Greece

Economy

Greek bailout programme ends

As Greece's bailout programme comes to an end the government claims the main causes have been solved and unemployment will come down

17/08/2018

Greece

Greece: Bailout exit day looming

Over the past eight years, under three bailout programs, Greece has borrowed more than €288bn at rock-bottom interest rates. The country’s creditors believe it's now able to stand on its own two feet, but few ordinary people seem to believe that bailout exit day will be a new beginning.

17/08/2018

Greece

Greece wildfire death toll rises

Woman dies in hospital from burns injuries

11/08/2018

Greece

Greece fire victims to receive compensation

More than €130 million is expected to be issued to homeowners whose houses were damaged or destroyed during last month's catastrophic fires in East Attica.

10/08/2018

Real Economy

Greece charts a fresh course

In partnership with The European Commission

Greece’s economic tragedy may be over on August 20th but how serious and sustainable are the country’s growth plans when they will be repaying their Eurozone debt till past the year 2060?

07/08/2018

Greece

Relatives of Greece fire victims demand answers

Following last month's deadly wildfire in Greece relatives of the victims are demanding answers as to how the rescue operation went so wrong

06/08/2018

Greece

Greece replaces emergency chiefs over deadly wildfires

Greece has appointed new heads of key emergency services following last month's deadly wildfires near Athens.

05/08/2018

Greece

Greek fire claims 90th victim

An 85-year-old man has died in hospital after being burned in last months fire in the coastal town of Mati in Greece, bringing the number of fatalities to 90

05/08/2018

Greece

Toll from Greek fires climbs with death of firefighter's wife

The death toll from Greece’s wildfires has risen after a 35-year-old woman injured in last month’s tragedy died in hospital,

03/08/2018

Greece

Greek family who lost love ones in wildfires sue authorities

The family of a couple who lost their lives in the wildfires which swept through Greece’s Attica region last week have sued local authorities and the emergency services for their deaths.

02/08/2018

Greece

As divers search for more bodies, Greek fire survivors look to future

Volunteers are continuing the work to find victims and support those who lost their homes.

01/08/2018

Greece

New disasters could strike in Greece

Climate expert says July's fires in Greece have created the risk of new environmental disasters

01/08/2018

Greece

Greece: Sea searches continue

Many people fled towards the water as the flames quickly engulfed the area. But some didn't make it that tragic day on July 23

31/07/2018

Greece

Meet the woman helping animals abandoned in Greece’s wildfire inferno

Artemis Kyriakopoulou is hunting for pets left behind in Greece's wildfire disaster.

31/07/2018

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Greeks mourn wildfire victims with candlelight vigil outside parliament

Several hundred Greeks holding candles gathered silently outside parliament on Monday evening (July 30) to remember those who died in deadly wildfires.

31/07/2018

Greece

Greek fire victims face new hurdles

As they queue to receive emergency relief funds, many survivors of Greece's deadly fires are struggling to prove that they are entitled to help.

31/07/2018

Economy

IMF uncertain Greece's debt is sustainable in the long term

An IMF report says Greece still faces an uphill struggle after the end of its bailout program

31/07/2018

Greece

Eyewitness videos capture horror of Greek wildfires

The Greek government is facing criticism as the extent of the damage from the worst wildfires in recent memory becomes clear. Our correspondent Bryan Carter reports from Mati, where the land is scorched and many buildings are reduced to ashes.

30/07/2018

Greece

Emotional scars linger as clean-up begins in fire-stricken town of Mati

Ghost town: emotional scars linger as clean-up begins in fire-stricken Greek resort of Mati.

30/07/2018

Greece

Greek PM visits wildfire-stricken town of Mati

Fires began a week ago in the coastal resort and Tsipras has been attacked by opposition parties for the government's handling of the disaster.

30/07/2018

Greece

Memorial service for Greek wildfire victims

Service attended by friends and relatives

29/07/2018

Greece

Greece: Search for 25 missing people continues

It's after 59 bodies were found, 28 are still yet to be identified and four people are still in hospital. Firemen and volunteers walk for hours, with the hope of finding traces of human presence after the wildfires devestated parts of Greece

29/07/2018

Greece

Greece buries wildfire victims

Greece begins the painful task of burying the victims this weekend of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 88 people

28/07/2018

Greece

Greece fire: DNA testing is the only way to identify people

The only way bodies can be identified is through DNA testing and dental records because people are so badly burnt beyond recognition. It's distressing for everyone

27/07/2018

Greece

Greeks question capabilities of emergency response amid destructive weather conditions | The Cube

Several days after wildfires killed more than 80 people in Greece, a thunderstorm brings flashflooding to the same region. The Greek population is now asking whether its country's emergency response teams are capable of dealing with such events.

27/07/2018

Greece

'Serious indications' wildfires were caused by arson in Greece

Some residents had built houses illegally between wooded areas which effectively blocked off escape routes

27/07/2018