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More than 85 pct of shops remained closed on Sunday, ESEE says

More than 85 percent of shops across Greece remained closed on Sunday, said the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE) which opposes reforms demanded by the country's international creditors.

An artist's studio becomes his shelter in the Greek storm

Foreign art writers and curators have been paying attention to Greece for a few years now, curious about what kind of art the crisis and a number of significant events have resulted in. But the fact is that they have tended to focus their curiosity on contemporary art, graffiti and photography.

Greece's mainstream parties welcome Macron victory

Greece's mainstream parties welcomed the victory of centrist, pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron over far-right Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election late Sunday.

Greek PM Tsipras welcomes Macron win

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras labeled Emmanuel Macron’s victory in Sunday’s French Presidential elections against far right populist leader Marine Le Pen a “breather for France and Europe” in a tweet he posted. “Emmanuel Macron’s victory is a breather for France and the whole of Europe.

Agreement brings Greece closer to goal

The end of the soccer season is approaching and it is the time of year when coaches are assessed. This is when results, rather than performances, are what counts for fans and club owners. The same goes for political leaders, no matter how much Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras might try to argue differently.

Budget relies on taxes from 0.4 pct of firms

Just 914 enterprises, or 0.4 percent of the total of at least 220,000 companies in Greece, pay 40 percent of total corporate income tax in the country, official data show.

Also, the 3,790 biggest employers in the country employ over 780,000 people - more than 44 percent of the total number of private employees in Greece.

Intense Traffic at Bulgaria-Turkey Border Checkpoints on Sunday

Tir trucks formed three kilometer-long line at Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on Sunday. Cargo Vehicles formed two kilometer-long line at Lesovo border crossing, BNR reported.

Traffic at Bulgaria-Greece, Bulgaria-Macedonia, Bulgaria-Serbia and Bulgaria-Romania border checkpoints is normal on May 7, data of the Bulgarian Chief Directorate Border Police show.

Pitch battles mar PAOK's Cup triumph

PAOK beat AEK 2-1 in the 75th Greek Cup Final on Saturday at the Panthessaliko Stadium of Volos, central Greece, on one of the most disgraceful soccer occasions in the Greek sporting history. The final was marred by extensive clashes between rival fans and separately with the police, leaving dozens of people injured, some of them with stab wounds.

Union calls 48-hour ferry strike over measures

Ferries will remain anchored in Greek ports on Tuesday and Wednesday, after the umbrella union representing Greek seamen, PNO, announced a 48-hour strike.

Seamen are protesting social security reforms and changes to labor market regulations that the government has promised Greece's creditors.

Dangerous times in the Aegean and Cyprus

The concept of gray zones (the claim that the sovereignty of a number of islands and islets in the Aegean is undetermined) was a novel idea that Turkey came up with 20 years ago.

At some point, Ankara reached the point of including the Greek island of Gavdos in its gray zones list.

Transgender refugees attacked on Leros, activists report

Activists reported that two transsexual refugees, who are living at a UNHCR camp on the island of Leros, were attacked by locals on Friday.

Greece's Transgender Association claimed that there is a group of about 20 people on the island that are carrying out racist attacks.

It called on authorities to act to stop these raids, which are carried out by hooded men on motorcycles.

Media mistakes being repeated

The government's obsession with trying to gain control over the country's print media is truly impressive. However, it also indicates that the administration is not learning from its own mistakes and has not learnt from the mistakes made by its predecessors.

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