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The rules of the September 9 Greek political party leaders debate have been set. The seven party leaders will respond to the questions of Greece's nationally syndicated channels' reporters in a televised debate that will take place eleven days before the...

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris expressed his willingness to intervene and assist in the refugee crisis that has developed in Europe this past year. "Greece or Italy sell me an island, I'll call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for...

If opinion polls are any indication, the September 20 Greek elections will run down to the wire. In the January 2015 Greek elections, SYRIZA had collected 36.3% of the vote while New Democracy had 27.8%. A little over seven months...

Greece’s foreign ministry sources criticized on Friday statements by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who accused Greece for the refugee crisis and the situation at the Serbian-Hungarian border. “One wouldn’t expect such a behavior from the head of a European...

Germany plans to double aid currently given to Greece for dealing with the refugee crisis to 2.4 million euros, the German foreign ministry announced. "The foreign ministry is doubling to 2.4 million euros the sums given until now in the...

Greece and its people cannot survive outside the European Union, the country’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in a speech to inaugurate the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair on Friday evening. “Greece and our people cannot survive in terms of a stable...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described the migrant crisis in Europe as an "absolutely dramatic situation" and has called on the European Union to take charge of migrant processing centers. Commissioner Antonio Guterres said the refugee...

In the lead-up to the September 20 elections in Greece, a new opinion poll showed New Democracy leading SYRIZA by 0.8%. According to the poll, which will be published on the Saturday edition of Greek newspaper "Parapolitka," New Democracy garnered 30.4% of the...

Three people were killed on Friday afternoon during a fire that broke out at the ground floor of Dafni Psychiatric Hospital in Athens, Greece. The three deceased individuals were hospital patients. The Greek Fire Department said that three more people were seriously injured. The...

Below, you can find all the useful links and contact information of some of the humanitarian organizations struggling to cope with migrant suffering in Greece on a daily basis. Don't waste any more time, join one of the teams and offer your...

European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu participated in the emergency meeting of the European parliament's Regional Development Committee to discuss Commission proposals to support Greece. Cretu made the following statement: "Today I participated in an emergency meeting of the Committee on Regional Development...

Use of plastic money in retail has almost tripled since the imposition of capital controls in the country, with credit institutions issuing more than 1.1 million debit cards in the period from the end of June until early August. Previously,...

European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos arrived on the Greek island of Kos on Friday in order to discuss the major migrant issue with local authorities. However, upon...

The Greek public will witness the country's political leaders confront each other on camera less than two weeks before the September 20 elections. Greece's political party leaders will engage in a televised debate on September 9. Golden Dawn President Nikos...

In a recent press release, Amnesty International spoke of "hellish" conditions for migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Kos, while the organization also condemned attacks against refugees and activists. "The refugees we met in Kos have fled war and persecution...