Greece

An earthquake measuring 5.6 points on the Richter Scale shook the island of Crete at 11:30 am on Wednesday. The earthquake hit the sea area south of the island, but was particularly felt in Crete. There are no reported damages...

  The northern city of Xanthi is one of the most underrated places in Greece. This beautiful destination has the biggest and best-preserved Old Cities in the country, and has also been influenced by many different cultures in its past, evident...

In its annual publishing of the best places to visit in Europe, Lonely Planet has placed the Peloponnese region of Greece in the top spot. The travel guide describes the region as “an affordable enclave of magnificent ancient sites...

Eurozone ministers locked horns for almost twelve hours at Eurogroup discussions aimed at unlocking the next tranche of bailout money for Greece. Athens entered the meeting hoping to receive an 11-billion-euro tranche of bailout funds in the second installment of...

The May 24 Eurogroup issued a statement confirming that Greece will get its bailout loans and receive debt relief, through the new Greek programme. IMF officials are planning to recommend that they join the Greek bailout programme. Read the full...

Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, announced the renaming of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) basketball stadium to "Nikos Galis" -- one of Greece's greatest retired basketball players. "I would like to thank the State and its initiative. It's...

Winners of the 2016 Europa Nostra Awards to honor cultural heritage were announced at the Zarzuela Theater in Madrid. The Greek Traditional Watermill in Agios Germanos Prespes, Greece, was one of the seven Grand Prix laureates selected by independent...

33.7% (577, 500 persons) died prematurely in the EU in 2013 according to Eurostat data released today. The rate concerns individuals of an age under 75 years and according to eurostat definition could be considered as premature, “as they could...

Greek right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader/Defense Minister Panos Kammenos -- a junior coalition member of the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government --  fueled controversy with a statement he made on Tuesday while visiting the island of Syros. He said...

A free one-day scientific seminar with the theme "Maternal Mental Health: Latest Insights and Best Practices" was offered to health professionals by the NY-based Seleni Institute, at the Hellenic American College in Athens, May 13. Introduced by psychotherapist and psychoanalyst Haroula Ntalla, the...