Greece

Greece

Syriza foresees tricky coalition-building to shore up success

Greece’s left-wing Syriza party has maintained a steady lead in the polls ahead of election time. Party leader Alexis Tsipras toned down rhetoric

19/01/2015

Greece

Samaras, a liberal conservative in pursuit of stability

Antonis Samaras had limited choices at the end of December. The Greek prime minister was obliged to move up elections. The snap polls were triggered

19/01/2015

Greece

Syriza says it is ready to rule Greece and Europe 'should not be afraid'

We are ready to rule! The message to Greece from Alexis Tsipras and his anti-bailout Syriza party – extending its lead in opinion polls less than a

19/01/2015

Greece

Greece again calls for return of Elgin Marbles

A demonstration was held outside the Acropolis Museum in Athens on Sunday to demand the return of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin

19/01/2015

Greece

Belgium seeks extradition of detainee held in Greece

A suspect arrested on Saturday by police in Athens is wanted in Belgium over a possible link with the alleged Islamist plot against Belgian police

18/01/2015

Greece

Greece Elections : What you need to know

15/01/2015

World

Learning as easy as A, B, free

This week we visited the UK, Greece, Egypt and America to see how different projects aim to open up the world of knowledge.

09/01/2015

Greece

Captured Greek terrorist Xiros was plotting an armed assault on a prison in the next few days - police

Greek police say they have foiled an imminent 'terrorist attack' on a prison by capturing November 17 group member Xiros after a year on the run.

05/01/2015

Greece

Greece: Police rearrest fugitive Marxist extremist Christodoulos Xiros

Despite radical changes to his appearance, fugitive Christodoulos Xiros, a member of Marxist guerrilla group November 17, is back under lock and key in Greece.

03/01/2015

Greece

Ex-PM launches new party three weeks ahead of elections in Greece

Back with a vengeance, former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has delivered a rallying cry for his newly created left-leaning party Movement

03/01/2015

Greece

Greek fugitive terrorist Christodoulos Xiros arrested after 12 months on the run

Convicted terrorist from the disbanded November 17 group, Christodoulos Xiros has been arrested 12 months after he disappeared. Local media report

03/01/2015

Greece

Greeks rely on 'lady luck' bringing a last hope lottery win

New Year is a time to look forward with hope but for many in Greece that hope is focused on winning the traditional New Year’s lottery. After years

01/01/2015

Greece

Dramatic phone footage of car ferry blaze, rescue

Dramatic footage of the burning Norman Atlantic ferry emerged on Wednesday from two passengers who filmed the rescue operation on their mobile

31/12/2014

Greece

Rescued ferry passengers arrive safely in Italian port

Rescued passengers from a burning car ferry have arrived safe and sound at the Italian port of Brindisi. Tired and emotional, some 212 survivors met

31/12/2014

Greece

Italian coastguard board migrant ship after sudden change in course

Italian officials board a cargo ship carrying hundreds of migrants to check it is sea-worthy after an earlier distress call

31/12/2014

Greece

Is Greece's Syriza a paper tiger that will be tamed by government?

Is Greece about to face the music or can a new government get Brussels to change its tune? The last four years have seen the nation lurch from one

30/12/2014

Greece

Migrant ship heads from Corfu to Italy

A ship which sent a distress signal near the Greek island of Corfu earlier is now heading to Italy. Italian media reports say there are hundreds of

30/12/2014

Greece

Greek PM dissolves parliament ahead of snap elections

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has requested that the Greek parliament be dissolved. This following parliament’s failure to choose a new

30/12/2014

Greece

Illegal immigrants "hidden in hold" onboard burning Greek ferry

Two Albanian seamen have been killed as they were towing a car ferry that had caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu, after the cable connecting

30/12/2014

Greece

Greek navy sends help to 'migrant ship' near Corfu after distress call

Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea

30/12/2014

Greece

Syriza leader Tsipras says Greeks not foreign interests should decide future

The Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has told supporters in Athens it’s time for the people, not foreign interests, to determine their future –

30/12/2014

Greece

Number of Italy ferry fire victims rises amid fears more may be missing

The number of people known to have died after the fire on an Italian ferry off the Greek island of Corfu has risen to ten. The 36-hour rescue

29/12/2014

Greece

Early Greek general election 'was inevitable'

In a move some fear could jeopardise Greece’s international bailout, parliament has failed to choose a new president, rejecting the ruling

29/12/2014

Greece

Doubts over Greek bailout as PM forced to call snap election

Greece is facing a snap election after MPs failed to elect a new president in a tight parliamentary ballot

29/12/2014

Greece

Election rhetoric already flying in Greece ahead of forced snap election

Electioneering has already begun in Greece, with the leader of the Syriza party saying the days of a Samaras government are numbered.

29/12/2014

Greece

Ten confirmed dead as rescue operation ends after Italy ferry fire

Ten people are known to have died after a fire on an Italian ferry off the Greek island of Corfu. It’s understood that nine bodies have been found

29/12/2014