Greek News

Ersin Tatar, the so-called ''Prime Minister'' of the illegally occupied northern part of Cyprus said on Friday in Ankara that his ''administration's'' plan to re-open the fenced-off town of Varosha in Famagusta ''will be completed in the next ten...

A fierce storm hit Thessaloniki on Thursday night, resulting in dozens of homes being flooded and two motorists becoming marooned along submerged streets which were completely submerged in murky water. The fire service received more than 150 calls with seventeen...

Local authorities on Lesvos issued a warning on Thursday about the  environmental hazard of thousands of abandoned life jackets used by illegal migrants crossing into Greece from Turkey. In a letter sent to the Ministry of Citizen Protection and other...

Thousands of Greek students protested against climate change in the country's largest cities on Friday morning. Rallies were held in many cities across the nation, including Kalamata, Chania, Patras, and Thessaloniki; the largest action was held in the capital city...

Early on Friday, police removed a container in Exarchia Square, in downtown Athens, which had been used by anarchists and other groups as a kiosk for the distribution of information about their group. The container, which was set up almost...

The Council of State (STE), Greece's highest administrative court, published its ruling on Friday in which it deems the changes to religious education introduced by the previous government as unconstitutional. The left-wing government of the SYRIZA coalition changed the way religious...

Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday in a speech in the United States that growth rates could rise higher than three percent after 2020, given the right conditions. Speaking at an event sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos...

Dr. Nikolaos Stergiou, a Greek native and a professor at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, is a leading researcher in the field of biomechanics. He and his team have won a historic $10.3 million grant which will fund...

Greece will present a proposal for coordinated action to protect cultural and natural heritage from the impact of climate change on Monday at the UN Climate Action Summit, taking place in New York City. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens announced on Thursday that a total of four presentations on the Antikythera Mechanism and the understanding ancient Greeks had of the moon will be held in September, October, and November of this year. The...

The proposed contracts for hydrocarbon exploration in four areas of the Mediterranean off Crete and the Ionian islands were brought before the Greek parliament on Wednesday for discussion and ratification. The contracts include the area designated as "Ionio," with rights...

The European Commission issued a statement on Thursday morning in which it announced that the executive of the Union has approved Greece's plan for protecting the primary residence of Greek citizens from foreclosure. The statement notes that the Greek plan...

Thousands of freshwater fish, mostly carp, have been found dead this week around Lake Koroneia, innorthern Greece, where water levels have fallen dramatically this year. Dimitra Bombori, the president of the Management Organization of Koroneia, Volvi and Halkidiki, told the Athens-Macedonian...

A large police operation took place in downtown Athens on Thursday morning in order to clear out a historic building in which illegal immigrants have squatted in since 2016. Police drones, trucks, and vans, along with MAT riot police and a...

Police in Athens on Thursday removed over 200 illegal immigrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the city center as part of a clean up drive by the new conservative government. Some 230 individuals, including 70 children, were...