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The European Commission proposes fines and refers Greece back to the Court of Justice of the EU over persistent poor waste water treatment, says a EC press release. The Court of Justice of the EU ruled in 2004 that Greece...

The possible redrawing of the Schengen Treaty zone will be discussed at an emergency European Union meeting on Friday, with Greece being in danger of being placed outside the Schengen borders, according to a Daily Mail report. Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg...

Honduran authorities announced on Wednesday that they had arrested six Syrian nationals traveling on forged Greek passports, including five who had been trying to reach the United States. According to Reuters, Honduran police said there were no signs of any...

The biggest graffiti in an industrial site in Greece will open to visitors at TITAN industry in Thessaloniki within the framework of the Open House Thessaloniki 2015. The paintings that decorate the industry cover 2,000 square meters and the artists...

The excise tax on wine that the Greek government has tabled in parliament caused reactions inside the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition putting the fragile majority at risk, as a ruling party MP resigns. SYRIZA MP and former government spokesperson Gavriil Sakellaridis resigned...

Following his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday. Tispras and Erdogan held a discussion on the refugee crisis and how the two neighboring countries can cooperate...

A new UNESCO program entitled "World Geoparks Unesco" in which five Greek areas participate was approved on Tuesday in Paris. Aegean University professor and director of Sigri (Lesvos) Petrified Forest museum Nikos Zouros, who represented Greece in the Sciences Committee,...

The issue of property was the focus of today's meeting between President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in the context of UN-led peace talks to solve the Cyprus problem. In statements at the Presidential...

Former Greek Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis warned against potential physical attacks on him questioned why certain SYRIZA officials are aligning against him in his effort to shine some light on relations between party officials and terrorists. Panousis, who was a minister during the...

The new austerity measures that must be voted on in Greek Parliament on Thursday have left several SYRIZA lawmakers scratching their heads as most measures are the exact opposite of their pre-election promises to voters. The fragile majority of the...