Latest News from Greece
British man shares his love for Greece through food
He came to Greece alone at the age of 16 after having lied to his parents. "I knew then that I wanted to live in Athens," says Stephen Akehurst, now 38, as he welcomes me into a beautifully renovated space in the Greek capital, where he teaches Greek cooking to dozens of travelers every day.
IMF report: Greek economy to grow 2.2 pct in 2017 and 2.7 pct in 2018
Economic growth in Greece will reach 2.2 percent in 2017 and increase to 2.7 percent in 2018, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook report, presented on Tuesday by the Fund’s chief economist Maurice Obstfeld.
Sales dropped further this Easter on uncertainty
Retail commerce in Greece experienced a loss in turnover of 130 million euros over this Easter period compared to last year, according to estimates from the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE).
IMF slashes GDP forecast to 2.2 percent
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its projections on Greek growth from last fall and warned against "unreasonable forecasts" and "unjustifiable frameworks" by the country's European creditors.
Toll from flu deaths rises above 100
Doctors and medical experts are waiting for the results of a postmortem examination to confirm whether an 8-year-old girl who died in a hospital in the Peloponnese was the latest victim of flu, which has claimed more than 100 lives in Greece since October.
No indication of bailout qualms from US over Greek deal
In comments to the Financial Times on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave no indication that the Donald Trump administration has any intention of standing in the way of an agreement between Greece and its lenders, which would lead to the International Monetary Fund committing new funds to the Greek bailout.
Mountain train carrying passengers derails
A carriage of the small iconic mountain train known as the Moutzouris in Pilio, near Volos in central Greece, derailed on Tuesday on the route linking the villages of Lehonia and Milies.
The incident occurred near the Ano Gatzeas stop while the train, which was packed with an unknown number of passenger at the time, was moving at the modest speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
Hail storm destroys Kozani fruit crop
A relatively brief but violent hail storm Tuesday in the region of Velvedo in Kozani, northern Greece, destroyed an estimated 70 percent of the area's fruit crop, according to local authorities, who said that the destruction has left farmers in despair.
Watch the take off of Orbital ATK cargo ship carrying two Greek micro-satellites (VIDEO)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will carry supplies to the International Space Station has launched from the Ccomplex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
French leftist Melenchon: I am not Alexis Tsipras
French leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon condemned the stance of Greece's leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in critical talks with EU leaders in the summer of 2015 in comments made public on Tuesday ahead of the second round of French presidential elections.
"I am not Alexis Tsipras, I don't negotiate for 17 hours with people who offend me," told French daily Le Parisien.
Greek debt must be sustainable for IMF to join bailout, Lagarde says
The International Monetary Fund will not take part in a bailout program for Greece if it deems the country's debt is unsustainable, the international lender's chief Christine Lagarde said in an interview published on Tuesday.
NYT: Low birthrates challenge southern Europe
An article in the New York Times paints a bleak picture of the impact of the economic crisis in southern European countries with a substantial drop in birthrates, as an increasing number of women decide to not have children.
170,000 Foreign Tourists Visit Bulgaria During Easter Holiday
Thanks to low-cost airlines, which offered reasonable prices for airline tickets, about 170,000 foreigners chose to visit Sofia and Bulgaria during the holidays. This is what Svidna Dineva of the Board of the Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators told the Bulgarian National Radio.
Summer tourist season in Skadarlija to kick off on April 29
BELGRADE - The summer tourist season in Belgrade's Bohemian quarter Skadarlija will begin on April 29, with the opening of the season to be attended by representatives of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC).
Migrants held hostage spurs arrests in Greece
Police in Greece have arrested three Pakistani nationals for holding hostage 16 migrants without authorization to be in the country and demanding money for their release.
Police said Sunday that the three were "members of a human traffickers' network" and that 13 of the migrants they were holding were fellow Pakistanis, three of them minors.