Greece

Economy

Greek economy defies expectations

Despite the debt and political crisis in Greece the country’s economy is defying expectations The government may be in crisis with new elections on

28/08/2015

Greece

Greece's first female PM sworn in

Greece has its first female prime minister, albeit for three weeks. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the

28/08/2015

Greece

Greece's first female PM is top judge Vassiliki Thanou

Greece has its first female prime minister. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the country to elections

27/08/2015

Greece

Heading north: The Long Journey Part 3

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting 3,000 people a day to cross into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian government came

25/08/2015

Greece

Greece's illegal push backs of asylum boats puts lives at risk, says Amnesty International

"We were left in the middle of the sea, with nothing but a damaged boat"

25/08/2015

Greece

Greek president offers government mandate to new anti-austerity party

President Pavlopoulos has met the leader of Greece’s newest anti-austerity party and charged him with the task of forming a government

25/08/2015

Greece

They arrive by their hundreds: The Long Journey, part 1

Jubilant upon arrival, hundreds of migrants per day reach the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union. Traffickers

23/08/2015

Greece

Greeks hopeful despite high probability of fresh elections in September

Another day and another political crisis in Greece with polling stations likely to open for business next month. The resignation of Alexis Tsipras

21/08/2015

Greece

Syriza rebels form new party following Tsipras' resignation

Greece has a new political force following a decision taken by 25 anti-bailout rebels to break away from Syriza and form a new party. Laiki Enotita

21/08/2015

Greece

'Tear gas and stun grenades': Migrants under fire in FYR Macedonia

Riot police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) fired tear gas and reportedly stun grenades on Friday to disperse thousands trying

21/08/2015

Greece

Greece: Far-left rebels break away from ruling Syriza

Far-left rebels in Greece’s ruling Syriza party have broken away to form a new party, according to a parliament deputy speaker. The new political

21/08/2015

Greece

Profile: Alexis Tsipras

Alexis Tsipras rose to political stardom as the crisis in Greece blew apart the bipartisan system that had been in place for decades. Born in 1974

20/08/2015

Greece

Greek PM Tsipras resigns, requests 'earliest possible' elections

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned. He has asked the president for the earliest possible election. Government sources say the vote will

20/08/2015

Greece

Migrants: cruise ship docks near Athens

A cruise ship has brought hundreds of migrants from Syria to Europe’s southern border. Syrian refugee ship arrives on Greek mainland, migrants move

20/08/2015

Economy

Greece repays ECB after tapping fresh bailout funds

Greece has repaid 3.2 billion euros to the European Central Bank after Athens received the first emergency loans agreed under the country’s third

20/08/2015

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160,000 migrants have landed in Greece over the past 7 months

20/08/2015

Greece

Where does the Greek debt come from? Part 3/3: The crisis of 2008

19/08/2015

Greece

Where does Greece's debt come from? Part 1/3: the Greek source

19/08/2015

Greece

Where does the Greek debt come from? Part 2/3: European roots

Greece’s debt has been a concern for the European Union since 2009. Little by little, attention was drawn away from the first countries within the euro zone to have austerity measures imposed – Ireland, Spain and Portugal – and eventually, the focus came to rest on Greece. But where does its debt co

19/08/2015

Greece

Greece approves fire sale of 14 airports

Greek authorities have given their final approval for the sale of 14 regional airports to German operator Fraport. It is the first privatisation to

18/08/2015

Greece

Tired but delighted: more migrants wash up in Kos

From a distance they almost look like holidaymakers, splashing about in the sea. But Monday morning’s dinghy-load brought the latest batch of

17/08/2015

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Kos clash chaos: migrants injured in fight

17/08/2015

Greece

Kos: Greece brings in a ferry to process migrants

Refugees from Syria have begun registering on a passenger ferry moored in the harbour at Kos. The aim is to help the small Greek island cope with the

16/08/2015

Greece

Syria refugees begin boarding Greek passenger ship in Kos

Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Kos started boarding a giant passenger ferry in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 16). Crowds of

16/08/2015

Greece

Violence on Kos as Greece struggles to cope with migrant numbers

Tensions are high on the Greek island of Kos. Protests turned violent in the intense summer heat as around 50 migrants from Aghanistan, Pakistan and

16/08/2015

Greece

Tensions rise in Kos as authorities struggle with increasing migrant arrivals

Arriving daily in their hundreds, migrants can be seen celebrating as they reach the Greek island of Kos. Local authorities are working around the

15/08/2015