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The 21-year-old anarchist Nikos Romanos who had been convicted of robbery ended his hunger strike after 31 days when Greece 's  parliament voted on a new amendment that allows him to attend university courses under electronic supervision. Meanwhile, SYRIZA characterized...

The Supreme Court prosecutor has rejected anarchist Nikos Romanos’ request for the annulment of the Judicial Council's decision regarding the prisoner’s right to educational furlough. The Greek prosecutor decided that there is no reason to set aside the Council of Piraeus...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras officially announced that Stavros Dimas is the preferred nominee for the chair of President of the Hellenic Republic. "The presidential election has become lately an instrument of blackmail for premature general elections," Samaras began. "Our...

Leftist opposition party SYRIZA leads steadily in opinion polls by 5 percent. However, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras leads by 3 percentage points as most suitable for the chair. The survey was conducted by Pulse for Action 24 television channel and...

Syrian refugees have been protesting in Syntagma square in downtown Athens, Greece, for 20 days. Despite the bad weather, they remain firm on their demands and refuse to leave. They have set up makeshift tents in order to protect...

The meeting between Greek Prime Minister and the father of hunger striker Nikos Romanos at Maximos Mansion earlier today bore no results. "My son will continue the hunger strike," said Giorgos Romanos coming out of the meeting. The father of...

The first Athens Santa Run took place on Sunday, as 600 Santas ran 2.5 kilometers for a good cause, adding a much-needed Christmas cheer to Greece's capital. The charity race started on Panepistimiou street where 600 people dressed as Santa...

SYRIZA MP Yiannis Michelogiannakis camped with protesting Syrian refugees outside the Greek Parliament and went on hunger strike in support of their petition to move to other countries and reunite with their relatives. Michelogiannakis said he decided to take action after he...

Convicted bank robber Nikos Romanos, who is on hunger strike since November 10 over the court's refusal to grant him educational furlough, stated through his lawyer that he firmly opposes Monday's arranged meeting between his parents and Greek Prime...

The neighborhood of Exarcheia and several major streets in downtown Athens, Greece, looked like they were bombarded after Saturday's riots that marked the sixth anniversary of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos' assassination by a policeman. Burned vehicles and bank ATMs, broken store windows and bus...

Life expectancy at birth has risen in Greece reaching 80.7 years, while the EU28 average is 79.2 years, according to a new OECD report. Published in “Health at a Glance: Europe 2014,” the figure puts Greece at 13th place among...

Riots and clashes with the police in several major cities in Greece have marked the anniversary of the killing of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman. In Athens, where the biggest demonstration rally took place, it was preceded by attacks...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet on Monday with the parents of convicted bank robber Nikos Romanos who is on hunger strike over the court's denial to grant him educational prison leave. The 21-year-old man is hospitalized at Gennimatas...

Leftist opposition party SYRIZA leads in yet another opinion poll in Greece. According to the latest Metron Analysis study, SYRIZA leads over ruling New Democracy by 4.5 percent in voting intentions and 5.2 percent in voting estimate. More specifically, for...

Today is the sixth anniversary of the killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman, that triggered the most violent riots Athens has seen in recent years. It was a little before 9:00 on the evening of December 6, 2008,...