Greece
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Athens Greek Vehicle Museum opens in March
Car designs spanning over a century will be on display in new museum
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Monk Seal comes out
A colony of rare Seals discovered at a secret location off the coast of Greece.
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PM holds talks with Erdogan in Erzurum
Prime ministers George Papandreou and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held two hours of private talks over a working breakfast in the northeast Anatolian city of Erzurum.
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UN agency critical of Greek border plan
The United Nations’ refugee agency on Friday criticized plans in Greece to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey.
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Epiphany celebrated throughout Greece with ‘Blessing of Waters’
The religious feast of the Epiphany — the Twelfth Day after Christmas — was celebrated throughout Greece on Thursday with the traditional “Blessing of the Waters”.
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Only 2 in 5 Greeks pay income tax
More than 5 million Greeks did not pay income taxes for 2008, according to public documents released by the Greek finance ministry.
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Turkish Deputy PM meets with Patriarch, members of ethnic Greek community
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc held a high-profile meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, members of the Holy Synod and representatives of the dwindling eth
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Unhappy customer taken to court for blogging
A Greek man is being taken to court after complaining about a company’s bad service in an online forum
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Greece to build migrant barrier
Greece has announced plans to build a controversial new wall along its 128 mile-long land border with Turkey to keep out illegal immigrants
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PM addresses last Cabinet meeting for 2010
In 2010 Greece withstood one of the greatest crises in recent history but 2011 will be distinguished by greater reforms says Papandreou