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The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of 5.755 billion euros in the period from January-October, significantly exceeding budget targets for a surplus of 2.314 billion euros in the same period, the country’s General Accounting Office said in a report on Monday. Finance Ministry officials said that Minister Christos Staikouras and Deputy Minister Theodoros…

Maria Sotiriadou, a 92-year old Greek woman living in Thessaloniki, will soon be honored by the University of Macedonia for her dedication to learning the Pontic Greek dialect through a series of classes offered by the University. Born in June of 1928, Sotiriadou has experienced modern Greece’s most historic and dramatic moments, from World War…

Nicos Anastasiades (L), Pope Francis and Andri Anastasiades. Photo from Anastasiades’ Twitter accountThe President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades met with Pope Francis in Vatican City on Monday. Anastasiades, along with his wife Andri and a score of Cypriot officials, were welcomed by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in his office.…

Thirty-three people were arrested and fifty-three more were detained during protests in the Athens district of Exarchia late on Sunday night, the anniversary of the November 17, 1973 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic. Two police officers were injured during the clashes, which did not extend outside the bounds of the usual demonstration areas. Another…

A nine-month-old baby has died of “severe dehydration” at the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, the aid organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Saturday. “We are absolutely devastated by this tragedy,” the MSF wrote on Twitter. The news of the tragic incident was confirmed by the camp’s administration. The child,…

The centrist ”To Potami” (The River) party announced on Monday that its Political Council will propose the suspension of the party’s operations at the standing congress to be held on November 24. The party, which was formed in 2014 by acclaimed journalist Stavros Theodorakis, enjoyed very positive ratings and high popularity during its first years…

A Joint Ministerial Decision published in Greece’s Government Gazette on Friday enforces new, much tougher fines for those who violate the smoking ban in public places in Greece. The new fines came to effect on Monday, November 18, as the Greek government has reiterated its will to enforce the already-existing ban, regardless of a longstanding…

China’s Cosco Group shipping giant plans to invest around $1 billion in Greece’s Port of Piraeus to help turn the ancient harbor into a main entry point for Chinese exports to Europe. The new investment comes on the heels of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Greece earlier in the month, when he toured the…

Thousands marched on the streets of Athens toward the US Embassy on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the deadly 1973 crackdown by the police and the army of a student uprising against the military dictatorship which ruled Greece between April 1967 and July 1974. Shouting mainly anti-government…

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who earlier this year predicted that Stefanos Tsitsipas will be the “Greek freak in tennis”, sent a message of acknowledgement and encouragement after Tsitsipas’ triumph in London on Sunday. The 21-year-old tennis sensation won the biggest title of his career so far, beating Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the final of the Nitto ATP…