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Alternate Minister of National Defense, Dimitris Vitsas, on board the Frigate ADRIAS of the Hellenic Navy, attended activities of operational training, which were part of the final stage of the exercise “KATAIGIS 2016,” on Wednesday, June 8, and early...

A special application lets you find out how safe the beach where you intend to dive is. The free application, which can be downloaded in Greek and English, has been created in collaboration with the Safe Water Sports and...

The Greek Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute returned to the Antikythera Shipwreck from May 22 through to June 11. The results were interesting, with part of a bronze spear connecting to the one that was...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, with the Parthenon in the background, presented the government's plan for change, in a speech titled "Greece 2021" at the Acropolis Museum. Government Spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili prologued the speech, with greetings from other deputies. The government...

The second exhibition in a series of temporary exhibitions at the Acropolis Museum, titled "Oracle of Dodona," kicks off on June 20 and runs through to January 20. The display casts light on the oldest Greek oracle, that of...

Financial prosecutor Ioannis Dragatsis has started focusing on companies, entrepreneurs and general borrowers who have received bank loans of amounts of over 30 million euros since 2009 and are currently classified as non-performing loans. Borrowers who meet that criteria and have...

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem confirmed that Greece has met all the prior actions that will allow the disbursement of a 7.5 billion euro loan tranche, upon his arrival at a European Stability Mechanism (ESM) board of governors meeting in...

  The new development law was voted in principle by the Greek Parliament on Thursday. 152 deputies of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks voted for the bill while all the other political parties voted against (101 votes) and the deputies of the...

Real estate prices in Greece will continue to drop in the next few quarters, a Bank of Greece report says. The central bank's report on monetary policy predicts that prices and demand will continue to slide, albeit at a lower...

A 72-year-old man shot himself to death at a public home for the elderly in Athens early on Thursday; allegedly the man was facing financial problems. The man was staying at the public home for the elderly in Athens for...