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The Thessaloniki metro line construction has been a sore issue for years. After many delays that ended up pushing the project schedule behind, the consortium in charge of the construction submitted a request to tear up their contract on Wednesday, December...

Arriving for a EU leaders' summit taking place in Brussels on Thursday, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras expressed his conviction that Greek politicians would finally resolve current instability and not place the country's achievements and sacrifices at risk. "I am not...

Her belief that the prospects of Greece are better than they were two years ago, expressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the federal parliament (Bundestag), adding though that much has to be done. The Bundestag was voting today over the two-month extension...

His firm belief that Greek main opposition SYRIZA and its leader Alexis Tsipras are devoted to the country's participation in the Eurozone, voiced the former European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, while answering questions over the...

Unemployment rate in Greece dropped to 25.5% during the third quarter of 2014, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The number of employed Greeks rose to 3,586,885 while the unemployed reached 1,229,370, thus reducing the unemployment rate...

The possibility of forming a government of special purpose, which, among others, would conclude the ongoing negotiations between Greece and the Troika, ruled out the main opposition SYRIZA spokesman, Panos Skourletis, during an interview on Greek television. Skourletis highlighted that...

Twelve mystery women arrived at the Varvakios market, in downtown Athens, Greece, for the second consecutive year, in order to give thousands of euros away for the people who cannot afford to pay for their Christmas dinner. According to Greek media, the twelve women...

Official data released by Cosco Pacific show the reason behind the Chinese company’s decision to invest in the Piraeus port. According to the data, over the last 11 months, from January to November, 2014, 2.73 million containers were handled at...

In Brussels on the occasion of the European Union summit will be today and tomorrow the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, in the aftermath of the first, unsuccessful, ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic...

The first act of the Greek presidential election drama was so predictable that if it was played in an actual theater, the audience would have left yawning, asking for their money back. Even the Golden Dawn gang -- who...

Google has published its “Year in Search” data about 2014 which revealed that Britons are mostly searching about "rising holiday destinations." The list of holiday destinations that showed the largest increase included Greece in the fifth place. Meanwhile, Italy was placed...

To the 92-year-old sole heir of former Ecumenical Patriarch Maximus V will be returned a precious plot on Istanbul's Anatolian side, where currently a mosque is located, Turkish newspaper "Milliyet" reported on December 18. The decision for the land's return, located in...

Greek-Cypriot Attorney General Costas Clerides announced that five Bank of Cyprus officials are facing serious charges that could result to 20-year prison sentences. The Bank of Cyprus is the bailed in lender of the country whose economy faced difficulties in...

Railway travel time between Athens and Thessaloniki will be reduced to 3.5 hours in 2017 now that the Othryos project is completed. The Othryos engineering project will allow trains to reach speeds of 160 kilometers per hour, reducing travel time...