Greece

The five days between July 20 and July 24, 1974 were the most turbulent in modern Greek history.

Of all the ancient Greek cities, Athens was the most prominent. It was there that the main thinkers, philosophers, and authors who contributed to the development of Western culture as we know it today lived and worked. By Alastair Blanshard Those...

The Greek government's decision to ban protests and rallies during the anniversary celebrations of the Polytechnic uprising has raised questions about the state of Democracy in its birthplace. Opposition political parties and human rights groups have blasted the decision, claiming...

After the largest trial against a fascist group since Nuremberg, an Athens court convicted members of the far-right neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn of operating a criminal organization in a historic decision on Wednesday. Additionally, 14 members of the fascist...

"We should not forget that nothing can be taken for granted and that the defense of Democracy and its institutions is a constant challenge for us all," President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou stated in her message on...

The historic building in the heart of Athens which housed the headquarters of New Democracy for many years will now be turned into a luxury hotel. The iconic building, located at Rigillis Street number 18, only a block away from...

This year's Athens Democracy Forum will be held between October 9 to 11, 2019 in the Greek capital. The Forum's organizers state that it will bring senior New York Times journalists together with international business leaders, policy makers, academics and...

The five days between July 20 and July 24, 1974 were the most turbulent, and the most decisive, in modern Greek history. The Turkish invasion to Cyprus, the collapse of the seven-year-long military junta, and the birth of the...

Greece’s center-right New Democracy (ND) party is the clear winner of the general elections held on Sunday, according to the joint exit poll presented by Greece’s major television stations at 19:00 local time. According to the exit poll, ND gets...

United States Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, toasted "the 243rd anniversary of the United States of America, the foundational values we share, and the gift of Athenian democracy" during the Independence Day celebration at the embassy in Athens on...

The Greek Ministry of the Interior  released the official and final results of Sunday’s European Elections in Greece on Thursday, showing a lead of 9.35 percent for the New Democracy (ND) Party over ruling coalition SYRIZA. According to the final results,...

Greece's center-right New Democracy (ND) party is the clear winner of the European elections held on Sunday, according to the joint exit poll presented by Greece's major television stations at 19:00 local time. ND is expected to win between 32.5...

Main opposition New Democracy leads the race on intention to vote in the national elections by 9.1 percentage points over SYRIZA, a new opinion poll shows. The survey was conducted by MARC on behalf of Proto Thema Sunday newspaper. it...

  A new poll for the upcoming European Elections was published on Monday by the European Parliament. According to its findings, the center-right European People's Party (EPP) is expected to remain the largest party in the Parliament, with far-right populist parties...

According to data published on Wednesday by the European Parliament, the center-right New Democracy (ND) party holds a 14-point lead over the left-wing SYRIZA party ahead of the upcoming European elections in May, 2019. The data is not the result...