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President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias received Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis earlier today, for the last of a series of meetings he held with political leaders that began yesterday with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and main...

  Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, in an interview with Greek MEGA TV channel, spoke of a period of adjustment until the country's final exit from the memorandum. "There will be an adjustment period for maybe six months or a year until...

Three Greeks will be awarded during the annual ceremony for the International Award Giuseppe Sciacca, on November 8, at the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Vatican. Greek Pediatric Professor at the University of Geneva, Afksendiyos Kalangos will receive the Special Jury Award...

Ted Beniades, best known for his role as an undercover cop who busted Al Pacino in the movie "Scarface," has passed away at the age of 91. Born Theodore Cleanthis Beniades in the Bronx, NY, he was the oldest son of...

The EU should make available aid worth €8.8 million to help find or create new jobs for workers made redundant by fashion retailer Sprider Stores in Greece and jewellery maker Andersen Ireland Limited in Ireland, recommended the Budgets Committee...

Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), Ted Deutch (FL-21) and 14 of their House colleagues are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to strongly oppose the invasion of waters off the southern coast of Cyprus...

A new EU Commission report called European Vacancy and Recruitment Report 2014, shows that Greece is one of the European countries that tops the list of layoffs after the crisis began. Greece being first in unemployment also exhibits the...

The Greek Minister of Education Andreas Loverdos has reacted to the “sit-ins” of secondary school students throughout Greece. As the Greek Minister stated yesterday in his address to the Greek Parliament, he expressed major concerns on how missed school...

Men in Cyprus earn 16.4 percent more than women, according to a report in the Cyprus Mail. This puts Cyprus in the top 10 of European Union countries with the biggest gender pay gap. Cyprus Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said...

Two Melbourne Greek-Australian scientists are among the world's top scientists for 2014, according to the Sunday edition of "Eleftheros Typos" newspaper. Thomson Reuters made a list with 3,200 scientists from all over the world, whose work has benefited the planet....

A Turkish corvette under the name “Buyukada” entered Greek territorial waters in the Kafirea region from the Xeros Bay at 3 a.m. this morning. The corvette then moved to the south-southwest and passed through the islands of Kea and...

It seems that people's addiction to smartphones doesn't only cause accidents on the road, but apparently even when they are robbing museums. The reader who sent us the video wrote "Check this out, Greek robbers can't multitask because their smartphone...

Nikos Dendias tabled his last regulation as Minister of Development earlier today. He was later sworn before the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos as the new National Defense Minister replacing Dimitris Avramopoulos. The amendment regards bad business loans...

Chairman of the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, David Hill, during an interview with the Greek service of the Australian SBS state radio network, expressed his belief that the Parthenon marbles -- now on display...

President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias received main opposition SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras earlier today, in the first of a series of scheduled meetings with political leaders. During the meeting, the President asked Mr. Tsipras for a "minimum...