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Crete celebrates traditional dance and music

This year, for the first time, Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, played host to the Pancretan Dance Festival and Cantata. Eleni Fasoula

09/09/2015

Greece

Syrian journalist films perilous crossing from Turkey to Greece

Many immigrants flowing into Europe recently have entered via Greece, having made a short but often dangerous journey across the sea from Turkey with

08/09/2015

Greece

Greeks evacuate refugees from Lesbos as island overflows

The emergency evacuation of refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos has begun after the island, normal population 4,000, was overrun with between 15

07/09/2015

Greece

Greece: polls suggest Syriza is losing its lead

A number of polls suggest that New Democracy, the main opposition party in Greece, is closing the gap on the governing Syriza in the run-up to the

07/09/2015

Greece

UN demands evacuation of thousands of refugees from Lesbos

The United Nations refugee agency has called for the emergency evacuation 17,000 refugees crammed on the Greek island of Lesbos. #UnitedNations

06/09/2015

Europe News

Europe faces a "moment of truth" over migrants

The European Commission has confirmed plans for bigger refugee relocation quotas. It follows a visit to the Greek island of Kos by the First Vice

04/09/2015

Greece

Artist pays tribute to Aylan Kurdi and Good Samaritan

03/09/2015

Greece

Greece: New Democracy tries to win back lost conservative support

Greece’s September snap election is fast approaching and New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis is on the campaign trail, holding a rally in

01/09/2015

Greece

Relentless flow of refugees continues in Europe

A new group of some 2,500 migrants was ferried to the port of Piraeus, outside the Greek capital, Athens, on Monday. Brought to shore from the

31/08/2015

Greece

Who is Vangelis Meimarakis

30/08/2015

Greece

Alexis Tsipras appeals for mandate to complete political reforms in Greece

A little over a week after resigning as Prime Minister of Greece, leader of the Syriza Party Alexis Tsipras urged supporters to give him a clear

30/08/2015

Greece

Greek caretaker government sworn in ahead of early elections

The new Greek caretaker government has been sworn in as the country prepares for early elections next month: the third time it has gone to the polls

28/08/2015

World

Top EU migration official insists policy revision imperative

With Europe facing a migration crisis, we talk to Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greece’s European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

28/08/2015

Economy

Greek economy defies expectations

Despite the debt and political crisis in Greece the country’s economy is defying expectations The government may be in crisis with new elections on

28/08/2015

Greece

Greece's first female PM sworn in

Greece has its first female prime minister, albeit for three weeks. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the

27/08/2015

Greece

Greece's first female PM is top judge Vassiliki Thanou

Greece has its first female prime minister. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the country to elections

27/08/2015

Greece

Heading north: The Long Journey Part 3

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting 3,000 people a day to cross into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian government came

25/08/2015

Greece

Greece's illegal push backs of asylum boats puts lives at risk, says Amnesty International

"We were left in the middle of the sea, with nothing but a damaged boat"

25/08/2015

Greece

Greek president offers government mandate to new anti-austerity party

President Pavlopoulos has met the leader of Greece’s newest anti-austerity party and charged him with the task of forming a government

25/08/2015

Greece

They arrive by their hundreds: The Long Journey, part 1

Jubilant upon arrival, hundreds of migrants per day reach the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union. Traffickers

23/08/2015

Greece

Greeks hopeful despite high probability of fresh elections in September

Another day and another political crisis in Greece with polling stations likely to open for business next month. The resignation of Alexis Tsipras

21/08/2015

Greece

Syriza rebels form new party following Tsipras' resignation

Greece has a new political force following a decision taken by 25 anti-bailout rebels to break away from Syriza and form a new party. Laiki Enotita

21/08/2015

Greece

'Tear gas and stun grenades': Migrants under fire in FYR Macedonia

Riot police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) fired tear gas and reportedly stun grenades on Friday to disperse thousands trying

21/08/2015

Greece

Greece: Far-left rebels break away from ruling Syriza

Far-left rebels in Greece’s ruling Syriza party have broken away to form a new party, according to a parliament deputy speaker. The new political

21/08/2015

Greece

Profile: Alexis Tsipras

Alexis Tsipras rose to political stardom as the crisis in Greece blew apart the bipartisan system that had been in place for decades. Born in 1974

20/08/2015

Greece

Greek PM Tsipras resigns, requests 'earliest possible' elections

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned. He has asked the president for the earliest possible election. Government sources say the vote will

20/08/2015