In a video interview with Greek Reporter, Japonica’s founder Paul Kazarian explains his billion dollar ...
Greece’s latest center-left political movement, dubbed The 58 Initiative because it was begun by 58 academics, intellectuals and others disenchanted with the political system, brought together a lot of admirers when it launched in Athens, but a lot of disagreement too over what it should do. Some of its members want The 58 Initiative to […]
Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that it was a “matter of honour” for the IMF to acknowledge its forecast error on the fiscal multipliers in the case of Greece and other eurozone member states. According to AMNA, addressing the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels, Lagarde […]
Evidence found on the computers of jailed Golden Dawn party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris, who are among those facing charges of operating a criminal gang, show them denouncing democracy and being involved in paramilitary training that could be enough to bring charges of treason against them, it was reported. It was […]
According to research carried out in 2012 by the Institute of Mental Health, one in five Greek students are smoking. A total of 683 schools took part in the study, with students aged between 13 and 19. The Deputy Minister of Education, Simos Kedikoglou, stated during the press conference for the presentation of the 4th […]
Olympiacos Piraeus beat Anderlecht 3-1 in Karaiskaki stadium in Greece passing to the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Group C soccer match was full of suspense, while 3 players of Anderlecht got red cards leaving the team with 8 players. Olympiacos missed the chance to score 2 more goals when the reds failed to score […]
The Senate of Athens University demands that courses begin on December 16, while at the same time aims to overpass all the technical difficulties so that administrative staff will resume working. UoA Rector Theodossis Pelegrinis requested a senate meeting which took place earlier in the day. The senate appealed to all parties in order to […]
Earlier this morning, the doctors union (EOPYY) announced that they will continue striking until December 19. The doctors are protesting against the new government plan which includes new pay cuts and layoffs. It seems that the Ministry of Health and EOPYY doctors are unable to come to an agreement about the newly imposed changes to […]
It is common to see the famous Four Books of Confucianism printed in Chinese, but it is rare to see them printed in Greek. That is the reason why Du Qiwen, the Chinese ambassador to Greece, was surprised when he was presented with a Greek translation of the Four Books in Lefkada – an Ionian […]
According to a study of GSEE’s Labor Institute, it has been made crystal clear that the Greek State must find alternative financial resources in order to be able to carry on the subsidy of the pension scheme within the frame of social insurance. Otherwise, by the end of 2015 it is predicted that the Greek […]
The statement made by Turkish Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, that Turkey’s borders reach Thessaloniki, provoked an angry reaction from the Greek government. Responding to a reporter’s question about the Turkish Prime Minister’s statements in Kessani, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative, Konstantinos Koutras, said: “The historical and geographical references to an area with such a […]
According to data presented by the Hellenic Federation of Property Owners (POMIDA), Greece is at the top of the list with the highest property taxes paid in the EU. As far as the taxation of property income is concerned, out of 22 countries, Greece is in the top five along with Ireland, Germany, France and Belgium. […]
A train was derailed shortly after 11 a.m. on the Thessaloniki – Athens route. The train was going rather slow due to the abrupt turns of the rails in the area, something that eventually saved everyone on board. The train collided with a herd of cows that were on the rails in the area of […]
Despite a breakdown in talks with international lenders over delayed reforms and how to fill a big hole in the 2014 budget, Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said he expects they will release a one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment before the end of the month, and not sometime early in 2014 as it seemed. […]
New shocking evidence for the action and the methods of the Greek Neo-Nazi political party, Golden Dawn, is in the hands of the investigating magistrates Ioanna Klappa and Maria Dimitropoulou. The bulk of the new evidence is said to have been gleaned from an examination of the personal computers and cell phones of several Golden […]