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Thessaloniki Among Handful of European Cities to Enforce Innovative CO2 Reduction Plan

Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki announced on Monday that it will be among at least five European cities which will participate in the EU's ''2050 Climate-friendly Mobility in Cities" project. The aim of this ambitious environmental program is to reduce the carbon...

Youth Mobility Program Between Greece and Australia Comes into Effect

A new visa agreement for the Greek and Australian youth has came into effect as of July 1st. The program is based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Greece and Australia on a ''Work and Holiday'' Visa...

Municipality of Athens Launches Refugee Integration Program

"Curing the Limbo", a new pilot program for refugee integration, was presented on Monday by the Municipality of Athens. The program is a European pilot project co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and part of the Urban Innovative Actions...

Sydney’s Greek Film Festival Announces Full Program

The Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival Announced its 2018 Program, so take a look and save the dates! The Australian premiere of The Last Note, a drama by award-winning Greek filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris, will kick off the Delphi Bank...

Tsipras Says Greece's Adjustment Program will be Completed on Time

Greece's adjustment program will be completed on time and will end a long and painful era for the country and society, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech at the 2nd Thessaloniki Summit on Friday. "The Greek economy is...

Tzanakopoulos: Mitsotakis Presented Mix of Far Right Rhetoric and Neoliberalism

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a mix of far right rhetoric and neoliberalism in his speech at the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), which will lead to a new bailout program, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Saturday...

US Government Backs IMF Handling of Greece's Bailout Program

"The U.S. government is supporting the International Monetary Fund and Managing Director Christine Lagarde in the way they handle the Greek bailout program," said  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. According to a Mignatiou.com report, the U.S. Treasury Secretary answered to...

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde to Propose Approval in Principle of New Arrangement for Greece

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement on Greece in Luxembourg today: “I would like to announce my intention to propose to the IMF’s Executive Board the approval in principle (AIP) of...

Parliament Approves Prior Actions With Votes of Government Coalition

The Greek parliament approved on Friday the last batch of prior actions on pensions, collective labor agreements and the tax-free threshold demanded by the country’s lenders to conclude the second program review with the votes of the government coalition. In...

EU Commission Welcomes Voting of Measures in Greek Parliament

The European Commission welcomed on Friday the voting of the measures in the Greek parliament, adding that now a credible strategy that will guarantee the sustainability of the Greek debt will be sought. Asked to comment on the voting of...