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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Greece

Visitors in Greece can enjoy inspiring trips into artistic, cultural, historical, and folkloric traditions approaching seventeen magnificent Greek monuments that are included on the "World Heritage List" by UNESCO for being vivid representations of human creative genius. Fifteen of...

EU's Timmermans, Avramopoulos in Athens on Thursday to Discuss Refugee Process Center in Piraeus

The Vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans and Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos will be in Greece for a two-day visit on Thursday to discuss the creation of a refugee ‘hot-spot’ in Piraeus that...

Brussels Irritated Over Greek Elections Rhetoric

European Union officials in Brussels are irritated by the inconsistency between what Greek politicians have agreed on regarding the reforms and measures required for the bailout program and the campaign rhetoric they use. According to a real.gr report from Brussels,...

ND Leader Meimarakis Calls on Greeks to Support Party Regardless of Previous Vote

Main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis send a message of unity to all Greeks to rally behind the party in the upcoming elections regardless of what they voted in the previous elections, during a speech outside the party’s historic offices...

Tsipras Promises to Scrap Private Education VAT, Controversy Over Ownership of Measure

Alexis Tsipras announced that he will scrap the 23 percent value added tax on private education if re-elected and called on the interim government to suspend the measure. Tsipras called on the interim government to freeze the measure that has...

Where Should You Shop in Greece?

Cash and not credit appears to be the norm in Greece 2015. The best shopping I encountered in Athens was outside the Acropolis Museum at Mitseon and Hatzichristou streets and the town of Kalambaka by Meterora. As a third...

A Unique Touring Photographic Exhibition On Greek-Australians

Documentary photographer Effy Alexakis and historian Leonard Janiszewski decided to explore Australia’s Greek cafés and organized a unique touring photographic exhibition. “Selling an American dream - Australia’s Greek café” explores an important chapter in the development of Australian culture and...

Russia Introduces New System for Issuing Schengen Visas

A new fingerprint scanning procedure will be introduced on September 14, 2015, for Russian citizens who wish to issue short-term stay Schengen visas. In order to obtain their visas Russians will have to provide biometric data, which will be...

IOM: 350,000 Migrants Have Fled to Europe This Year

The International Organization for Migration said Tuesday that more than 350,000 migrants have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean this year, fleeing turmoil and poverty in the Mideast and Africa in search of a better life in Europe. The...

Watch the 2nd Teaser of Our New Documentary "The Greek"

    This is a teaser excerpt from our upcoming documentary “The Greek” that follows professional fighter Vaggelis Chatzis. Greek Reporter has undertaken the task to turn meaningful Greek stories into documentaries and Chatzis’ story was one of the first to film....

Autumn Tourism in Greece to Yield More Than 3 Billion Euros

The snap elections announced mid-August in Greece have caused great concern across the country. However, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis believes that the country’s tourism sector will continue to grow if the election results in a...

Greek PMI Plunged to 39.1 Points in August‏

Greece's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 39.1 points in August, one of the lowest levels ever recorded, reflecting a sharp deterioration of business conditions in the country's manufacturing sector. The lack of new orders and further sharp decline in production...

Overseas Cypriots Committed to Continue the Struggle in Support of Cyprus

The leaders of organizations of Cypriots overseas have pledged to return to their countries and continue the struggle in support of Cyprus. At the completion of the 18th International Conference of Overseas Cypriots (POMAK-PSEKA) and the Conference of the Executive Council...

Greek Islands to Hold Referendum on Privatization of Four Airports

Residents of Greece's Ionian islands will be called to vote in a referendum, following a proposal by Provincial Governor Theodoros Galiatsatos on August 29. The referendum question will be about the Greek government's decision to continue with the country's airport...

Greek Main Opposition Leader: 'No Room for Protest During the Election'

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis underlined on Tuesday that there is no room for protest during the upcoming election. In an interview to Greek television, he called on Greeks to get informed and vote in the elections so that the country...