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As Pope Francis is paying a visit to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Phanar here is a timeline of the official meetings of the Primates of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches throughout the centuries, as released by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. There...

A petition boycotting the MTV reality show "Growing Up Greek" is hoping to get the attention of Greeks -- and  the show's producers -- by campaigning to either have the show re-written or cancelled. The online petition has already gathered 3,000...

Nearly 13,000 people have applied to settle overdue debts to social security funds since a new payment plan was introduced two weeks ago, with numbers of applicants rising daily, authorities said on Thursday. The Greek center that processes such debts...

As the Albanian gunman who injured 15 people last Saturday was transferred to jail today, Greek police have arrested several Albanian criminals possessing guns. Authorities are investigating if the men are connected. According to Greek police, the 31-year-old Albert Bako...

The Greek economy grew by 1.9 pct in the third quarter of 2014, up from an initial estimate for a 1.7 pct growth rate, a crucial step towards achieving a 0.6 pct growth rate in 2014 and paving the...

The state seat elections of Oakleigh in Victoria, scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 29, have turned into a Greek battle. The district of Oakleigh in Melbourne is home to thousands of Greek-Australians who care about the community and want...

The 6th Festival of Greek Honey and Bee Products, set to take place on December 5-7 at the Peace & Friendship Stadium, aims to promote Greek honey and bee products and to inform the public on its potential. The three-day...

Lufthansa on Thursday announced the launch of a new direct flight to Crete this summer, from Munich to the Cretan city of Iraklio, once a week on Saturday from May 23, 2015. It will also add two additional flights...

Mykonos is the second most popular destination for Australians who are planning on traveling in 2015, according to a survey conducted by Skyscanner. The travel industry giant, recorded all the destinations that people are searching for through the company’s website....

The European Commission has decided to refer Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the grounds that it failed to amend registration tax rules for vehicles leased or rented to Greek residents by non-Greek lessors. Greek...

Court of Appeals Prosecutor Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos on Thursday requested the waving of telephone communication privacy and asked for the assistance of the Electronic Crime Squad in searching for evidence in social media accounts related to the reopened case of...

The Euroworking group wants to see negotiations between Greece and the troika end in due time, while Athens is looking for a way out of the negotiations deadlock as time is running out. In today's meetings at Maximos Mansion and...

Captain Fu Chengqui, the top executive of Chinese giant Cosco in Greece says that the country is an attractive investment destination, no matter what the government is, on the day he signed a new 230 million euro investment for Cosco to expand its operation in Greece's largest port.

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos has scheduled a two-day visit to Turkey this coming weekend, on November 29 and 30, where he will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Melvut Cavusoglu, a week before the third Greek – Turkish High Level...

Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) and Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), part of Chinese company Cosco Pacific Limited, signed today a new revised agreement which envisages a 230-million-euro investment plan in the Greek port. The plan was already approved by the Piraeus port...