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The Times Higher Education (THE) annual list of the leading 100 universities founded in the past 50 years, classified the University of Crete in 48th place. However, the Cretan university was classified significantly lower in a list including the top 400...

Greece's financial police on Friday said they had arrested the owner of an Aspropyrgos-based recycling company and his daughter on charges of dodging tax among other fraud, at an estimated cost to the Greek state of around two million euros. The company had undertaken contracts for the...

The terrorist organization "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire"  claimed responsibility for the parcel bomb which was sent to the Itea Police Station, central Greece, on April 29. According to the organization's proclamation, posted on the website Contra Info, the parcel-bomb...

Five thousands farmers' market vendors held a rally on Friday blocking circulation in central Athens. The vendors, who closed their street markets indefinitely this week, are protesting against the Ministry of Growth’s draft bill which affects their sector.  They gathered outside the...

Continuing their political schizophrenia, enough Greeks gave their support to the ruling New Democracy Conservatives and the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) to indicate both would win this month's critical elections for municipalities and the European...

Where does the name Britain come from and who gave it? A new book focuses on astronomer Pytheas of Massalia (Marseille) exploring the North Atlantic in the 320s B.C. who discovered, measured, circumnavigated and named Britain 265 years before the Romans.

NGO 'Language Transfer' will offer free workshops and downloadable audio courses in Greek, Turkish and the Cypriot dialects in the 'Cyprus Project', which starts at the Cyprus Community Media Centre in the Nicosia buffer zone on Saturday, May 10. Language Transfer, which is completely independent and...

New data released by Greece's Finance Ministry shows that one in four citizens owes money to the Tax Bureau, which is now due a total 62.5 billion euros. However, according to the General Secretariat of Public Revenue, in January 2014, the number of people...

Greece's main opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras is fending off criticism that he would take Greece out of the eurozone if he were to come to power, as he tries to keep the reins on his...

The European Union’s statistical service Eurostat published on Friday the recent numbers on the unemployment rates across Europe, revealing that 18.91 million people living within the EU were found to be jobless in March. Eurostat’s numbers show that the highest...

A report by Greece's Parliamentary Budget Office for the first quarter of 2014 contests the key points of the country's economic "success story" and claims the government's medium-term fiscal plan is overly optimistic. The 59-page report claims that the Greek government should revise its targets...

While many foreign news agencies publish extensive articles about the beauty of Greece and invite readers to visit the country for their holidays, the Chinese visit the Greek islands for the most important day of their lives. On May 1, a...

In April, the seasonally adjusted PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) of Markit, closed at 51.1, for the Greek manufacturing sector, a higher rate than the 49.7 points in March. The index remained above the no-change 50 point stage which separates growth...

A new play that was produced by North Central College in the U.S. will be examining various ancient Greek tragedies through women’s point of view. The play entitled “Iphigenia and Other Daughters” is written by American playwright Ellen McLaugline...

Three Serbian nationals were arrested in Athens, alleged to be members of the notorious gang "Pink Panthers" who are responsible for thefts of grand larceny. The three Serbs and another person, that is at large, were part of a group...