Greece

Reinforcing strategic cooperation with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus is "in the interest of the United States," said Yuri Kim, the US State Department official for Greece, Cyprus and Turkey, in Washington DC on Tuesday. Speaking at the 35th Session...

The European Commission published its ''2019 Spring Package'' on Wednesday, in which it comments on the economic situation of every member state and proposes reforms to coordinate fiscal policy across the Union. For Greece, the Commission focuses on two main...

Pushing the date of general elections earlier than had been planned is a matter of sensitivity towards democracy, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, confirming that snap elections will be held on July 7. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT,...

The Greek ambassador to Berlin on Tuesday presented a so-called note verbale to the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, calling Germany to negotiations on outstanding World War I and II reparations and compensation. According to a statement by the ministry, Alternate...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has reneged on his promise to initiate the process for general elections in Greece immediately after the second round of the local and regional elections held last weekend. Government sources now say that Tsipras will visit...

Sixty-eight small bronze memorial plaques were placed at the entrance of the First High School for Boys in Thessaloniki last week, in the final act of commemoration of 149 young victims of the Nazis. The name, date of birth...

The Greek government on Monday brought forward for debate proposed legislation on the reformed penal code, which includes the reclassification of certain felonies and misdemeanors. Some of the new or amended provisions include the following: - The heads of criminal gangs...

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece on Monday congratulated Dr. Moses Elisaf on his election as mayor of the city of Ioannina, in northwestern Greece. "For the Greek Jewry," the board's announcement said, "the success of Moses Elisaf signals...

The new law that calls for proportional representation in local government has created serious problems after Sunday's election results, which saw many of the winners without a majority of council members. Specifically, the governors in seven of the thirteen regions...

The Greek economy grew by 1.3 percent in the first quarter of the year, exactly half the rate it had grown during the same three-month period in 2018, when gains came to 2.6 percent. The figures were released by...