Greece

Greece

Clashes erupt in Greek migrant camp

Clashes between migrants in a Greek detention camp and police erupted on Tuesday. Tempers flared after two ferries shipped the latest group of

27/04/2016

Greece

Greece is asking for an emergency Eurozone Summit

26/04/2016

Sport

Olympic torch lights up refugee camp

The Olympic flame was taken through the Eleonas refugee camp in Athens on Tuesday to highlight the plight of over one million people who have fled

26/04/2016

Greece

Jordan's Queen Rania questions EU migration deal with Turkey

More than 300 migrants have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières. The group have been taken

25/04/2016

World

Exclusive: Greek PM says crisis nearly over, no more austerity needed

The Greek economy is just one step away from a recovery but needs debt relief, not further austerity, to overcome its crisis for good, Prime Minister

21/04/2016

Greece

Exclusive: Greece needs debt relief to take final step to recovery, says Tspiras

Greece's economy is just one step away from a recovery but needs debt relief, not further austerity, Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras has told euronews.

21/04/2016

Greece

Olympic torch lit for Rio Games

The Olympic torch, lit in southern Greece, will be carried all the way to Brazil, where the Games kick off in August.

21/04/2016

Greece

Seven things you may not know about the Olympic Flame

1. What does the Olympic Flame represent? The Olympic Flame, along with the five rings the most recognisable symbol of the Olympic Games, represents

20/04/2016

Greece

Migrants allowed to leave Greek camps while asylum applications processed

Migrants on the Greek islands are being allowed out of the detention camps where they’re being housed, while they wait for their asylum applications

19/04/2016

Greece

Pope Francis returns to Rome, leaving behind protests in Lesbos

Pope Francis has touched down in Rome, with a dozen extra passengers. The Pontiff returned to the Italian capital with three Syrian families. The

16/04/2016

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"You are not alone," Pope Francis tells migrants stranded in Greece

Pope Francis was greeted by emotional people, who begged him for help, when he visited Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday

16/04/2016

Greece

Pope Francis to take 12 Syrian refugees to the Vatican after Lesbos visit

Pope Francis is to take 12 Syrian refugees – including six children – back to the Vatican following a visit to the Moria migrant and refugee camp on

16/04/2016

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Pope Francis face-to-face with refugees

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have met migrants at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek

16/04/2016

Greece

"Do not lose hope" Pope tells migrants on Lesbos

Pope Francis joined by Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos II.

16/04/2016

Greece

The Pope meets migrants and refugees on Lesbos

Pope Francis joined by Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos II.

16/04/2016

Greece

Lesbos refugee camp cleaned-up ahead of Pope's visit

A refugee centre on the Greek island of Lesbos is undergoing a clean-up ahead of a visit from the Pope on Saturday. Moria was one of two refugee

15/04/2016

Economy

Gloomy outlook for Greek economy as recession bites deeper

The Greek economy looks set to shrink by 1.0 percent this year putting a further squeeze on ordinary Greeks and businesses after a 0.3 percent contraction in 2015.

14/04/2016

Economy

Greece and international lenders suspend bailout review talks as splits remain

Talks between Greece and its international lenders on a crucial bailout review have been suspended until next Monday. The main sticking point appears

12/04/2016

Health Series

Resuscitating Greece's struggling health system

Greece is facing crippling debts, high unemployment and a daily influx of migrants. All of which impacts the healthcare sector. This edition of Smart

12/04/2016

Greece

Greece seeks to clear migrants from Piraeus port as tourist season nears

As the summer season approaches, Greece is stepping up efforts to evacuate migrants from its biggest port of Piraeus, the main gateway to the Aegean

12/04/2016

Greece

Greece-FYROM diplomatic row deepens

Hundreds were injured on Sunday after tear gas was fired at migrants

11/04/2016

Economy

Greece and troika move closer to review of bailout deal

Greece and the troika of international lenders are moving closer to a deal on a review of bailout reforms, which could free up more aid to help the cash strapped country.

11/04/2016

Greece

Greece protests over FYROM police's 'excessive violence'

Greece has accused its northern neighbour the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of excessive use of violence after Sunday’s border scenes

11/04/2016

Greece

Deported migrants call for freedom from behind barred windows

Some 325 migrants have been deported to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos under an EU deal. They wait to learn of their fate inside a fenced

09/04/2016

Culture news

Successful debut for new ballet director at Greek National Opera

‘Links’ is Greek choreographer Andonis Foniadakis’ latest dance project. It’s currently on at the Greek National Opera, where Foniadakis takes over

08/04/2016

Greece

45 deported migrants returned to Turkey under EU deal

Forty-five migrants have arrived back in Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos. The male Pakistanis were on the first of several boats to ferry

08/04/2016