Greece

Greece

A.Velios : "I and my death, the right to euthanasia"

“Death is like a wall.

11/08/2016

Next Series

European digital database aims to keep cultural traditions alive

What will come – as time goes on – of traditional dance, folk music, of the cultures of the people?

06/08/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: saving the intangible cultural heritage

How to preserve cultural intangible heritage?

06/08/2016

Greece

Ancient mass grave site in Greek capital could point to earliest dated event in Athenian history

Eighty bodies have been unearthed in Athens necropolis, but the mysterious circumstances of their burial suggest a complex story

01/08/2016

Cult

Verdi's African-themed Macbeth impresses in Athens

A remarkable take on Verdi’s Macbeth has opened at the Athens Festival.

31/07/2016

Greece

Turkey/Greece: Soldier's extradition or asylum?

The eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece and sought asylum on Saturday have appeared in court in Alexandroupoli. They deny taking part in the failed coup attempt.

21/07/2016

Greece

Turkey ups pressure on Greece to extradite soldiers who fled there after failed coup

Turkey says eight of its soldiers who fled to Greece after Friday’s attempted coup are “traitors” who must be handed back.

19/07/2016

Economy

Greek tourism under pressure

The 2016 holiday season is crucial to Greece's economic recovery, but Euronews found many in the tourism industry there are not hopeful.

07/07/2016

Business Series

Saddled with 1.3 billion euros of debt, Greek retailer Marinopoulos gets bankruptcy protection

Greece's biggest supermarket chain, Marinopoulos, has gained protection from its creditors from an Athens court while it restructures. It has debts of 1.3 billion euros, half to banks and half to supp

01/07/2016

Cult

The necropolis of Orthi Petra opens a window to the Homeric world

Situated 30km off Rethymnon, Crete, the necropolis of Orthi Petra is part of the wider archaeological site of ancient Eleftherna, a town with continuous habitation from 3000BC to the Byzantine…

28/06/2016

Greece

A volunteer’s perspective from the refugee camps in northern Greece

Article contributed by Hugh Bohane, an Australian freelance journalist, English teacher and volunteer.

27/06/2016

Economy

ECB agrees cheaper loans to fund Greek banks

The European Central Bank has agreed to accept 'junk' rated Greek debt as collateral for normal "ECB":http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10708ef6-387a-11e6-9a05-82a9b15a8ee7.html#axzz4CPd5i6K9 lending to banki

23/06/2016

Greece

Orthodox Council meeting staggers on as 1000-year quarrel continues

It is not the grand reunification gathering organisers had hoped for but the Great Pan-Orthodox Council, meeting in Crete since Sunday and until the 26th of June, is on a…

22/06/2016

Sci-Tech

Is this 2,000-year-old tool the world's oldest computer?

For over a century since it was found in an ancient shipwreck, scientists have been scratching their heads over the exact function of the Antikythera mechanism, named after the Greek island off which

22/06/2016

Greece

EU releases Greek bailout funds as Juncker praises Athens' reforms

Greece has received more than seven billion euros in bailout funds after a review of the country’s progress in implementing reforms.

21/06/2016

Greece

Ban says Greece needs more help to cope with migrants

The UN Secretary General has urged countries to do more to help Greece cope with Europe’s migrant crisis as it struggles with its own economic hardship.

19/06/2016

Greece

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in Athens

18/06/2016

World

The Greek refugee puzzle

Our aim is to assist these people and make sure they live with dignity while they are in Greece

16/06/2016

Greece

Protesters in Athens call on Syriza government to go

Thousands of protesters have hit the streets of Athens calling on the country’s left-wing government to quit.

16/06/2016

Greece

Ancient sporting values are revived in Nemean Games in Greece

Far from the European football Championships and the forthcoming Rio Olympics athletes from around the world have been taking part in a very different sporting tournament in southern…

14/06/2016

No Comment

Greek state hospital workers protest cuts

Striking state hospital workers and teachers protested in Athens on Wednesday, demanding back pay and calling for action on staff shortages.

09/06/2016

Greece

Ramadan begins as thoughts turn to home for many Muslim migrants

Despite the difficult conditions Muslim migrants living in a state-run camp near Athens began observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on…

07/06/2016

Economy

Greek businesses welcome tourist influx, worry about tax hike effects

Greece believes a bumper influx of tourists this year will boost its economic recovery, but there are fears bailout linked sales tax hikes could threaten businesses.

03/06/2016

Sport

'Believe in your dreams' - NBA star Antetokounmpo's message to migrants

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a professional basketball player in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks.

03/06/2016

Greece

Greek detention centre burns in riot between Afghans and Pakistanis

More than 70 refugees have been injured and hundreds left without shelter after a huge fire and clashes broke out at a detention centre in Greece between Pakistani and Afghan…

03/06/2016

Greece

Idomeni: Before and after (photos)

31/05/2016