Greece 11/04/2017 Greece's island refugee camps buckle under the strain Greece is feeling the first wave of 2017's refugee harvest, but camps on its Aegean islands are already full and the country is ill-prepared to take any more people without help.
Greece 04/04/2017 Elderly Greeks protest against more pension cuts Thousands of elderly Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens to protest against further pension cuts currently being negotiated.
Business Line 22/02/2017 Austerity and Grexit musings on the road to reform Business Line assesses the state of the Greek economy as eurozone finance ministers agree to the next step on releasing further bailout loans.
economy 15/02/2017 EU financial affairs chief says progress made on Greek bailout review talks EU Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says a crucial Greek bailout review is making progress, but more steps are needed.
economy 22/12/2016 Greece pensioners receive controversial Christmas bonus payment Queues stretched down the street outside Athens banks on Thursday, as pensioners waited to collect their Christmas bonus payments from the government.
Greece 15/12/2016 Greece snubs its international lenders to give low-income pensioners a one-off Christmas bonus Greece has snubbed its international lenders and legislated plans to give low-income pensioners a pre-Christmas payoff.
economy 14/12/2016 Greek pensioners Christmas bonus row threatens debt relief The eurozone's bailout fund has suspended Greece's short-term debt relief over Athens unapproved December payout to pensioners.
Greece 17/11/2016 Greeks mark anniversary of bloody student uprising It is 43 years since Greece's students rose up for Democracy and tried to face down the soldiers and tanks of the military regime.
Greece 05/11/2016 Tsipras reshuffles the Greek cabinet Analysts see it as an attempt to shore up his government's popularity and speed up reforms Athens has agreed to implement under its latest international bailout deal.
Greece 05/11/2016 Greece undergoes cabinet reshuffle in effort to speed up bailout reforms Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reshuffled the cabinet, notably moving out a number of ministers who have opposed bailout reforms.
Greece 15/09/2016 Scuffles on Chios over overcrowded migrant camp A demonstration against the Greek government’s handling of the migrant crisis turned violent on the island of Chios on Wednesday night (September 14).
economy 09/09/2016 Eurogroup pushes Greece on reforms EU finance ministers are pushing Greece to press ahead with reforms so it can receive 2.8 billion euros bailout cash from the EU and International Monetary Fund by the end of October.
Greece 02/09/2016 Media shakeup: Greece raises €246m with sale of four TV licences The winners have been announced in the great Greek TV sell-off, with four companies winning bids for television channels in an unprecedented auction.
the global conversation 14/06/2016 Greece's Finance Minister warns Europe needs to listen to its people Greece has at times in the past seven years seemed like a sacrificial lamb on the altar of a strong euro, with its people being asked to suffer for past government incompetence or worse that put the e
economy 27/05/2016 Putin and Tsipras focus on trade and investment Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are expected to focus on trade and investment during their meetings in Athens.
insiders 27/05/2016 Greece counts the cost of raising a family amid the financial crisis Vassiliki and Kostis got married in 2008, but it was only about a year ago that they had their first child.
Greece 08/05/2016 Anger over austerity: Third day of rallies in Greece over pensions and tax reforms The Greek capital saw a third day of rallies as the parliament prepared to vote on a series of reforms including tax hikes and pension cuts. Athens is hoping to push through the reforms required by th
economy 06/05/2016 Why so much Greek anger over tax and pension reforms Greek tax and pension reforms have to be approved by the country's lawmakers on Sunday if Athens is to get the next, previously delayed, tranche of more than five billion euros of bailout cash.
Greece 06/05/2016 Greece grinds to near halt in 48-hour general strike Greece has ground to a near halt with the start of a 48-hour general strike on Friday morning (May 6). The country’s largest private and public
