Greece

The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders, along with foreign ministers of the three guarantor states Turkey, Greece and Britain, came together for open-ended discussions on the future of Cyprus in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana on June 28. The five-party talks are a continuation of the attempt that first commenced on Jan. 12 under the auspices of U.N.

The overtaxation of tourism and the absence of clear zoning in the sector are deterring investors from entering the field in Greece, in spite of the interest recorded in new business plans by domestic and foreign groups, according to the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Yiannis Retsos.

The European Stability Mechanism's decision regarding the disbursement of the 7.7-billion-euro tranche to Greece was on Wednesday postponed until Friday, provided that all prior actions required have been satisfied by then.

Almost three in every four (73 percent) people who graduated after 2011 in Greece collect no more than 800 euros per month, while one in six gets less than 400 euros per month, if they have a job, according to the findings of a survey the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) presented on Wednesday.

With talks at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana aimed at reunifying the divided island of Cyprus at an apparent impasse, reports on Wednesday said that pressure is growing for leaders of the island's three guarantor powers - Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom - to attend in a bid to break the deadlock.

A 54-year-old spearfisher was killed by a speedboat Wednesday off the coast of Kallithea in Halkidiki, northern Greece. According to port authorities, the man was brought to surface bleeding heavily and taken to shore by the speedboat driver before an ambulance rushed him to a nearby health center where he was pronounced dead.

A 54-year-old spearfisher was killed by a speedboat Wednesday off the coast of Kallithea in Halkidiki, northern Greece. According to port authorities, the man was brought to surface bleeding heavily and taken to shore by the speedboat driver before an ambulance rushed him to a nearby health center where he was pronounced dead.

New Democracy is expected to table an official request for a special committee to investigate allegations that Defense Minister Panos Kammenos pressured Makis Yiannousakis - serving a life sentence over the so-called Noor 1 case involving a huge shipment of heroin intercepted in Greece in 2014 - to implicate shipowner Vangelis Marinakis in the case.

The impact of the crisis on the higher education sector and its link with the labor market is evident, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).

Greek band Imam Baildi, known for mashing and remixing Greek songs from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, is celebrating 10 years since its arrival on the local music scene with a concert of old favorites and new tracks from their latest, as yet unreleased, album.