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Meeting in Parliament Postponed; Emergency Meeting in Maximos Mansion

Tuesday's political agenda is shifting rapidly in Athens after the dreadful terrorist attacks that occurred in Brussels this morning. More precisely, the afternoon Plenary Session that was scheduled in the Parliament with the initiative of PM Alexis Tsipras in order...

Members of the Greek Police Force Show Their Anger Outside Maximos Mansion

Nine members of the Greek police revealed signs against the government’s pension reform plan outside the prime minister’s mansion today, surprising both their own colleagues and the PM’s security guard. The signs read “Alexis, why are you killing your own...

How the Greek Language Was Preserved by Orthodox Martyrs During Ottoman Rule

The Greek language survived almost 400 years of Ottoman rule due to the Greek Orthodox Church, which protected and taught the language.

Greek PM Meets with Refugee Student Facing Deportation

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Saidu Kamara, a refugee student facing deportation who won over the hearts of Greeks across the country, on Tuesday. During the meeting, Mitsotakis helped guide the refugee regarding the status of his asylum...

Angela Merkel Pays Highly Symbolic Visit to Greece

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Athens, Greece on October 28 and 29. As part of her last official visit to the Greek capital as Chancellor of Germany, she will meet once again with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Merkel...

Greece Promises Billions in Aid for Fire Victims, Reforestation

Greece's Minister of Finance and other officials announced details regarding aid for fire victims on Tuesday afternoon.

Greece Unveils Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan

Greece unveiled on Wednesday the so-called National Recovery and Resilience Plan for the day after the coronavirus pandemic.

Greek Flag Raised at the Acropolis as Greece Celebrates Bicentennial

Evzones raised the Greek flag on the Acropolis marking the start of celebrations for the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.

World Leaders Descend on Athens for Military Parade on Greek Bicentennial

Greece is getting ready for what promises to be a spectacular military parade to to celebrate the country's bicentennial.

Greece Records 55 Covid-19 Deaths and 873 New Cases on Christmas Eve

Health authorities in Greece announced on Thursday that 55 people died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a significantly smaller number of casualties compared to the last weeks. They also announced 873 new cases of the virus and...

PM Mitsotakis Meets with US Energy Secretary on Greece — US Cooperation

The spheres of Greece-US energy cooperation and US investments in Greece dominated a meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette in Athens on Thursday. Meeting for the first time, at the Greek Prime Minister's...

Egyptian President Meets With Greek PM and President, Lauds New Ties

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday in Athens in a further show of the increasingly cordial relations between the two Mediterranean countries. After the meeting, the Greek leader stated "Trilateral...

Greece Announces Polytechnic Uprising Will Not Be Celebrated in 2020

Adding to the long list of events, celebrations and commemorations which never saw the light of day this year, it appears that 1973's Athens Polytechnic Uprising, the anniversary of which is remembered annually in the city, will also not...

Record 2,646 Covid Cases Diagnosed as Greece Mulls Nation-Wide Lockdown

A record-breaking 2,646 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the country on Wednesday, and 18 deaths were recorded in those who had suffered with the virus. This is the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in a one-day period in...

Turkey's Behavior is a Challenge to NATO and All Europe, Greek PM Says

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis told visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday that Turkey's actions "threaten the peace, stability and cohesion of NATO itself." "We discussed everything that has happened in recent months in the Eastern Mediterranean," Mitsotakis said...