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Trivago Survey Shows Greeks Top Easter Destination Is Corfu

Greeks are staying in Greece this Easter holiday, according to a Trivago survey that shows that the number one destination for Greeks in the island of Corfu. Previously, the top destinations for Greeks during the Easter holiday were mostly outside of...

Greek FM and British Foreign Secretary Discuss the Cyprus Problem

Greece seeks "proper, just and smart solutions" for the Cyprus problem, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Thursday after holding talks in Athens with his British counterpart Borris Johnson. He reiterated Athens' consistent position that no third countries...

Turkey Issues Navtex Hours After Greece-U.S.-Israel Joint Exercise

Only hours after the completion of the trilateral naval exercise Noble Dina 2017 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the participation of Greece, the U.S. and Israel on Thursday, Turkey issued a navtex saying that Turkish research vessels will conduct...

International Exhibition 'Documenta 14' Opens in Athens on April 8

The much-anticipated international contemporary art exhibition Documenta 14 finally opens in Athens on April 8. The event will take over the city extending over more than 40 different public institutions, squares, cinemas, university locations, and libraries. Visitors are invited to...

Refugee Children Treated to a Visit at the Acropolis Museum

Forty refugee children from the migrant reception center of Schistos visited the Acropolis Museum on Thursday and were shown around the exhibits and the sculptures, the culture ministry said. The children were welcomed by Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou and the...

German FinMin Backs Down on Greece's Bailout Review Stalemate

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is to back down on today's (Friday) meeting of euro zone finance ministers in order to unlock the bailout review negotiations between Greece and creditors, according to a Euro2day.gr report. "The position of German Finance...

Why Orthodox Easter is the Same Day as Catholic Easter This Year

This year Orthodox Christians and the Catholics are celebrating Easter on the same day - but this is not always the case. In fact, there are many distinct reasons why many a year the Orthodox Church celebrates the Resurrection...

IMF: Progress Made but Significant Backlog

Talks between Athens and its eurozone and IMF creditors have been dragging for months and the effort to bridge the gap in bailout negotiations is focused on debt relief and budget targets for austerity-stricken Greece. The IMF says that...

ELA Borrowing Ceiling for Greek Banks Unchanged

The borrowing ceiling from the ELA mechanism for Greek banks remained unchanged, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday. The Governing Council of the ECB, in a meeting on April 5, 2017, did not object to an ELA-ceiling for Greek...

German FinMin Schaeuble Expresses Optimism On Greek Bailout Deal

Even though negotiations between Greece, the country's creditors and the European Union have been ongoing for months, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble showed optimism that a deal would come to fruition soon, while also adding that he was unsure...