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Unable to ban smoking in public places, the Greek government is considering to implement a measure according to which indoor smoking will be allowed at certain hours. Greeks stubbornly refuse to comply with European Union directives that prohibit smoking indoors...

Cyprus' unemployment rate for 2014 amounted to 16.1% of the labour force (males 17.0% and females 15.1%) in comparison to 15.9% (males 16.5% and females 15.2%) in 2013, according to the revised figures of the Labour Force Survey released...

Greece is preparing and will probably submit a request to participate in the new development bank for BRICS countries and has secured Russia’s support on the issue, Productive Reconstruction, Greek Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis told ANA-MPA. “During my...

The Greek finance ministry has chosen economist Elena Panaritis as the country’s representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a press release on Friday. She is replacing Thanos Katsambas, the ministry said. Panaritis has worked at the World...

A record number of 758 irregular migrants and refugees arrived in the last 24 hours on the island of Mytilene, in the northeastern Aegean, the Greek Coast Guard said, placing immense pressure on the island’s infrastructure. In a letter sent to...

The United States through Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned on Friday of a possible negative effect for the world economy if Greece and its creditors miss their deadline to avert a debt default. As the deadlock in negotiations between Greece...

"You can save a country, Greece, by saving the people," Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was quoted as saying, in a supplement of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published on Friday. Outlining his thoughts on the emergence of a...

The Greek government is willing to make concessions by pushing back its anti-austerity program in order to secure an agreement with creditors, Greece's interior minister said. As loan repayments loom large and state coffers are emptying at an alarming rate,...

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a warning for potential problems in banking services for travellers to Greece. According to the instructions, visitors to Greece must have with them at least two means of payment such as...

The Stavros Niarchos Park in Athens, Greece, will open its doors to the public for the first time, presenting 4 days -and nights- of events that will offer a "future-like experience" to visitors, reflecting the multifaceted program of activities...

The problems the Greek community of Istanbul is facing and the actions and initiatives of the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinople Greeks were presented by chairman Nikolaos Ouzounoglou, at the meeting of the Special Permanent Committee on Diaspora Greeks of the...

Finding traces of life outside Earth will take a long time, stated noted astrophysicist and planetologist and researcher Athena Coustenis to ANA-MPBA at the Paris-Meudon Astrological Observatory. However, Coustenis did not exclude important discoveries in the future on the satellites...

The countdown till summer has begun and Greece becomes the glowing oasis for anyone demanding only the best for his exodus from everyday life. Because while at work, you daydream about exotic scents and bright colors by the sea,...

A 40% decrease was recorded in the sale of Russian vacation packages to Greece for this summer, according to a recent interfax.ru article. Furthermore, high decrease was also recorded in vacation trips to Italy and France. In particular, European countries have...

Turkish businessmen have taken the lead in controlling the maritime transportation of eastern Aegean tourists, threatening the financial survival of Greek shipowners operating in the islands of Chios, Lesvos, Samos, Kos and Rhodes. As a result, many of them...