Greece

Greece

'We are at war': Greek PM orders new evacuations as wind fuels fires

A week-old wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations as strong winds and successive heat waves that left scrubland and forests tinder-dry fueled three major fires raging elsewhere in Greece.

24/07/2023

Nature

‘Dozens of animals’ burned in shelters as wildfires rip through Greece

Greek citizens are being urged not to leave horses, dogs or other animals trapped as the country braces for a second heatwave.

20/07/2023

Greece

EU firefighters rush to Greece amid savage heatwave

Firefighters are battling round the clock to save homes, forests and industrial sites as intense wildfires rip through the country.

19/07/2023

Greece

Greek wildfires force residents and holidaymakers to evacuate

Wildfires in Greece, following days of scorching temperatures, have forced thousand to evacuate their homes and holiday accommodation

18/07/2023

Culture news

Evia Film Project: Greek island aims to become Europe’s cinema hub

After suffering a devastating forest fire in 2021, the Greek island of Evia is looking to transform itself into Europe's most environmentally friendly destination for filmmakers. We visited the island to meet the people planning its revival.

15/07/2023

Greece

Heat forces Greece's Acropolis to temporarily close

Greek authorities temporarily closed the Acropolis in Athens on Friday as temperatures were expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius and some tourists experienced fainting spells.

14/07/2023

Culture news

AI art meets music in new Mykonos summer programming

Turkish-American new media artist Refik Anadol is opening the summer-long programme at Scorpios beach club in Mykonos.

11/07/2023

Europe News

Frontex chief: Suspending activity in Greece would cost lives

Withdrawing Frontex from Greece, as suggested by the agency's own Fundamental Rights Officer following one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Europe, could restrict "our capabilities to save lives," the agency's chief said on Thursday.

06/07/2023

Greece

Euroviews. In the most recent election, Greek far right made a sinister comeback

An obscure extremist party's surprising result represents uncharted territory for Greece as it grapples with the resurgence of extreme right-wing ideologies just three years after the conviction of Golden Dawn, Georgios Samaras writes.

04/07/2023

Greece

Tsipras steps down as Greece's opposition leader after election defeat

Greece's left-wing opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has stepped down following a crushing election defeat

29/06/2023

Greece

Frontex: What would happen if the EU border agency quit Greece?

The agency's fundamental rights officer has recommended Frontex temporarily suspend its activity in Greece over the latest migrant boat tragedy. But the move might not be the best option to keep the Greek authorities in check.

29/06/2023

Greece

Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins second term as Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be Greece's prime minister for the second time after a historic victory for his New Democracy party in an election that also sees the new far-right Spartans party enter parliament

25/06/2023

Greece

Greeks head to the polls on Sunday in general election

Greeks head to the polls on Sunday, June 25, for a second general election in five weeks with conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expected to win re-election by a large margin.

24/06/2023

Destinations

Greek Acropolis struggles with record-breaking visitor numbers

Visitor numbers to the attraction were up 70 per cent last month, giving a taste of what is to come this summer without crowd control.

23/06/2023

Greece

Greek Elections: New Democracy party eye up absolute majority

New parliamentary elections are being held this Sunday. Polls suggest the New Democracy party is widely expected to win against the left-wing opposition.

23/06/2023

Musica

Protégés receiving guidance from visionary artists

Since its inception, this remarkable mentoring initiative has cultivated an extensive community of artists, cutting across generations, cultures, and disciplines worldwide

22/06/2023

Greece

Greek court questions smuggling suspects over migrant ship disaster

Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing appeared in court Tuesday for questioning, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy.

22/06/2023

Greece

As death toll rises to 81, new accounts expose migrant boat disaster

The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean rose to 81 Monday after three more bodies were found off southern Greece.

19/06/2023

Greece

Timeline of how migrant boat tragedy off the coast of Greece unfolded

A timeline of events that led up to one of the worst shipwrecks in recent Mediterranean history as hundreds of migrants are still missing off the coast of Greece.

19/06/2023

Greece

Greek coast guard defends actions as up to 500 migrants feared dead

Greece's coast guard defended its actions in responding to a ship carrying hundreds of migrants that ended up sinking off the country's south coast, as criticism mounted Friday over the European Union's years-long failure to hammer out a comprehensive migration and asylum policy.

16/06/2023

Destinations

How to escape the crowds on wild eastern Crete

While tourists tend to favour the west of Crete, the eastern side offers farm-to-fork experiences, wild hikes and boat trips on traditional fishing caïques.

14/06/2023

Greece

Greek residents mobilise to help survivors of deadly migrant shipwreck

Search and rescue operations continued overnight some 75 kilometres southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region.

14/06/2023

Nature

Watch volunteers pull tonnes of dumped fishing nets from Aegean Sea

Dumped fishing nets account for 10% of marine litter found on the sea floor.

12/06/2023

Earth News

‘Help us save Poros’: Tiny Greek island threatened by fish farm

‘We cannot watch this go ahead without a fight’: Greek islanders are rallying against plans for a giant fish farm.

08/06/2023

Greece

Halki: Greek island serves as model for solar power communities

The Greek island of Halki is acting as a model for communities wanting to live on solar-powered electricity grids

07/06/2023

Greece

New Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday

The next election will be contested under a different system after leading parties failed to form a coalition.

28/05/2023