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European 'Troika' Meeting in Frankfurt Over Greek 'Fiscal Gap' Proved Fruitless

The new bailout program for Greece continues to divide the country’s international creditors as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) refuses to go along with the reform guidelines proposed by Athens and EU officials. The position of the IMF is that...

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Tsipras in Secret Negotiations with Creditors

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in having secret negotiations with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, a Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung report said. The four parties are called the...

Greek striker Gekas revives his career at improving Frankfurt

After eleven rounds of play, no one had more goals - 11 in total - than a 30-year-old many Bundesliga fans would probably classify as a journeyman. But ask the man himself and he'll tell you that goal-getting is an...

Greek Father and His Baby Girl Killed After Car Hits Pedestrians in Germany

A Greek father and his two-month-old child are among the five people who died when a man plowed his car into a group of people in a pedestrian zone in the southwest German city of Trier on Tuesday. According to...

Air France, Aegean Airlines Reintroduce Suspended Flights

Air France and Aegean Airlines announced on Thursday that they will re-introduce flights that were interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The French carrier will relaunch its flights to Greece on May 23. The month of May will only see...

When and How Will Tourists be Able to Travel to the Greek Islands?

The government plan for opening up travel to the islands from mainland Greece will take place in three stages and will be completed on June 1st, according to the Ministry of the Interior. Travel from the mainland to the islands...

Lufthansa Announces Flights to Greece as of May 18

German airline Lufthansa announced on Friday that flights to Greece will recommence on May 18, almost two months after the Greek government banned incoming flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. The German air carrier announced that flights from Frankfurt to...

Ryanair Launches 14 New Routes To and From Greece for 2020

Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, announced recently that it will add fourteen new routes to and from Greece in 2020. These new routes will come in addition to its already-massive network of flights which connect most of the country's mainland...

Former Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Grigoropoulos Released From Jail

The former police officer who was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for the murder of 15-year-old protester Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008 was released from jail on Tuesday. Epaminondas Korkoneas has served 11 of the 13 years of his sentence and his...

Lamia Court Upholds Conviction for Murderer of Alexandros Grigoropoulos

The court of Lamia ruled on Monday that the conviction and 13-year sentence for Epaminondas Korkoneas, the police special guard who killed 15-year-old protester Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008, should be upheld. The Lamia Court of Appeals unanimously found Korkoneas guilty of...

North Macedonia's Zaev Admits Remaining Issues With Greece Could Impede EU Membership

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev gave an interview to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung on Thursday in which he admitted that his country's prospects of joining the EU could be hindered if remaining issues with Greece are not resolved. Zaev...

Dimitri Platanias: The Greek Baritone Taking Europe by Storm (video)

It was only a few days ago when Greek baritone Dimitri Platanias had both audience and critics spellbound by his superlative performance as "Gerard" in the premiere of Giordano's "Andrea Chenier" at the Royal Opera House in London. This was...