Economy

Greek bank shutdown in July prompts retail sales slump

Greek retail sales by volume fell 7.3 percent in July compared to the same month last year. The data published by the official statistics agency

30 September 2015

Greece

New Greek cabinet gets to work on unpopular reforms

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has chaired the first cabinet meeting of his new administration following his recent election victory. The

25 September 2015

Greece

Lesbos feels the strain of refugees and fears they are here to stay

On the Greek island of Lesbos the refugees just keep coming, yet despite the fact there is a constant flow out to other European destinations, there

25 September 2015

Greece

Thousands of migrants make camp in central Athens

At Victoria Square in central Athens thousands of stranded asylum seekers from Afghanistan have made a makeshift camp. Migrants camp in central

24 September 2015

Greece

New Greek government gets off to bumpy start, with a row over tweets

23 September 2015

Business Line

Business Line: Syriza's rocky road ahead in Greece

In this edition of Business Line we focus on the political déjà vu in Greece, where voters headed to the polls in the country’s second elections of

23 September 2015

Greece

New Tsipras government is upbeat about getting Greece back on track

Having attended the swearing-in ceremony for his new government in Athens on Wednesday, Alexis Tsipras set off for Brussels to discuss the migration

23 September 2015

Greece

Greece: New Tsipras government is sworn in after election win

Greece’s new government was sworn into office on Wednesday, after this weekend’s second general election win in 2015 for Alexis Tsipras and his

23 September 2015

Greece

Greek PM sticks largely with the 'old' as he appoints his new Cabinet

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has kept faith with many members of his previous Cabinet announcing a largely unchanged line up following

23 September 2015

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Migrants continue to arrive on Greek islands

22 September 2015

Greece

Alexis Tsipras sworn in as prime minister of Greece

Left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister of Greece after his Syriza party beat its conservative rivals in Sunday’s

21 September 2015

Greece

Tsipras says Greeks want stability, Greeks say they want reform

The leftist Syriza’s Party’s election victory sends a clear message to Europe, a euphoric Alexis Tsipras told journalists. Greeks are interested in a

21 September 2015

Greece

One boy and his dog: a refugee's tale

21 September 2015

Economy

Syriza prepares for post-election 'big battle' over Greek debt relief

Reviving Greek banks and the country’s crippled economy will be the government’s priorities – along with demanding debt relief from creditors – so

21 September 2015

Greece

Syriza has "clear mandate" says Tsipras

Alexis Tsipras says his party has a “clear mandate” following a second general election win in less than nine months. Greece’s leftist Syriza party

21 September 2015

World News

The Hotspot Approach: The answer to Europe's migrant crisis?

“Hotspots are a part of the solution, not the solution itself.” So says Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, commenting on one of the European

21 September 2015

Economy

What now for Greece? Voters react to Syriza's storming election victory

The morning after Syriza’s storming election victory, there was mixed reaction on the streets of Athens to what Greek newspapers say is a second

21 September 2015

Economy

Greek election: voters remain divided over Tsipras 'credibility'

It was all smiles at Syriza headquarters in Athens as Sunday’s election results became clear. Although Tsipras’s critics claim his handling of the

21 September 2015

Economy

Tsipras returns as PM in decisive Greek election

Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza parts have been voted back into power after a surprisingly decisive Greek election – the country’s fifth in six

21 September 2015

World News

Thirteen migrants drown in collision with ferry off Turkish coast

Greek and Turkish coastguards reported the deaths of at least 13 people off the coast of Turkey on Sunday when a rubber boat carrying migrants headed

20 September 2015