Now playing Next Culture news Orthodox Christians mark Easter across Europe with eggs and fireworks Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter this weekend. Festivities around Europe included candle-filled church services, painted eggs and even firework battles. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Greece Migrant arrivals in Greece double from last year Despite years of efforts to 'push back' boats crossing the Mediterranean from Africa, capsizings and drownings have continued. 10/04/2024
Now playing Next Travel News Greece is offering visas to Turkish tourists - here’s why Could the opening up of travel to Greek islands for Turkish citizens be the first step towards solving the ‘Cyprus problem’? 02/04/2024
Now playing Next Greece Greece introduces fast-track visa for Turkish tourists to 10 islands Greek business owners are optimistic that a surge in Turkish visitors will fill the void left by the decrease in Israeli tourists. 21/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Floating wind farms are coming to Greek waters for the first time The turbines could power 1.5 million Greek homes by 2030, under plans for the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean seas. 01/11/2023
Now playing Next Turkey German FM offers praise and criticism on visit to Greece and Turkey Annalena Baerbock has been meeting with her counterparts in Athens and Ankara over the weekend to discuss migrants, border security and a Mediterranean island spat. 31/07/2022
Now playing Next world news Greece demands answers over map that shows islands as Turkish The controversial map was gifted to an ally of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 11/07/2022
Now playing Next Greece Greece prevents 1,130 migrants crossing Aegean Sea from Turkey Athens has regularly accused Ankara of violating international law and helping migrants cross the border. 27/06/2022
Now playing Next Greece Greek coastguard intercepts hundreds of migrants arriving from Turkey Athens says it had blocked the largest single migrant crossing attempt this year. 23/05/2022
Now playing Next Greece Turkey accuses Greece of using excess force against fishing boats Greece said they fired warnings shots at Turkish ships that had refused to leave Greek waters in the Aegean Sea. 23/02/2022
Now playing Next Greece Three children among victims as migrant dinghy sinks near Greece At least three migrant children have died after a dinghy capsized near the coast of Turkey, according to Greek authorities. 26/10/2021
Now playing Next Greece Zorba The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96 Mikis Theodorakis will not only be remembered as the most renowned Greek composer in history but also as an icon of resistance to dictatorship. 02/09/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greece extends COVID-19 vaccination campaign to migrants camps Athens has faced criticism for not including asylum-seekers earlier in its vaccination campaign. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Leros' new migrant detention centre brings back old, ugly memories For forty years the island was known as “The Colony of Psychopaths”. Now, as the Aegean Island begins building a new detention facility, locals are reminded of the past. 21/05/2021
Now playing Next Greece Euroviews. Greece's most vulnerable refugees are being denied safe shelter | View "The closure of Kara Tepe municipal camp marks the end of an era for refugee reception in Greece." 20/05/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greece officially launches its tourist season after 72% drop in 2020 With a valid PCR test, performed 72 hours before departure or a rapid self-test, EU, UK, US, Serbian and Israeli residents can visit Greece without quarantine. 14/05/2021
Now playing Next Greece New migrant camp approved for Lesbos but exact location undecided The municipal council of Mytilene approved the construction of a new 3,000-capacity facility on the Aegean island - but without agreeing where it will be located. 13/04/2021
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT