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‘Democracy Can Work’ Urges Obama in Greece

On Thursday, during a visit to Greece, former US President Barack Obama spoke at the SNF Nostos Conference held by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. He spoke at length about various issues, including the challenges posed to democracy. During the trip...

Obama Family Kicks Off Athens Visit with Acropolis Private Tour

Barack Obama and his family kicked off the visit to Athens with a private tour of the Acropolis on Wednesday. Barack and Michelle Obama were joined by their two daughters Malia, 24, and Sasha, 22. The former first lady wore a...

Barack and Michelle Obama Enjoying Vacation On Greek Islands

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were spotted enjoying a short vacation in the Cyclades islands in Greece this weekend.

Barack Obama Returns to Greece

Former US president Barack Obama has reportedly arrived in Greece where he is scheduled to participate in an international conference held in Athens next week. Reports in the Greek media say that Obama is currently on the island of Antiparos...

Barack Obama to Visit Greece in June

Former US President Barack Obama will visit Greece in June as part of the Obama Foundation Leaders program, his non-profit organization has announced. On Tuesday, Obama announced a new class of 105 emerging change-makers from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe participating...

Greek-American Ex-Secret Service Agent Opens Up About Michelle Obama

Evy Poumpouras is a Greek-American ex-Secret Service agent who published a tell-all memoir of her experiences working in the White House. 

Former PM Pikrammenos Asked Obama to Mediate Between Greece and Creditors During Crisis

The former caretaker Prime Minister of Greece, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, admitted that he sent a letter to Barack Obama in 2012, asking him to intervene in order to prevent the imposition of capital controls in Greece. The startling admission came...

U.S. Wants to See Growth and Stability in Greece, Says U.S. Ambassador

The United States wants to see economic growth and stability in Greece, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, said on Monday at an American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce event for the New Year. “Our priority in the U.S., is to...

U.S. President Obama and Turkish President Erdogan Discuss Cyprus

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation on Wednesday in which they discussed the Cyprus issue, inter alia. The two leaders also discussed issues regarding the wider Aegean and Middle East region. According...

Greece in Review: 2016

Several of the events that marked Greece in 2016 are like the ones that marked 2015, showing that political powers prefer to maintain the old, corrupt order.