Greece

Greece

Profile: Alexis Tsipras

Alexis Tsipras rose to political stardom as the crisis in Greece blew apart the bipartisan system that had been in place for decades. Born in 1974

20/08/2015

Greece

Greek PM Tsipras resigns, requests 'earliest possible' elections

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned. He has asked the president for the earliest possible election. Government sources say the vote will

20/08/2015

Greece

Migrants: cruise ship docks near Athens

A cruise ship has brought hundreds of migrants from Syria to Europe’s southern border. Syrian refugee ship arrives on Greek mainland, migrants move

20/08/2015

Economy

Greece repays ECB after tapping fresh bailout funds

Greece has repaid 3.2 billion euros to the European Central Bank after Athens received the first emergency loans agreed under the country’s third

20/08/2015

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160,000 migrants have landed in Greece over the past 7 months

20/08/2015

Greece

Where does the Greek debt come from? Part 3/3: The crisis of 2008

19/08/2015

Greece

Where does Greece's debt come from? Part 1/3: the Greek source

19/08/2015

Greece

Where does the Greek debt come from? Part 2/3: European roots

Greece’s debt has been a concern for the European Union since 2009. Little by little, attention was drawn away from the first countries within the euro zone to have austerity measures imposed – Ireland, Spain and Portugal – and eventually, the focus came to rest on Greece. But where does its debt co

19/08/2015

Greece

Greece approves fire sale of 14 airports

Greek authorities have given their final approval for the sale of 14 regional airports to German operator Fraport. It is the first privatisation to

18/08/2015

Greece

Tired but delighted: more migrants wash up in Kos

From a distance they almost look like holidaymakers, splashing about in the sea. But Monday morning’s dinghy-load brought the latest batch of

17/08/2015

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Kos clash chaos: migrants injured in fight

17/08/2015

Greece

Kos: Greece brings in a ferry to process migrants

Refugees from Syria have begun registering on a passenger ferry moored in the harbour at Kos. The aim is to help the small Greek island cope with the

16/08/2015

Greece

Syria refugees begin boarding Greek passenger ship in Kos

Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Kos started boarding a giant passenger ferry in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 16). Crowds of

16/08/2015

Greece

Violence on Kos as Greece struggles to cope with migrant numbers

Tensions are high on the Greek island of Kos. Protests turned violent in the intense summer heat as around 50 migrants from Aghanistan, Pakistan and

15/08/2015

Greece

Tensions rise in Kos as authorities struggle with increasing migrant arrivals

Arriving daily in their hundreds, migrants can be seen celebrating as they reach the Greek island of Kos. Local authorities are working around the

15/08/2015

Greece

Greece clinches third bailout worth 86 billion euros

Greece has secured a third bailout worth 86 billion euros after Greek lawmakers accepted their tough conditions. The Dutch finance minister said he

15/08/2015

Greece

Eurozone finance ministers back third Greek bailout

The finance ministers from the 19 countries that use the single European currency have approved a third bailout for Greece. The informal body, known

14/08/2015

Greece

EU faces worst refugee crisis since Second World War - Migration Commissioner

The EU is set to release aid to Greece to help manage the increasing number of migrants arriving on its shores.

14/08/2015

Greece

Kos: Greece sends cruise ship to help manage migrant numbers

A cruise ship arrives to take the pressure of Kos as the Greek island struggle with the increasing number of migrant arrivals.

14/08/2015

World

Europe struggles to find answers to the massive migrant influx

In this week’s ‘Perspectives’ four European broadcasters look at the growing migrant crisis in Europe. Two look at the situation on the Greek island

14/08/2015

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Desperate migrants queue for right to stay in Greece

14/08/2015

Economy

Greece: bailout approved but Syriza is divided

The Greek parliament has approved the details of the country’s third multi-billion euro bailout by foreign creditors in five years. It followed hours

14/08/2015

Greece

Anti-austerity protests in Athens ahead of crunch bailout vote

Thousands of protesters have been out on the streets of Athens, ahead of a crunch parliament vote on a controversial bailout deal which will bring

14/08/2015

Greece

Kos: Migrants head for Greek mainland, while thousands wait to be registered

Greek police have been working round the clock to register the thousands of Syrian refugees who have been stuck on the island after arriving from Turkey.

13/08/2015

Greece

Tensions rumble in Athens ahead of crucial Greek bailout vote

The holiday atmosphere in the Greek capital belies the tension brewing in Parliament. MPs are set to vote on a multi-billion euro bailout deal. With

13/08/2015

Greece

More migrants arrive on Greek island of Kos

Dozens of migrants have arrived on the shores of the Greek island of Kos as authorities there struggle to cope with the influx of those fleeing their

13/08/2015