A package of changes to the country’s pension system aimed at ensuring the system’s viability in the coming decades was announced by the government last week.

The Carnival season was in full swing throughout Greece last week in the lead up to the 40-days of Lent.

Aegean Airlines took the market by surprise last week when it announced it is in talks with rival Olympic Air on a possible deal “for possible cooperation,” adding that there is no

Greece’s government intends to raise the national pension age and ban early retirement as it tries to tackle its huge budget deficit.

Prime Minister George Papandreou yesterday put up an impassioned defense of his government’s bid to grant second-generation immigrants citizenship, presenting a vision of a country

The farmers blockades have continued into their fourth week despite the decision on Thursday by a key farmers group to call off their blockades.

Incumbent Greek President Karolos Papoulias who was re-elected for a second term last week said he was on the side of the Greek people in weathering the difficulties brought by the

European Commission officials last week approved the Greek Stability and Growth Programand welcomed the additional measures heralded by Prime Minister George Papandreou in a televi

Greeks are the most pessimistic European citizens according to the results of a Eurobarometer survey released last week.

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis is heading a Greek mission to quake-stricken Haiti with humanitarian aid.