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According to a report from Seapower Magazine on May 18, the Greek Navy is under discussions with the US on the acquisition of four frigates.

With the midterm elections approaching, the Greek-American community is once again proving to be a major player in the political landscape of the United States. With candidates at the federal, state, and local level in the November 6 polls,...

Many Greek-Americans have taken a stance for or against the two presidential candidates who are battling it out again on Wednesday. However Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have not said much about Greece and their stand regarding the Greek...

Top officials of Greece's international creditors discussed the country's performance and outlook in front of investors and companies from around the world in New York City on Monday morning. The heads of the European Central Bank, the European Commission, the...

Although Nicholas Economides was offered the job by Greek PM Samaras, he preferred to stay at NYU. See the the list with the (partially) new Greek government here. New York University economics professor Nicholas Economides, in Athens to give a...

American news agency CNBC has stated that the Greek government, after a barrage of draconian measures imposed on the private sector, is turning on the Public sector, making Greek public servants very anxious. Furthermore, the report suggests that the decline...

“Washington Post” with an article entitled“Greece one month away from key bailout target” describes what point the negotiations are at between the Greek coalition government and Troika. The Greek government met a key condition by achieving a modest primary...

Two noted Greek-American businessmen, Chicago billionaire asset manager John Calamos and Connecticut billionaire investor Dean Mitropoulos are reportedly teaming up to head a new bank in Greece. Close associates of Calamos are said to be speaking of his involvement in...

Greek journalist Kostas Tsapogas, who used to work at the newspaper Eleftherotypial before being fired - after he went unpaid for months while the company's owners weren't - told the New York Times how badly the country's crushing economic...

Yet another American analyst is suggesting that Greece could be forced out of the Eurozone in the next few months and that it be a “ticking Greek time bomb” exploding President Barack Obama’s chances for re-election. In a column...

Messages of support to our new PM Antonis Samaras and the coalition government have arrived from eminent members of the Greek-American community, who note that “Greeks of the Diaspora are here for Greece’s salvation.” The president and the general secretary...

A flurry of reports about the election results from Greece have appeared in various American media, announcing New Democracy's victory over SYRIZA and refering to several possible scenarios concerning Greece's future. CNN and FOX NEWS TV channels broadcast pro-bailout Samaras' victory...

The Conference of Presidents, a body representing 51 major US Jewish organizations, on Thursday strongly condemned statements made by Greek Golden Dawn Party chairman Nikos Mihaloliakos in which the politician denied the Holocaust. Conference of Presidents Chairman Richard B. Stone...

Thomas Miller, former U.S. ambassador to Greece, talks about the European Union's latest agreement on sovereign-debt rescue funds and the outlook for elections in Greece. European governments capped fresh rescue lending at 500 billion euros ($666 billion), after a...

A solidarity protest for the Greek people currently bearing the harsh austerity measures of the EU and IMF was held on Saturday evening in Manhattan, NY. More than three hundred protesters were gathered outside Liberty Plaza (Zuccotti Park) in...