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Meet the Ikarians: the Greeks who outlive other Europeans

Ikarians follow a few rules to outlive other Europeans, which includes taking daily naps and eating a diet full of olive oil, honey, and wine.

Cult

Greek National Opera presents 'Nabucco'

One of Verdi's most popular operas will open on Friday at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.

Europe News

EU migration - 'failure no longer an option'

EU Parliament piles pressure for reform of broken asylum system

Greece

Greek workers strike over austerity

Since 2009 the country has implemented large cuts in pensions and tax increases in return for international loans worth 260 billion euros

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Greece

Maria Efimova speaks out at whistleblower conference

Maria Efimova was Daphne Caruana Galizia's source. The murdered reporter used the Panama Papers to expose alleged links to offshore tax havens of Malta’s leadership, including the island’s Prime Minister

Earth News

The men behind the symbol of Greek pride and history

Take a sneak peek into the last workshop in Greece that makes authentic, traditional costumes.

Greece

Nationalist extremists attack Greek mayor on camera

Police in Greece say they are close to identifying one of the attackers

Greece

Greek court frees rescue workers

Three Spanish firefighters had been accused of migrant trafficking

Greece

Spanish aid workers on trial for people smuggling in Greece acquitted of charges

Three Spanish firefighters accused of people smuggling in Greece have been acquitted of all charges.

Economy

Greece: Reforms needed beyond bailout, say Eurozone ministers

Eurozone meeting follows Jean Claude Juncker's visit to Athens, where he talked of a "clean exit" from bailout programme in summer

Greece

Greeks protest austerity measures and public infrastructure sales

Workers pour out bags of coal in front of parliament in opposition to sale of power plants

Greece

Clashes erupt as protesters try to topple Truman statue in Athens

Anti-war protesters in Athens clashed with police as demonstrators attempted to bring down a statue of former US President Harry Truman.

Greece

Young refugees in Greece face losing their shelter due to funding shortfall

NGO ARSIS runs seven homes for around 200 unaccompanied minors. They say a delay in government funding could result in shelters being closed

Greece

Watch how the Evros river floods parts of Greece and Turkey

A timelapse of satellite images shows how an overflowing Evros river has engulfed riverbanks and fields in northern Greece and Turkey.

Turkey

Europe's largest wooden building at risk of collapse

The building served as an orphanage until 1964 and has been abandoned ever since.

Greece

The ultra fan, 82, at the heart of her team’s birthday celebrations

When Noule Depe started going to watch her favourite Greek football team play in 1954, she was, as a woman at a live match, a rarity. Now, more than six decades later, her loyalty is set to be rewarded.

World News

Euroviews. EU-Turkey deal, a symbol of a short-sighted asylum policy | View

"Fear is a constant," says a Syrian woman living in a camp on the Greek islands, where thousands of asylum seekers remain stuck because of a deal the EU struck with Turkey two years ago, according to Amnesty International.

World News

Migrants stranded in Greece march against racism

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Athens and chanted "open the borders" after sixteen migrants drowned at the weekend in the Aegean Sea, 5 of whom were children

Greece

Life in Limbo on Lesbos: A WhatsApp interview

Euronews interviews Amal, an asylum seeker living on Lesbos, who has limited access to internet and the phone. She gave her accounts on what life is like at Moria refugee camp via WhatsApp

Sport

Top Greek football match abandoned as armed owner confronts referee

Club's owner seemed to be carrying a gun on the pitch as he complained about the decision to deny Paok a goal.