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Greece should be prepared for a lengthy stay of refugees in the country, stated government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili during a press briefing on Tuesday. She also added that the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement creates a legal corridor for the...

Tension broke out in Idomeni camp on Tuesday afternoon, between refugees and police forces who attempted to evacuate the train tracks that have been occupied by the refugees as a form of protest towards the neighboring Former Yugoslav Republic of...

Bells in Berlin and the town of Mytilene in Lesvos rang in synchronization on Tuesday, as part of a Greek-German collaborative art project to raise awareness about the refugee crisis. At noon on Tuesday, the bell at Agios Athanassios...

Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, announced on Tuesday from Chios that "the government is planning the transportation of refugees and migrants to neighboring uninhabited islets." Chios is the Minister's second "stop" for Tuesday, as he is visiting the hot...

Greece's Government Council for Economic Affairs (KYSOIP) decided on Monday night that measures worth 5.5 billion euros are needed in order for Athens to come to an agreement with creditors on the bailout program. According to a government official under...

Greece is at risk of being barred from international football competitions after Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis decided to cancel the Greek Cup because of crowd violence. The decision was made after the first leg of the semi-final between PAOK...

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted 86 kilometers west-southwest of the Zakynthos island in Greece at 4:05 am on Tuesday, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. The epicenter, with a depth of 15.42 kolimeters, was initially determined to be...

The Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ranked third among 60 other universities in an international competition for investment arbitration that took place in Frankfurt. The Greek students managed to prevail over universities with a much higher international ranking...

Construction work at the tunnels of Thessaloniki’s unfinished metro resumed on Monday after four years of inaction due to legal and financial problems, the company and the Infrastructure ministry announced. Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis inaugurated the operation of the first...

Representatives of the business community have described as quite negative Greece’s image on international trade on account of the prevailing situation in Idomeni -- a small village near the borders with FYROM, where thousands of refugees are stranded and...