Greek News

New rates of tax for property owners will go before Greece's parliament on Wednesday. The country's Finance Ministry on Tuesday published details of new zone rates, which analysts say will see nearly a quarter of Greeks pay less Unified Property Tax...

Greece's Prime Minister announced on Tuesday that he had reached a "good agreement" with his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) counterpart Zoran Zaev to solve the naming dispute between the two countries. In a televised address on Greek TV, Tsipras revealed...

A group of assailants vandalized the premises of the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in the Kolonaki district of central Athens on Tuesday. According to reports, windows were broken by the group who were protesting in support of a convicted gunman...

On Sunday during the rugby match of Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos at AAMI Park, fans were entertained by traditional Greek folk-dancing! The performance took place during a break between rounds, and members of the Manasis dance a group from...

An international team of eight volunteers from the Netherlands, France and Greece have taken part in a dive off Santorini to remove lost or abandoned fishing nets. The divers managed to clear a huge net spanning about 150 meters from...

NBA megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo says that people in the street confuse him with his brother Thanasis when he is enjoying time off in his birthplace of Athens In a hilarious tweet the 'Greek Freak' expressed his amazement: "I would have never...

The village of Vrisa on Lesvos island was destroyed by an earthquake exactly one year ago, but is still in ruins with more than 800 people displaced. It was 3:25 p.m. on June 12, 2017 when a tremor measuring 6.3...

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will take the stealth-action series to ancient Greece, makers of the action-adventure series Ubisoft have confirmed. The game features everything from the “snowy mountain peaks” to the “depths of the Aegean Sea,” according to Ubisoft, which says...

Fraport Greece, owner of 14 regional airports across the country, saw a double-digit percentage increase in passenger traffic in the January - May period, according to CEO Alexander Zinell. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Zinell said that last year the...

Russian-made surface-to-air missiles bought by Turkey will be used "in necessary" Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan, speaking in a live television interview with four Turkish broadcasters in Istanbul, insisted the S-400 system was not for show. "We will not...

A collection of shiny red and black Ferraris are on show at the town of Corfu in an exhibition organized by Ferrari car owners' club Passione Rossa. The show of the slick Italian cars is being held for the first...

Residents and tourists on the Greek island of Syros have been gathering to snatch a glimpse of a luxurious yacht rumored to be for hire for a whopping €1.8 million per week ($2.15 million). The 301.84ft /92m Queen Miri was actually...

The fact that the Greek government opened the controversial issue of the naming of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) at a time when creditors were pressuring Athens to implement reforms was suspicious from day one. Athens had agreed with creditors...

The Greek government is preparing on Tuesday to announce a long-awaited deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the naming dispute. An announcement is expected in the afternoon after a second phone call between Alexis Tsipras and...

The International Monetary Fund may still participate in the Greek program and this will become clear on June 21, when there is a Eurogroup meeting, said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday. Speaking to reporters after meeting...