Greece

The ban on entry into Greece of non-EU citizens has been extended until July 31, according to a new aviation directive (NOTAM) coming from the national authorities. Following the decision of the European Union to remove Serbia and Montenegro from...

Cyprus is one of nine EU member states, where employment rates for non nationals are higher than those of Cypriot nationals, according to Eurostat. While the employment rate for 2015 stood at 79.3 for Cypriots, Eurostat says that it was...

A staggering 98 percent of Greek citizens think corruption is "widespread" in their country, according to the latest European Union survey on the subject. That percentage among Greeks is far higher than the 68 percent of respondents among all EU...

Greece announced on Monday that United Kingdom citizens and their family members, irrespective of nationality, who are permanent residents of Greece will have an established right of residence in the country after December 31. On that day the transition period...

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday that Greece can progress economically and technologically and become a regional hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. Speaking to the President of the American-Hellenic Chamber, Nikolaos Bakatselos, at the 31st annual Greek...

At least 20 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in a passenger ship anchored off Piraeus, near Athens, Health Ministry officials said on Tuesday. Two crew members, an Indonesian and a Swiss national, have already been transferred to hospitals...

Three flights are expected to arrive on Friday in Athens, all of which are from London, bringing a total of four hundred Greek nationals back to Greece. Staff from EODY, Greece's National Public Health Organization, will be waiting for them...

A report from the American website Bloomberg on Tuesday suggests that the EU has agreed to impose sanctions on two Turkish nationals in regard to the country's illegal actions inside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. The American...

Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the country's Foreign Minister issued two statements on Friday and Saturday respectively, commenting on the momentous event of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union. ''Brexit Day is a moment of sadness, but...

Greece has taken a step in trying to stem its decline in population by approving a new law on Tuesday awarding a one-time benefit of 2,000 euros for every child born in the country as of January 1, 2020. According...

The Greek government on Friday invited foreign nationals students from all around the world to come to study in Greece, on the occasion of the International Day of Education. During the event titled "Building International Bridges: Opening Greek Universities to...

An amendment facilitating the entrance of foreign, non-EU nationals who are entrepreneurs to Greece was brought before the Greek Parliament on Tuesday. The amendment, which is attached to the Foreign Ministry's draft legislation entitled "Regulations for the United Kingdom's withdrawal...

The Greek Coast Guard arrested three Turkish nationals, aged 69, 42 and 37, on Monday after searching a yacht while it was under sail in the sea region of Othoni, northwest of Corfu. The Turkish nationals are accused of illegally...

Margaritis Schinas, the next Vice President of the European Commission, said on Thursday that a new, integrated, coherent and sustainable European policy on handling refugees and migrants will be the main priority for the von der Leyen administration. The VP...

Greek police busted a major group that was illegally smuggling migrants to other EU member states, by offering them fake travel documents. More specifically, the Security Office of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus along with a Greek Police's special...