Greek News

Greek supporters of the “No” vote started gathering in Syntagma Square and Klafthmonos Square in central Athens shortly after 7 p.m., in order to celebrate their victory. Journalists and crews representing numerous Greek and foreign news agencies arrived at the...

The centre-right wing New Democracy party could be facing a leadership crisis after the first result of an overwhelming NO vote in Sunday's referendum. Antonis Samaras, the current party leader and Greece's prime minister from June 2012 to January 2012, is allegedly facing pressure to...

The Eurogroup Working Group will convene tomorrow, following the outcome of the Greek referendum say sources in Brussels, according to the AFP. Proceeding this meeting, there will be a Eurogroup phone conference with the nineteen Eurozone finance ministers also discussing Sunday's results. The...

Greek government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis expressed his satisfaction for the “No” vote lead in the first estimates of the Greek referendum outcome. “This result provides the prime minister with a clear mandate from the Greek people,” he said, adding that...

The first official estimation for Sunday’s Greek referendum results show a victory for the NO vote with a 61% against a 39% YES vote with 46% of the votes counted, according to The Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction. This is...

Greek Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis gave a speech after the first results of the Greek referendum were announced. He stated that as the government had guaranteed the referendum was organized with a sense of responsibility for the country. “We are...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will meet with Greek bankers on Sunday evening after the first official estimations of Sunday’s referendum, according to Reuters News Agency. The current capital control regime imposed in Greece since Sunday is scheduled to be...

German Chancellor Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will meet tomorrow to discuss the outcome of of the Greek referendum. The meeting was announced by the French presidency. "The talks with the French president from 6:30 p.m, and over dinner will...

  See the latest results of the July 5 Greek bailout referendum as they are being announced by the Greek Ministry of Interior. After a deadlock in bailout negotiations, the Greek government asked Greek citizens to vote YES/NO on a take-it-or-leave-it...

The No vote is ahead of the YES vote with 51.5% against and 48.5%, according to a GPO poll that was conducted on Saturday and Sunday and that was published by MEGA television station. The poll is based on phone...

Bundesbank sent a warning to the German government regarding the consequences the Grexit would have to Germany’s economy. The exit of Greece from the Eurozone is likely to create “holes” worth billions of euros in Wolfgang Schäuble’s budget, warned Bundesbank...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared frustrated during her speech to CDU members, published in Spiegel magazine, where she talked about Greek Prime Minister Alexis’ Tsipras’ stance and his decision to move forward with the referendum. The article stressed that Merkel...

While Greek citizens are trying to remain calm amidst the chaotic situation in the country, after the imposition of capital controls, foreign media are constantly providing advice to tourists planning their vacation in Greece. On Tuesday, June 30, BBC published...

One in two Germans feel sympathetic towards the Greek people, however, they believe that the country is responsible for its current financial situation, according to a survey published in the German newspaper Bild. The survey was published on the newspaper’s...

The Larnaka Festival in Cyprus was honored with the EFFE Label 2015-2016 as one of Europe’s finest festivals. EFFE (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe), initiated by the European Festivals Association, is the guide for citizens and the platform for professionals...