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Greece

EU Comissioner says he was framed in Novartis scandal

Greek prosecutors say some Greek officials accepted money from Novartis.

09/02/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Greece's foreign minister on FYROM-name dispute

Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias speaks exclusively to Euronews about the decades-long 'Macedonia' dispute.

05/02/2018

Greece

Greek PM, opposition at odds over Skopje talks

Greece believes the name Macedonia implies a territorial claim over its own northern region of that name

27/01/2018

Greece

Greek lawmakers approve more austerity measures

Defending the multi-bill in parliament, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the conclusion of the third review that is expected this month signifies the "closure of a long and difficult cycle."

15/01/2018

Italy

Greek and Italian leaders meet ahead of Southern Europe summit

Greece and Italy have long been engaged in a tug of war with parts of Central Europe, the so-called "Visegrád group" who are opposed to the sharing of refugees among all European partners.

10/01/2018

Greece

Greece removes century-old obligation for Muslims to use Sharia law

The 1920 Treaty of Sevres and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne stipulated that Islamic customs and religious law would apply to the thousands of Muslims who became Greek citizens

10/01/2018

Greece

Greece and FYROM in renewed bid to resolve name dispute

Senior ministers meeting in Athens resolve to settle the long-standing dispute over FYROM’s name within six months.

09/01/2018

Greece

Twitter blocks account of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party

Golden Dawn described the decision as a "brutal undemocratic act"

05/01/2018

Greece

Greece considers fate of Turkish coup soldiers

Athens has not ruled out extradition to a third country.

03/01/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Macedonia - it's complicated

Said in a second, the name has been argued over for decades and impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

02/01/2018

Greece

14-year-old refugee from Syria dreams of Paralympics

In Syria, a bomb attack left Najib Alhaj Ali paralysed. He fled with his family across the Mediterranean to Greece, where para sports gave him hope for a better life.

25/12/2017

World News

Reader poll: Who should be Euronews' Innovations Personality of the Ye

Euronews wants your say on who should be one of the five personalities of the year—in fields including space, innovation, culture, business and sport.

18/12/2017

Greece

Greek pensioners protest over fears of more cuts

Thousands of pensioners have held a rally in the centre of Athens, protesting over fears of further cuts in their payments

15/12/2017

World News

The refugees' Santa delivers life-saving presents

Winter on Lesbos can be a tough time, but one man has made it his mission to help those in need.

14/12/2017

Economy

Strike brings Greece to standstill

14/12/2017

Greece

Turkish family forced to flee the country tells Euronews their story

Tahsin and his family were forced to flee Turkey. Their crime? Being accused of supporting the Gülen movement

11/12/2017

World News

Greece and Turkey square up over old disputes

Greece and Turkey squared up over old disputes during a state visit to Athens by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Designed to boost relations between the two nations, the first visit of a Turkish president in 65 years quickly turned into a blunt grudge-fest between the NATO allies.

08/12/2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Visegrad nations protect the EU. It's time to say 'Thanks'

08/12/2017

Turkey

Turkish-Greek negative relations 'now history' - Erdogan

Turkey's president tells the Greek press that ties are no longer negative as he starts a two-day visit in Athens.

07/12/2017

Greece

Greece, Turkey seek closer ties with Erdogan visit

The two-day visit, seen as historic, is set to discuss migration, Cyprus and other tricky topics.

06/12/2017