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Greece

Greek 24-hour general strike as protesters demonstrate against austerity measures

Workers in Greece have responded to austerity measures and taken to the streets of Athens. Three separate rallies led to the centre of the city being

12/11/2015

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Lesbos struggles to provide enough shelter for continuing flow of migrants

As European and African leaders debate ways of tackling the migrant crisis, the Greek island of Lesbos remains overwhelmed with people searching for

12/11/2015

Greece

Street clashes in Athens as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces general strike

On the streets of Athens the crack of tear gas being fired echoed in the city. The clashes erupted between police and anti-austerity protesters many

12/11/2015

Economy

Slow Greek reforms cost Athens latest two billion euro aid package

The EU has withheld the latest two billion euro tranche of aid to Greece, destined to pay civil service salaries, because allegedly Athens has fallen

09/11/2015

Sport

Merroussis clinches the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon

Local hope Christophoros Merroussis produced a superb display to clinch the 33rd edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon which gives runners a

08/11/2015

Greece

Locals on Lesbos ensure dignified end for unlucky migrants

After braving bombs, bullets people traffickers and the open sea refugees in Greece had one more obstacle to face before moving on to elsewhere in

07/11/2015

Economy

Greek parliament approves reform bill

The Greek parliament has approved reforms needed to unlock two billion euros of bailout aid. However several measures still have to be agreed with

06/11/2015

Greece

Schulz visits refugees in Greece to promise more will be done

The co-chair of the European parliament Martin Schulz has visited refugee camps in Greece in order to see the situation for himself. He was able to

04/11/2015

Greece

Migrants: the first EU relocations leave Athens

Six families from Syria and Iraq have boarded a plane leaving Athens for northern Europe. They are the first refugees to be relocated from Greece to

04/11/2015

Europe News

Top EU financial official Pierre Moscovici visits Athens

The European Commissioner for Economics Pierre Moscovici is in Athens for two days to check in with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and on progress on

03/11/2015

Greece

Migrants: more money and paperwork for Lesbos

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it will increase the aid it gives to Greece. It comes after

03/11/2015

Economy

Greek 'red loan' debtors eye bank recapitalisation with trepidation

Greek banks have until the end of the week (November 6) to explain how they are going to raise 14.4 billion euros in extra new capital – according to

02/11/2015

Greece

Bodies of migrants and refugees wash ashore on Greek island of Lesbos

Eight bodies washed up on the shore of the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday morning – migrants and refugees who did not survive their boat journeys

01/11/2015

Greece

More refugees drown off Greek and Spanish coasts

It has been another deadly start to the weekend with more than 50 bodies of refugees recovered from the sea after failed attempts to get to Europe

30/10/2015

Greece

More than 70 children have died on route to Greece since Aylan Kurdi death - report

At least 19 migrants and refugees have drowned near the Greek island of Kalymnos, and three people have died off the coast of Rhodes, according to

30/10/2015

Greece

Football: Greece appoint German Skibbe as coach

29/10/2015

Greece

Hundreds saved off Lesbos

The search is continuing for survivors after a wooden boat carrying scores of people capsized off the greek island of Lesbos. At least three people

29/10/2015

Greece

Ancient warrior's tomb, treasure hoard found in Greece

29/10/2015

Greece

Migrant crisis: Two children and a man drown near Lesbos

28/10/2015

Greece

Roads turn into rivers as Greek downpours hit Hydra

The mayor of Hydra has asked for the Greek island to be declared in a state of emergency after heavy rains caused widespread flooding. Torrential

23/10/2015

Economy

France backs Greek efforts to renegotiate bailout

French President François Hollande rounded off a two-day visit to Athens by backing Greece’s request to begin bailout negotiations with its

23/10/2015

Greece

Zoe Konstantopoulou: "The greek debt is illegal and should not be paid"

On 6 February 2015, after SYRIZA’s victory in the January 2015 election, she was elected as the youngest Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament with 235

23/10/2015

Greece

Climate change in Greece: More visible than we think - Negative future ahead

22/10/2015

Greece

Joyful reunion of Syrian family in Greece

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil has finally been reunited with his family after a gap of more than a year, he claims. They attempted to settle in

22/10/2015

Economy

International troika back in Athens to assess Greek reform progress

The troika of international creditors arrive back in Athens to assess Greece’s progress in implementing the third bailout programme and to urge

20/10/2015

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Who said all modern footballers were pampered?

Is this the antidote to the pampered players of European’s top football leagues in England, Spain and Germany? When Ergotelis midfielder Leonardo

20/10/2015