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Confirmed coronavirus infections in Greece exceeded the four-digit single-day threshold for the first time since the pandemic erupted, with 1,259 cases reported on Tuesday, compared to the previous 24-hour period.…

New confirmed Covid-19 infections in Greece on Sunday reached 790, a day after a new single-day record was reported, 935. Sunday’s numbers bring total coronavirus instances in the country above…

A no-confidence motion tabled by the main opposition party against the Mitsotakis government’s finance minister, Christos Staikouras, expectedly fell short on Sunday evening, after three days of debate, with 158…

Thursday witnessed a second consecutive breaking of the single-day record for confirmed Covid-19 infections in Greece, with another 882 cases reported over the 24-hour period, along with 15 more related…

The Greek government on Thursday stiffened measures against spread of the coronavirus outbreak, on a day that saw another record single-day number of confirmed instances, 882, and with the biggest…

Extremist Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party’s top leadership, including its founder and president, are apparently heading to prison to serve out jail time of up to 13 years, the maximum…

Confirmed coronavirus cases shot up to 865 on Wednesday, over the past 24 hours, a worrying spike, compared to the low double-digit numbers that Greece posted in the late spring,…

Mohegan Entertainment’s CEO promised profits not only for his Connecticut-based company, but for the Greek state both in the short and long-term, as the gaming operator’s “Inspire Athens” project is…

Greece’s finance minister said the country has raised two billion euros in a 15-year bond issue floated the same day, taking advantage of low interest rates to bolster cash reserves…

Greek public health authorities on Tuesday reported the worst single-day tally of confirmed coronavirus cases, 667, with another eight related fatalities also recorded. The record high number brings the total…

Greece and Albania have reportedly agreed to convey the issue of delimitation of Exclusive Economic Zones in the Ionian Sea and the extreme southeastern Adriatic to the International Court of…

Greece Public Debt Management Agency is planning to re-issue a 15-year bond issue, intended to gauge investors’ interest in paper maturing on Feb. 4, 2035, and with a coupon of…

The Greek government reportedly commenced a diplomatic “counter-offensive” on Tuesday against the increasingly provocative Erdogan administration, calling for an EU-wide suspension of military hardware sales to Turkey and a prospective…

The prosecutor in the high-profile Golden Dawn case on Monday recommended suspended sentences for all the convicted defendants – sans the man convicted of homicide, Giorgos Roupakias – a development…

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday concluded a highly visible visit to Yerevan and talks with top Armenian leadership, including with President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,…

The European Council, comprised of EU member-states’ leaders, on Friday again very publicly criticized Turkey for its “unilateral and provocative actions” in the east Mediterranean, although again falling short of…

Four interested parties expressed interest in acquiring 67 percent of the share capital of the Alexandroupolis port authority, in extreme northeast Greece, according to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund…

Friday marked the worst one-day tally of confirmed coronavirus infections in Greece, with 508 instances reported, along with another eight Covid-19 related fatalities. Public health authorities declared a category 4…

The looming departure of an iconic appliance maker from Greece caused more political “ripples” in the country this week, on top of an already tumultuous month that witnessed guilty verdicts…

Thursday witnessed spike in the number of Covid-19-related deaths in Greece, with 13 fatalities reported over the past 24-hour period, the same macabre number as was recorded on Oct. 11.…

Ruling New Democracy (ND) continues to field a double-digit percentage point lead over main opposition SYRIZA party in the latest opinion poll, which was unveiled on Thursday. Specifically, the Marc…

Another 436 confirmed instances of Covid-19 were reported in Greece on Wednesday, bringing the total to nearly 23,500 since the pandemic erupted. Moreover, seven more related fatalities were reported, with…

Greek Prime Kyriakos Mitsotakis convened a meeting on Wednesday with representatives of the consortium declared as the initial winner for the integrated resort casino at the Helleniko site in coastal…

The primary defendent in the closely-watched Golden Dawn trial on Wednesday was handed down a life sentence for fatally stabbing an anti-fascist rapper in September 2013, the crime that shocked…

Seven Covid-19-related deaths were reported on Monday by Greek public health authorities, along with another 295 confirmed instances of the coronavirus, a day after the number of people being treated…

A three-justice appellate level court in Athens on Monday has rejected motions for mitigating circumstances to be recognized in handing down sentences against seven top cadres of the far-right Golden…

Greece responded immediately to what it termed as the latest major Turkish provocation in the eastern Mediterranean, with Athens this time pointing to an even more egregious action by the…

The Greek finance ministry on Friday announced an international tender for the privatization of the Hellenic Shipyards S.A. in Skaramangas, west of the port of Piraeus.   The launching comes…

A former justice minister’s explosive claims this week of previously warning then prime minister Alexis Tsipras that certain proposed revisions in Greece’s penal code – ones supported by the latter’s…

Another 391 confirmed Covid-19 infections were reported on Friday, a triple-digit-range figure that has been recorded for the past two months or so – a significant spike from the outbreak…