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The Greek tourist sector is set for a great performance this year, according to Swedish magazine TRAVEL NEWS, which published an article entitled “Greece – the winner of this year’s summer” on its website. According to the article, Greece ranks...

One more sector of health professionals is suffering in Greece after the effects of the economic crisis. Not only are Greek doctors leaving the country as fast as they can to work abroad, nurses are now proving to be...

A top European official expressed his concerns on Tuesday regarding the high value-added tax (VAT) evasion in Greece, which is estimated to amount to 9 billion euros or 4.7% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Within the framework of...

A parliamentary committee is objecting to government plans to close 21 organizations deemed no longer useful, saying it violates the Greek Constitution. The shutdowns were ordered by the country's international lenders, the Troika of the Europoean Union-International Monetary Fund-European Central...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' vow to return 70 percent of an expected 1.5 billion euro ($2.07 billion) primary surplus to people most affected by crushing austerity measures is being challenged by international lenders who want more of it diverted...

  Greek-Australian scientist Dr. Arthur Christopoulos along with his research team made an important discovery concerning the side-effects of drugs on patients. The research team from Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Melbourne discovered how to change the way that the...

Nothing can stop the strong-willed soul of a man who wants to dance to the rhythm of a Greek zeibekiko. In this case, the popular "Zeibekiko Tis Evdokias" (Evdokia's Zeibekiko). During halftime, the song began to play and basketball player...

By Nota Karamaouna* - One of the fundamental features of Thessaloniki – Greece’s second city, sometimes known as Salonica – since its very foundation in 315 BC was its multicultural character. The city, a key highlight on our Exploring Greece:...

Greece has made a decision on who will represent the country in Eurovision 2014. The winning song of the televised Greek show is “Rise Up” by Freaky Fortune feat. Riskykidd. The young act who is well on their way to...

Greek pharmacists will proceed with new strikes on  Friday, March 14 and Monday, March 17 after a  decision taken by the Panhellenic Pharmacists’ Union. Meanwhile the pharmacists union has stated that there is no conflict with the Health Minister,...

The Attorney General of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece, Efterpi Koutzamani, has sent a circular to all the Procurator Generals of the country, in which she asks them to give all the appropriate directives to the...

"Koku” is the name of a Greek accessories company that of late has become very successful abroad. The brains behind this operation are Ilena and Maria Kokkou, two sisters from Greece who have managed to combine their talent and...

The Greek Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance Kyriakos Mitsotakis has received a double legal slap, from both the Council of State (CoS) and the legal department of the Greek parliament, on some critical legislative initiatives he is proposing. In...

A new organization called "Revolutionary Anti-Fascist Action" has claimed the responsibility for the attack with gas canisters on the office of the lawyer Failos Kranidiotis that occurred on Sunday, March 2, 2014. The organization attacked the lawyer's office as he...

Despite the assurances of the Greek government that the country will recover by 2014, gross domestic product data released on Tuesday, show that the recession is getting deeper. According to the Greek statistics service ELSTAT, Greece's GDP shrank by 3.9% in...