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EU “Strongly Deplores” Turkish Provocations Against Greece and Cyprus — While Missile Tested on Black Sea

European heads of states and governments met in Brussels on Friday in a summit which was to address a range of issues, from fishery rights and Brexit talks to measures to deal with the coronavirus. However, at the urging of...

Greece Toughens Penalties for Animal Abusers as Cases of Barbarism Proliferate

Animal abuse will soon be punished as a felony rather than a misdemeanor, according to legislation planned by Agricultural Development & Foods Minister Makis Voridis, following a rise in such incidents lately. In a ministry statement on Thursday, Voridis said...

Athens By Night for Greek Superstars Antetokounmpo, Tsitsipas

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stefanos Tsitsipas, the two biggest stars of Greek sport, joined their friend Emmanuel Karalis, a pole vaulter, for a night out in Athens on Thursday. Antetokounmpo, twice NBA MVP, has returned to Greece after the NBA finished...

Republicans in Greece Confident Greek-Americans will Give Thumbs-Up to Trump

"The Greek-American community, either in Greece or in the USA, is voting massively Republican," the Chairman of the Hellenic chapter of the group Republicans Overseas, Jonathan Constantine, tells Greek Reporter just three weeks ahead of the election. "Greek-Americans in Greece...

Greece Records 13 Covid Deaths as Lockdown Imposed on Kozani Region

Greek health authorities announced on Thursday that 13 people had died in the last 24 hours as a result of the coronavirus infection, bringing the death toll in the country to 482 since the pandemic started in March. There are...

Golden Dawn Trial's Sentencing Phase Continues in Criminal Appeals Court

The trial of the Golden Dawn organization resumed on Thursday, with the judges hearing arguments on whether or not the sentences already handed down to the organizations' members should be suspended. The sentencing phase  of the trial convened in the...

Greece Forces EU to Discuss Turkey's Provocations at Friday's Summit

Turkey's most recent provocative and illegal actions will be discussed at the European Council meeting on Friday, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in doorstep statements on Thursday, the opening day of the event. He explained that Turkey's activity in the...

Greece Expected to Return to Primary Surpluses in 2022

Greece will return to primary surpluses beginning in 2022 after reporting higher primary deficits and public debts in 2020, the International Monetary Fund said in its "Fiscal Monitor Report," released on Wednesday. The IMF based its 2020 forecasts on the...

Joe Biden’s Manifesto for Greek Americans and U.S.-Greece Relations

Joe Biden's team released on Thursday an outline of the policies that the Democratic candidate will implement regarding Greek-Americans and relations with Greece and Cyprus if elected in the November elections. "Throughout his many years in public life, Joe Biden has...

France and Germany Give Turkey One Week to Halt Provocations

France and Germany accused Turkey on Thursday of continuing to provoke the European Union with its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and gave it one week to clarify its positions, Reuters reports. “It’s clear to us that Turkey is permanently...