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Greece's PM Tsipras Votes in Referendum; Says 'Greeks Open Path for Europe'

Surrounded by hundreds of NO supporters and international media, Greek Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras casted his ballot in a referendum that has divided Greece. The SYRIZA leader arrived at 10:30 am local time at the polling station of Kipseli, a...

Greece Referendum: What Exactly Are Greeks Voting For Today?

After a deadlock in bailout negotiations, the Greek government is now asking Greek citizens to vote YES/NO on a take-it-or-leave-it bailout proposal by Greece’s creditors. The Greek Prime Minister said that his negotiating team was given an ugly ultimatum on...

The Real Question Being Asked in Greek Referendum

Opinion by Paul Taggart and Kai Oppermann, University of Sussex* Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is pushing ahead with plans to hold a referendum on the terms set by his country’s creditors for repaying its debts. The July 5 vote will see Greek...

Greek Referendum: Polls Open in Greece

Voters in Greece have started casting their ballots in a referendum to approve or reject a bailout proposal that has divided the country in YES and NO camps. More than ten thousand polling centers opened across Greece on Sunday,  7 a.m....

Shakespeare's Othello Presented at Restored 'Othello Tower' in Turkish-Occupied Famagusta

Shakespeare`s Othello was presented for the first time at its natural site, the Othello Tower in the Turkish-occupied town of Famagusta, by a group of young Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot actors, making the dream of Ali Tuncay and Takis Hadjidemetriou...

Foreign Journalists Flood Athens to Cover Greek Referendum

Greece is under the spotlight, receiving global interest in light of tomorrow's referendum. As expected tomorrow’s vote will be covered by hundreds of foreign news agencies. Foreign journalists flooded the Greek capital, most of them currently located in facilities set up...

German FinMin Schaeuble: Greece Could Leave the Euro 'Temporarily'

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has suggested Greece could leave the Eurozone "temporarily." Schaeuble, one of the Greece's biggest creditors and toughest critics, made the remarks on the eve of a Greek referendum that will decide if there should be further austerity measures. The...

Varoufakis Accuses Greece’s Creditors of ‘Terrorism’ Ahead of Crucial Referendum

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described the actions of Athens’ creditors as “terrorism” but said an agreement with them is inevitable in an interview published hours before a landmark referendum to accept or reject the country's bailout terms. “What they...

Help Greece – Come to Faliraki, Rhodes [Video]

Tourism has always been one of Greece’s most developed and fruitful sectors, however, due to the political turmoil and uncertainty, Greek tourism has received a heavy blow. Even though several foreign media are trying to prevent foreigners from travelling to Greece...

Cypriots Demonstrate in Favor of Greek ‘No’

Protesters outside the European Union House in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday expressed their solidarity and support to the Greek people, as well as their disapproval of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund’s austerity policies. The crowd waved Cypriot and...