Cyprus Central Bank and Bank of Greece sign cooperation agreement
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation during a ceremony held in Nicosia.
The signing ceremony took place ...
Greeks strike to mark train crash anniversary and demand justice
Thousands of striking Greek workers and students marched through central Athens on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the country’s deadliest train crash – and demand justice and bigger pay ...
The Greek debt crisis and its misconceptions
By Miranda Xafa
The public debate on the recent Greek debt crisis is characterized by inaccuracies and misconceptions that draw the wrong conclusions.
Nikos Garganas’ book points out many of ...
Greek farmers join tractor protest in front of parliament for second day
Greek farmers honked their tractor horns in front of parliament on Wednesday after spending the night in central Athens as their protest against rising fuel and production costs stretched into ...
Greek ship attacked in Red Sea by Houthis arrives in Aden with cargo
The Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion arrived in the southern Yemeni port of Aden on Tuesday after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appeared to have been ...
Thousands rally in Athens as Greek farmers step up protests
Thousands of farmers from across Greece descended on Athens’ central square on Tuesday, parking tractors in front of parliament in their biggest protest yet over rising costs.
Police estimate at ...
Greek anarchists claim responsibility for attack at Thessaloniki court
A Greek anarchist guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Monday for a planned parcel bomb attack against a judge at a courthouse in the northern city of Thessaloniki this month, the ...
Greek same-sex couples race to wed after historic vote
Yolanda Kalantzi and Georgia Ampatzidou kissed when Greek lawmakers voted to allow same-sex civil marriages, then joined other couples on Friday making plans for their big days.
The historic bill ...
Greece to suspend flights at Crete airport for six days
Flights at the Greek airport of Heraklion on the island of Crete will be suspended for six days from Feb. 19 due to maintenance work, the country’s civil aviation authority ...
Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change
Greece’s parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday night, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in parliament ...
‘Yes to equality’ says Greek PM ahead of same-sex marriage vote
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged parliament on Thursday to “say yes to equality” and approve a bill allowing same sex marriage, which if passed would be a landmark victory ...
Greece’s Star Bulk to avoid Red Sea after attacks on its ships
Greece-headquartered Star Bulk will halt sailings through the Red Sea after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked two of its ships in recent days, the group’s CEO said.
The Houthis ...
Shooting incident at Greek shipping company leaves four dead
Four people were killed when a disgruntled employee opened fire at a Greek shipping company in Athens on Monday, a police spokesperson said.
The owner of the company was among ...
Greece to allow fans at top matches, with strict rules
Greece will allow its top league football matches to be played with fans from Feb. 13, two months after top clubs were ordered to play behind closed doors following the severe ...
EU Parliament strips former VP Eva Kaili of immunity in fraud case
The European Parliament stripped its former vice-president Eva Kaili of her immunity, clearing the way for an investigation of Kaili’s alleged involvement in a 150,000 euro ($161,355) EU budget fraud case ...
Bomb explodes outside ministry in Athens, no injuries
An explosive device went off outside Greece’s labour ministry in central Athens early on Saturday but caused no injuries, Greek police said.
A Greek newspaper received a phone call ...
Greece promises extra aid for grieving farmers
Greece will extend a special tax rebate on agricultural diesel by a year, to support protesting farmers who demand lower energy costs and fast compensation for crops and livestock lost ...
Clashes erupt at Greek protest against education reform
Greek police fired teargas and briefly clashed with protesters outside parliament on Thursday during demonstrations against plans to let foreign private universities operate in the country.
Thousands of students and ...
Greek same-sex wedding bill allows couples to dream, at last
When Yolanda Kalantzi and Georgia Ampatzidou fell in love eight years ago, they said the idea of getting married was “science fiction” in deeply conservative Greece, where LGBT+ couples cannot ...
Greek PM repeats call for return of Parthenon Sculptures to Athens
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeated calls for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens from the British Museum, months after a diplomatic spat with Britain over ...
Greece airport traffic hit record high in 2023
Traffic at Greek airports reached a record of 72.6 million passengers in 2023, the Civil Aviation Authoritiy (CAA) said on Tuesday, as the country’s all-important tourism industry recovered from the impact ...
Greek citizen arrested in north for anti-Turkish outburst
A Greek man has been arrested in the north for attacking an individual while yelling ‘Turks out’, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Friday.
The suspect was brought on Friday before ...
Greek students protest government plan for private universities
Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country.
The ...
Greece drafts bill to legalise same-sex marriage
Greece will publish a bill shortly that will legalise same-sex marriage in a bid to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.
Greece has ...