Greek News

The United Nations Children’s Fund is appealing for $14 million to assist increasing numbers of refugee and migrant children currently on the move in Europe. According to UNICEF, an average of 19,000 children, many escaping conflicts in Syria, Iraq and...

The extreme weather conditions that have damaged Greece in the past week, continued on Friday with two major Ionian Islands feeling the effects. Apocalyptic weather conditions that developed on the Ionian islands of Kefalonia caused severe property damage and safety hazards on...

The Greek Ministry of Culture, Education and Religion was renamed the Ministry of Education, Research and Religion during the formation of the new Greek government. This simple change will allegedly cost a lot more than one would imagine. An article...

Greece will host the world’s first underwater dance-visual performance “Drops of Breath”, at Cape Sounio, on September 25th through the 27th. The performance is an initiative of choreographers Sophie Bulbulyan and Apostolia Papadamaki in collaboration with Lia Haraki and a...

While the route of migrants and refugees hoping to reach Germany, France and other European countries further in the geographical centre and north of the continent has been well documented, new arrivals in Greece are also being left sleeping in the...

The third Greek bailout is in effect and Greek islands are about to feel the implications. Beginning October 1st, Greek islands will begin losing the value added tax privileges that they have enjoyed for years. Among the bailout's prescribed measures are the...

Investigations into the notorious Lagarde list, that includes names of Greek persons and businesses with deposits in Swiss bank accounts, has brought in approximately 80 million euros for the Greek state, according to Kathimerini newspaper. Out of 1,275 people and business that...

New Alternate Education Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou heralded the simplification of procedures for students who want to be exempted from religious education classes. The procedure now is that students who do not wish to attend religious education classes have to file...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed his ministers in the first cabinet meeting saying that they must work hard and meet people's expectations and that they will be judged for their work in six months. "We must honor the support...

OpenSignal, the telecommunications coverage mapping company has released a new report regarding the state of 4G LTE coverage worldwide for the third quarter of 2015. “OpenSignal calculates "time coverage" by taking a reading from devices every 10 to 15 minutes...

Theodoros Theofilogiannakos one of the high-ranked officials during the Greek military junta, notoriously known for torturing people, passed away on September 24, after losing a long battle with cancer. His funeral will take place on Saturday, September 26, in...

More than 50 objects were recovered during the underwater expedition at the site of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck between August 26 and September 16, the study of which archaeologists hope will expand scientific knowledge about the wreck and its...

After the Euro Working Group session on Thursday it was decided that the Greek government is still within the timeline to implement reforms required and fulfill the terms of the agreement. The lenders representatives gave the Euro Working Group a...

A new contract between the Piraeus Port and the Greek state will include an increase in the annual cost of the lease, from 2% of total annual revenue at present to 3.5% of annual revenue, ANA-MPA sources said on...

Chairwoman of the Hellenic Banks Association Louka Katseli said that Greek banks face four major challenges before they return to normality. Katseli, who is also head of Bank of Greece, spoke at a business event organized by the Hellenic British...