Greece

Residents clash with police on Greek islands over new migrant camps

Crowds attempted to stop police from disembarking on the islands of Lesbos and Chios as they protested against the building of new migrant detention camps

26 February 2020

Finland

Finland says to take in 175 Mediterranean asylum-seekers

The Finnish government says it has agreed to take in 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta "to alleviate the humanitarian situation" experienced by refugees in the Mediterranean members of the European Union.

22 February 2020

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Greek islands of history and culture

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Take century upon century of empires jostling for supremacy at sea and ships sailing into exotic ports fringed by fortresses and temples of stone and set all this against the backdrop of a shimmering blue sea, and you may well start to fall under the eternal spell of the Greek islands.

19 February 2020

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How to find your inner Athenian

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If the monuments of the bustling Greek capital are instantly recognizable as Athenian—think Parthenon, ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater and Panathenaic Stadium—tuning in to the unique rhythms of Athens is a slightly different kind of exercise.

19 February 2020

Greece

Greek tourism hit hard by cancellations amid coronavirus outbreak

The island of Santorini is a beloved destination for many Chinese tourists. But since the new COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in China, scores are simply not showing up.

12 February 2020

World

Greece paying families €2000 per newborn

The Greek government has began paying families €2000 per newborn baby, in order to stem the country's declining birth rate.

5 February 2020

Italy

Coronavirus: Cruisers disembark but as European cases on the rise

W.H.O. have declared coronavirus a public health emergency

31 January 2020

Greece

Greece plans to build a 2.7km floating fence to curb illegal migration

It comes as part of the new government's pledge to take a tougher stance on refugees and migrants arriving at its ports.

30 January 2020

Greece

MSF raises the alarm over sick children at Moria migrant camp

Youngsters with epilepsy, diabetes and heart disease are trapped on the overcrowded Greek camp.

25 January 2020

Europe News

Not helping separated migrant children 'a scandal', says Juncker

Ex-EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker says not enough is being done to help unaccompanied migrant children in Greece.

22 January 2020

Greece

High court judge becomes Greece's first female president

Men dominate the top-level political positions in Greece, so this is a big deal.

22 January 2020

World News

Foreign journalist attacked by far-right protesters in Athens

A foreign journalist was attacked on Sunday during a far-right protest in central Athens, the Greek news agency ANA reported.

20 January 2020

Greece

Significant rise in migrants entering EU from Turkey in 2019

More than 82,000 people attempted to enter Europe from the east Mediterranean in 2019, driven by instability in Syria and Afghanistan, according to the EU's border agency Frontex

17 January 2020

Greece

A dozen migrants dead after their boat sinks off Greek island

The vessel was carrying around 50 migrants and 21 of them were rescued.

11 January 2020

Greece

Migrant-carrying car crashes in Greece after high-speed police chase

Police chased the car for around 150 kilometres before it jumped a series of red lights and crashed in Thessaloniki.

10 January 2020

Greece

Israel, Greece and Cyprus sign deal for EastMed gas pipeline

The EastMed project is expected to make the three countries key links in Europe's energy supply chain.

2 January 2020

Greece

Sailors kidnapped in armed attack on Greek tanker near Cameroon

Greek authorities said an armed group boarded the tanker and ordered eight members including the 45-year-old captain to leave.

31 December 2019

World News

Greece wants to be part of a solution in Libya

Greece and Turkey don't often see eye to eye on many things. The newest issue of tension: Turkey's military involvement in Libya.

29 December 2019

Greece

Tom Hanks receives honorary Greek citizenship

The 63-year-old actor has produced a number of films in the country and often spends his holidays on the Greek island of Antiparos.

28 December 2019

Greece

Libya forces ship with Turkish crew into port as Greece slams sea deal

Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias has visited Benghazi, the seat of Libya's eastern administration that is opposed to the UN-backed government.

22 December 2019