Greece

Economy

Greece signs airport deal with Fraport in first big privatisation move

Greece’s left wing government has taken its first step towards large-scale privatisation – one of the key conditions of its bailout deals. German

14/12/2015

Economy

Unemployment in Greece falls - ever so slightly

Unemployment in Greece fell slightly in September. Official figures put the rate at 24.6 percent, down a tenth of a percentage point from an upwardly

10/12/2015

Greece

EU border force could target migration problem spots

Germany and France have proposed a new EU rapid response border control force. It could, in theory at least, be deployed in member states without

09/12/2015

Greece

Police remove hundreds of migrants blocked at Greek-Macedonian border

The migrants, mostly from Pakistan, Morocco and Iran, are expected to be taken to Athens on buses

09/12/2015

No Comment

Migrants face nationality-based entry "discrimination"

Human rights group Amnesty International called on F.Y.R.O.M to stop what it called its discriminatory policy at the border because it was fuelling

08/12/2015

Greece

Greek parliament narrowly approves 2016 austerity budget

The Greek parliament has narrowly approved a 2016 budget which includes sharp cuts in spending and some tax increases. The measures were conditions

06/12/2015

Greece

Migrant couple are stuck at Macedonian border - because he's Afghan and she's Iranian

In a squalid tent camp on the border, with temperatures barely above freezing, a young, married couple are in turmoil. Macedonian authorities are

05/12/2015

Europe News

IOM warns of tensions at Greek-Macedonian border

The International Organisation for Migration says the situation at the Greek-Macedonian border is becoming extremely tense as thousands of migrants

04/12/2015

Europe News

Greece asks for EU help with refugees

Greece has asked for more EU help to deal with the influx of refugees to its shores. It activated on Thursday the bloc’s so-called Civil Protection

03/12/2015

Greece

Greek capital brought to a standstill as workers strike against austerity

Protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Thursday as over two-and-a-half-million workers took part in a general strike that has brought

03/12/2015

Greece

Greece: death at the border leads to violence

The deaths of migrants at sea are all too common. But a man from Morocco has become the first person to die at the land border between Greece and the

03/12/2015

Cinema

Greek films on the international stage

Making movies in the gloom of an economic crisis. The Greek cinema has continued to gain critical acclaim beyond the countries borders in 2015

02/12/2015

Greece

Happy ending for young couple caught up in Europe's migration crisis

After an agonising wait, a young couple caught up in Europe’s migration crisis have finally been reunited. Syrian Samer Alkaled made it from Turkish

30/11/2015

Economy

Athens 'agrees new measures' to secure next bailout funds

A Greek newspaper is reporting that Athens and its international lenders have agreed a new set of measures the country must approve by next months to

27/11/2015

Greece

Greek pensioners protest pension cuts

Thousands of pensioners have marched through Athens in the second anti-austerity protest in a month. Many feel betrayed by prime minister Alex

26/11/2015

Greece

Bomb goes off in Athens as business federation offices targeted

The Greek capital Athens was rocked by an explosion in the small hours of Tuesday morning. A bomb went off outside the offices of the Greek business

24/11/2015

Greece

Bomb blast in central Athens causes damage but no injuries

A bomb has exploded in central Athens near the offices of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, damaging cars and nearby buildings. A telephoned

24/11/2015

Greece

Violent clashes force cancellation of Athens football derby

An Athens football derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos has been called off after violent clashes at the stadium where it was due to be played

22/11/2015

Greece

Greece approves reforms to unlock further bailout cash

Greece has approved a reform bill, which paves the way for the release of further bailout funds from its international lenders. But Prime Minister

20/11/2015

Greece

Violence in Athens as Greece marks anniversary of key student revolt in 1973

A march marking the 42nd anniversary of a student revolt that signified the beginning of the end for Greece’s military junta has ended in violence

18/11/2015

Greece

Earthquake strikes Greek island of Lefkada killing two

Two people have been killed after a strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Lefkada on Tuesday (Nov 17) morning. The 6.1 tremor caused extensive

18/11/2015

Greece

Emotions run high as Greece remembers bloody 1973 student rebellion

As on every November 17, an annual march was held on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of a 1973 student revolt that sounded the death knell for

17/11/2015

Cinema

Thessaloniki Film Festival a home for independent cinema

The 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the premier cinema event in Greece, screened more than 200 films in a movie packed ten days. Add

17/11/2015

Greece

Arriving in Greece, it pays to be Syrian

On the Greek island of Lesbos, on the seaborne refugee front line, arrivals from Syria and other countries are processed at separate locations

13/11/2015

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

Europe News

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