Greece

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at the hotel of the Greek mission in Manhattan at 11.30pm on Saturday, September 26. Tsipras is in New York City to participate at the UN General Assembly and hold meetings with other heads...

Rolf Strauch, a board member of the European Support Mechanism (ESM) spoke about the implementation terms of Greece’s new bailout package in an interview with Austrian newspaper Die Presse. Strauch stressed that reform forces dominate the new Greek parliament, noting...

Before the elections, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had stated that one of his government’s priorities would be to fight corruption in the country. He wasn’t the first politician to make this promise. The international non-governmental organization Transparency International,...

Athens was placed among the 45 most popular global cities with the best cost to quality ratio in 2016, according to a list published on the international search engine and hotel price comparison site Trivago. The Greek capital ranked 17th...

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reports that based on 2014 data on tourist arrivals and overnight stay in various Greek hotels, it appears that the phenomenon of illegal accommodation sites is constantly growing in the country, causing great problems...

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said we must be resolved to give the fight for the salvation of the country, while addressing on Friday evening an event by the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations, in New York. During an official...

A team of eight MEPs from several countries and parliamentary groups visited Greece as part of a finding mission organized by the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control. The team of MEPs appealed to Greek authorities on Friday to speed up...

The Greek Finance Ministry has decided to ease the restrictions imposed on Greek citizens due to capital controls that were put in effect a few months ago. According to the official ministerial decision published in the government gazette, each applicant...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral relations, regional developments, and the refugee crisis in a telephone conversation on Friday evening. Putin congratulated Tsipras on his electoral victory, but stressed issues relating to the upcoming...

Alexis Tsipras will make his first visit to the United States as prime minister of Greece on September 26th to participate in the 70th meeting of the UN’s General Assembly, where he will address the assembly on October 1st,...