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A light earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 21.10 (19.10 GMT) in extreme southeastern Greece, according to a geodynamic institute in Athens. The quake’s epicenter was located nine kilometers northwest of Neapolis, in Laconia prefecture, and at a…

The iconic baker of Kos, an island in the eastern Aegean, Dionysis Arvanitakis, who became known throughout Europe for his daily and constant assistance to the hundreds of third country nationals that arrived on the isle during the height of the migrant/refugee…

The current accumulation of political events and developments is unprecedented in the over decade-long economic crisis. Political time is teeming with activity at the supposed end of the great crisis. The Macedonian naming issue, the economy, weak growth, the limited return to…

The Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights denied Saturday reports suggesting that the terrorist of “November 17” group Dimitris Koufontinas was granted another 6-day furlough. Earlier on Saturday, many Greek media outlets reported that Dimitris Koufontinas, a 61-year-old senior member of…

North Macedonia, which is the new name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), “will have to be used by every part” from next week, Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos said, speaking with the state-run AMNA news agency on Saturday.…

The high prices owners demand from businessmen to pay for rent at Mykonos‘ highstreet of Matogianni, has led many businesses to shut down. Residents of the popular Greek island say that some owners ask for outrageously high prices, which include, apart from the…

The image of Parliament over the last days is absolutely disheartening and reflective of the political crisis that has beset the country. The representatives of the people, deserted and faceless, as the poet says, bargaining in a provocative manner through mutual blackmail…

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris said Friday that Jewish monuments will be repaired, no matter how many times they are vandalized. “Even if they vandalize the monuments 100 times we will repair them 110 times,” said Boutaris. He was speaking after the vandalism…

Greek companies have invested 473 million euros over two decades in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), according to data released by Skopje’s National Bank. This makes Greece the third largest investor in FYROM in the period 1997-2017, despite the difficulties…