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According to data from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), the amount of air arrivals in 2016 increased 0.9 percent in 2016 compared to 2015. There was a slight increase in the amount of seats filled on airplanes...

The violation of Greek territorial waters from Turkish Navy vessels in the area of Agathonisi on Monday constitutes a "flagrant violation of international law,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “It is clear that there are forces in...

A number of violations of Greek airspace and territorial waters by Turkish warplanes and battleships on Monday forced the Foreign Ministry to issue a complaint about International Law violation. Just two days after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' meeting with...

Public transport employees will be starting a three-day work stoppage in protest of new austerity measures to be voted in parliament on Thursday, as reported by ekathimerini. Beginning on Tuesday, there will be no buses from 11 a.m. to 4...

Golden Dawn party deputy Ilias Kasidiaris on Monday violently pushed New Democracy parliamentary spokesman Nikos Dendias because he walked in front of him while he was addressing the House. Kasidiaris was speaking to the Parliamentary Financial Affairs Committee from his seat...

Two Turkish Navy missile boats approached the eastern and northern shores of Agathonissi on Monday afternoon, violating Greece's territorial waters in the process. A Greek coastal patrol boat monitored the movements of the Turkish boats throughout, while a Hellenic Navy...

Greek taxpayers and pensioners are called upon to pay over 4.5 billion euros after the reduction of the tax-free income and pension cuts in order for the government to close bailout program review. Specifically, the lowering of the tax-free threshold...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a speech during a roundtable discussion referred to the Belt and Road initiative saying that Greece has a strategic role in this.  Tsipras referred to the Silk Road reminding that hundreds of years ago,...

A burglary at the Agios Savvas Hospital in Athens in the early morning hours on Monday left the clinic with several pieces of expensive medical equipment missing. The staff who started their shift at 7 am found that the gastroenterological...

The economic crisis has led an increasing number of Greek women to donate their eggs for pay to the point that some of them are exported, according to the Greek National Authority of Assisted Reproduction. The GNAAR says that the...