Greece

Greece

Joyful reunion of Syrian family in Greece

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil has finally been reunited with his family after a gap of more than a year, he claims. They attempted to settle in

22/10/2015

Economy

International troika back in Athens to assess Greek reform progress

The troika of international creditors arrive back in Athens to assess Greece’s progress in implementing the third bailout programme and to urge

20/10/2015

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Who said all modern footballers were pampered?

Is this the antidote to the pampered players of European’s top football leagues in England, Spain and Germany? When Ergotelis midfielder Leonardo

20/10/2015

Greece

Greek MPs say yes to cash-for-reforms, but not everybody is happy

Greek MPs vote yes to the latest cash-for-reforms deal, but trade union leaders vow to fight to overthrow the measures.

17/10/2015

Greece

Greek rubbish collectors protest over pension reforms

City rubbish collectors downed dustbins and parked their trucks outside Athens’ Labour Ministry on Tuesday in protest over pension reforms demanded

14/10/2015

Greece

Tsipras beings 'race to reform' following Greek confidence vote

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his new government have won a confidence vote launching a race to pass key reforms before Athens faces a

08/10/2015

Greece

Greek police crack migrant smuggling gang

Greek police have arrested 12 people and confiscated hundreds of fake identification documents after breaking an international migrant trafficking

08/10/2015

Greece

On one beach: 283 lifejackets, 48 plastic tubes, 36 pieces of clothing

07/10/2015

Sport

Greek freejumper delights crowds in Santorini in the Redbull Art of Motion 2015 finals

Hundreds of people gathered on the Greek Island of Santorini in Greece for the Redbull Art of Motion 2015 finals on Saturday. Competitors jumped

04/10/2015

Greece

Greek parliament opens with swearing in ceremony

The new Greek parliament has been officially sworn in. Different lawmakers have taken different oaths: Greek Orthodox, Muslim, and political. The

03/10/2015

Greece

Migrants rush to Europe before weather deteriorates

As the weather starts to worsen, it seems an increasing number of migrants are heading for Greece. People continued to arrive on the island of Lesbos

02/10/2015

Greece

Trouble in paradise as six Greek islands lose tax breaks

For years the Greek Aegean islands have benefited from a VAT rate 30 percent lower than the rest of the country. The rate was set to act as an

01/10/2015

Economy

Greek bank shutdown in July prompts retail sales slump

Greek retail sales by volume fell 7.3 percent in July compared to the same month last year. The data published by the official statistics agency

30/09/2015

Greece

New Greek cabinet gets to work on unpopular reforms

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has chaired the first cabinet meeting of his new administration following his recent election victory. The

25/09/2015

Greece

Lesbos feels the strain of refugees and fears they are here to stay

On the Greek island of Lesbos the refugees just keep coming, yet despite the fact there is a constant flow out to other European destinations, there

25/09/2015

Greece

Thousands of migrants make camp in central Athens

At Victoria Square in central Athens thousands of stranded asylum seekers from Afghanistan have made a makeshift camp. Migrants camp in central

24/09/2015

Greece

New Greek government gets off to bumpy start, with a row over tweets

23/09/2015

Business Line

Business Line: Syriza's rocky road ahead in Greece

In this edition of Business Line we focus on the political déjà vu in Greece, where voters headed to the polls in the country’s second elections of

23/09/2015

Greece

New Tsipras government is upbeat about getting Greece back on track

Having attended the swearing-in ceremony for his new government in Athens on Wednesday, Alexis Tsipras set off for Brussels to discuss the migration

23/09/2015

Greece

Greece: New Tsipras government is sworn in after election win

Greece’s new government was sworn into office on Wednesday, after this weekend’s second general election win in 2015 for Alexis Tsipras and his

23/09/2015

Greece

Greek PM sticks largely with the 'old' as he appoints his new Cabinet

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has kept faith with many members of his previous Cabinet announcing a largely unchanged line up following

23/09/2015

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Migrants continue to arrive on Greek islands

22/09/2015

World

New Greek parliament bailout battle must be swift

Alexis Tsipras has renewed his mandate as leader of Greece’s left-wing coalition SYRIZA party and Prime Minister for the next four years, without a

21/09/2015

Greece

Alexis Tsipras sworn in as prime minister of Greece

Left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister of Greece after his Syriza party beat its conservative rivals in Sunday’s

21/09/2015

Greece

Tsipras says Greeks want stability, Greeks say they want reform

The leftist Syriza’s Party’s election victory sends a clear message to Europe, a euphoric Alexis Tsipras told journalists. Greeks are interested in a

21/09/2015

Greece

One boy and his dog: a refugee's tale

21/09/2015