Greece

Greece

SYRIZA widening lead in Greek elections

The man on track to win the Greek elections, Alexis Tsipras has held his final rallying call ahead of Sunday’s vote. The latest polls show his

22/01/2015

Europe News

Expat Greeks frustrated over voting rights

Greece might be readying for another election, but Greeks abroad say they feel excluded from this vote. Electoral rules say that you can only cast

22/01/2015

Economy

EU-Greek Showdown

Greece is once again at centre of a European political drama as it gears up for its most crucial election in a generation. Polls suggest the

22/01/2015

Greece

The mood on the streets as Greece gears up for election day

Left-wing party Syriza, which has vowed to cancel austerity measures and renegotiate an international bailout, is leading polls ahead of Sunday's gene

22/01/2015

Greece

Young Greeks who have never had a job ponder Sunday's election

The youth vote in Greece could be crucial to the outcome of the elections on January 25, yet more than half of young people are jobless, many have never worked, and many have lived their whole adult l

21/01/2015

Europe News

Greece holds its breath as Syriza tops election polls

Greek voters go to the polls again this Friday after the collapse of the current coalition government with opinions polls pointing to a victory for

21/01/2015

World

Greek voters crave education and health rescue

Education and health care are core institutions in any society. Greece has always had problems in these vital areas, the debt crisis only made them

21/01/2015

Greece

SYRIZA 'will spearhead a pan-European economic reform effort'

20/01/2015

Greece

“There’s still time for New Democracy to win the elections” insists Greek Defence Minister

20/01/2015

Greece

Greek elections 2015: Summary of the key issues

20/01/2015

Greece

Greek court to decide on Belgium extradition request

A court it Greece is considering a request to extradite an Algerian man accused of being linked to a foiled islamist plot to attack police in the

20/01/2015

Greece

Who are Golden Dawn?​

19/01/2015

Greece

Tsipras champions hope for ordinary Greeks

Alexis Tsipras rose to political stardom as crisis in Greece smashed apart the bipartisan system that had been in place for decades. Trained as a

19/01/2015

Greece

From jailbirds to journalists: the other leaders contesting the Greek elections

19/01/2015

Greece

Syriza foresees tricky coalition-building to shore up success

Greece’s left-wing Syriza party has maintained a steady lead in the polls ahead of election time. Party leader Alexis Tsipras toned down rhetoric

19/01/2015

Greece

Samaras, a liberal conservative in pursuit of stability

Antonis Samaras had limited choices at the end of December. The Greek prime minister was obliged to move up elections. The snap polls were triggered

19/01/2015

Greece

Syriza says it is ready to rule Greece and Europe 'should not be afraid'

We are ready to rule! The message to Greece from Alexis Tsipras and his anti-bailout Syriza party – extending its lead in opinion polls less than a

19/01/2015

Greece

Greece again calls for return of Elgin Marbles

A demonstration was held outside the Acropolis Museum in Athens on Sunday to demand the return of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin

19/01/2015

Greece

Belgium seeks extradition of detainee held in Greece

A suspect arrested on Saturday by police in Athens is wanted in Belgium over a possible link with the alleged Islamist plot against Belgian police

18/01/2015

Greece

Greece Elections : What you need to know

15/01/2015

World

Learning as easy as A, B, free

This week we visited the UK, Greece, Egypt and America to see how different projects aim to open up the world of knowledge.

09/01/2015

Greece

Captured Greek terrorist Xiros was plotting an armed assault on a prison in the next few days - police

Greek police say they have foiled an imminent 'terrorist attack' on a prison by capturing November 17 group member Xiros after a year on the run.

05/01/2015

Greece

Greece: Police rearrest fugitive Marxist extremist Christodoulos Xiros

Despite radical changes to his appearance, fugitive Christodoulos Xiros, a member of Marxist guerrilla group November 17, is back under lock and key in Greece.

03/01/2015

Greece

Ex-PM launches new party three weeks ahead of elections in Greece

Back with a vengeance, former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has delivered a rallying cry for his newly created left-leaning party Movement

03/01/2015

Greece

Greek fugitive terrorist Christodoulos Xiros arrested after 12 months on the run

Convicted terrorist from the disbanded November 17 group, Christodoulos Xiros has been arrested 12 months after he disappeared. Local media report

03/01/2015

Greece

Greeks rely on 'lady luck' bringing a last hope lottery win

New Year is a time to look forward with hope but for many in Greece that hope is focused on winning the traditional New Year’s lottery. After years

01/01/2015