Greek News

A European Commission report released on Saturday, showed that teachers in Cyprus have more spending power than their European colleagues despite an 8.5% reduction to their salaries due to the economic crisis. The report entitled "Teachers’ and Schoolheads’ Salaries and Allowances in...

19-year-old Dimitris Kyrsanidis, a professional parkour athlete from Thessaloniki, Greece, was the winner of the fourth "Red Bull Art of Motion" held on the Greek island of Santorini on October 4. Kyrsanidis impressed both audience and judges with his climbs...

Greek newspaper “Typos tis Kyriakis” published a poll by E-VOICE showing Greece's main opposition party SYRIZA in the lead by 3.7 points (21.2%), compared to New Democracy’s 17.5%. Golden Dawn follows with 5.3%, To Potami with 4.6%, the Greek Communist Party...

The Greek packed squad of Hellas Verona sinked Cagliari even further down the Campionato table thanks to Panagiotis Tachtsidis' screamer in the last two minutes of the game for a 1-0 victory over the Rossoblu. The Greek midfielder met the...

AP - Greek judicial authorities say they have decided to jail Andonis Stamboulos, 31, pending trial on several charges including membership in a terrorist organization. Stamboulos was arrested Thursday in a police operation. Greek Police said he carried plans for...

Famous Greek-origin TV personality Tulisa Contostavlos is reportedly dating Cypriot millionaire Costas Panayiotou. According to the Mirror, the former X Factor judge has been on several dates with the 24-year-old son of Greek-Cypriot property tycoon Andreas ­Panayiotou, whose fortune amounts to £400m. "They really hit...

A Greek jeweler in Paris, France, was the victim of a major fraud, as thieves paid him with Monopoly money. according to French newspaper Le Parisian, several weeks ago, two thieves who claimed they were French, contacted the Greek man to...

Five people were killed and fourteen were injured in a car pile-up involving some 40 vehicles in northern Greece on Sunday morning, authorities said. The tragic accident happened shortly after 10:30pm Greek time (7:30am GMT) on Egnatia motorway at the...

On Saturday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras tried to gather the support of his party members and MPs ahead of a confidence vote on Monday, while slamming the stance of main opposition party SYRIZA, during an event to mark...

In a meeting with Greece 's international creditors on Saturday, the Greek government finalized the 2015 budget. According to Finance Ministry officials, the primary surplus target was set "very close to 3% of GDP" with no new austerity measures needed. The...

The Thermae Sylla Spa & Wellness Hotel in Edipsos, Greece, will host the world conference on the "Prospects of Tourism-Thermalism in Different Geographical Areas in the framework of the European Health Act" from October 9-11. The conference is being organized by...

Although the scientific expedition exploring the ancient Antikythera shipwreck was launched on September 15, the discoveries have yet to be announced. Greek newspaper "Ta Nea," citing claims by the chairman of the "Aikaterini Laskaridis" foundation and one of the mission's sponsors, Panos Laskaridis,...

The story of a young Greek mother who was for six months living on the streets with her baby and her father, has shocked the Cretan community. After losing their jobs, the 21-year-old mother, her eight-month-old baby, along with the...

A total of 237 undocumented migrants and three human traffickers were intercepted within 24 hours in several incidents in eastern Aegean Sea islands, the Greek Coast Guard said on Friday. The three suspects were arrested when they allegedly attempted to...

The Australian branch of the far-right Greek political party Golden Dawn announced it has stopped a fundraising drive in Australia because of reactions against it. However, Golden Dawn has refused to rule out future fundraising activities. Golden Dawn was collaborating with a community...