Second Greek migrant camp in flames as arrivals continue to rise
A fire in a severely overcrowded migrant camp in Greece forced hundreds of people into the streets, compounding their plight with more refugees arriving on...
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EU approves Greek bad loan scheme
The European Commission has approved a Greek plan to reduce bad loans at the country’s banks, saying on Thursday it did not violate state aid...
Germany warns of repeat of 2015 EU migration chaos, speaks of Cyprus and Greece
Germany warned on Tuesday of a repeat of the chaotic influx of migrants that caught the European Union unprepared in 2015, with Greece and Cyprus...
Greece says Turkey can and must control migrant flows to Europe
Greece‘s prime minister accused Turkey on Friday of appearing to “exploit” Europe’s migrant crisis for its own ends and said Ankara can and must control...
Greece gets two bids for tourist resort casino
ATHENS, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Greece has received two bids for a licence to build and operate a casino resort in a long-delayed tourist development...
After deadly fire, Greece plans to step up migrant deportation
Greece aims to deport 10,000 migrants by the end of next year, the government said on Monday, following a deadly fire and clashes at its...
Turkish women, children drown in boat capsize off Greek island
Seven Turkish nationals, two women and five children, drowned when a boat carrying them capsized near Greece’s Chios island on Friday, the coastguard said. The...
Greece says ‘damp’ in British Museum is insult to Parthenon sculptures
Alleged damp in a section of the British Museum housing the Parthenon sculptures is an “insult” to the 2,500-year-old works, Greece’s culture minister has said....
Turkey shouldn’t coerce Greece, Europe over migrants-Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday Turkey should not try to coerce either Greece or Europe in its attempts to get support for...
Greece proposes Parthenon marbles swap, says still wants their permanent return
Greece confirmed on Tuesday its readiness to loan treasures to the British Museum in return for being able to temporarily exhibit the Parthenon marbles but also...
Greece launches measures to deal with jump in migrant flows
Greece said on Saturday it would step up border patrols and move asylum-seekers on its islands to the mainland in an effort to deal with...
Large fire burns same area of Corfu in Greece
A large fire that broke out in Corfu on Tuesday afternoon was extinguished later in the day, the fire service said in statements to the...
Police suspect people-smuggling in crash that kills 6 in Greece
Greek police were investigating two suspects on suspicion of people-smuggling on Monday after six men thought to be migrants from Pakistan and Egypt were killed...
Greece fully lifts capital controls imposed during bailout chaos (Update)
Greece is fully lifting its remaining capital controls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, in a move signalling the economy’s continuing return to stability...
Turkish authorities seize 330 migrants trying to reach Greek island
Turkish authorities have seized a total of 330 migrants attempting to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, officials said on Sunday. The coastguard in...
Fire rages on Greece’s Evia, threat to people averted
Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had...
Cyprus ‘ready to help’ as fire rages out of control in Greek island of Evia (Update)
Cyprus authorities expressed their readiness to assist in the firefighting mission on the Greek island of Evia where a massive fire is raging out of...
In Greece’s Aegean Sea, divers find ‘gulf of plastic corals’
Like colourful corals, they swayed in the underwater current. Only these were not gorgeous natural reefs built up over centuries but plastic bags, stuck to...
Greece to overturn law that made universities no-go zone for police
Greece will propose legislation this week to scrap academic sanctuary, a law that was designed to protect protesting students and freedom of ideas but which...
A year since Greece’s deadliest wildfire, wounds remain open
A year since Greece’s deadliest wildfire tore through coastal towns near Athens, killing 102 people, the road to normalcy for its survivors is long and...
