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Google Street View Digitizes More Locations in Greece

Google is now digitizing even more locations in Greece in order to help travelers who are planning their next trip have more choices and options, therefore helping to boost the Greek tourist industry. As of today, anyone can "access" Greece...

The Amazing History Behind Euboea's Twin Towers in Greece [video]

The "Twin Towers" in Mitikas, Euboea are built according to 11th century building standards of Western Europe. The towers are 18 meters tall and have a square width, one of 6.10 meters and the other of 7.5 meters. Both...

IMAS Factory in Volos Closes Its Doors for Good

The deindustrialization of Greece, a process that begun sometime in the late 1970s and has left the country bereft of industry save for a few companies, has taken its toll on yet another productive unit, the IMAS factory. The IMAS...

Situation in Idomeni Is 'Tragic and Unacceptable,' EU Migration Commissioner Says

The situation at the refugee camp in Idomeni was "tragic and unacceptable," European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said after a visit to the makeshift camp near Greece's border on Tuesday, accompanied by Greece's Alternate...

Greek Professor Invents Food that Could Fight Malnutrition

The Greek patent bread-cake "Feedback" can help in the world's malnutrition problem, according to inventor Dimitris Kouretas, professor at the University of Thessaly. The creators of Feedback claim that one slice contains all the nutrients and calories the human body...

Unacceptable to Shift the Burden of Migration Crisis on Cyprus, Anastasiades Tells Tusk

It is unacceptable to shift the burden of responsibility for the migration crisis on the shoulders of the Republic of Cyprus, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades stressed on Tuesday. The President held a meeting in Nicosia with President of the...

One in Two Greeks Owes Money to the State to a Total of €86.3 Billion

One in two Greeks owes money to the state totaling 86.298 million euros in taxes, security fund contributions and penalties, according to the General Secretariat for Public Revenue. Figures show that 84.9% of debtors -- or 3.6 million citizens --...

Committee Says, Greek Merchant Shipping Fleet Up to 4,092 Vessels

Greek-interest merchant shipping fleet totaled 4,092 vessels in February 23, 2016, up 35 vessels compared with the same period last year, the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee said in a report. The London-based Committee said that the data included 347 vessels...

Conditions at Idomeni a Slap on Civilized Europe's Face According to ND Leader

The conditions in Idomeni are a slap on civilized Europe's face, stated main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis who visited on Tuesday the refugees camp in Idomeni and made a plea to the government, even at the...

Greek PM Tsipras Calls on Refugees to Leave FYROM Border

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to refugees to leave the Greece-FYROM border and move to hospitality centers because the Balkan route will not reopen. With 12,000 refugees and migrants gathered at Idomeni -- in the neutral zone between Greece...