Greek Policeman Kills Family and Commits Suicide
A police officer killed his wife, daughter and mother-in-law, and then committed suicide. The shocking crime occurred on Monday at Agioi Anargyroi, near Athens. According to authorities, the...
View Article‘I Would Rather Demolish it!’ Anger in Greece as Foreclosure Auctions Gather...
Increasing number of indebted Greek homeowners express concern about the fate of their property, despite assurances by the Greek government that primary homes will be protected. Foreclosure...
View ArticleSearching for Clues in the Triple Murder that Shocked Greece
Zapandiotis pictured on Sunday at Ioannina Greek investigators are trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle of Monday’s triple murder of a family, and the suicide of the perpetrator. 46-year-old...
View ArticleErdogan Caught on Video Preaching ‘We are All Turkey’, to Young Students in...
A video emerged where Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heard preaching to young students of a Muslim school in northern Greece about the Turkish motherland. The video; which was captured on...
View ArticleHeavy Taxation Discourages New Entrepreneurs in Greece – Report
Fewer entrepreneurs started new businesses this year, apparently due to uncertainty in the Greek market and to heavy taxation of the self-employed, said the Foundation for Economic and Industrial...
View ArticleVaroufakis Suing ECB for Refusing to Help Greek Banks During Crisis
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, and a German parliamentarian, are suing the European Central Bank, so as to gain access to a document underpinning the ECB’s decision to freeze vital...
View ArticleFirst Snow Falls in Central, Northern Greece (video)
The first snow started falling on Mount Pelion in central Greece and on Mount Chortiatis near Thessaloniki, on Monday. Temperatures dropped across the country following weeks of unseasonably warm...
View ArticleMagnitude 4.9 Earthquake Hits off Crete
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the sea area south of Crete on Wednesday morning. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck at a depth of 20 km about 64 km southwest...
View ArticleViolent Clashes Break Out between Migrants at Moria, Lesvos (video)
At least 10 people were injured during violent clashes between refugees late Tuesday at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. According to reports, the clashes erupted between Arab,...
View ArticleEU Chief Says Tsipras’ Partner in Government is ‘Extreme Right’ (video)
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday described Alexis Tsipras’ partner in government Panos Kammenos, as “extreme right”. The reference to Kammenos was made in response to a...
View ArticleSting to Appear for two Shows in Athens Next Year
British composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author, and activist Sting, will perform in Athens at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus for two live sets on 22-23 June 2018, as part of the Athens and Epidaurus...
View ArticleGreek Diaspora TV Show Features Medical Tourism
The latest episode of “Greece in our Hearts” aired on Tuesday, featured the rising significance of medical tourism in Greece. Following international conferences on the subject that recently took...
View ArticlePiraeus Bank CEO Christos Megalou: ‘Greece is Heading Towards Normality’
“The banking sector in Greece is at its best since the crisis started in 2009-2010,” Christos Megalou, CEO of Piraeus Bank, said in an exclusive interview to the Greek Reporter. Speaking in New York to...
View ArticleWizz Air to Launch Daily Athens-London Flights in April
Low-cost Wizz Air will launch a new daily flight linking Athens with London, starting on April 29, 2018. The Budapest-based airline will carry out nine low-cost flights from Athens International...
View ArticleVandals Ransack University Campus in Thessaloniki (photos)
Unknown assailants stormed the administrative office of the University Of Macedonia (PAMAK), on Wednesday evening in Thessaloniki, and caused extensive damage to the interior. According to reports,...
View Article‘Urgent Need’ to Move Asylum Seekers from Greek Islands
More than 13,500 asylum seekers remain trapped on the Greek islands in deplorable conditions as winter begins on December 21, 2017, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Greece, with support from its...
View ArticleMeteorologists Say Greece Might Have A White Christmas
Snow has covered many parts of central and northern Greece, and meteorologists predict that temperatures will continue to plummet in the final stretch towards Christmas. In some areas of Thessaly and...
View ArticleKatakolo Oil Reserves in Greece ‘Four Times Larger than Expected’
The quantities of oil at Katakolo, western Peloponnese, are four times larger than initially estimated, Energean sources revealed on Thursday. Proven reserves amount to 10.7 million barrels, instead...
View ArticleBomb Explodes Outside Appeals Court in Athens
A makeshift bomb exploded outside an appeals court in Athens early on Friday causing damage, police officials said. There were no reports of injuries. Two Greek media organizations received warning...
View ArticleGreece Signs Sale of 67 pct of Thessaloniki Port
An agreement for the sale of 67 pct of the Thessaloniki port to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Limited, was signed at the offices of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) on...
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