View As coronavirus sweeps Europe, unaccompanied refugee children are becoming more vulnerable ǀ View As an American expat mother and volunteer working with refugee families, I didn’t think the situation for mother and child refugees could get much worse in Europe, but indeed it has. 04/05/2020
Greece Varoufakis: COVID-19 economic fallout could heap more misery on Greece "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 23/04/2020
Greece Europe 'should learn from Greece' in COVID-19 fight, says Papandreou George Papandreou said Greece is using the lessons of the financial crisis to deal with the pandemic. 23/04/2020
View Using empty Greek hotels to host refugees threatened by COVID-19 is a win-win scenario ǀ View While the first attempt to use empty hotels for quarantining a thousand of the most vulnerable migrants on the Greek islands has just been announced by the European Commission, more remains to be done. 21/04/2020
Greece Greek migrant camp is set alight as clashes shake Chios island Clashes broke out on the island of Chios when rumours circulated that a woman had died from COVID-19 but blood tests proved negative. 19/04/2020
Greece More financial protection needed from EU: former Greek finance chief The EU must be there to support member states’ economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, former Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou tells Euronews. 16/04/2020
no comment Mask-wearing chocolate bunnies bring rare bit of joy amid lockdown Chocolate bunnies wearing protective masks are hopping off the shelves at an Athens pastry shop. 15/04/2020
Greece MSF: Europe 'turning a blind eye' to coronavirus risk in migrant camps Medecins Sans Frontieres has accused Europe of “turning a blind eye” to migrants stuck in camps on Greek islands, pointing to the impossibility of social distancing measures to avoid spreading coronavirus in such conditions. 09/04/2020
Greece Greece begins digital odyssey as coronavirus crisis sparks innovation 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? 06/04/2020
Greece Greece uses TV to teach school children during COVID-19 lockdown The Greek state broadcaster ERT has started offering lessons on television for children kept out of class because of the coronavirus lockdown. 31/03/2020
Ocean What’s killing our underwater ecosystems? One million land and marine species may become extinct, many within decades. What could Europe do to preserve and restore its marine biodiversity? 31/03/2020
Ocean The importance of restoring 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. 31/03/2020
Greece Migrants exposed to coronavirus Migrants arriving in Greece say they are being given no protection from coronavirus as UNHCR describes conditions in some camps as inhumane 28/03/2020
Greece COVID-19: No parade on National Day as Greece fights coronavirus It is 199 years since the beginning of the war against the Ottoman Empire that saw Greece become an independent state. 25/03/2020
no comment 'Stay home': Greek graffiti artist sends a plea over coronavirus He had to paint on the roof of his apartment building because Greece, like several other European countries, is on lockdown. 24/03/2020
brussels bureau Europe must act to stop coronavirus outbreak in Lesbos, say MEPs NGOs and MEPs are calling on the EU to act to prevent an outbreak of novel coronavirus in overcrowded camps in Greece. 24/03/2020
futuris How can new technology improve animal welfare and farming efficiency? Precision Farming - or Smart Farming - is aimed at better targeting of resources to the individual animal or crop to avoid waste and improve results and welfare. The sector is set to double by 2025. 23/03/2020
Greece Coronavirus: Greek priest arrested for holding mass during lockdown The priest was released after being asked to follow the measures introduced by the Greek government and the Church of Greece amid the coronavirus crisis. 22/03/2020
Greece Migrants in overcrowded Greek camps to be offered €2,000 to go home The EU and Greek government have agreed a financial aid package to encourage migrants in overcrowded camps on Greek islands to voluntarily return to their country of origin. 12/03/2020
Greece Turkish asylum seeker sues over claims she was returned to Greece Ayse Erdogan says the Greek authorities forced her back over the border to Turkey - in contravention of international law - and she has the evidence to prove it. 11/03/2020
Good Morning Europe Erdogan likens Greek authorities to Nazis for returning migrants Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there was "no difference" between the Nazis and the Greek authorities forcibly repelling migrants. 11/03/2020
World European churches take measures to contain coronavirus outbreak As churches across Europe are cancelling masses and banning believers from kissing sculptures, the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has said that diseases cannot be transmitted via holy communion, 10/03/2020
View This is Europe in 2020, not Orwell’s 1984. The language we use to talk about refugees matters ǀ View This language of invasion has become increasingly mainstream as it trips off the tongue of populist political leaders around the world. These populists stoke xenophobia and dangerous nationalism to gain and retain power, erecting fences and walls as physical embodiments of their prejudice. 10/03/2020
Good Morning Europe 'We are afraid': Residents in Greek village divided over migrants Some say the town should welcome the new arrivals. Others want them gone. 09/03/2020
Belgium EU and Turkey agree to review 2016 migration deal In 2016, Turkey was promised up to 6 billion euros in aid for the more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees it hosts, as well as fast-tracked EU membership. Now, the EU and Turkey will review the deal. 09/03/2020
no comment Teargas and water cannons fired at migrants on Turkey-Greece border Greek border police fired teargas toward migrants on Saturday as tension continued at a border crossing in the Evros region 07/03/2020
