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The visit of the German President Joachim Gauck to Greece and the issue of war compensations have been extensively commented on by the German media. The newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" stated that the issue of compensation is still open, noting that...

Little more than four years after winning the Prime Minister's office with 44 percent of the vote, the PASOK Socialists who are partners in Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservative government are on the edge of extinction with...

Data concerning the subsidizing of the unemployed released on Friday, March 7, by the Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) reveals the inability of the state to provide adequate protection and support for the unemployed. According to OAED, in January, only...

Speaking at the European Parliament on March 5, Georgios Chatzimarkakis, the Greek liberal MEP of the German FDP party, stated that the austerity measures ordered by Troika and the cuts in health care have led to a 43% increase in...

The union of Greek truck drivers has announced a new strike on Saturday, March 8. They are protesting against the state's inability to deal with the illegal transfer of products by foreign trucks or private cars, the increase in...

Ailing Greek banks, which have already received 41 billion euros in an injection of state money from bailouts, will need another 6.382 billion, stress tests performed by BlackRock Solutions has recommended, less than the nine billion estimated by international...

It was decided that March would be a month full of events dedicated to Greek heritage. The decision to name March the “Greek Heritage Month” was made by the Toronto District School Board, following the suggestion of local bodies. The...

Taxis in Melbourne are controlled, to a large extent, by the Greek Diaspora. In order to cope with government reforms in their sector, three large Greek-Australian companies, Ambassador Taxis, Cabways and TaxiLink, have decided to cooperate and create a...

The Chinese consortium consisting of Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Ltd (FPAM) and Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co announced their interest in becoming the principal shareholders of the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos and taking over the management. FPAM’s CEO, Eric Cheng...

A meeting between Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the heads of the troika of Greece's lenders concluded at the Finance ministry on Thursday evening without a substantive agreement, either for the completion of the second wave of gradual...

A two-day free seminar has been organized by the Foundation for Youth and Lifelong Learning in Heraklion, Crete, on March 13 and 14. The seminar will offer valuable information on how to deal with critical and practical issues that...

After concerted and methodical effort by the municipality of Athens and the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) of the Company of Development and Tourism Promotion in Athens (EATA), the city was chosen to organize the international annual meeting...

Τhe charges against four environmental activists of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) were withdrawn yesterday by the District Court of Famagusta. Then activists even received compensation of 7,000 euros from the bird trapper who was also ordered to pay...

There has been a great increase in the number of university students that acquire post-graduate studies in Greece. During the academic year 2012-2013, the number of the post-graduate students reached 60,268, for the first time surpassing 60,000. The number of...

Greek cotton and Greek carpets are really popular in Japan, as highlighted at an event held in Thessaloniki to introduce Japan's new Honorary Consul. According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) and the Greek embassy in Tokyo, Greek cotton is...