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Road Trip Europe Day 28 Larissa: 'Without funding, no crops can grow'

Correspondents Bryan Carter and Fay Doulgkeri have set off on the next leg of Euronews' road trip, speaking to Greek farmers to find out what impact EU subsidies have on local agriculture.

24/04/2019

Greece

Watch: Weber vows to 'fight nationalists' in pitch for EU's top job

The leader of the European People's Party, Manfred Weber, presented his campaign promises in a bid for the EU's top job,

23/04/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 27: The effects of Greece's financial crisis

Our correspondents Bryan Carter and Fay Doulgeri have set off on the next leg of Euronews' Road Trip ahead of the EU election in May. They have arrived to Metsovo in Greece where they have been asking people if they feel any improvement in their lives since the crisis that hit nearly 10 years ago.

23/04/2019

World

Breakfast with Belle in Athens: 'young voters have to be engaged'

In the run-up to the European elections, Good Morning Europe host Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to meet Members of the European Parliament in their own constituencies. She's grabbing breakfast with them to talk about how they take their coffee - and how they want to change Europe.

19/04/2019

Greece

Greece parliament demand Germany pay WWII reparations

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said demanding reparations is "a historic and moral duty and a duty in memory of the heroes of the past."

19/04/2019

Smart Regions

How Greece turned a deadly road into one of the safest in the country

In partnership with the European Commission

Discover how one of the most dangerous road sections in Greece became one of the safest highways in the country. The construction of the three new tunnels between Thessaloniki and Athens, the so-called Tempi Tunnels, included 25 km of motorway, 11 km of tunnels and the largest road tunnel

18/04/2019

Greece

Watch: Divers get access to ancient shipwreck near Greek island

The ancient cargo ship sank in the 5th century BC. It was laden with 4,000 ancient vases, probably containing wine, most of which remain intact.

09/04/2019

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Greek police fire tear gas at migrants as border convoy grows

reek police fired tear gas on Friday (April 5) to disperse migrants who had gathered in a field near the country's border with Northern Macedonia in the hope of making their way illegally up through the Balkans towards northern Europe.

07/04/2019

Greece

Watch: Pinball wizards back in action at Athens museum

Pinball was hugely popular in Greece but the craze died out 20 years ago with the rise of computer games.

04/04/2019

Greece

Europe is being attacked from inside and out, says Bernard-Henri Levy

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy said Trump and Putin were fuelling internal critics like Italy’s Matteo Salvini or France’s Marine Le Pen.

02/04/2019

Greece

Vogue magazine makes comeback in Greece as recovery looms

After seven years of absence, fashion magazine Vogue hit the newsstands in Greece on Sunday.

31/03/2019

Greece

Greek PM Tsipras says Turkish jets disturbed his flight

“They forced the helicopter I was on to manoeuvre low until Greek jets intercepted the forces violating our national air space,” Tsipras said.

25/03/2019

World

NGOs slam European Union over treatment of Syrian refugees

In an open letter to European leaders, 25 NGOs have accused the Union of trapping refugees in “unsustainable, ineffective and dangerous” conditions.

18/03/2019

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Greeks mark start of Lent with traditional parade

Residents of the Greek mountain town of Sochos, northeast of Thessaloniki, celebrated the beginning of Lent on Monday with a carnival and procession dating back to ancient times.

12/03/2019

Greece

Greek mountain town greets Lent with colourful parade through town

Residents of the Greek mountain town of Sochos, northeast of Thessaloniki, greeted the arrival of Lent on Monday with a carnival and procession.

12/03/2019

Greece

Dozens arrested for erecting giant cross in Lesbos to deter migrants

The Greek island was one of the main gateways into Europe at the height of the migrant and refugee crisis.

04/03/2019

Greece

In pictures: Award-winning photographer Yannis Bahrakis

The Reuters photojournalist covered some of the most dangerous events around the world. He died at 58 after a long battle with cancer.

04/03/2019

World

Is Airbnb 'pricing out' residents in an Athens suburb?

Long-term residents of a central Athens neighbourhood say they are being priced out by Airbnb. Koukaki has become one of the website's most popular tourist destinations, but it's claimed the result has been skyrocketing rents and evictions for some tenants.

19/02/2019

Greece

Greek parliament ratifies NATO accord with Republic of North Macedonia

Greece's parliament on Friday ratified a NATO accord with the Republic of North Macedonia, paving the way for Skopje's entry to the US-led military alliance.

08/02/2019

Next Series

Air pollution: the tiny nanoparticles causing big health problems

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of Futuris, Euronews' Denis Loctier looks at a new EU funded research project developing new tools to measure toxic particles emitted by cars.

04/02/2019

Greece

Which country is perceived to be the EU's most corrupt?

Greece was the European Union member state that saw the biggest decrease in annual rankings measuring perceptions of corruption across the world.

29/01/2019

Greece

Greek cabinet approves 11% rise in monthly minimum wage to 650 euros

The Greek cabinet has approved an 11% increase in the minimum wage to 650 euros a month from February 1, with 600,000 workers expected to benefit

28/01/2019

Greece

Watch: Why is the FYR Macedonia name change deal so significant?

Greek lawmakers voted by 153 to 146 to ratify an agreement that will see the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia. Euronews' Apostolos Staikos explains why this is so significant.

25/01/2019

Greece

Greek parliament ratifies FYR Macedonia name change deal

The Greek parliament on Friday ratified an accord that changes the name of its neighbour from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to the Republic of North Macedonia.

25/01/2019

Greece

Greek police fire tear gas at protesters of FYR Macedonia name change

Police in Athens fired tear gas at crowds of protesters who had gathered outside parliament on Thursday to express anger over the proposed name change of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia.

24/01/2019

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Tens of thousands of Greeks protest FYROM name deal

Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens on Sunday to protest ahead of next week's parliamentary vote to ratify a name deal with FYR Macedonia

21/01/2019