Greece

Greece

Two held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant in Athens

Police in the Greek capital also believe possible attacks on other Jewish targets that could have resulted in multiple civilian casualties were also planned.

29/03/2023

Culture news

Greek National Opera celebrates Maria Callas centenary

The Greek National Opera is organising numerous events to mark the 100th anniversary of Maria Callas' birth.

28/03/2023

Culture news

Vatican returns Parthenon fragments to Greece

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago.

25/03/2023

Destinations

Explore Greece’s sustainable food scene on these stunning islands

In Greece, sustainable tourism and locally sourced food are a match made in heaven.

24/03/2023

Greece

'Extreme violence' triggers hunger strike at Greek detention centre

Strikers accuse authorities of denying inmates adequate food, hot water and medicine, while housing them in filthy cells infested with cockroaches.

23/03/2023

Greece

Greece resumes train services three weeks after deadly rail disaster

Greece begins gradual restart of train services, three weeks after rail disaster

22/03/2023

Greece

Greek PM calls elections for May amid public fury over train disaster

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called a general election for May following angry mass protests over February's rail disaster which killed 57 people.

22/03/2023

Greece

Ukraine's national gymnastics ensemble team train in Greece

Ukraine's national gymnastics ensemble team train in Greece — while their minds and hearts remain in Ukraine

20/03/2023

Explore

Secret Greece: Picturesque villages and olive oil with health benefits

In partnership with GNTO

Discover a lesser known side of Greece, away from the beaches and holiday hotspots, where agrotourism and sustainability are flourishing.

16/03/2023

Culture news

European Capital of Culture Elefsina aims to boost flagging fortunes

The Greek city of Eleusis is one of Europe's Capitals of Culture this year and local authorities are hoping the historical and artistic spotlight on the city will revive its financial fortunes and make it a must-see destination.

14/03/2023

Smart Regions

Greek organisation Corallia helps small businesses grow

In partnership with the European Commission

The Greek organisation, Corallia, helps small businesses grow and take on global markets through a network of business accelerators and mentoring programmes.

13/03/2023

Greece

Protesters in Greece demand justice for train crash victims

Thousands in Greece protested against safety deficiencies in the country's railway network after a deadly crash killed 57 people in February.

12/03/2023

Greece

New rail safety measures promised following deadly Greece train crash

Giorgos Gerapetritis has promised a complete technological upgrade to the country's rail system following February's deadly train crash which killed 57 people

08/03/2023

Greece

Fisherman facing 4,760 years in jail receives centuries-long sentence

The 45-year-old man had agreed to steer the migrant boat he was travelling on with his teenage son, in return for a cheaper fee paid to the smugglers.

07/03/2023

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Some protestors called the tragedy a "crime"

Thousands of people have demonstrated across Greece to demand justice for at least 57 people killed in the country's worst rail disaster

05/03/2023

Greece

Protests continue across Greece amid public anger over rail diaster

Officials have blamed the crash that killed at least 57 people on human error, and the stationmaster involved faces multiple charges of negligent homicide, bodily harm and disrupting transportation.

05/03/2023

Greece

New light shed on Greek train crash investigation

A fresh investigation has been opened into Greece's railway signalling system following Tuesday's train crash

03/03/2023

Greece

Greek unions protest over rail safety following train crash disaster

Railway workers’ associations called strikes, halting national rail services and the subway in Athens on Thursday to protest working conditions and what they described as a dangerous failure to modernize the rail system.

03/03/2023

Travel News

Greek rail workers strike as anger grows over deadly train crash

The Greek government has promised that 'responsibility will be assigned' for Tuesday's deadly train crash, as rail workers strike over safety.

02/03/2023

Greece

Anger erupts in Greece after train collision kills more than 45 people

Greece began three days of national mourning on Wednesday, while flags flew at half-mast outside all European Commission buildings in Brussels.

01/03/2023

Greece

Euroviews. Earthquake response proved that Greeks and Turks can be united as one

My hopes are that the youth in both countries will grow up seeing their neighbours as sisters and brothers who just happen to speak a language different that their own, Marcos Moschovidis writes.

23/02/2023

Nature

Life-saving dogs: How to train a search and rescue dog

These four-legged heroes have a sense of smell 100,000x better than humans

21/02/2023

Scenes

Meet the Greek team studying and preserving traditional stonemasonry

In partnership with Media City

The declining art form of stone masonry is being preserved and revived by a group of people in Greece.

20/02/2023

Europe Decoded

The lonely fight for press freedom of Greece’s small independent media

Greece ranked 108th out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders’ 2022 Press Freedom Index.

20/02/2023

Greece

Greece bans parties with convicted leaders from running in elections

The amendment, tabled by the conservative government, was approved by a majority of lawmakers in the 300-seat house.

09/02/2023

Partner content

Discover a taste of Greek gastronomy with 6 iconic dishes

Partner content presented by GNTO

Eating is more than just sustenance in Greece, it marks many of life’s most important moments.

08/02/2023