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

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

Greece

Greece considers fate of Turkish coup soldiers

Athens has not ruled out extradition to a third country.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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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.

Economy

Strike brings Greece to standstill

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

Greece

Greece: Details of Golden Dawn's activities revealed by former member

Weapons, slaughtering of lambs to “find arteries” and beatings of members are some of the activities practised by Greek's far-right party, Golden Dawn, reveals former member.

Turkey

To escape from Turkey, they told their children it was a game

To make the journey to Greece easier, Tahsin told his children their escape was 'a game'.

Germany

German SPD urged to join coalition by EU leaders

The head of Germany's Social Democrats has said that he has been urged by France's Emmanuel Macron to form a ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party

Greece

Euroviews. View: Asylum seekers’ hell in a Greek ‘hotspot’

Greece has a responsibility to protect the human rights of people arriving on its islands, says Human Rights Watch's Emina Ćerimović

Greece

Ancient texts revealed

A scientific project is underway to uncover ancient texts hidden beneath more recent writings. The manuscripts, known as palimpsests, form part of the collection of St Catherine's Monastery on the Sinai peninsula in Egypt.

Greece

Afghan refugee dies as panicking migrants seek refuge

A young Afghan migrant has been killed as panic broke out on an overcrowded refugee boat near Greece.

Greece

Athens misses out on Black Friday frenzy

Black Friday might have seen frenetic shopping in the wealthier European capitals, but not so in Athens.