Greece

250 firefighters and a water-dropping aircraft were working to contain the blaze

There was a lot of wrangling at the EU summit over the size and terms of the coronavirus recovery fund. For once, the hard-hit southern states don’t feel like they’re losing out.

DISARM is the fire-modelling system giving southern European nations a fighting chance against blazes like the one that caused the Mati tragedy in Greece two years ago.

It comes after a report from research group Forensic Architecture which described as "highly probable" that the Syrian man was shot by Greek soldiers.

Thousands of people flocked to Greece and Croatia as the countries reopened to tourists.

Stricter check-in times, no breakfast buffets and remote controls in plastic: Greek hotels put in place new measures to attract tourists this summer

Athens says the move was necessary to alleviate pressure on the more than 32,500 migrants living in squalid camps on the Greek islands.

Social distancing rules means restaurants and cafes won't have as many tables to serve.

"I think we all talk about a kind of risk-free or risk-reducing certificate. I think it would serve as a benefit for all, not only hosts and personnel in hotels, for example, but also for the travelers, for the tourists," explains Davor Bozinovic, Croatian Interior Minister.

"I very much fear that Greece will have the largest number of people who go hungry as a result of the economic dimension of this pandemic," Yanis Varoufakis tells Euronews

George Papandreou said Greece is using the lessons of the financial crisis to deal with the pandemic.

Clashes broke out on the island of Chios when rumours circulated that a woman had died from COVID-19 but blood tests proved negative.

The EU must be there to support member states’ economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, former Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou tells Euronews.

Chocolate bunnies wearing protective masks are hopping off the shelves at an Athens pastry shop.

The pandemic has sparked the government of Greece to innovate like never before. The birthplace of democracy is going digital. But will the changes stick?

The Greek state broadcaster ERT has started offering lessons on television for children kept out of class because of the coronavirus lockdown.

One million land and marine species may become extinct, many within decades. What could Europe do to preserve and restore its marine biodiversity?

Facing the challenge of up to one million land and marine species becoming extinct within decades, scientists in Crete who are looking at ways to restore marine diversity.

Migrants arriving in Greece say they are being given no protection from coronavirus as UNHCR describes conditions in some camps as inhumane

He had to paint on the roof of his apartment building because Greece, like several other European countries, is on lockdown.