Greek News

More than half of the Greek schoolchildren living in the country’s poor areas face “food insecurity,” suffering from a lack of access to enough food necessary to ensure a healthy life, according to 2013 data. The worrying and sad phenomenon...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is processing his final strategies ahead of the final, third ballot for the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic. The speculation regarding the Greek Premier’s final move has dramatically risen since yesterday and...

Greek tax revenue for the January-November 2014 period missed its target by 678 million euros, which is attributed to the significant reduction in income tax collection (at 416 million euros), according to data published by the Finance Ministry yesterday. In addition,...

The electoral alliance between Spyros Lykoudis’ Reformers and Stavros Theodorakis’ "To Potami" was announced today at a press conference that took place at the Old Parliament in downtown Athens, Greece. Lykoudis revealed that he was in talks with Theodorakis regarding...

Congratulatory letter from the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and the Premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard, received two Greek-Canadian publishers, George Guzmas and George Bakoyannis, on the occasion of the circulation of the 2000th issue of four of their...

Students who excelled in learning Greek in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) examinations were awarded by the Greek Community of Melbourne during the established annual celebration of Christmas, which took place this year at the beautiful new community building...

Tourist arrivals in Greece jumped 21.9% to top the 20 million "barrier" in January-October 2014, boosting travel industry revenue by 10.6% compared to the same period in 2013, Bank of Greece (BoG) reported on Tuesday. Total travel revenue for the...

Even in the difficult times of the Greek economic crisis, there are people who live in the country and are still able to drive some of the most luxurious cars in the world. These people share a common love...

Frustration is spread in Cyprus for the highly anticipated new book on the occupied city of Famagusta, as British writer Victoria Hislop "whitewashes" the Turkish intruders, in what was originally presented as a novel that would spread the word of...

Christmas is here and New Year's day is approaching, so for those wondering how to make their festive dinners and gifts stand out, here are a few ideas that have been a part of Greek culture for years. During Christmas and...

The need for national consensus that constitutes “the only way out today” and the agreement of the political parties on four national strategy directions for the Greek economy, was underlined by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) in an...

Yesterday's town council of Nea Filadelfeia municipality in Athens, Greece, was interrupted violently when some 50 AEK FC fans stormed the council hall and attacked members of the municipal government who are against the completion of the project for the...

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said that Ankara's positions for a resumption of the talks not only do not satisfy Cyprus but create more problems. After a cabinet meeting, the first he chaired following his return to Cyprus from New York where he...

The Greek Culture Ministry owns a number of buildings in Athens, but due to mismanagement, ends up paying rent to house its offices, while renting its own properties for as low as 15 euros per month. The Hellenic Republic Asset Development...

Udo Jurgens, a great Austrian musician, died on Sunday, December 21, at the age of 80. “He was a great Austrian who wrote music history and expressed people’s feelings and hopes,” said Austria's Federal President, Heinz Fischer, in an...