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Bill Papastergiadis says "Today marks a watershed moment for the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM). The agreement to allow members of NUGAS to become automatic members of the GCM is reflective of the 'open door' policy of the GCM....

The new Board of Directors of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria was appointed on February 1, 2016 during a meeting of the Electoral Committee and the newly elected members. The members of the new Board are: President Mr Papastergiadis...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be attending the opening of the Greek Lonsdale Street Festival on Saturday, February 27. The festival opening will also be attended by the leader of the federal Opposition, Bill Shorten, Prime Minister of...

By Professor Anastasios Tamis* Greek has been classified as one of the twelve priority languages of wider use in Australia and is taught in all states and territories in a variety of systems and levels of education. Network analysis shows the...

Greece’s ongoing protests by the nation’s farmers, professionals and working class people against the government’s plans for pension reform and raising new tax revenues are having effects across the economy, according to market analysts, thereby adding additional pressures to...

While walking around Athens, people might easily see the ‘dark side’ of the city. The crisis, the homeless, and the trash present in many street corners, don’t paint the greatest picture. However, 42 Greek artists decided to organize a...

The Euro area unemployment rate fell to 10.4% in December 2015, down from 10.5% in November 2015, and from 11.4% in December 2014. This is the lowest rate recorded in the Euro area since September 2011, according to figures...

Speaking in front of the European Parliament today in preparation of the European Council Meeting of February 18 and 19 2016, Jean-Claude Juncker said it is not the European Commission’s intent to “isolate” Greece because of deficiencies in the...

The number of influenza-related deaths in Greece has jumped to 38, with 4 people having died in one day alone, according to local media sources. The number of people that needed hospitalization has increased to nearly 200, while a major...

Kos residents opposing the establishment of a migrant registration center on the island blocked National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos from approaching the planned site. Greece's defense ministry in collaboration with migration authorities are to set up five migrant registration centers...

The misery index is an economic indicator, created by economist Arthur Okun, and referred to the sum of the unemployment and inflation rates. The misery index was used widely in the 1960s and 1970s as a way of finding out...

Bulgaria has complained to Greece and notified Brussels about the continuing blockade of the Greek-Bulgarian border checkpoints as a result of the protests of Greek farmers. "We must defend the Bulgarian road carriers, we have alarmed Brussels about the problem,"...

Children now make up more than one third of asylum seekers crossing the perilous Aegean waters from Turkey to Greece, according to UNICEF. "Children currently account for 36 percent of those risking the treacherous sea crossing between Greece and Turkey,"...

About 14,000 lifejackets used and discarded by refugees and migrants after their arrival on the coast of Lesvos are traveling to Berlin on Tuesday so that they can be used by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei for a...

Almost 6,000 Greek businesses have relocated to Bulgaria in the last two years alone, says the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (GSEVEE). In addition, about 60,000 Greeks have registered new companies in Bulgaria's tax offices or opened accounts...