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Spanish Podemos: Greek Elections Dilemma Is Merkel or Tsipras [Video]
There are two options for the upcoming January 25 Greek general elections, said Pablo Iglesias Turrion, leader and founder of leftist Spanish political party Podemos (We Can), and those are either the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, or the Greek...
Greece
Mario Balotelli on Loan to Olympiakos?
The Californian sports website Bleachreport.com dared to publish an article with 25 bold predictions for the 2015 January transfer window. No1 of the list was an imminent move of Mario Balotelli from Liverpool to Olympiakos.
Mario Balotelli's last performance of...
Business
Greek Olive Oil Prices Drop Despite Demand
Prices of Greek extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) are dropping despite shortages in the 2014 harvest season of other major producers like Spain, France, Italy and Turkey.
Even though Greeks are consuming an impressive 18 kilos per capita a year,...
Europe
World’s Unluckiest Man Makes Documentary On Luckiest Spanish Village
Greek filmmaker Costis Mitsotakis has been living in the small Spanish village of Sodeto for the last 8 years. He moved to Spain in order to be close to his girlfriend at the time who was a local. However, his break-up was...
Greece
OECD Report: Life Expectancy Rises in Greece
Life expectancy at birth has risen in Greece reaching 80.7 years, while the EU28 average is 79.2 years, according to a new OECD report.
Published in “Health at a Glance: Europe 2014,” the figure puts Greece at 13th place among...
Greece
Greek Saffron as Good as Gold
Alexander the Great used it to heal his battle wounds, Cleopatra used to bathe with it, while it makes most dishes tastier, makes skin shinier and enhances sex life. No wonder it is the most expensive spice in the...
Greece
SYRIZA Leader Tsipras: Austerity Will End with Political Change in 2015
During his visit in Spain yesterday, Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras answered to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ proclamation that Greece is returning to growth. The country “will very soon experience a political change and austerity in Europe...
Economy
Bloomberg: Greece Will Cover World Shortage of Olive Oil
Good news for Greek olive oil producers as Spanish production is reduced this year, a Bloomber report says. Greece will double olive oil production in order to offset the decrease in Spain.
"international olive oil production is expected to drop...
Greece
Greek Alt. Health Minister: We are Prepared to Face an Ebola Incident
Greek Alternate Health Minister Leonidas Grigorakos said on Saturday that Greece is prepared for the Ebola virus.
"We are ready. We are taking precautionary measures. We have set a special room at "Amalia Fleming" hospital in Athens with two beds. What interests...
Economy
Swiss Bank: Greek Households Lose 170 Billion Euros Due to Crisis
A new study conducted by the Julius Baer Group, a Swiss private bank, has found that the last seven years of devastating economic downfall have seen Greek households lose a net total of 170 billion euros.
Julius Baer researchers first compiled the financial assets...