Greece

Greece

Investigation claims Frontex involved in Aegean sea migrant pushbacks

A new investigation claims that the EU's border agency, Frontex, has been involved in forcing back over 950 refugees and migrants in the Aegean sea between March 2020 and September 2021.

28/04/2022

Greece

Two men held in Greece after crossing border in 'motorised paraglider'

The men were rescued by local fishermen over the weekend after their light aircraft crashed.

18/04/2022

Greece

Migrant found shot dead near Turkish border, say Greek police

An investigation has been launched into the incident, which occurred late on Saturday.

18/04/2022

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Ukrainians living in Greece mobilise to support Kyiv

On Thursday, people gathered outside the Athens parliament as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Greek lawmakers via video link.

07/04/2022

Green News

Greece opens the largest double-sided solar farm in Europe

The 204-megawatt solar park in the northern Greek town of Kozani was built by Greece's biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum.

07/04/2022

Greece

Two dead after fire on hospital's COVID ward in Thessaloniki

The blaze broke out at the Papanikolaou hospital on Wednesday morning.

06/04/2022

Greece

Greece repays IMF bailout debt two years ahead of schedule

Three successive bailouts totalling some €260 billion between 2010 and 2018 prevented Greece from going bankrupt.

05/04/2022

Art

Can the weather be weaponised? Where climate data and art meet

Via site-specific commissions, sound and video installations, sculptures, films and 3D-printed objects, Weather Engines explores themes, locations and historical contexts.

31/03/2022

Greece

Mother charged with killing daughter, 9, as other child deaths probed

A 33-year-old mother has been charged with killing her daughter while the deaths of her two other children are being reviewed.

31/03/2022

Greece

Three workers dead after explosion at Greek dynamite factory

Residents in Greneva could hear the explosion over 20 kilometres away, the local governor said.

21/03/2022

Greece

Hit by high costs, Greek farmers stage tractor protest

Farming associations say they have been left behind by the government's financial support package.

18/03/2022

Travel News

These incredible photos show how Greece's coast is disappearing

Greece is terribly exposed to coastal erosion, which is expected to profoundly change the country’s coastline in the next 80 years.

07/03/2022

Greece

Bodies of seven suspected migrants found on shores of Lesbos

Greek authorities said they were not aware of any boat in distress near the island.

01/03/2022

Greece

Search resumes in Greece for three still missing after Euroferry fire

The Italian-flagged ship caught fire ten days ago off the coast of Corfu, killing at least eight people.

28/02/2022

Greece

Turkey accuses Greece of using excess force against fishing boats

Greece said they fired warnings shots at Turkish ships that had refused to leave Greek waters in the Aegean Sea.

23/02/2022

Greece

Greece: 'Difficult' search suspended on ferry as 10 remain missing

Rescuers had suspended a search for survivors inside the burning ferry earlier this week.

21/02/2022

Greece

Man rescued alive but another found dead after ferry fire near Corfu

A 21-year-old from Belarus was pulled alive and well from the ferry, but rescuers later found another man dead, while another ten were still missing on Sunday.

20/02/2022

Greece

Greek border guards face fresh claims of illegal migrant pushbacks

Asylum seekers say two men drowned after they were thrown into the sea by Greek authorities.

18/02/2022

Europe News

Eight Bulgarians among 11 missing after fire on ship near Corfu

Rescue teams were hampered on Saturday due to flames fanned by the wind, sporadic explosions and temperatures reaching 500 degrees on board.

18/02/2022

Nature

Will turning Greece's 200 islands green plunge the country into debt?

Santorini still uses mazut, a heavy low-quality oil that has been phased out by many western European countries.

16/02/2022

Europe News

Greek parliament approves major arms deals with France

NATO members Greece and Turkey remain at odds over maritime boundaries and mineral exploitation rights in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

16/02/2022

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Greek farmers protest rising energy costs

Farmers in central Greece on Sunday blocked a highway with tractors and poured cans of milk on the ground to protest against rising energy costs.

13/02/2022

Partner content

Schools against discrimination: How Special Olympics movement is bringing wind of change

Partner content presented by Special Olympics

The Special Olympics (SO) movement is leveraging the role of schools to boost inclusion through its Unified Schools programme.

09/02/2022

Greece

Greek police detain protesters after arson at planned migrant camp

A small group of protesters set fire to excavators used by a private contractor to build a new migrant camp on Lesbos, authorities say.

08/02/2022

Greece

Greek minister dismissed over natural disaster compensation remarks

Agriculture minister Spilios Livanos has resigned after seemingly endorsing an "unacceptable" proposal, the Greek government said.

07/02/2022

Greece

Greece seeks tougher rules on football supporters' groups after murder

The 19-year-old victim was allegedly killed by supporters of a rival football team last week.

07/02/2022