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The German Embassy in Athens, Greece, and Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe curator Dr. Katarina Horst inaugurated on Monday the exhibition "Eurolog: Europe in Dialogue with Antiquity" that is held at the Athens International Airport between March 16-29. "Why get to know the...

Greek and European authorities announced on Tuesday that a migrant-trafficking ring bringing mainly Syrian irregular migrants to Greece via Turkey had been uncovered with the assistance and support of Europol, leading to 16 arrests. Based on their investigation,...

It was confirmed last Thursday, March 12, that Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) will undertake a five-year project in order to protect the Greek cultural heritage monuments of Epirus in northern Greece. A team consisting of 300 teaching staff members and...

The Greek state budget primary surplus recorded a significant drop to just 503 billion euros in the first two months of 2015, compared to a surplus of 1.68 billion euros in the corresponding period last year. Moreover, the state budget...

His opinion that solidarity displayed toward Greece by its fellow Eurozone member-states has its limits due to other countries struggling with their own austerity commitments expressed Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar. As he said, "Greece is in a very...

The next stop of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, after his upcoming official visit to Berlin, will be Moscow. According to Greek media, Tsipras, who is in constant communication with foreign leaders seeking support to solve the country's economic riddle,...

Downside risks to the euro area credit outlook still remain, Moody's ratings agency said on Tuesday. The ratings agency noted in a report that while the current confrontation between the new Greek government and its euro area creditors...

As the Greek state coffers look conspicuously empty and the tension created between the Finance Ministers of Greece and Germany doesn't seem to ease up, the upcoming meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

European Parliament President Martin Schulz claimed there will be an agreement over the Greek bailout issue within this week, while he made a plea to put an end to the speculation against the single currency and end the ongoing negotiations. As he...

The city of Cava dei Tirreni in Italy added one more link to the chain connecting it with Greece by naming the Italian Federation of Greek Communities and Brotherhoods president, Jannis Korinthios, an honorary citizen, in recognition of his contribution to the...

Leading politicians from the junior partner in Germany's coalition government expressed their support to the idea that Germany should pay reparations from World War II to Greece, saying that it is their country's moral and legal duty. In an...

A German couple who recently visited Greece decided to take the first step towards the redemption of the Greek World War II reparations. The two Germans, Nina Lahge and Ludwich Zacaro, calculated that their share from the war reparations...

Once again, cycling enthusiasts will have the opportunity to enjoy a bike ride in the beautiful Greek island of Spetses. The Tweed Run is a metropolitan bicycle ride with a bit of style, which was established in London around...

Numerous people solemnly attended Vangelis Giakoumakis’ funeral which took place today, March 17 at noon. The unfortunate young man will be buried in his father’s village, Selli in Crete. The young student’s body arrived in Selli this morning, while the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for joint talks with top European Officials during Thursday's European Union Summit in Brussels. The Greek leader has asked to talk with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, European Central Bank President...