Greece

My Europe Series

Greece draws battle lines over war reparations from Germany

The village of Distomo has long been a symbol of Greek suffering during the World War II Nazi occupation and also of war reparations Athens says Berlin has never paid.

08/05/2015

Greece

Athens re-hires laid off public workers as it seeks more cash help

Greece is defying its international creditors and re-hiring thousands of public sector workers, including cleaners. A law has been passed which will

08/05/2015

Greece

Golden Dawn trial adjourned a second time

Organisational concerns were cited as the reason for the suspension of proceedings until the 12th of May, but the defendants also refused to appear before judges at the Athens prison once again.

07/05/2015

Greece

Two die in riot at Greek jail

Two people have been killed and 21 injured in a riot at Korydallos prison in Athens. The violence is said to have been caused by a conflict between

04/05/2015

Greece

May Day marches in Athens, Madrid and Moscow

May Day protesters in Athens have been joined by the Greek Finance Minister in a show of defiance against international creditors as negotiations

01/05/2015

Greece

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis 'attacked' by protesters in Athens restaurant

The incident on Tuesday night comes as the Syriza government, caught between the demands of European creditors and the expectations of Greek voters, is charged with introducing reforms to secure bailo

30/04/2015

Greece

Greek state broadcaster to reopen

Greece’s state broadcaster “The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) is to reopen nearly two years after it was unplugged as part of government

29/04/2015

Greece

Exclusive: fire and brimstone show EU deal is close, says Varoufakis

24/04/2015

Greece

Greece: Golden Dawn trial adjourned amid high tension

Anti-fascist activists were out in force as the mass trial began on Monday of leaders and members of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party – branded a

20/04/2015

Greece

Migrants drown as boat runs aground off Greek island of Rhodes

More migrants drowned in desperate efforts to reach Europe on Monday, when their boat ran aground off the Greek island of Rhodes. Rescuers did their

20/04/2015

Greece

'It's urgent': Mario Draghi warns Greece to act over finances

Greece has been warned by the European Central Bank president that it needs to do more urgently to sort out its finances. It comes amid mounting

18/04/2015

Greece

Economy VS environment: Mine suspension provokes Athens rally

Thousands have gathered in Athens to protest against a licence suspension for a mine in Skouries, in the Halkidiki area. According to authorities

16/04/2015

Business Series

Temporary relief for Greece

Repeated bailout scenarios and last minute decision-making by the eurozone has led to questioning of when and if the end of the Greek crisis will

14/04/2015

Greece

Greek troops serve up a roast on Easter Sunday

Hundreds of austerity-hit Greeks join soldiers at an army camp near Athens to eat a traditional roast lamb dinner at a holiday feast organised by the Ministry of Defence.

12/04/2015

Greece

Orthodox Easter takes on additional meaning for debt-ridden Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has joined worshippers celebrating Orthodox Easter in Athens. Like Orthodox Christians across the world, Greeks

11/04/2015

Economy

Greek government makes IMF repayment

The Greek government said it met Thursday’s deadline to repay 460 million euros to the International Monetary Fund. “The payment has been made,” was

09/04/2015

Greece

Greece confirms it will meet IMF loan repayment deadline

The cheque is in the post. Greece has confirmed it’s made arrangements for the payment today of a 450 million-euro loan installment to the

09/04/2015

Greece

Europe is bluffing over Greece-Russia relations - analyst

Brussels could only look on as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday. The Greek side was

09/04/2015

World

Europe is 'bluffing' over Greece-Russia relations - analyst

08/04/2015

Greece

Russian gas discounts and loans reportedly on the table for Greece

Media reports in Russia say the government is ready to offer financial help to the Greek prime minister when he visits Moscow this week. Alexis

07/04/2015

Greece

Greece's claim for war reparations from Germany explained

07/04/2015

Greece

Greece promises to "meet all obligations" during IMF talks

Greece will make good with its creditors and implement much needed reforms. That was the promise from the country’s Finance Minister Yanis

06/04/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece debt showdown far from settled

This week on Europe Weekly, we discuss the continuing showdown between Greece and its creditors as the government pledges to crackdown further on

03/04/2015

Greece

Heated exchanges in Athens as Greek PM vows not to capitulate over bail-out extension plans

The Greek parliament has been the scene of heated exchanges over the country’s financial crisis. Euronews’s reporter Akis Tatsis described a bad

31/03/2015

Culture news

Keeping your spirits up: life as a young man in Greece

27/03/2015

Greece

Greece commemorates National Day

Thousands of Greeks braved rainy weather to line the streets of Athens for National Day commemorations. March 25 marks the start of Greece’s 1821

25/03/2015