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Republic of North Macedonia

Supporters for Macedonia name change fear low voter turnout

A referendum on changing the nation of Macedonia’s name to North Macedonia to pave the way for NATO membership attracted tepid voter participation Sunday, a blow to the prime minister’s hopes for a strong message of support.

Republic of North Macedonia

Macedonia prepares for referendum

Ahead of the referendum, polling organizers set up a polling station in Skopje on Saturday. Almost 1.8 million voters will decide whether the former Yugoslav Macedonia will change its name.

World

Greece battens downs hatches for "Medicane" cyclone

Greece battens downs hatches for "Medicane" cyclone

Europe News

WATCH IN FULL: Jeroen Dijsselbloem interview

Former Eurogroup head talks to Euronews about Greek debt crisis, drink and women and Brexit

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Economy

Former Eurogroup head on Greece, Brexit, and failure

"Prepare for some really bad scenarios": Former Eurogroup head on Greece, Brexit, and failure

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Greece, Brexit and Sakharov

Greece

Gay activist dies in Athens after brutal public beating

Accounts differ about the circumstances leading up to the death of Zak Kostopoulos, a 33-year-old Greek LGBTQ activist and drag performer.

World

'I was shocked'—what's it like in Lesbos' Moria refugee camp?

Euronews' Apostolos Staikos takes a tour of Greece’s Moria camp were residents say the situation is getting ‘desperate’.

World

Greek authorities start to relocate migrants from Moria camp

Greek authorities have started relocating migrants from the island of Lesbos to the Greek mainland.

Greece

Child migrant arrivals at Greek islands 'soar by one-third in 2018'

On average, more than 850 children arrived on the Greek islands each month between January and August.

Greece

Aid group alarmed at rising mental health issues in Greek migrant camp

More than 9,000 people live in the Moria camp — three times its official capacity.

World

Moria refugee camp conditions "not meeting the minimum requirements"

One of Europe's largest migrant camps is overcrowded and lacks basic hygiene and sanitation practises. It's grown so large, refugees are pitching tents outside the camp boundaries. Crime is so rife MSF has called for minors to be removed. This is Moria Refugee Camp.

Greece

In pictures: Eerie spiderweb covers entire shoreline in Greece

A huge spiderweb is covering 300 metres of vegetation in Aetoliko, Greece

Greece

Nine thousand aslyum seekers camped at Lesbos

Meanwhile, 2,000 asylum-seekers will be moved from the island to the Greek mainland by the end of the month. That's according to Greek authorities. It's after human rights groups and local authorities criticised Greece for the poor conditions at the camp at Moria

Greece

An antifascist rally has taken place on the Greek island of Lesvos

The rally commemorates the 5th anniversary of the death of Pavlos Fyssas, a Greek anti-fascist rapper who was murdered in 2013 by a member of the far-right political party Golden Dawn.

Greece

Greek camp at Moria: reaching boiling point

NGO's and human rights groups have urged Greece to take action to render its camps fit for human habitation as Moria camp on the island of Lesbos exceeds capacity of 3,200 to over 9,000 asylum seekers

Economy

Tsipras blames neo-liberal policies & EU's "democratic deficit" for rise of far-right

The Greek Prime Minister speaks about austerity, debt, migration and much more in a wide-ranging interview with The Global Conversation.

Greece

EU's democratic deficit to blame for far-right rise, Tspiras tells Euronews

Greek PM says Europe has created the environment for illiberalism to flourish.

Greece

Greek police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Thessaloniki

Greek police fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting the agreement reached by Greece and Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name in Thessaloniki.

World News

Increasing anger treatment of migrants by some EU countries

A protest was held in Athens to bring attention to the increasingly hostile treatment of migrants by some EU countries

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