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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, in an interview with Italy's RAI 3 public television to be aired on Sunday evening, underlined that “the Greece's government will suggest a New Deal for Europe, like US President Roosevelt had done. A...

Alan Greenspan, former chief of the US Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, predicted a Grexit. Speaking to BBC, Greenspan said he could not see who would be willing to put up more loans to bolster Greece’s struggling economy. “I believe will...

Greece cannot service its huge debt and will seek a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during the presentation of the new Greek government policy on Sunday night. Tsipras received a warm...

Greek Deputy Defense Minister Kostas Isichos called for an immediate end to the “continuously escalating violence” in Ukraine, announcing that there are plans for Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to visit Moscow, Kiev and possibly Mariupol, where the presence...

“We should save Greece and Europe from a Grexit option,” Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann underlined in a newspaper interview ahead of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit on Monday. In the interview to be published on the Sunday issue of Austrian newspaper “Kurier,”...

Greece is in the center of media attention across the world this week. Reuters published an article on the possible scenarios that may play out over the next days and Thursday’s EU summit. The week will begin with the G20 Finance Ministers'...

The Hellenic Scholarships Foundation awarded young Greek-Canadian scientists that excelled in their studies, for the twenty-sixth consecutive year during an event organized at the McGill University reception hall. The evening was presented by President Dr John Hadjinicolaou and Dr. Eva Kehayia, Physiotherapy...

Dr. Athanasios Angelis, Greek cardiologist at Hippokratio Hospital in Athens, Greece, presented his research regarding erectile dysfunction at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging in Vienna. According to Angelis, all a man needs to fight the erectile dysfunction problem is...

75% of Greeks believe the new government is determined to carry out its election pledges and 72% consider the government's confrontation with the Troika to be right, according to an opinion poll. Rougly six out of 10 (59%) believe that the...

Now that TieGate has thankfully ended, dynamic duo Alexis Tsipras and Yianis Varoufakis, fresh from unwittingly disparaging la cravate on their European roadshow, return to Athens to address the hopes of a nation they shoulder. World headlines may have...

Bad weather is expected to return from Sunday afternoon, with heavy rain and storms that will start in the north and spread throughout Greece. The weather service has also warned of snow, especially at higher altitudes and in...

A number of Cypriot government officials on Saturday indicated that Cyprus will support Greece's positions during discussions at European bodies. In statements to Cypriot state radio station RIK, government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said that Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will underline...

Greek journalist Dimitris Deliolanes will be presenting his most recent book entitled "Athens' Challenge. Alexis Tsipras against European Austerity" ("La sfida di Atene. Alexis Tsipras contro l' austerità dell' Europa") in Rome, Italy, on February 12. The book was...

Sophia Amoruso, the young founder of fashionista-beloved online shop Nasty Gal, acted as this week's Saturday Shopper on 1stdibs.com. 1stdibs.com functions as an online boutique for the design and style savvy, and occasionally hosts known trendsetters showcasing their picks for the...

Eight dead and six rescued was the final toll of the latest incident at sea involving irregular migrants, whose boat had capsized near the Turkish coastline, opposite the island of Symi, Greece, the coast guard announced on Saturday. A...