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On Friday, March 6, on the occasion of the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, students, teachers and parents across Greece will discuss and exchange opinions, beliefs and experiences on the global phenomenon called bullying. Furthermore, they...

The Greek airports of Athens, Heraklion, Chania, Mykonos and Thessaloniki were included on the list of European airports with the highest performance in terms of increase in passenger traffic. According to the International Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) report,...

The administrative inquiry completed today, Friday, March 6, mentioned that Vangelis Giakoumakis, the student who went missing on February 6 in Ioannina, northern Greece, was being continuously bullied by his peers. The inquiry conducted in the Dairy School of Ioannina...

With Greece facing a serious liquidity problem, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked for a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. However, the European official replied that he will wait for Monday's Eurogroup results before he meets with...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sent the seven reforms list of the Greek economy to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, referring mainly to "real structure reforms" and not structural ones. In detail, the reforms list includes the following: Activation of the Fiscal Council...

His certainty that Greece would be in a position to receive payment earlier than scheduled if its list of reforms is approved by the institutions and the reforms are implemented earlier, expressed German Finance Ministry spokesperson Martin Jaeger. On...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has accused the European Central Bank (ECB) of holding a noose around the country's neck, amid his government's attempts to avert bankruptcy this month. In an interview to German magazine Der Spiegel, Tsipras urged...

"Through My Eyes: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Flushing, New York" is a collection of newspaper articles written by journalist/photographer Catherine Tsounis from 1987-2014. Her writings are eyewitness accounts, the raw material for future studies. The book will be...

Several key SYRIZA members are disgruntled over the presumed compromises Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis have made in the negotiations on the Greek debt so far. Some even talk of a referendum and general elections. Parliament...

“We clinched an agreement, which is not fully reflected in the reactions of the European Central Bank,” Greece 's Government Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis late on Thursday told ANT1 TV. He said that the message that ECB had been sending...

Greece repaid the first 310-million-euro installment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund due in March, a government source told Reuters on Friday. The country is facing a serious liquidity problem before Monday's Eurogroup that will decide if the...

On International Women’s Day, the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney celebrates the life and political pursuits of a truly spectacular woman, Melina Mercouri. In a speech by Dr. Panayota Nazou, Mercouri’s political reincarnation will be explored and discussed. Melina Mercouri’s...

The Greek government is considering introducing electronic tolls which will charge drivers depending on the use of the road and establishing social tariffs for tolls which will serve vulnerable groups and people living near toll stations, the Economy, Infrastructure,...

The Greek banking system and deposits are fully secured, Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras on Friday said after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Stournaras added that the prime minister and the economic staff assured him they...

Two conservative German lawmakers proposed a 500 euro incentive to German holidaymakers to visit Greece on the condition that they should bring back equal hotel and restaurant receipts. Axel Fischer and Ruediger Kruse, members of the Christian Democratic Union have...