Greece
Greece
Greece can Help Iran Achieve 'Mutually Respectful' Deal
Iran will not accept excessive demands that do not show the required respect regarding its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jivad Zarif said in a joint press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias after their meeting in...
Economy
IMF's Lagarde: Greece's Exit from the Eurozone Is a Possibility
Greece’s exit from the Eurozone is a possibility but would not signify an end to the single currency, International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
"A Greek exit is a possibility," Lagarde told...
Greece
Greek Media in Disarray
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By Maria Kyriakidou*
There is perhaps no other field that better illustrates how deeply ingrained clientelism is in Greek political culture than the media sector. Politicians, media and business have long been operating as a ‘triangle of power’, where private and...
Greece
Greek Monks Refuse to Let Thessaloniki Mayor Enter Mount Athos
The “Gathering of Priests and Monks” attacked Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris in a letter to the Holy Community of Mount Athos. The reason behind their harsh words is the upcoming 4th Thessaloniki Pride on June 19 and 20, which is organized with...
Education
Greek Student Among Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge Winners
Greek high school student Nefeli Stefopoulou was one of ten winners at the worldwide Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change competition. Her project managed to stand out among thousands of participants from 100 countries. This year's 10 winners represented Greece, Chile, Ecuador,...
Economy
Greek Govt: 'Greece Aims to Clinch a Deal With Creditors by Sunday'
The Greek government's optimism is based on specific facts and the progress made, government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis said on Thursday, during the daily press briefing. The government's aim is to have an agreement with the partners by Sunday, he...
Greece
Crete Shaken by Two Consecutive Earthquakes
Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the maritime area between Kasos and Crete on Thursday afternoon.
The earthquakes were mainly felt in Palaikastro, situated about 19 kilometers away from Sitia, Zakros on the eastern coast...
Economy
Norway Funds Migrant Reception Center in Greece
Greece and Norway have agreed to use funding from the European Economic Area and Norway Grants to establish a new reception center on the island of Lesvos.
This is Norway’s contribution to alleviating the Mediterranean migrant crisis, according to The Norway...
Greece
AEK FC Returns to Greece's First League After Two Years
Greek football club AEK was finally able to return to the country’s top football league, two years after the club’s financial collapse which caused it to fall to a lower league.
AEK was able to achieve its second consecutive promotion...
Greece
3 Football Stars Who Stood Out in This Year's Super League Championship
The stars who made the difference in the Greek football arena during the Super League championship for the 2014/2015 season, according to NOVA, were finally announced.
Among them, one can find Panathinaikos coach Yannis Anastasiou, who was named best coach, Argentine footballer playing for...