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"We are sending a message to terrorists. All the European, democratic forces will act jointly. We will not allow people to be seduced by extreme, populist voices," New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis said during a speech in Athens. Meimarakis added...

A new meeting between the Greek team and lenders representatives is scheduled on Sunday at noon after Saturday's 11-hour negotiation ended with issues still unresolved. Government sources said there was progress in talks, however several crucial issues are still pending....

The Skyros carnival is not widely known around Greece, however its entertainment and rituals make it one of the wildest events of the Greek carnival season. Describing some of its most peculiar customs and traditions, "Skyros Carnival," a book dedicated...

The longest-running film festival in Athens returns for the 28th consecutive year, between November 26-December 2, providing the audience with the opportunity to be the first to watch movies that will leave a strong imprint on the current film...

Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas met with the leadership of the Greek Police to discuss security measures for the November 17th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the dictatorship at the National Technical University of Athens, according...

Governments across Europe held emergency meetings to assess the threat level and stepped up security measures Saturday in response to a series of coordinated attacks in Paris the day before that killed at least 128 people and hurt over...

Greek officials condemned the ISIS attacks in Paris on Saturday and expressed their sadness for the victims. "The terrorists will defeat us...only if they force us to abandon our values, and lead us to a fortified Europe inhabited by fearful...

The turbulent history of the small community of the island of Kastellorizo is described in the documentary "At the edge of the Aegean- Kastellorizo". In the documentary, Kastellorizo's history is recorded from its full peak at the end of 19th...

The debut of Michael Skibbe on Greece's bench was marked by yet another loss of the national football team, as this time they were beaten 1-0 at a friendly game in Luxembourg. Greece's players didn't manage to score again as...

Greeks are pessimistic about the economy and the future in general and they are not satisfied by government policies, a new opinion poll shows. The poll that was conducted for Skai television, shows that 78 percent of Greeks believe the...

At least one of the eight Paris attack perpetrators was among the refugees who had passed through Greece in October holding a Syrian passport, Greek authorities say. According to Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, the Syrian passport found at...

The Greek government had an emergency meeting and decided on precautionary measures in light of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, Immigration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas and National Intelligence Service (EYP) Commander...

Greece has been assessed as having CCC's Issuer Default Ratings for its long-term foreign and local currency, Fitch Ratings in London announced in a release. Fitch explained that Greece's financial assistance program with the European Stability Mechanism of up to...

As the European winter approaches, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports additional reception sites in Greece are urgently needed to accommodate the massive flow of refugees and migrants from Syria and other countries of conflict. The U.N. refugee...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his condolences to French President Francois Hollande after the Paris ISIS attacks that resulted in at least 128 deaths and left hundreds injured.  “My sincere condolences to the families of the victims. I am...