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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias congratulated the Greek Diaspora members of Australia for their initiative entitled “Speak Greek in March." The Minister is confident that the campaign will be embraced by Greek-Australians across the globe. “I would like to congratulate...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has once again sparked displeasure in Athens, insisting that the unpopular "Troika" of creditors will be negotiating with the Greek government over the country's bailout package extension, despite the latter's objection on the matter. Eurozone's...

United Nations Secretary General Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide is scheduled to visit the island on March 16-18 in order to hold meetings with both the Republic of Cyprus officials and representatives of the illegal Turkish-Cypriot entity. The...

The region of Serres in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, northern Greece, has been declared in a state of emergency by local authorities due to floods caused after several days of continuous heavy rainfall that destroyed crops and seriously damaged...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday no aid will be handed to Greece until international creditors agree that it has delivered on its reform commitments, Reuters reported. "Greece must talk to the institutions to ensure that the Memorandum of Understanding...

Only five of a total of 149 SYRIZA MPs refused state cars for their transportation during their parliamentary term: Lena Psarea, Giorgos Dimaras, Nikos Filis, Mustafa Mustafa and Giannis Stathas. Despite Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' repeated affirmations that his leftist...

A potential Grexit probably wouldn’t be a major deal for foreign banks, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said on Tuesday, adding that it doesn't plan to downgrade their ratings. "Given the relatively limited scale of banks’ exposures to Greece, we do not...

The left platform of SYRIZA criticized Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for backing down on Monday's Eurogroup negotiations and asks for rift with creditors. The party's left platform --led by Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Panagiotis Lafazanis --...

As part of Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura’s efforts to increase tourist flow from China, the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) recently participated in the international tourism fair GITF in China’s Guangzhou, one of the most influential B2B fairs that attracts...

Less than 24 hours remain before the big match between second division (Football League) AEK Athens and first division (Super League) Olympiakos Piraeus for the Greek Cup quarter final second leg, which will be held in Athens' Olympic Stadium, the...

The historic "Sismanoglio Megaro" cultural center of the General Consulate of Greece in Istanbul is currently presenting, through Sunday, March 29, a new art exhibition dedicated to the work of gifted Greek painter Konstantinos Kerestetzis, curated by Christos Gavras. The exhibition includes the depiction of...

Norway’s Eurovision contestant, who will represent the country in Vienna, is a 17-year-old Greek-Norwegian singer, named Ira Konstantinidis. Just a few days before March 14, Konstantinidis confessed that she was rather anxious about the competition. “I was not stressed until now, but...

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi urged the Greek government to allow the institution representatives, formerly known as the "troika" to return to Athens in order to disclose its cash position before it is too late. Mr. Draghi...

In the past five months the words "critical Eurogroup" are repeated like a mantra on the lips of journalists and Greek citizens alike. Every Eurogroup since October, is like signifying the end of times, or Armageddon, like our flamboyant...

Santorini has always been one of the top Greek summer destinations, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Now, according to the island’s Mayor Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos and the local hotelier association president Manolis Karamolegos the island is expecting...