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Fifty-three Left Platform Members Resign from SYRIZA Central Committee
Fifty-three members of SYRIZA's Central Committee, most of them affiliated with Panagiotis Lafazanis' Left Platform, resigned on Wednesday. In a letter, they stressed that they were unable to serve the new Memorandum signed by Greece, which they said delivered...
Greece
French Newspaper Analyzes Greek PM's Position Within SYRIZA
As Greeks prepare to head to the polls for the third time in nine months, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is the subject of an article in the Wednesday edition of French newspaper Liberation.
In his profile of Tsipras, journalist Jean Quatremer...
Crime
Greek Finance Ministry: Attacks on Tax Auditors Won't Stop Investigations
The Greek Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday that tax auditors who have been physically or verbally attacked, will return to the businesses where the incidents took place.
The announcement follows an incident on the island of Mykonos, where two tax...
Greece
Greek Pole Vault Athlete Wins Bronze Medal in Beijing
Greek athlete Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou won the bronze medal at the women's pole vault finals during the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, after clearing a 4.55 meter jump in the semis on Monday.
Greece's pole vault champion was rewarded with the bronze medal...
Education
Greek Students' Grades Drop Lowering University Admission Standards
The final lists on Greek students’ admission to higher education were announced on Wednesday, August 26.
Every year, Greek students take the Panhellenic exams in May and then submit their University preferences. By the end of the summer, the Greek...
Economy
Nearly Half of Greeks Oppose EU Sanctions Against Russia
Nearly half of Greeks, 45 percent, said they are opposed to the punitive sanctions the European Union has imposed on Russia, according to an opinion poll.
The survey was conducted by U.S. based Gallup in the period May 14 to June...
Greece
Summer Vacation in the Greek Village Where Everything Costs 1 Euro
Valaora is a Greek village in Evrytania which has remained untouched by the Greek financial crisis and the political instability, where capital controls don't pose an issue. The 300 villagers who live permanently in Valaora Haryana move to their...
Greece
St. Fanourios Pie: Greece's Secret Recipe
Saint Fanourios Pie (Fanouropita) is a pie that is dedicated to Saint Fanourios and is traditionally made on August 27th, the day reserved for his honor. The attribute associated with St Fanourios in popular tradition is that he is the finder of...
Greece
Cruise Ship Market Remained Stable in 2015
Greece’s Association of Cruise Ship Owners and Marine Agencies (EEKFN) announced that despite the country’s difficult economic situation, the capital controls and the political instability, the cruise market has managed to remain stable over the course of 2015. Furthermore,...
Greece
Former Greece's House Speaker to Start New Party
Greece's controversial former house speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou is ready to start a new party, according to a report in Efimerida ton Syntakton daily.
The report says that Konstantopoulou is expecting the official disbandment of the present parliament and election announcement...
Greece
Greek Parties Accuse Tsipras of Unduly Expediting Election Date
Alexis Tsipras receives fire from political parties over his move to expedite elections for September 20 using allegedly undemocratic procedures.
New Democracy, PASOK, To Potami and Popular Unity accuse the prime minister for cunningly trying to speed up the elections...
Diaspora
Albanian Gov’t Tears Down Greek Orthodox Church
Himare, Albania, municipal authorities demolished the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Athanasios in the early morning hours of Wednesday to the dismay of Orthodox Christian locals.
Bulldozers and municipal police arrived at the Drymades village where the church is and started...
Europe
As Europe Migrant Crisis Swells, UN Urges Better Response
Record numbers of migrants are entering Hungary, officials said Tuesday, as well as arriving in many other parts of Europe. The U.N. refugee agency is calling on all governments to respond compassionately to this human tide of people who...
Greece
New Poll Shows SYRIZA Leading New Democracy by 2%
According to an opinion poll conducted for Greece's Vergina TV, New Democracy's popularity is currently significantly closer to that of SYRIZA than it was in January 2015.
SYRIZA received 24% of the respondents' vote while New Democracy got 22%. In the January 2015 elections,...
Greece
Police Officers in Lesvos Issue Notice About Risks With Migrants and Refugees
As the Greek islands have become the primary destination for migrants and refugees seeking to enter the European borders, local authorities have expressed the need for additional help to deal with this unprecedented situation.
According to Greek newspaper "Proto Thema," approximately...