Greek politics

Greece

Greek lawmakers elect Constantine Tassoulas as president

Constantine Tassoulas, an advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, has been elected Greece's new president, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

12/02/2025

Greece

Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88

Simitis' funeral will be carried out with the honours of a serving Prime Minister. Among the most important successes of his eight-year term were Greece joining the eurozone, as well as his effort in pushing for Cyprus' accession to the European Union.

05/01/2025

Greece

Thousands of workers strike in Greece over cost of living and pensions

Protesters say the government has refused to implement policies that will make people's lives better, with unions criticising Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government for failing to tackle inflation and high housing prices.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Stefanos Kasselakis announces new party in Greece after leaving Syriza

The leader of Greece's main SYRIZA opposition party has stepped down and launched a new party, without even giving it a name.

09/11/2024

Euronews Witness

Demographic decline: Greece faces alarming population collapse

Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this is the stark reality Euronews uncovered in Greece, where the country is bracing for a major population collapse fuelled by plummeting numbers of births, mass emigration, and low fertility rates.

13/09/2024

Europe News

Which countries won most medals at the Paris Paralympics?

China won almost twice as many medals as second placed Great Britain. Check out the full medal table here.

08/09/2024

Greece

Greek real estate has become more expensive, recent data show

The housing market is tightening in one of Europe's southernmost countries.

12/07/2024

Greece

As EU elections loom, Greek islanders want to see their vote count

Many on the Greek island of Milos say they don't care about upcoming European elections as they feel it will have little impact on their daily life. Yet, others want EU officials to do more.

04/06/2024

Greece

Greek moderate conservatives set to win in European elections

The local EPP affiliates of New Democracy are among the few ruling parties in the EU that are topping the polls in the European elections.

13/05/2024

Europe News

Greek voters worry about skyrocketing prices ahead of EU elections

Polls offer picture of voters' most important issues as parties position themselves for the summer's contest.

11/04/2024

World

'What we have achieved in Europe is unique in history,' says Greek PM

Euronews asks Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Greece, what's at stake in the upcoming European elections.

18/03/2024

Greece

Greek novelist and lawyer are first same-sex couple to wed in Athens

Opposition from Orthodox Church traditionalists failed to head off the major legal change, which brings Greece in line with much of Europe.

08/03/2024

Europe News

Euroviews. Greece's rule of law is marred by pushbacks and humanitarians on trial

Walking the corridors of European institutions, we pass posters and banners trumpeting our continent’s commitment to rights, freedoms, and justice. These should be values we live, not words we use when politically expedient, MEP Cornelia Ernst and Spyros Vlad Oikonomou write.

26/02/2024

Greece

Greek court acquits aid workers who helped rescue migrants

Defendants were accused of misdemeanour charges of assisting a criminal organisation and espionage.

31/01/2024

Greece

Greece set to legalise same-sex marriage with backing by opposition

A plan to legalise same-sex civil marriage and adoption pushed by the centre-right Greek government is set to be approved by Parliament thanks to the backing of the left-wing opposition, despite backlash from the Orthodox Church.

12/01/2024

Green News

Greek Prime Minister promises to fight ‘climate war’

The Greek prime minister has pledged to fight a ‘climate war’ after floods and wildfires devastated the country.

18/09/2023

Greece

Euroviews. In the most recent election, Greek far right made a sinister comeback

An obscure extremist party's surprising result represents uncharted territory for Greece as it grapples with the resurgence of extreme right-wing ideologies just three years after the conviction of Golden Dawn, Georgios Samaras writes.

04/07/2023

Greece

Tsipras steps down as Greece's opposition leader after election defeat

Greece's left-wing opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has stepped down following a crushing election defeat

29/06/2023

Greece

Frontex: What would happen if the EU border agency quit Greece?

The agency's fundamental rights officer has recommended Frontex temporarily suspend its activity in Greece over the latest migrant boat tragedy. But the move might not be the best option to keep the Greek authorities in check.

29/06/2023

Greece

New Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday

The next election will be contested under a different system after leading parties failed to form a coalition.

28/05/2023