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Greece moved closer to full lockdown on Sunday due to an outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, with related deaths reaching four and the number of infected persons exceeding 230. A…

By T. Igoumenidi [email protected] An arbitration authority in Greece has rejected a first-instance appeal by Hard Rock International (HRI) over its disqualification from a gaming license concession at the Helleniko…

Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Greece reached 190 on Friday, with the government taking even more drastic steps to prevent a northern Italy-like outbreak, ordering malls, restaurants, bars and cafes closed…

A new president of the republic in Greece was sworn-in on Friday, as Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes the first female head of state in the east Mediterranean country. Sakellaropoulou will assume…

Thursday was proved to be a “turning point” in the coronavirus outbreak for Greece, as the first Covid-19 fatality was reported, and specifically a 66-year-old man the northwest Peloponnese who…

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling this week said he expects repercussions of the now global coronavirus outbreak to be considered at the upcoming Eurogroup meeting in any…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a nationally televised address on Wednesday evening to announce measures and advise precautions to the general public, in the wake of a mini coronavirus…

The Athens government on Wednesday charged that a Turkish patrol boat operating in Greek territorial waters off the eastern Aegean island of Kos rammed a coast guard vessel in the…

The Greek government on Wednesday announced a series of measures to reduce the general public’s exposure to the Covid-19, including allowing one of two employed parents the right to a…

Greece’s health minister on Tuesday announced that schools in the country, at all levels, from pre-K to tertiary, will remain closed for the next two weeks, in a bid to…

Το Ίδρυμα Σώμα Ελλήνων Προσκόπων (Σ.Ε.Π.), η μεγαλύτερη κίνηση για νέους στην Ελλάδα, σε συνέχεια της ανακοίνωσης του Υπουργείου Υγείας (10/3/2020) για την αναστολή λειτουργίας όλων των εκπαιδευτικών ιδρυμάτων για…

Following the outbreak of coronavirus in Europe and the first steps taken to curb its spread, European organizations have sought to obtain information from their members, pointing to the devastating…

The Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) rebounded in a spectacular fashion during Tuesday trading, a day after falling to 2018 levels due to global concern and repercussions from the Covid-19 outbreak.…

Well-known Greek shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of the popular Olympiacos Piraeus football team as well as iconic Nottingham Forest FC in England, on Monday announced that he has…

Another 11 instances of Covid-19 infections were reported in Greece over the past 24 hours, being the total number to 84, of which 56 are directly or indirectly related to…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis directly presented his government’s extreme displeasure over official Turkey’s attempt, over the past week, to funnel thousands of irregular migrants towards the two countries’ border…

This week’s Wolves Wanderers match in Wolverhampton against Olympiacos Piraeus for the Europa League competition will be played on Thursday without fans, due to worries over an outbreak of the…

Greek exports increased by 13.5 percent in January 2020, reaching 2.845 billion euros, up from 2.5 billion euros during the corresponding month in 2019. Imports were also up by 2.8…

Another seven instances of infection with the coronavirus (covid-19) were reported around Greece over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number in the country to 73, although no fatalities…

Reuters on Sunday was the latest international news agency reported from the tense land frontier between Greece and Turkey in the Thrace province, referring to anger on the part of…

Official Turkey continued to send out utterly “mixed signals” on Saturday, with the Turkish president, on the one hand, saying seaborne attempts of third country nationals to reach Greek isles…

Greece’s GDP slumped in the fourth quarter of 2019, shrinking by 0.7 percent compared to the previous trimester, but up by 1 percent compared with the same quarter of 2018.…

A majority of respondents in a latest opinion poll in Greece appear calm regarding the possibility of an epidemic of the novel corona virus, whereas most people surveyed expressed heightened…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday morning visited the Kipi border post on the Evros (Maritsa) River, which marks the frontier with Turkey in the Thrace province, some 72…

Balkan countries are reportedly also preparing and planning to deal with any new migrant crisis, one reminiscent of 2015, as the Turkish government has officially “opened its borders” to third…

EU Council President Charles Michel will tour the Greek-Turkish frontier on Tuesday accompanied by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the former expressing the European Union’s support for the protection…

Athens on Sunday continued to harden its stance against Ankara’s abrupt “open borders” policy, which has led to the congregation of several thousand third country nationals on the Turkish side…

Greece’s minister of foreign affairs on Saturday reportedly conveyed Athens’ request for the extraordinary convening of the EU foreign ministers’ council to deal with the latest and explosive developments related…

Greek police forces, and in many cases military personnel, were beefed up and placed on higher alert along the Evros River border on Friday, hours after the Turkish government more-or-less…

Greece armed forces chief arrived in the northeast border prefecture of Evros on Friday, with media reports pointing to stepped up patrols and surveillance of Greece’s land border with Turkey…