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The 2016 Annual World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will take place this year from January 20 to 23, under the theme "Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution." To the surprise of some, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is among the...

President of the Greek Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos while on a two-day visit in Moscow, met with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in his presidential residence on Friday January 15. Aside from strengthening ties between the two countries, the visit encompassed...

Since the invention of smartphones, mobile apps have become a part of everyday life, entertaining and helping people with their day-to-day tasks. Scientists have embraced this new technology and are constantly trying to find ways to incorporate apps in...

Greece's Supreme Court on Thursday rescinded an Athens Criminal Appeals Court ruling that acquitted 36 defendants of charges in the notorious 1999 'bubble-stocks' case on the Athens exchange. Adopting the recommendation of Deputy Supreme Court Prosecutor Haralambos Vourliotis, it ordered...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem and European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday the institutions are waiting for Greece to submit specific fiscal proposals for reforming Greece’s social security system. Speaking to a joint press conference along with European Stability Mechanism...

The number of tragedies in the Aegean continues to grow as 3 more children were pulled lifeless out of the sea near Agathonisi island in the early hours of Friday January 15. Military outpost in the area called for help...

Greece’s audit center for taxpayers with large wealth charged lawyer Stavros Papastavrou -- close aide of former prime minister Antonis Samaras -- on Thursday, with a provisional fine totaling 3.3 million euros in connection with a bank deposit found...

Andronikos Bisogiannis, Greek CGI director and founder of Ixor, a visual effects and 3D animation company, has been nominated at the Guldabaggen Awards, the "Oscars" of Sweden. Awarded annually since 1964, the Guldbagge (“Golden Beetle”) is the name of the Swedish...

The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) predicts 2016 will be another critical year for migration to Europe. IOM Director-General Lacy Swing said the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe has firmly put the migration issue on the...

As expected, Greece has given in to German demands that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to have a role in the third bailout agreement, signed by the SYRIZA-led government in August 2015. The announcement was made by Eurogroup President Jeroen...