More than one in three residents of Greece experienced conditions of poverty and/or social exclusion in 2015, according to Eurostat figures released on Monday. The European Union average was roughly one in four, the same report said.
"The renewal of confidence in me is a renewal of the responsibility for a more massive, a more collective, a more efficient party in the difficult battles ahead of us, for a Greece of justice and prosperity," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras posted on Twitter after the results of the elections for the leader of the party.
Tsipras was re-elected with 93.54 percent of votes.
"The renewal of confidence in me is a renewal of the responsibility for a more massive, a more collective, a more efficient party in the difficult battles ahead of us, for a Greece of justice and prosperity," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras posted on Twitter after the results of the elections for the leader of the party.
Tsipras was re-elected with 93.54 percent of votes.
A rescue operation to locate a Cessna airplane that went missing on Sunday in the area of Kalavryta, southern Greece, found the wreckage on Monday.
A woman and a child were killed on Sunday outside the refugee camp in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki, after being hit by a passing car.
A "Mediterranean-type" diet combined with exercise and a quiet, stress-free lifestyle are the secrets to a long life, according to a study carried out in the five locations around the world where people live the longest - including the Greek island of Ikaria.
A light earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 04:30 on Monday northeastern of Samos.
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was recorded at 23:14 on Saturday in northwestern Greece.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the Left has a “historic duty” to help the country exit the crisis while keeping society alive, as he opened the second four-day conference of his party, SYRIZA, on Thursday night.
Greek GDP contracted by 1.3 pct in current prices in 2015, surpassing an initial estimate for a 0.9 pct contraction, although GDP shrank by 0.2 pct in volume, unchanged from an initial estimate, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday.
International arrivals to Greek airports “soared” from January to September, according to data released by Greek Tourist Organisation (SETE).
RSR Eagle Resort, a tourism project of Arab interests planned for Karystos, Evia, has entered Greece’s fast-track scheme for strategic investments. The decision was published on September 29 in the Government’s Gazette.
The Greeks are turning to the Mediterranean diet as a result of the economic crisis, a new survey showed.
A government source on Thursday denied claims made in a recently published book on French President Francois Hollande, according to which Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for assistance in order to print a Greek currency.