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The institutions' insistence on further pension cuts is a political expediency, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in statements to "Efimerida ton Syntakton" newspaper. The Greek PM underlined that creditors should not regard "our sincere desire for a solution and steps...

Greece's creditors are angered by the vagueness and infeasibility of the proposals presented by the Greek negotiating team that led to a premature ending of talks between the two sides in Brussels on Sunday. Technical talks have ended and now...

Fofi Gennimata was elected as the 5th PASOK President with 51% of the votes. The election took place during the party's 10th conference. On Sunday morning, June 14, party members and friends cast their votes in order to determine who...

Negotiations between Greece and creditors in Brussels came to an abrupt halt when the Greek delegation left the meeting just 45 minutes after it started. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s representative stated that this round of consultations with the institutions...

Around 2,000 migrants and refugees arrived at the Piraeus port on Sunday morning, June 14, with ferries from the Greek island of Mytilene. The migrants and refugees who mainly originated from Syria were trapped at the port of Mytilene and...

On Friday June 12th, nearly 200 people came together on Capitol Hill to honor the leadership of women and mothers in public service and recognize their commitment to improving maternal mental health and family life. In the historic Cannon Caucus...

Over 10,000 people visited the Dionysos marble quarry in Athens, Greece, on Saturday night, June 13, to watch the top FMX riders in the world perform at the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour. Created back in 2001, the Red Bull X-Fighters concept...

The 11th annual Athens Pride took place in downtown Athens on Saturday, June 13. This year’s event used the slogan “Take a Stand,” demanding equal rights for the LGBT community. Greek artists such as Polina, Demy, Melisses, Marietta Fafouti and...

Greece and the new Tsipras government have been facing a brutal attack by international creditors. A classic economic war has ensued between a lender and a borrower; with the lender attempting to assert his authority and the borrower demanding loan...

The ten wittiest answers given over time by popular representatives of art and public life were recently hosted in British newspaper "The Independent." At the top, one can find the Spartans' reaction after they were threatened by Philip of Macedonia. Sparta Vs. King Philip of Macedon King Philip II...

The summer tourist season has finally started, however tour operators reported a significant decline in tourists arriving from Russia. The tourist flow from Russia to Greece could drop by 35-40% this year, according to estimates provided by Tez Tour...

People in Albania, Morocco, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Zimbabwe welcome an unexpected guest from Greece in their homes. These people were relatives and friends of five migrants who had moved to Greece in search of a better future. Ilias Vrochidis,...

Syros is a magical island with a strong cultural and industrial past, and an urban aura that few places in Greece have. It is no wonder that the island hosts not one but many festivals from classical music to animation. The...

The University of Washington in Seattle has launched an original summer program in recent years, highlighting the beauty of Greece. The program was the idea of professor Stergios Fotopoulos who has been teaching statistics at the university since 1985. Every...

As negotiations between Greece and creditors seem to stall each day and the country is perilously close to missing its due payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the end of the month, the Greek government is optimistic that...