Greece

Greece

Greece fires took just minutes to reach the sea

Not many people had a chance to escape as the second fire which broke out Monday afternoon destroyed everything in its path within moments

25/07/2018

Greece

Greece: Door to door searches for the missing

Rescue teams are combing through the area and the sea, trying to locate anything which could offer clarity on the missing as people come to terms with the blaze that ripped through the coastal town of Mati

25/07/2018

Europe Decoded

Families launch social media appeals for missing loved ones in Greece

Relatives of missing people launch social media search campaigns as wildfires continue to rage across Greece's Attica region

25/07/2018

Greece

It's more than just water: how experts go about tackling a wildfire

You might think lots of water is the best way of putting out a wildfire. And you wouldn't be wrong. But there is a lot more to think about than that.

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece fires: Twenty-six people found dead hugging each other in a field

They had left their cars in panic and ran towards the sea. But they were trapped over a cliff as the flames reached the coast

24/07/2018

Greece

In pictures: Greece's deadly wildfires

In pictures: Greece's deadly wildfires

24/07/2018

Greece

Greek wildfires: Satellite images show extent of the damage

Satellite images show Greece's worst wildfires in a decade from space, as the country battles to control the blazes in which at least 60 people have died.

24/07/2018

Europe Decoded

Greek residents share stories of narrow escape from deadly wildfire

Greek citizens share dramatic footage showing narrow escape from deadly wildfires

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece appeals for help after deadly fires ravage coast

At least 20 people are dead and hundreds of homes destroyed near Athens.

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece wildfires: Seven hundred people rescued by boat

Hundreds of people in Greece ran to the sea to save their lives from the wildfires. A Navy Frigate retrieved at least 4 dead people from the sea

24/07/2018

Greece

Residents flee as wildfires rage west of Athens

Residents flee as wildfires rage west of Athens

23/07/2018

Living

Greece's last bell makers keep dying trade alive

The Galanopoulos family has started the business in the 1800s.

20/07/2018

Greece

Family missing after boat capsizes on the Evros River

A man has appealed to the Greek authorities not to stop the mission to find his wife and three children after their boat capsized on the Evros River on the border with the Turkey

20/07/2018

Greece

Why does Greece accuse Russia of meddling over FYR Macedonia?

Moscow is accused of trying to subvert the Balkan nation’s push to join NATO and the EU, amid a strategic tug-of-war.

17/07/2018

Business Planet

How Erasmus gives young entrepreneurs a leg-up in business

In partnership with The European Commission

Discover the European exchange programme for entrepreneurs: unique experiences for young people or future entrepreneurs

13/07/2018

Greece

Greece to 'expel Russian diplomats' over FYR Macedonia deal

Greece will expel two Russian diplomats and ban entry to another two amid suspicions they tried to undermine an agreement between Athens and neighbouring country FYR Macedonia, according to Greek media reports.

11/07/2018

Greece

A replica of the Winged Victory of Samothrace is being made in Greece

In 1863, the great statue of Nike was discovered at the temple complex which is the Sanctuary of the Great Gods and is now on show at the Louvre museum in Paris. A replica is being made from marble and will be erected this summer on the northern Aegean island

05/07/2018

Economy

Greece now a "normal" eurozone country, says Moscovici

Greece now a "normal" eurozone country, says EU Finance Commissioner Moscovici.

03/07/2018

Economy

EU says indebted Greece can finally "stand on its own feet"

EU says Greece can finally "stand on its own feet."

22/06/2018

Greece

Scepticism and optimism greets news of Greek debt deal

Athens residents react to the news that European creditors have reached a new deal on Greece's debt repayments

22/06/2018

Greece

How Greece's PM celebrated European debt relief package

Greece’s Prime Minister has welcomed the decision by eurozone creditors to offer debt relief …. and marked the occasion by wearing a tie.

22/06/2018

Economy

New agreement on Greek debt

The deal with Eurozone countries gives Greece ten more years to pay back over 96 billion euros

22/06/2018

Economy

Eurozone Finance Ministers Weigh Up Debt Relief for Greece

At the 20th Eurogroup meeting of Eurozone finance ministers, the Greek economy was on the agenda. They are weighing up the question of debt relief for Greece as well as the surveillance of its economy in the years to come.

21/06/2018

Economy

Greece's economy at a turning point?

Eurozone FInance Ministers will on Thursday settle the future of Greece's debt relief programme. After 8 years of austerity, the country is showing signs of progress. But Greeks abroad show no sign of coming home, according to a recent survey.

20/06/2018

Greece

Watch: Greek woman breaks world record for longest garlic braid

Measured at 612 metres and 70 centimetres, the record surpasses the one previously broken in Hungary, which had tallied 255 metres.

20/06/2018

Greece

Greece and FYROM sign historic deal on new name for the Balkan state

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will now be known as the "Republic of North Macedonia" but only if both parliaments and a Macedonian referendum ratify the deal.

17/06/2018