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Greek Prosecutor Ioannis Koutras said on Friday that there was no evidence to implicate Andreas Georgiou, the former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist that later headed the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Finding no proof that the official had tampered...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed the government’s determination to introduce reforms in Greek football in an effort to end violence and restore normality, during a meeting with representatives of Greece’s 2004 national team at Maximos Mansion on Friday. The prime...

Thirteen people were arrested while five more were detained near the Athens Polytechnic late on Thursday alleged to be involved in the clashes that broke out after the march for the 43rd anniversary of the students uprising. Earlier, roughly 200...

Greek conservative New Democracy politician, Kostis Stefanopoulos, aged 90, is in hospital in a critical condition. He was rushed to Errikos Dynan private hospital in Athens two days ago and was hospitalized after being diagnosed as having a serious...

A draft bill incorporating EU directives on developing alternative fuels infrastructure into Greek law was tabled in Parliament on Friday using fast-track procedures. The draft legislation, which contains some of the prior actions needed to conclude the 2nd review of...

It has been at least 20 years now that every November 17 is the day when Greeks wait to see the tally of destruction in its aftermath. The news reports and images of the 2016 Polytechneio uprising memory day...

Room18 is an entire exhibition dedicated to the design of urban hotel rooms in Greece and opens its doors at the Benaki Museum's Pireos Street Annexe on Friday, November 18. The exhibit features three life-size room designs that won awards...

Greek households' and non-profit organizations' available income fell 5.5 percent, or 4.5 percent, in 2015 compared with 2014 to 114.8 billion euros, from 120.3 billion in 2014, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday. As a result, final consumption spending...

New Environment Minister Giorgos Stathakis on Thursday approved the study for the construction of the enrichment facility at the Hellas Gold mine at Skouries, northern Greece. The previous environment minister, Panos Skourletis, was refusing to sign the environmental study for...

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades briefed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on negotiations that took place last week at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, concerning the Cyprus issue. The two sides of the island are close to making a conclusive agreement, and...