Greece calls on Turkey to condemn flag incident on Greek island (with video)
Greece on Sunday called on Turkey to condemn and investigate what it said was an “insult” to its national flag on the Greek island of...
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Greece says no date yet on when resuming exploratory talks with Turkey
Greece said on Thursday that no date had yet been set for resuming exploratory talks with Turkey over contested maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean. NATO...
Turkey, Greece ready to resume exploratory talks -Turkish presidency
Turkey and Greece stated they are ready to resume exploratory talks to address their contested maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean, the Turkish...
Greece says it’s close to resuming maritime talks with Turkey
Greece is close to resuming talks with Turkey over maritime zones, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday, after Ankara this month recalled an oil...
Berlin protesters say EU must let in migrants before bloc outlines plans
Protesters called on European Union states to allow in migrants stuck in Greek camps at a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday before the EU sets...
Turkey may resume talks with Greece, warns against EU sanctions
Turkey and Greece could soon resume talks over their contested Mediterranean claims but European Union leaders meeting this week will not help if they threaten...
Three dead after rare Mediterranean storm batters Greece
Three people have died after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, Greek authorities said on Sunday....
Two dead as rare storm hits central Greece
Two people died as a rare storm, known as a Medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), pounded central Greece on Saturday, flooding streets and homes, the authorities said....
Rare Mediterranean storm batters western Greece, Ionian islands (Update)
A rare storm, known as a Medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), pounded western Greece on Friday, flooding streets, uprooting trees and causing power cuts in the Ionian...
Strong earthquake rattles Crete in southern Greece
A strong tremor shook the Greek island of Crete on Friday. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake had a magnitude of 5.4 and occurred...
Greece tightens coronavirus curbs in Athens as infections surge (Updated)
Greek authorities on Friday tightened restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the greater Athens area, saying the pandemic was showing “steadily rising...
Greece struggles to bring migrants into temporary camp after fire
Greek authorities were still struggling on Wednesday to move thousands of migrants sleeping rough into a temporary camp, a week after the overcrowded Moria migrant...
Greece ready for talks with Turkey if ‘encouraging step’ is pursued
Greece said on Tuesday it was ready for talks with Turkey over contested Mediterranean waters if Ankara continues “disengaging itself” from the crisis, following the...
Greek police arrest 5 over Lesbos fire, migrants resist new camp
Greek police have detained five people over a fire that razed the Moria refugee camp to the ground, a senior police official said on Tuesday,...
Greek PM says time for European solidarity to be expressed in practice
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that Europe needs to show practical solidarity with Greece on the migration issue. “It’s time for Europe’s...
Greece resettling stranded migrants to tent camp on Lesbos
Greece moved hundreds of migrants on the island of Lesbos into tents on Monday after a fire last week destroyed the refugee centre where they...
Mitsotakis promises permanent migrant centre after fire
Greece will build a permanent migrant reception centre on Lesbos to replace the overcrowded refugee camp destroyed by a fire last week, Greek Prime Minister...
Fed-up Lesbos islanders, migrants stuck waiting for Europe to decide
Crisis-weary residents of the Greek island of Lesbos and the thousands of migrants stranded there after this week’s refugee centre fire are united by one thing –...
Greek police fire teargas at migrants on Lesbos (Update 1)
Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe’s largest refugee centre, who demanded to...
