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12/13/2015: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video
Olympiakos beat 10-man Panetolikos 1-0 (video) at home on Sunday, extending its record winning streak in the Greek league to 13 matches.
Alejandro Dominguez scored the only goal in first half stoppage time, a drive from outside the area that...
Economy
Draft Bill on Prior Actions Needed for 1-bln-euro Bailout Tranche Tabled in Parliament
A draft omnibus bill legislating for the prior actions and milestones Greece must implement in exchange for a 1.0-billion-euro tranche of bailout loans has been tabled in Greek Parliament, following an agreement reached with Greece's creditors late last week.
The...
Greece
Greek Demands for WWII Reparations 'Still Legally Active,' Pavlopoulos Says from Kalavryta
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday referred at length to the issue of German war reparations and a forced occupation loan demanded by the Nazi administration, during his speech at an event in the town of...
Economy
'Black Hole' in Funds Causes Deficit in Pensions
The insurance funds’ deficit has reached 13.88 billion euros and it is threatening the pensions of Greek citizens. Out of the total 1 billion euros came from delayed lump sums, as well as main and supplementary pensions that the...
Greece
Greek Archbishop: 'The Cohabitation Agreement Must Not Become Law'
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens avoided making any comments regarding the extremist opinions that were expressed by certain people of the Greek Orthodox Church on the issue of the cohabitation agreement for same-sex couples. However, he clearly spoke against the...
Economy
EFSF's Regling: 'The Greek Program Will Not Proceed Without the IMF'
Two of the most powerful men in the Eurozone, Klaus Regling, head of the EFSF and ESM and Thomas Wieser, head of EuroWorking Group, believe that the third Greek bailout program will only work with the participation of the...
Greece
Warning Shots Fired During Russia-Turkey Episode in the Aegean
Russia announced on Sunday, December 13 that the Turkish military attaché was invited to the defense ministry in Moscow after an incident that occurred in the Aegean Sea in Greece. During the episode, a Russian destroyer had just enough...
Business
Greek Government Has No Plan as Migrant Gangs Cause Trouble in Greek Capital
The Greek government is yet to make a plan on what to do with the hundreds of migrants and refugees that were sent back to the Greek capital from the Greece - F.Y.R.O.M. borders in Idomeni. In fact, the Greek...
Greece
European Commission Launches Discussion Forum in Athens
A new venue for public debate about European issues was inaugurated on Friday by the European Parliament liaison office and the European Commission representation in Athens.
"This action intends to bring Greek citizens closer to Brussels, in order to discuss...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras: 'Forces Wish for the Greek Government to Fail'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned the central committee of SYRIZA not to have the illusion that all their battles had been won. In fact he stated that “there are forces that wish for Greece’s government to fail.”
Opening the...