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Urgent Measures Needed to Create Jobs in Greece

Faced with an “anaemic” pace of job creation and nearly 1.3 million unemployed citizens, Greece risks a prolonged social crisis unless urgent measures are taken, warns a new report out today from the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the...

Piraeus Nightclub Gunman Identified [Video]

In a massive ongoing operation for three days now, Greek Police are trying to locate and arrest the man who opened fire at a nightclub in Piraeus, Greece , on Saturday, injuring more than 10 people. The gunman has been identified...

Expensive Athens Homes Lure Asians Who Want European Visa

With the upcoming bill that will give foreigners a renewable residency permit if they invest at least 250,000 euros in property, real estate agencies abroad try to lure investors and well-to-do individuals to buy property in Greece. In an effort...

Nine Greek Artists in Paris Exhibition

Nine Greek artists will participate in this year's biggest European art exhibition "Art en Capital" in Paris, France. This is the sixth time Greek artists exhibit their works in the prestigious art show that will run November 25-30 at...

4.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Cephalonia

An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the Ionian island of Cephalonia, Greece, on Monday morning. The 5km-deep quake struck in the sea northwest of Argostoli at 9:20 a.m. local time (7:20 a.m. GMT). There have been no reports...

30th Anniversary Since Thessaloniki-Melbourne Twinning

People at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne were moved when Greek-Jewish Maria Curtis told the story about how she survived the Holocaust, in the presence of Thessaloniki Mayor, Yiannis Boutaris. The 91-year-old woman was born in Thessaloniki but during...

Syrian Refugees Protest in Greece Over Harsh Living Conditions

Syrian refugees, who have fled conflict in their country, have staged a protest over their difficult conditions in Greece, Press TV reports. The refugees held large banners in Arabic, Greek, and English during their protest in the Greek capital Athens...

Greek Film to Be Presented at Toronto EU Film Festival

The Italian Cultural Institute director Adriana Frisenna and the Consul General of Greece in Toronto Alexandros Ioannidis participated in the 10th European Union Film Festival opening ceremony, on Saturday, November 15. The festival is scheduled to take place in...

Greek Gov't and Troika to Meet November 25 in Paris

The Finance ministry on Monday announced that late on Sunday it was agreed that the government representatives and the troika would meet on November 25, in Paris, to speed up the evaluation process and decide on forthcoming steps. Greek Finance...

Confrontation Between Protesters and Police in Northern Greece

Tension broke between protesters and police officers in Skouries, northern Greece, on Sunday, November 23. Residents had gathered in order to protest against the area’s gold mines that are polluting the environment. Greek police used chemicals and stun grenades to prevent the crowd...

Chinese Delegation Promotes Beijing in Athens

A delegation aiming to boost arrivals from Greece to Beijing arrived in Athens to present Chinese culture to Greeks and showcase Beijing’s beauty, November 21. Fotis Provatas, Athens City Council President, and Yu Depin, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Commission...

Greek Police Manhunt Underway for Nightclub Gunman

A police manhunt is underway for the arrest of the man who opened fire at a nightclub in Mikrolimano, Piraeus, Greece, in the early morning hours on Saturday, injuring more than 10 people. Nine of them are still being...

Independent Greeks Decide not to Vote for President of the Hellenic Republic

The two-day Independent Greeks (ANEL) opposition party convention ended on Sunday with a unanimous decision not to vote for the new President of the Hellenic Republic in parliament. Closing the 2nd ANEL party convention, party leader Panos Kammenos said “none of the...

Onassis Foundation Annoyed with EU Rejection of Athens Regeneration Project

Onassis Foundation on Sunday expressed its dismay at the European Commission's decision to exclude two regeneration projects from the upcoming EU funding program for Greece , according to a statement. According to Greek media, the European Commission has rejected the...

US Vice President Biden Visits Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew During Turkey Trip

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed the United States Vice President Joe Biden to the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Sunday, November 23. The closed-door meeting with Bartholomew lasted 40 minutes. This is the second official visit of the US Vice President to the...