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British Foreign Secretary Expresses Optimism On Cyprus Problem Talks

The UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the House of Commons that he is “cautiously optimistic” that a settlement to the Cyprus issue may be possible, during a foreign policy questions and answers session on Tuesday. The Conservative north...

German Government Draws Line Between Greek-Turkish Coordination and Joint Sea Patrols

German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert clarified Germany's stance on how Greece and Turkey must approach the refugee crisis. Seibert addressed the urgent leader's summit that European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker has convened for this upcoming Sunday. The meeting must consider how it can...

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister's Investment Ideas Show Disengagement from Reality

The word "investment" is a new, mysterious concept for the leftist politicians of the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government. When in opposition, the word investment sounded like nails on a chalkboard to their ears. A capitalist concept that was anathema to...

Greek Alternate Finance Minister: Capital Controls Gone by June 2016

Greek Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis claimed that the capital controls that are currently restricting the Greek economy will be lifted by June 2016. During a hearing at the Greek Parliament's Economic Affairs Committee, Chouliarakis claimed that liquidity in the Greek economy will be fully...

Greek Economy Shrinks by a Percentage Lower Than Expected

Greek economy seems to be shrinking 1.4 percent in 2015, a much lower contraction than the 2.3 percent estimated, according to a Reuters report. Citing sources close to the bailout talks, Reuters says that the creditors had agreed with the new...

Prokopis Pavlopoulos Expresses Gratitude to Archbishop Demetrios of America

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos met with the Archbishop Demetrios of America in Athens on Wednesday. “It must be made clear to all our friends in the United States and our counterparts in the European Union that it...

Greek Classic 'The Iliad' Read in its Entirety by 66 Actors (video)

A reading of all 18,225 lines of text of The Iliad by 66 actors, an epic undertaking of Cambridge classics professor Simon Goldhill, will be available to watch online. The ambitious reading took place on August 14 for an audience...

Greek Public Revenue Secretary Refuses to Resign Over Misdemeanor Charges

General Secreatary for Public Revenue Katerina Savvaidou refuses to resign despite the fact that Maximos Mansion is urging her to resign on ethics grounds. Sources close to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras express the government's concerns over Savvaidou's ability to perform...

Meeting Between Greek Economic Staff and Institutions' Representatives Concluded

A meeting between Greece's economic staff and the representatives of the institutions on the implementation of the prior actions for the disbursement of the 2 billion euro sub-tranche was completed. On the Greek side, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and State...

Greece's Struggle Presented With the Help of Playmobils

Greek writer Nikos Papadopoulos started playing around with his young sons toys in 2013. “We were pretending to go to bed using Playmobil – and it gave me the idea to recreate scenes not only about home life, but...