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Watch: Firefighters dress as Santa and his elves to deliver presents to sick children

One member of the Greater Athens Fire Service dangled from a fire engine's crane as he brought Christmas gifts to young cancer patients at the Agia Sofia hospital. Others abseiled down the side of a hospital building to hand out presents to children unable to make it outside.

23/12/2022

Greece

Christmas shoppers get a festive boost from Greek government

To help Greek consumers cope with the increased burdens of the festive season, the Ministry of Development - in cooperation with toy stores - has introduced the so-called "Santa Claus basket” consisting of some toys sold at a discount.

22/12/2022

Culture news

Pressure mounts on British Museum as Pope returns Parthenon Marbles

Pope Francis termed the return by the Vatican as a spiritual donation.

21/12/2022

Greece

Fresh protests in Greece as Roma teenager dies after police shooting

A Roma boy died on Tuesday morning a week after a police officer shot him in the head in northern Greece.

13/12/2022

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Greek police officer under house arrest

Two hundred people from the Roma community gathered in front of the Thessaloniki courthouse in Greece in solidarity with a Roma teenager who was shot and wounded by a police officer.

09/12/2022

Greece

Greece calls for calm amid protests against Roma police shooting

A 16-year-old Roma boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head by police near Thessaloniki.

08/12/2022

Greece

Protests in Greece after police shoot teenager

Violent protests broke out in Greece's second-largest city Thessaloniki over the police shooting of a teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a petrol station and drove off without paying.

06/12/2022

Greece

Violent protests in Greece after police shoot teenager in head

The 16-year-old Roma boy was shot by police in the northern city of Thessaloniki, after allegedly not paying a €20 bill at a petrol station.

05/12/2022

Culture news

British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon sculptures with Greece

The report by the Greek newspaper Ta Nea is the latest twist in the long-running dispute between London and Athens over ownership of the ancient sculptures.

04/12/2022

Greece

Cars damaged in suspected arson attack near Italian embassy in Greece

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the attack was likely carried out by "anarchists".

02/12/2022

Travel News

Greece’s digital nomad visa: Who can apply, when and how

Greece’s digital nomad visa has a high monthly income requirement for participants.

02/12/2022

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Five hundred people crammed in fishing boat rescued in Mediterranean

A boat believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants is safely towed to the Greek island of Crete after a dramatic rescue complicated by near gale-force winds, a coastguard said.

23/11/2022

Greece

Greek coastguard rescues hundreds of migrants on boat near Crete

The boat carrying around 400 migrants was successfully towed to port on Tuesday.

22/11/2022

Destinations

'Not only islands': Greece asks tourists to explore beyond the islands

While most tourists choose Santorini or Mykonos, there's much more to Greece than its most popular islands.

19/11/2022

Greece

One migrant dies, 10 others rescued by Greek coastguard near Kos

According to survivors, there were no other people on board the boat.

17/11/2022

Culture news

Why was Rugby League illegal in Greece?

Rugby is widely recognised as a dangerous sport but until recently, playing the league version of the sport was outlawed in Greece with participants facing arrest, or worse, if caught. Euronews Culture tackled the country's coach to discuss how they fought the law and won.

12/11/2022

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Greek strikers clash with police in Athens

Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Wednesday as public and some private sector workers walked out in a 24-hour general strike.

09/11/2022

Greece

Clashes in Greece as strikes over inflation disrupt public transport

Inflation among Eurozone countries -- including Greece -- hit a record 10.7% last month.

09/11/2022

Greece

Greek bakers feel the pinch of soaring energy bills

🍞🇬🇷 Monthly energy bills have quintupled in some cases, especially for Athens baker Tassos Vazakas ...

08/11/2022

Europe News

Greek Supreme Court calls for probe into wiretapping scandal

A committee of MEPs also called on Friday for a thorough investigation.

07/11/2022

Europe News

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal

The scandal, which shook Greece's centre-right government this year, centered on the EYP secret service's tapping opposition party leader Nikos Androulakis' phone.

04/11/2022

Economy

Greece: Shoppers not convinced over government scheme to cut prices

"I do not believe this measure will be any help. It is just a trick to fool the consumers”, said one customer.

02/11/2022

Greece

At least 23 dead, dozens missing after migrant boats sink near Greece

More than 40 people have been reported missing after two boats sank in the Aegean Sea in separate incidents.

02/11/2022

Travel News

Crete: Woman killed after 'huge rock' crushes holiday rooms

The rock destroyed two rooms, killing a woman and injuring her son. The victim's 51-year-old husband was in a different room and was unhurt.

31/10/2022

Culture news

World’s oldest Ottoman documents offer window into the past

Researchers have begun looking at thousands of the world’s oldest Ottoman documents that paint a picture of what life was like in the early days of the Empire.

21/10/2022

Greece

UN 'distressed' after Greece finds 92 naked migrants on Turkish border

Athens accused Turkey of "instrumentalising illegal immigration", while Ankara hit back at Greek "manipulation" in the two countries' latest row over migration.

16/10/2022