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When the deadline for submitting applications to manage debts under the 100-installment application runs out, the government will move to measures of confiscation over outstanding debts, Greek Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani said. Responding to a parliamentary question by deputy...

Greek citizens recently rated the government’s performance in key areas, as well as the negotiations with the country’s partners as part of a survey conducted by the University of Macedonia. In particular, the survey -- conducted for the Greek television...

Greeks are the hardest working people in Europe, since they work 2,037 hours per year, a OECD study shows. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development conducted a study to determine in which of the 38 OECD member-countries people work the...

An aftershock measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 4:57 a.m. on Tuesday at the sea region east of Crete island, Greece , with same epicentre as the strong tremor (6.1R) recorded on April 16. Five shocks under...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his concern over the potential release of convicted November 17 terrorist Savvas Xeros to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias upon the latter's official visit to Washington. The Greek official assured his U.S. counterpart...

Park Extension residents were overwhelmed on Friday, April 17 when local priest Nikolaos Papageorgiou performed the liturgy in the chapel of Koimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church, commonly known as Panagitsa, which survived the fire that destroyed the church...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in continuous communication with the European Commissioner on Immigration issues and with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over the issue of the recent flood of refugees and...

By Leslie Absher A baby before the coup, brought there by her father, a young spy on his first mission. “There is much I’ll never know about his work in Greece but my love for him and Greece calls me...

Pick up a stone off the ground, turn it upside down and you will soon discover another thriving virus of corruption lurking under it. To the dismay of citizens, a fine web of dishonesty has deeply infiltrated into the...

The Greek government has issued a legislative order today ordering the country's public sector operations to transfer excess funds to the Bank of Greece (BoG) in a dramatic attempt to cover its needs ahead of the upcoming International Monetary...

U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic David D. Pearce held a press conference today in Athens to raise concerns against a bill that was brought for vote to the Greek Parliament. The legislation may allow for the release of...

The Brussels Group meeting in Paris, which was held during the weekend, continues on Monday and Tuesday, European Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said on Monday. Schinas said that discussions continue both on political and technical level and noted that the pace...

Anyone reading coverage of last week’s Greek independence celebration at the White House cannot be faulted for thinking Greece is anything but a country on the brink. Breathless Twitter pics of cool kid John Stamos and celebrity FinMin Varoufakis...

Nia Vardalos announced the story-line of her much anticipated 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' sequel that will unite the crazy Portokalos family again on the big screen. The Greek-Canadian actress posted on Facebook a message explaining how her daughter...

The enhancement of bilateral relations between Greece and Iran sees no barrier said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier today, underlining at the same time Greece's abundant capacities in various fields, while calling for the promotion of Tehran-Athens' economic cooperation. Speaking...