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At a crucial point for Greece's future the Greek parliament voted for a new Greek President, but the first round of voting did not elect Stavros Dimas as Greek President. SEE RESULTS HERE. Watch the live feed with commentary...

Members of Lucas Papademos' administration, from November 2011 to May 2012, including Greek presidential candidate Stavros Dimas, will face a Parliamentary Examination Committee or even a Special Court, said on Tuesday, while speaking on Greek TV, main opposition SYRIZA MP Alexis Mitropoulos. "It...

The body of a man who disappeared on December 4, 2014, was found in the Egnatia area of Evros river in northern Greece. The 49-year-old police officer had gone on a fishing trip 13 days ago but the heavy rainfall...

The future of Greece in the euro zone will be at risk unless PMs vote in favor of the president of the Hellenic republic in the ballot that starts today, says the Press release from the office of Prime...

Buses are the most preferred means of transport for Athens residents, according to a new survey that shows that one in three Athenians takes the bus on a daily basis. The survey was conducted by Public Issue on behalf of...

The tomb of Amphipolis was included in the “Top 10 Discoveries of 2014” list that was published in archaeology.org, a leading website in the field of archaeology. The discovery of the largest Greek tomb at Casta Hill was a...

"The last bastion of Greek economy will collapse, unless politicians rise to the occasion," said the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) Andreas Andreadis yesterday. The president of SETE talked about cancellations in bookings due to the...

Democratic Left (DIMAR) wants the country to be taken to early elections because the people will be able to choose which policies they prefer, party leader Fotis Kouvelis on Wednesday told SKAI TV and estimated that the recourse to...

It was revealed on Tuesday, December 16, that the girlfriend of Man Haron Monis, the gunman who sieged the Lindt Chocolate Café in Sydney, is of Greek origin. The 35-year-old woman, Amirah Droudis, used to be named Anastasia Droudis before...

Greek-American actress Mena Suvari stars in the new romantic comedy "The Opposite Sex" that was released today on Video On Demand and DVD. The movie is the first of a slew of indie films being released by Cinedigm Corp. under its new...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had all-night talks with key New Democracy MPs in order to find who can vote for his presidential nominee among independent and opposition party MPs. The first presidential ballot will take place at 7:00...

“Quiet Christmas? Not for Greece and therefore not for the Eurozone either.” This is the conclusion of today’s German newspaper "Die Welt," which in an article entitled “The election that could plunge the whole of Europe into chaos,” foresees...

Long-term fiscal adjustment and a precautionary credit line from European partners were the recommendations made by Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras in his interim report on monetary policy tabled in Greek Parliament on Tuesday. A day after his...

"I do not speak Greek therefore I do not know what the Greek newspapers wrote. I cannot understand why the Greek left defends the extreme right." With these words the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker closed his...

According to a recent survey conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) in collaboration with the Eurobarometer, Greeks are the unhappiest European Union citizens. The survey on income and household living conditions showed that four out of ten Greeks are not satisfied with their lives,...