Greek News

The historic and unprecedented trial of party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and the leadership of his extreme-right Golden Dawn party - the first time since World War II that a Parliamentary party in Greece or on a global level is charged...

Veteran Greek gymnast Vlassis Maras added another medal to his collection on Sunday after placing third in the Horizontal Bar event at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montpellier, France. Maras received a total of 14,666 points and was beaten...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras telephoned Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Sunday evening and expressed his condolences for the hundreds of migrants and refugees feared dead after the latest sinking of a vessel carrying migrants south of...

Olympiakos clinched its 42nd Greek league title — and 17th in the last 19 seasons — with three rounds to spare Sunday. Olympiakos had secured the title even before beating Levadiakos 4-0, when Panathinaikos lost 2-1 (video) at Panthrakikos earlier. In a...

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos underlined on Sunday that Greece's place is in Europe, in statements after visiting the home of late Greek statesman and former Greek President Constantine Karamanlis in Serres, northern Greece. "Our path is within...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Athens to reach to a deal with international creditors in order to avoid hardships in Greece and damage to the global economy. "I believe that the kind of detail needed requires going literally through every line...

There are signs of positive developments in the negotiations between Greece and creditors' representatives that started again yesterday in Paris. The Greek government's aim to achieve a primary surplus of 1.2% in 2015 seems to be accepted by creditors. Furthermore,...

A woman from Cameroon who gave birth to twins inside a sinking boat carrying illegal migrants to Greece was transferred to an Athens hospital for precautionary reasons. The woman was among 36 migrants in a dinghy boat rescued by the...

Dozens of Greeks linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will go on trial on Monday with charges of participating in a criminal organization. The highly publicized trial will be held inside a high security prison in Athens and is expected...

International creditors urged Greece on Sunday to present a plan to avoid default that could lead global economy to "uncharted waters." European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi warned Greece to provide a comprehensive plan of reforms that would allow...

Russia has denied a report that it is about to sign a gas pipeline deal with Greece as early as Tuesday. The report came from German magazine Der Spiegel and cited an unnamed Greek government official. The Greek official said that...

Greek Navy warship "Kountouriotis" and Royal Australian Navy ships "HMAS Success" and "HMAS Anzac" will carry out joint naval exercises in April and May to commemorate the Anzac centenary, marking the 100th anniversary since Australian and New Zealand forces participated...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to depart for Washington on Sunday, where he will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday. The Greek Minister is scheduled to stay in Washington until next Thursday and have...

Greek gymnast Lefteris Petrounias won the gold medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montpellier, France, on Saturday, after an impressive performance on the rings that earned him 15.866 points and first place. The silver was shared by French athlete Samir...

The Turkish Foreign Ministry asked Greek authorities to investigate two mosque attacks in Komotini, northeastern Greece. "Turkey requests Greek authorities to clarify, as soon as possible, the reason of these atrocious incidents that occurred in sacred places for the Turkish minority...