Prime Minister George Papandreou, speaking to Greek reporters in Washington at the end of his working visit to the U.S on Wednesday, said that the country's image abroad has changed completely as a result of his tour to Berlin, Paris and Washington. Papandreou said that the struggle is now being waged with the markets, which might possibly have special interests to be facing Greece in the way that they are facing it..
On the abolition of the visa requirement for Greeks wishing to travel to the US announced by Washington on Tuesday, main opposition New Democracy (ND) spokesman Panos Panagiotopoulos said that ND considers this a positive development. He further said that his party requests of the prime minister, upon his return to Athens, to immediately brief the political party leaders and parliament
Rare finds, among them the architectural ruins of tombs, pottery and clay statuettes, were brought to light during archeological excavations conducted at the Royal Necropolis in the region of Livadia, near the village of Aiane in the prefecture of Kozani, northwestern Greece. The land of Aiane is rich in unique and rare archaeological finds, according to the head of the 30th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities in charge of the excavations, referring to recent discoveries that include 25 tombs dating back to the Archaic and Classical Period and 4 tombs of the late Bronze Age.
The US Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced the designation of Greece as a member of the Visa Waiver Program
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The noted harbour town of Koroni, in the southern Peloponnese, will represent Greece in an effort by four Mediterranean countries to have the so-called "Med Diet" recognised by UNESCO
Deputy Environment, Energy Minister Ioannis Maniatis met on Tuesday with the ambassador of Russia Vladimir Chkhikvishivili
President Karolos Papoulias and Cyprus President Demetris Christofias inaugurated on Tuesday the ''Michael Cacoyannis Foundation", in Athens
Greece’s state budget deficit fell significantly in the first two months of 2010, even though revenue growth fell behind the annual target
Stocks ended sharply higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pushing the composite index of the market above the 2,100
