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Greek Prime Minister Will Likely Meet (Some) Greek Political Party Leaders on Saturday

,Greek government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili noted that the Greek government wants to deliberate with the country's other political leaders over the ongoing refugee crisis as well as over the upcoming reform on the country's pension system, which is a long-term...

Migrants Clash With Police at Greek Border With FYROM

Migrants that have reached Greece's border with FYROM came to blows with FYROM police on Thursday during their effort to push through into the neighboring country, the Associated Press reports. People from Iran, Morocco, and Egypt face off against FYROM's riot police at the border....

Greek Prime Minister Discusses Israeli-Palestianian Conflict With Mahmoud Abbas

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Palestine on Wednesday and reiterated his desire for a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. In a joint press conference following their meeting in Palestine, Tsipras expressed his support for...

Greece Knew About New List of Bank Accounts Abroad for Three Years

The new list of Greek taxpayers' bank accounts abroad that the Greek government just received from Germany may not be so new after all. Norbert Walter Borjan, the Finance Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia that was able to...

Greek Labor Minister Katrougalos Meets ILO Chief Ryder

Greek Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos met on Thursday with ILO General Director Guy Ryder at the Ministry. They focused on labor relationships as well as on labor issues such as collective contracts and mass layoffs. The Minister stressed that Greece should...

2,700 Refugee Children Alone in Greece

It is estimated that from 2011 about 2,700 refugee children have ended up in Greece without their parents, either having lost them or having been separated from them. The non governmental organization Metadrasi has been helping these children by...

Greek PM Tsipras Calls for Political Leaders Meeting

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the telephone with President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and asked for a meeting between all party leaders as soon as possible. Tsipras is in Israel on official visit, while the Greek president...

Retired Greek Athlete Piyi Devetzi May Lose Medals for Failed Doping Test

Retired Greek athlete Piyi Devetzi, who competed in the triple jump and long jump competition could lose her bronze and silver Olympic Games medals after failing a doping test. Segas, Greece’s track and field federation, was informed by IAAF, the...

President of Republic: No Surplus of Public Sector Employees in Greece

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said that there is no surplus of public sector employees in Greece and that there are shortages in some areas. The Greek president and Deputy Minister of Administrative Reform Christoforos Vernardakis had a...

Greek State Owes €6 Bln to Businesses and Individuals

  The Greek state budget until end of October does not include payment of debts to individuals and private businesses that amount to 6 billion euros and estimated to reach 7 billion by the end of 2015. Based on the bailout agreement...