreading fake news" in claiming that some lawmakers in Skopje were bribed to vote for the...

The parliament in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday has voted to start the process of renaming the country "North Macedonia". A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament voted in favor of renaming the Balkan...

Overharvesting, in response to skyrocketing demand in Turkey and elsewhere, is placing the endemic wild orchid population in Pindos mountains of northwestern Greece at risk. This conclusion was reached by a team of University of Ioannina scientists studying the...