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A video called: “Tinos: the Handmade Island“ has been submitted to the Greek National Tourism Organization, for the European Destinations of Excellence award in the Cultural Tourism division in the hopes that the enchanting island of Tinos might win...

According to the latest Travel Report prepared by PayPal and analytical agency GfK – Greek tourists appreciate attractive prices and unique natural and cultural heritage of the Central Eastern European (CEE) region. In the last three years, the most popular...

British media speculate that Greek defender Kostas Manolas is close to signing a transfer deal with the English Premier League Champions Chelsea. The 26-year-old is believed to have been offered a four-year contract by the Russian club Zenit, but the...

Τhe results of the nationwide university entrance exams were released by the country’s Education Ministry on Friday. Results were put up at schools across the country. More than 104,000 pupils competed for 70,726 places at one of the country’s state-run...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras received a hostile welcome by dozens of health care employees as he arrived at the Ministry of Health on Friday morning. Trade Unionists of POEDIN (Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees) expressed their dismay at the...

Temperatures in Greece were expected to soar on Friday and over the weekend in the first heatwave to hit the country this summer. The forecast points to 42-43 degrees Celsius on Friday and Saturday, the first day of July, and...

The Governor of the Bank of Greece Yiannis Stournaras, warned of the possibility of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the country’s creditors if initiatives are not taken by Greece’s partners to resolve the country's debt. Presenting the annual...

The failed negotiations and mishandlings on the part of the Greek government in the first six months of 2015 cost the economy 100 billion euros, European Stability Mechanism Klaus Regling said. In an interview with Skai television on Thursday, the...

The Greek State earned very little from the famous Lagarde and Borjans lists of alleged tax dodgers, instead of the estimated 1 billion euros government officials were claiming to receive. A recent decision of the Plenary Session of the Council...

Large wildfires are raging in Attica and Messinia, in what is being described as the first large fires of the summer season. With temperatures soaring to 43 degrees Celsius in parts of Greece, firefighters are battling the flames near Krioneri,...