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The Federation of Greek Communities and Brotherhoods of Italy (FCCEI) is collecting signatures for the introduction of an international day dedicated to Greek language and Greek culture. “The time has come to support the Greek language, particularly in places where...

Until a few years ago Roma children in Dendropotamos of Thessaloniki, Greece did not go to school. They were condemned to live in poverty inside the confines of a ghetto, where they often resorted to illegal acts. Today, however,...

An investigation by the European Commission has revealed that the Greek Larco General Mining and Metallurgical Company S.A. (Larco) was receiving 136 million euros in state aid, violating the European state aid rules. The Commission has announced that Larco must...

The decrease in salaries and pensions, as well as the increased taxes imposed during the last four years, have resulted in the Greeks’ inability to meet their tax obligations. In January alone, citizens’ fell almost 1 billion euros further...

Greece is the latest country targeted by Google in its effort to penalize networks of 'spam' links, the company's head of search spam Matt Cutts revealed this week. The suspicious link networks were believed to have been formed by several search-engine...

Police Chief Michalis Papageorgiou has been fired in the wake of Wednesday’s night’s violent protest by a far-right group at an event being attended by former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat in Limassol. President Nicos Anastasiades informed Police Chief...

With Greece hoping to receive a delayed nine billion euros installment from its international lenders, they are reportedly set to deliver their next share in what remains of two bailouts, some 8.3 billion euros. The money could come as soon...

Greece's Administrative Reform Council decided to proceed with a permanent mobility mechanism for public sector employees, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at Maximos Mansion Thursday. The reform initiatives and actions set out by the Greek Ministry of Administrative Reform will...

The recovery of the Greek economy may be around the corner, but the country’s banks still seem to be tightening credit, thus draining Greek companies of vital cash flow. Last year, the Bank of Greece (BoG) made clear that new loans would be issued...

According to data by the European Center for Disease Prevention (ECDC), released by the Athens Medical Association, in 2014, Greece has the highest rate of flu-related deaths in Europe. As reported, 106 people had died by Saturday, March 22, in...

While traditional retailers all over Greece are suffering significant losses, the vast majority of Greek shoppers turn to on-line shopping. According to the Greek e-Commerce Association (GRECA), Greeks prefer online Shopping. In 2013, GRECA data showed that the amount...

In January more than 2.5 million Greek taxpayers couldn’t afford to pay their taxes, adding nearly 1 billion euros to the ever-rising arrears. The General Secretariat of Public Revenues reported that 962 million euros of overdue debt obligations to the State...

Summer is just around the corner and while many foreigners refer to Greece as "paradise on earth," the tributes to glorious destination keep on multiplying. Now Sweden has jumped in, following the British and American media on the big...

Istanbul is a city full of contradictions, a crossroad of civilizations where tradition fuses with modernity. Such is the theme of the work by two Athens-raised, Istanbul-based friends, painter Olga Alexopoulou and writer Alex Massavetas, whose exhibition opens at Athens' IANOS  bookstore on April 1.  The two...

Julianna Georgallidou, a sophomore law student from the University of Cyprus, has won the “Debate Champion” award of the Model United Nations (MUN) contest held in Rome from 13 to 17 of March, 2014. According to sources, the Cypriot student emerged as the...