Greek News

A little over 30% of the total Greek population has a job, while almost 25% of it is composed by pensioners, according to the numbers included in a report published on Monday by Greek newspaper "Ta Nea." The Greek population was 10,816,286 according...

Couples that choose civil partnership will have the same rights as married couples and the same will apply to same sex couples, according to a new draft law to be tabled in Greek parliament. According to the bill released by...

Greek farmers who met in a conference in Platykambos have agreed to participate in a nationwide rally on November 18. The rally was suggested by farmers in Crete who extended a general invitation for a rally on November 18...

The Cyprus economy has exited recession and is registering positive economic growth, which is projected to be maintained, President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has said. He noted, however, that the banking sector still has challenges to...

The local offices of SYRIZA in Glyfada, Nea Ionia and Kypseli, Athens, Greece, were attacked early on Monday causing minor damage. The unknown assailants that targeted the SYRIZA offices used a homemade explosive device made of flammable material. An improvised...

Former Inter Milan and Udinese coach Andrea Stramaccioni will be the new coach of Panathinaikos, the Greek Super League club announced on Sunday. The 39-year-old Italian manager has signed a two-year deal with the Athens team to take over from...

Former citizen protection minister Yiannis Panousis is at the office of Supreme Court Prosecutor Efterpi Goutzamani to report that three SYRIZA members are linked with terrorist and criminal organizations that have threatened his life. Panousis went to the prosecutor's office...

The Greek Orthodox Community in Box Hill will hold an inauguration ceremony for its newest accomplishment, the Community cultural center. Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, east of Melbourne's Central Business District. According to the Greek Diaspora newspaper...

The war in the Middle East and Syria must stop, otherwise the "nightmare" of the refugee crisis will continue, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during a visit to the Aegean island of Lesvos. Speaking at Skala Sykamnias,...

Two ferries carrying 3,000 refugees from Mytilene and Chios docked at Piraeus port on Monday morning. More specifically, "Blue Star Patmos" with 1,424 refugees on board arrived at 8:30 am and "Ariadni" ferry with 1,579 refugees on board arrived almost...

British Airways flight BA362, which was headed to Athens, had to perform an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London on Monday afternoon, due to problems the plane encountered while in the air. The aircraft, which departed from London a short while before...

Greece has fallen three weeks behind schedule on the prior actions schedule as Sunday's Euro Working Group teleconference failed to result in an agreement with creditors. Monday's afternoon meeting of Eurozone finance ministers will be almost entirely dedicated to Greece. However,...

The Greek government decided to transfer thousands of refugees to the port of Kavala, only one day after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras openly admitted that the country would not be able to deal with the refugee crisis on...

Germany and Israel will be celebrating their 50-year anniversary since the two countries commenced their diplomatic relations, through a special “Friendship Concert” scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 10, at Athens Concert Hall. The aim of the concert...

In an interview with the Greek newspaper Proto Thema, the former Citizens Protection Minister Giannis Panousis stated that he had received threats against his life by politicians who had connections with terrorists. “I have provided the necessary evidence regarding...