Greek News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that closing borders within Europe to avoid refugee influx could lead to military conflict in the Balkans. Merkel spoke at a conference in Darmstadt in southern Germany. She said that if Germany closed its...

On the occasion of European Equal Pay Day 2015, the European Commission draws attention to the gender pay gap, and its underlying causes. In Greece, the gender overall earnings gap stands at 45.2 percent compared to 41.1 percent that is...

A tragedy occurred early on Tuesday morning near the center of Athens, when a sixteen year old girl's body was found burnt by flames ignited inside her family’s store in Omonia Square. The Armenian family had transformed the store’s storage...

A new highly stylized production will bring the poetic masterpiece of ancient Greek tragedian Aeschylus, “Prometheus Bound,” to life at the Philip Tarro Theatre, in Washington, USA. The performance, which is overseen by Damond Morris, director of the drama department at Skagit Valley...

The Greek government is facing an internal dispute on one of the prior actions that the Finance Ministry has drafted and the Greek parliament will vote on this upcoming Thursday. The Independent Greeks (ANEL), the smaller half of the Greek...

The Council of State (CoS), Greece ’s highest administrative court, on Monday abrogated a ministerial decision by former productive reconstruction, environment and energy minister Panos Skourletis to revoke the operating license of the Hellas Gold mining company in Halkidiki...

The first relocation of refugees from Greece to another European Union country will take place on Wednesday morning, when 30 refugees will depart from Athens International Airport to take up residence in Luxembourg. They are the first six families...

The Greek government is facing increasing pressure to take down the fence along its land border with Turkey in the Evros region in order to stop refugees from making the deadly journey to Europe via the Aegean Sea. Citizen Protection...

The Greek island of Lesvos is faced with a serious issue, since the island’s burial grounds have reached their capacity after the mass influx of refugees which has led to hundreds of deaths. The island has morgues and cemeteries that...

The United Nations Refugees Agency released a report noting that a total of 218,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean in October, while escaping their conflict stricken countries in the Middle East and seeking a better future in Europe....

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to visit Ankara in the second half of November to discuss the refugee crisis with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu. On Monday, Tsipras called Davutoglu on the telephone and congratulated him on his re-election...

European Commissioner of Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici is arriving in Athens today (Tuesday) to ensure that the Greek government is on track regarding the progress of reforms required by the bailout program. The second omnibus bill that includes prior actions...

Music lovers in Rome gave Greek pianist Alexandros Kapelis a standing ovation at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, after his unprecedented “Greek Myth and the Piano” program. “This is a series of seven concerts, from Milan to Sicily, in some...

Greek-Australian chef and restaurateur George Calombaris has organized a week-long event that will bring the most celebrated Greek chefs from Australia and around the world together in Melbourne for a week of culinary creation. Christoforos Peskias, Stelios Parliaros, David Tsirekas,...

Panathinaikos F.C. coach Yiannis Anastasiou has terminated his contract with the club in a mutual decision on Monday, following a stint of under-performing results in the Greek league. Panathinaikos, who has not won the championship since 2010, is already eight points behind...