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Europe Weekly: Europeans still reeling from Paris terror attacks

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Belgian police storm a suspected jihadist hideout in eastern Belgium; EU officials unveil new planned

Greece

SYRIZA, a radical left force to be reckoned with in Greek elections

With just one day of campaigning left in the Greek elections, SYRIZA has widened its lead in the latest polls. The leader of the anti-austerity

Greece

Soup kitchens and start-ups share Greece election anxiety

Out in the open air, in the centre of Athens is a soup kitchen. Here the atmosphere is not one of trust in the future, whatever the result of

Greece

SYRIZA widening lead in Greek elections

The man on track to win the Greek elections, Alexis Tsipras has held his final rallying call ahead of Sunday’s vote. The latest polls show his

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Europe News

Expat Greeks frustrated over voting rights

Greece might be readying for another election, but Greeks abroad say they feel excluded from this vote. Electoral rules say that you can only cast

Economy

EU-Greek Showdown

Greece is once again at centre of a European political drama as it gears up for its most crucial election in a generation. Polls suggest the

Greece

The mood on the streets as Greece gears up for election day

Left-wing party Syriza, which has vowed to cancel austerity measures and renegotiate an international bailout, is leading polls ahead of Sunday's gene

Greece

Young Greeks who have never had a job ponder Sunday's election

The youth vote in Greece could be crucial to the outcome of the elections on January 25, yet more than half of young people are jobless, many have never worked, and many have lived their whole adult l

Europe News

Greece holds its breath as Syriza tops election polls

Greek voters go to the polls again this Friday after the collapse of the current coalition government with opinions polls pointing to a victory for

World

Greek voters crave education and health rescue

Education and health care are core institutions in any society. Greece has always had problems in these vital areas, the debt crisis only made them

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SYRIZA 'will spearhead a pan-European economic reform effort'

Greece

“There’s still time for New Democracy to win the elections” insists Greek Defence Minister

Greece

Greek elections 2015: Summary of the key issues

Greece

Greek court to decide on Belgium extradition request

A court it Greece is considering a request to extradite an Algerian man accused of being linked to a foiled islamist plot to attack police in the

Greece

Who are Golden Dawn?

Greece

Tsipras champions hope for ordinary Greeks

Alexis Tsipras rose to political stardom as crisis in Greece smashed apart the bipartisan system that had been in place for decades. Trained as a

Greece

From jailbirds to journalists: the other leaders contesting the Greek elections

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

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

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