Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron in Brussels on Thursday, on the sidelines of the EU summit. According to Greek government sources, Cameron said he was closely following the talks concerning Greece's...

The Hellenic Initiative (THI) is a global non-profit organization bringing together diaspora Greeks and philhellenes to invest in the future of Greece by creating programs that offer crisis relief as well as Greek entrepreneurship and economic development. Most recently, it...

The Greek government said they will give special treatment to Greek-origin Ukrainian citizens of war-torn areas who want to resettle in the European Union. According to a EUobserver report citing the Greek foreign ministry, about 90,000 Greek-origin citizens who live in...

Ukrainian travel agency “News Travel,” which used to provide services to 120,000 Ukrainian tourists per year, organizing trips to 31 destinations, has shut down. Several popular Greek destinations such as Crete, Halkidiki, Corfu, Rhodes and Kos were included in the...

The latest concerning developments taking place all over Ukraine have caused headaches to Greek entrepreneurs, who during the recent years have invested many millions in the eastern European country. Side effects are also expected to be visible in the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias sent a joint message to Ankara on Wednesday following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statements rejecting the Lausanne Treaty. Lavrov stated that Turkey is obliged to respect international...

On Monday at the port of Piraeus just south of Athens, an official ceremony welcoming the new UN Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pratt, took place. The ceremony was on the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount...

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg stated that even if Greece is forced to leave the Eurozone it will remain in the military alliance, despite the fact that the debt crisis poses a security threat to Europe. According European and U.S. officials, Greece’s possible...

A Greek businessman is on the list of 89 businessmen who are blacklisted and forbidden to enter Russia. Theodoros Margellos, businessman and investment consultant, is on the list compiled by the Russian foreign ministry. The 89 "undesirable" individuals have no...

Greece, Cyprus and Hungary are likely to be allowed to export fruits and vegetables to Russia, despite the ongoing European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow due to its role in the Ukrainian Crisis. According to Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the country's...

An unnamed Greek government official has ruled out scenarios that Greece have asked Russia for financial support in order to cope with both its internal and external commitments. "We have not asked for financial aid. We want to solve our...

The Russian government is willing to discuss with Greece the possibility of a loan and a discount on the price of gas, according to a Sputnik report. With Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visiting Moscow on Wednesday, there is a lot of speculation...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss the economic ties between Russia and the European Union as well as the sanctions imposed by the second against Moscow,a Kremlin spokesperson said earlier today. Prime Minister Tsipras...

His belief that if Greece is forced to exit the Eurozone, a domino effect will begin, sweeping off Spain and Italy, expressed Greek Defense Minister and junior coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos. In an interview to German newspaper Bild,...

Cypriot Parliament President Yannakis Omirou commented on the reaction of both the United States and the United Kingdom regarding President Nicos Anastasiades' latest official visit to Russia, where he held talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, signing a number...