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"The revival of Greece's public broadcaster ERT is a resounding response of dignity, a victory of democracy," Greek Minister of State Nikos Pappas stated, opening the debate on the ERT draft bill in Greek parliament on Monday. "The government decided to give a resounding...

Members of a solidarity organization called “Koinoniki Kouzina” (Social Kitchen) decided to cook a meal at Omonoia Square in downtown Athens and eat along with the migrants who reside in the area. Hunger has no color or ethnicity as humanity...

A meeting with the man who shocked the German public opinion with his narration of what the Nazis did in the village of Distomo, Greece, in June 10, 1944, held Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. Argyris Sfountouris, a survivor of...

The chances of a Greece exiting the European single currency stand at 40% currently, according to a poll of money market traders published by Reuters earlier today. On the opposite, 60% of those questioned said Greece could remain part...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras is scheduled to depart for Strasbourg on Tuesday, after attending a memorial service for the late Greek statesman Constantine Karamanlis. Samaras will attend and speak at a regular session of the European People's...

The President of the Cypriot House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou has welcomed earlier today the election of Mustafa Akinci as the new leader of the Turkish-Cypriot community. As he said, the election of the new leader of the Turkish-occupied Cypriot territories is...

Within a few weeks, Greece will not be able to pay salaries, pensions and loan obligations to the International Monetary Fund and other lenders, unless a bailout deal is reached.

Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has earlier today decorated an army sergeant of the Hellenic Army, whose photos rescuing a young migrant from Eritrea following a deadly shipwreck on the island of Rhodes last week made headlines across the globe. Sergeant Antonis Deligiorgis was...

Rumors over a so-called "Plan B" on a solution to Greece's long-standing crisis have been topping international media in recent weeks, although top European officials have rejected the speculation. Today it was Italian Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan to add his voice...

Yet another declaration of its frustration expressed today the German Finance Ministry, regarding the lack of progress Greece has achieved in regards to its economic reforms list. As it was highlighted, Berlin is patient but it is clearly Athens that should...

For the past three months, Greece's finance minister extraordinaire Yanis (with one 'n') Varoufakis has been the talk of every town, from Los Angeles to Adelaide and from Kiev to Cape Town. Even Germany -- Greece's biggest lender and harsh...

During the first three months in 2015 a total of 5,341 businesses shut down in Greece, which translates to about 59 closures per day, according to data supplied by the central union of chambers, with the National Confederation of...

Greek animator Robyn Yannoukos was recognized for her work on the Amazon Instant Video show "Tumble Leaf" at the 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards, held at the Universal Hilton on April 24.

The strange disappearance of 4-year-old Ani Borisova who got lost in Omonia Square, central Athens on April 21, has alerted European authorities who are currently conducting extensive investigations within and outside of Greece in order to locate the young girl....

Despite his expressed trust to Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proceeded with forming a new political negotiating team putting Varoufakis at the helm but appointing Alternate Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations Euclides Tsakalotos as...