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Greece pushes people to get COVID jab as number of infections rise

Greece registered a record number of new infections on Monday.

Greece

Greek firefighters clash with police at climate ministry

Greece has more than 15,000 firefighters during the summer months, about 5,000 of them on short-term contracts or hired seasonally.

Greece

Greek Church urges faithful to get vaccinated as cases spike

Greece's daily number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections hit a record high for the second time in a few days.

Greece

Greek police accused of 'possible racism' over shooting of Roma man

The Hellenic League of Human Rights says the police shooting last month has "highlighted a number of long-standing serious issues".

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Greece

Greece: Ship with 400 migrants onboard rescued after engine problem

The Greek Coast guard said it was "one of the biggest search and rescue operations carried out in the eastern Mediterranean."

Germany

Angela Merkel in Greece for talks on last visit post-financial crisis

Relations between Greece and Germany were often thorny during Merkel's tenure due to the financial crisis.

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.

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Philippos of Greece weds Nina Flohr in Athens

Philippos of Greece weds Nina Flohr in Athens

Destinations

Revealed: The best holiday destinations in Europe 2021

The World Travel Awards has crowned these locations the best in Europe 2021. We pick some of our highlights.

Greece

Greek doctors stage 24-hour strike to protest staff shortages

Greek doctors and nurses have rallied outside the health ministry to protest against mandatory vaccinations and staff shortages.

Greece

Greece: Trial begins in violent death of LGBTQ activist

Zacharias Kostopoulos died on September 21, 2018, at the age of 33 from injuries. Six people are on trial over his death, including four police officers.

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Flame rehearsal in Greece for Beijing Winter Games

Flame rehearsal in Greece for Beijing Winter Games

Greece

Dozens evacuated on Greek island of Evia after storms and floods

Evia suffered devastating fires over the summer, leaving the area more vulnerable to flash floods.

Greece

Greece to bolster border with Turkey over Afghanistan migration fears

Greece will deploy a further 250 officers to its land border with Turkey, the country's interior ministry has said.

Albania

Albania cracks down on migrant arrivals via new Balkan route to the EU

Police data show Albania has seen a rise in arrests for illegal entry this year, as numbers of migrants trying to reach Albania have skyrocketed.

Greece

Golden Dawn-backed youths involved in clashes at Greek school

A group of hooded youths backed by the extreme right-wing political group targeted a rival gathering at a school in Thessaloniki.

Greece

At least one dead as multiple earthquakes rock Crete

More aftershocks can occur in the "next hours/days", the EMSC has warned.

Greece

New migrant centre opens on the Greek island of Samos

Migrants have told Euronews conditions are better at the new facility but NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was "nothing more than a prison for people whose only crime is seeking safety".

Greece

Firefighters contain wildfire that threatened resort town near Athens

Local officials said a few houses on the outskirts of Nea Makri - around 38 kilometres northeast of the capital - had suffered fire damage, but no injuries were reported.

Greece

Fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp, forcing evacuation

The migrants are being transferred to a brand new €43 million facility.