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Greek Parliament Legislates Bailout Prior Actions As Government Incurs New Losses

Greece is one step closer to receiving additional bailout funds after the Greek parliament legislated a new set of prior actions on Thursday evening, albeit with a very fragile and newly hampered majority. 153 MPs voted in favor of the...

Two Losses for Greece's SYRIZA led Government; Two MPs Removed For Not Supporting Legislation in Parliament Vote

  The SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government took a bad internal loss this Thursday. Following the resignation of Gavriil Sakerllaridis from his SYRIZA MP post, SYRIZA MP Stathis Panagoulis and ANEL MP Nikos Nikolopoulos were removed from their parties for respectively abstaining and voting against the set of...

Mediterranean Diet: Greeks Heart-Healthy Eating Plan Disclosed

Nutritionists encourage people to focus on the Mediterranean diet, following the traditional dietary patterns that were originally inspired by the countries of Greece and Spain as well as the region Southern Italy. According to scientists, eating primarily plant-based foods, replacing butter with healthy fats,...

German and Austrian Chancellors Call for Acceleration of Hotspots in Greece

Amid instability and high security alerts throughout the European continent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann called for the European Union to buttress the protection of its own borders, during a joint press conference on Thursday in Berlin. Since...

Lesvos: The beautiful Greek Island and Refugee Harbor Wishes to Be the European Capital of Culture 2021

Now more than ever Mytilene and the whole Greek island of Lesvos is facing one of the turning points of modern history. Its geographical location makes it by default one of the main gateways for refugees and migrants seeking...

EU Commissioner Andriukaitis in Athens; To Visit Refugees on Lesvos

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety; Vytenis Andriukaitis arrived earlier in Athens and will leave for the island Lesvos on Thursday to visit health centers and other areas accommodating refugees and migrants. The Commissioner’s first stop will be Mytilene’s...

Migrants Stuck at Greek-FYROM Border as European Nations Tighten Immigration Policy

Greece's northern border with FYROM looks to be overwhelmed, after FYROM and other European countries begin turning down migrants from countries that are not engulfed in armed conflict. According to the Athens Macedonian News Agency, 200 migrants, most of them...

Turkey Deports Greek Citizen Who Was Suspected to be Heading To Syria

Turkish authorities on Thursday deported a 40-year-old Greek Muslim from Thrace back to Greece, claiming that he had been on his way to Syria in "order to join in the fighting". The 40-year-old, who was arrested in Turkey on Wednesday...

Greece's SYRIZA Shaky as Tsipras' Friend Sakellaridis Resigns Over Unpopular Measures

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked parliament member Gavriil Sakellaridis to resign after the latter said he will abstain from Thursday's vote on the omnibus bill that includes unpopular measures. Sakellaridis had served as government spokesperson and deputy minister to the...

EU to Fine Greece €16 Mln Over Lack of Urban Waste Water Treatment

The European Commission proposes fines and refers Greece back to the Court of Justice of the EU over persistent poor waste water treatment, says a EC press release. The Court of Justice of the EU ruled in 2004 that Greece...

British Newspaper: Greece at Risk of Being Ousted from Schengen Treaty

The possible redrawing of the Schengen Treaty zone will be discussed at an emergency European Union meeting on Friday, with Greece being in danger of being placed outside the Schengen borders, according to a Daily Mail report. Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg...

Syrians with Fake Greek Passports Arrested in Honduras Trying to Reach U.S.

Honduran authorities announced on Wednesday that they had arrested six Syrian nationals traveling on forged Greek passports, including five who had been trying to reach the United States. According to Reuters, Honduran police said there were no signs of any...

Biggest Graffiti in Greece Opens to Public

The biggest graffiti in an industrial site in Greece will open to visitors at TITAN industry in Thessaloniki within the framework of the Open House Thessaloniki 2015. The paintings that decorate the industry cover 2,000 square meters and the artists...

EU Includes Greek Energy Projects on List of 'Common Interest'

The European Commission announced on Wednesday a list of key energy infrastructure projects (Projects of Common Interest, PCI) in Greece and around the EU whose completion is considered important for the development of the bloc’s energy market and the...

Excise Tax on Wine Makes Greek Gov't Dizzy, SYRIZA MP Resigns

The excise tax on wine that the Greek government has tabled in parliament caused reactions inside the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition putting the fragile majority at risk, as a ruling party MP resigns. SYRIZA MP and former government spokesperson Gavriil Sakellaridis resigned...