Greece

Greece

EU helps Greek firefighters battle wildfire near Athens

Wildfires broke out on Tuesday morning in Greece, and more fires have been reported as smoke engulfed Athens.

13/08/2019

Greece

French man arrested after Greek resort boat crash kills two

A French boat owner was questioned in Greece after a collision that left two local people dead and a third seriously injured, the coastguard said.

11/08/2019

Greece

Greece scraps university sanctuary law banning police from campuses

Greece has scrapped a law that made universities a no-go zone for police — a move critics have blasted as a clampdown on democracy.

09/08/2019

Business

The Brief: Greece unemployment rate drops to lowest level since 2011

The unemployment rate in Greece has dropped to the lowest level since May 2011. This is a sign that the country's troubled economy is recovering and showing modest growth.

09/08/2019

Greece

Greek police find body of UK scientist missing on island of Ikaria

Greek police searching for missing UK scientist Natalie Christopher say they have found her body

07/08/2019

Greece

Hunt for astrophysicist missing on Greek island after morning jog

The 34-year-old British-Cypriot was reported missing by her husband after she failed to return from a morning run on the Greek island of Ikaria.

07/08/2019

Greece

Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the sea near small Greek island

Five major ancient shipwrecks are among the finds by archaeologists during underwater searches at the bottom of Levitha, the small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, between Amorgos and Leros.

05/08/2019

Greece

Greece told to 'save your paradise' as oil companies move in

Greece told to 'save your paradise' as oil companies move in

05/08/2019

Greece

'You'd be a very beautiful doll, like Barbie,' new PM Boris 'was told'

A restaurant owner in Greece said she had served Boris Johnson Greek food and once told him that if he were a doll, he would look like Barbie.

27/07/2019

World

Mati attempts to rise from the ashes

How is Mati coping one year after devastating wildfires?

24/07/2019

Greece

Greece: M. Iliopoulos awarded for contribution to those affected by the fire at Mati

A significant award for his contribution to the victims of the devastating wildfire at Mati region on 23rd July 2018, received Mr. Marios Iliopoulos

23/07/2019

Greece

Greece new government wins confidence vote on economic policy

Greece's newly-elected government wins confidence vote on economic policy

22/07/2019

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Greek capital Athens rattled by 5.1-magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens on Friday (July 19), briefly knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic.

20/07/2019

Greece

Earthquake hits near the Greek capital, Athens

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit in a suburb 23 kilometres northwest of Athens on Friday, the non-profit European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

19/07/2019

Greece

American scientist found dead in Greece had multiple broken bones, found in ventilation drain

Suzanne Eaton, 59, was discovered July 8 in an abandoned World War II bunker in a rural area outside the city of Chania.

16/07/2019

Greece

Can Greece become EU's 'most business-friendly' country?

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Greece's new Minister for Growth and Investments, Adonis, Georgiadis, detailed some of the measures the government will take to turn the country into "the most business-friendly country of the European Union"

15/07/2019

Greece

Floods hit western Greece days after deadly storm killed 7

Floods hit western Greece days after deadly storm killed 7

15/07/2019

World

New Greek Prime Minister faces uphill battle to fulfill promises

Kyrikos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece's new Prime Minister on Monday, and his Cabinet will follow on Tuesday. But it won't be easy to deliver on his promises to the Greek people.

12/07/2019

Greece

American scientist found dead in Crete was asphyxiated, police say

Suzanne Eaton, 59, was in Crete for a conference. She disappeared on July 2 and her body was recovered on Monday inside a cave.

11/07/2019

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Six people killed after storms hit northern Greece

Gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck overnight in Halkidiki region, a popular tourist destination in the summer.

11/07/2019

Greece

Partial skull found in Greece is Europe’s oldest human fossil

Researchers have dated a skull found in the 1970s to be the oldest modern human outside of Africa.

11/07/2019

Greece

Freak storm hits northern Greece, killing six foreign nationals

A freak storm hit northern Greece on Wednesday evening, killing six foreign nationals.

11/07/2019

Greece

Greece's new PM Mitsotakis appoints cabinet

Christos Staikouras was appointed as finance minister, while Nikos Dendias will head the foreign ministry.

08/07/2019

Greece

Watch: Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sworn in as prime minister

Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister after his New Democracy party won a parliamentary majority on Sunday.

08/07/2019

World

Will new prime minister introduce a more market friendly economy

The centre-right New Democracy won a decisive victory in Greece's snap election last night, beating the leftist Syriza party to win an absolute majority in parliament. Leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will become prime minister. He told supporters "the country proudly raises its head again".

08/07/2019

Greece

Greek elections: Conservatives win power from Syriza

Greeks elected centre-right New Democracy, with opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis set to be the country's prime minister. Outgoing PM Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue defending "the interests of the people".

07/07/2019