Greece

The United Nations on Wednesday urged Greece and Turkey to maintain a dialogue after Athens called on the Security Council to condemn a recent agreement that would extend Turkey's sea boundaries in the Mediterranean. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for...

Turkey’s controversial maritime boundary delimitation agreement with the government of Libya was sent to the United Nations (UN), Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, according to a report of state-run Anadolu news agency. Erdogan said that following the...

Taleb Rifai, United Nations World Tourism Organisation's secretary general, expressed his, as well as the organization's confidence regarding Greece's continuing growth in the tourism sector. In 2015, international tourist arrivals to Greece grew by seven percent reaching 23.6 million, while...

The daily influx of migrants and refugees into Europe is not likely to stop anytime soon, despite the worsening weather conditions, a new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees report predicts. The UNHCR foresees 5,000 people crossing from Turkey to Greece...

As number of refugee and migrant arrivals to Greece hits half a million, UNHCR warns of continued chaos unless reception in Greece strengthened and relocation expedited In Greece, the number of sea arrivals this year has now passed the half-million...

  More than 400 students from universities in Greece and abroad will be taking place in the 13th International Model United Nation conference entitled ThessISMUN (Thessaloniki International Student Model United Nations). This year’s ThessISMUN conference will be held from April 23-27 at...

450 students from 32 public and private Greek, Turkish and Italian schools, are participating in the 12th Model United Nations (MUN) which started on Thursday, March 13, in Thessaloniki, Greece, organized by the Aristotelio College. The three-day conference (March 13-15) is...

Taking into account a United Nations report, one can realize why many countries all over the world are trying so hard to take control over Greece. The report was published in French Le Figaro newspaper and made clear that Greece, apart...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will attend The United Nations Convention this September. Papandreou will arrive in New York on the 20th and will depart on the 29th. He will have the opportunity to take part in the 6th General Convention...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country's history.

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) is currently conducting the 2021 Census of the Greek population. Citizens’ hostility has led to mass resignations of census workers. In Patras, the capital of the Prefecture of Achaia, and one of Greece’s most populous...

According to National Geographic Travel, the Greek island of Alonissos is one of the top travel destinations for 2021. The idyllic island was specifically chosen as the leading voice in travel and exploration aims to highlight sustainable and climate-friendly...

Anastasia Triantafyllaki, the seven-year-old Greek girl with brain cancer whose story moved the world, will now travel to Houston, Texas with her family in order to receive an experimental, potentially life-saving treatment. Her journey of hope began on Tuesday...

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to decrease, Greece will open itself once again for foreign tourists on June 15 -- initially accepting visitors from only twenty countries, however. Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis announced on Wednesday that "Foreign...

Greece's Civil Aviation Authority announced on Holy Wednesday that the travel ban to and from six European destinations will continue to be in effect until May 15 at the very least. ''For the purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19,...