Greece

Greece

Early Greek general election 'was inevitable'

In a move some fear could jeopardise Greece’s international bailout, parliament has failed to choose a new president, rejecting the ruling

29/12/2014

Greece

Doubts over Greek bailout as PM forced to call snap election

Greece is facing a snap election after MPs failed to elect a new president in a tight parliamentary ballot

29/12/2014

Greece

Election rhetoric already flying in Greece ahead of forced snap election

Electioneering has already begun in Greece, with the leader of the Syriza party saying the days of a Samaras government are numbered.

29/12/2014

Greece

Ten confirmed dead as rescue operation ends after Italy ferry fire

Ten people are known to have died after a fire on an Italian ferry off the Greek island of Corfu. It’s understood that nine bodies have been found

29/12/2014

Greece

Greece faces snap election after MPs fail to elect a new president

Greek MPS have failed to elect a new president, meaning the country now faces a snap election

29/12/2014

Greece

First rescued passengers from burning ferry arrive in Italy; dozens more still waiting onboard

Hundreds of people have been rescued from an Italian ferry that caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu. Dozens more are still waiting to be

29/12/2014

Greece

Greece facing fresh general election after MPs fail to choose president

29/12/2014

Greece

Hundreds still awaiting airlift on stricken Greek ferry

At least 190 people are now known to have been plucked from a burning ferry, adrift off the Greek coast. Hundreds remained trapped onboard as rescue

28/12/2014

Greece

Greek MPs in final attempt to pick a new president and avert snap election

Greek members of parliament vote on Monday for a final time to elect a new president and head off a snap general election the prime minister warns

28/12/2014

Greece

Greece: Soup kitchens feed thousands this Christmas

With unemployment running at around 25% and no let-up in the ongoing economic crisis gripping Greece, thousands of Athenians have been forced to

26/12/2014

Greece

Food banks provide free Christmas dinners in Greece as austerity cuts bite

In Athens, hundreds of people have queued up to take advantage of a free Christmas dinner organised by a food bank. Poverty levels are at an all time

25/12/2014

Greece

Greek lawmakers gear up for final presidential vote

Greek MPs are gearing up for a third and final vote in their bid to elect a president. If that ballot also fails, it will trigger a general election

23/12/2014

Greece

Greek presidential vote goes to third round

Greek lawmakers have failed to elect a president in the second round of voting held on Tuesday.

23/12/2014

Greece

Greek MPs set for presidential vote second round

In Greece, negotiations have been going on to secure support for Stavros Dimas, the coalition's choice for president ahead of a second round vote by MPs on Tuesday.

22/12/2014

Greece

Greek PM Antonis Samaras proposes coalition deal

21/12/2014

Greece

Greece 2015: austerity pain leaves the Left a golden chance

19/12/2014

Greece

Greek MPs begin voting in close contest to choose next president

MPs in the Greek parliament have held the first of three possible rounds of voting in a close contest to choose the country’s next president. Prime

17/12/2014

Greece

EU commissioner warns Greek non-payment of bailout debts would be 'suicide'

Against a background of political turmoil the European Union’s Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici arrived in Athens on a two-day visit

16/12/2014

Greece

Greek MPs divided over austerity as crucial vote looms

The Greek parliament embarks on a three-stage vote to elect a new president. If they reject the government's nominated candidate, the country faces an election that could see the left voted into power

16/12/2014

Sport

Irish youngster honoured in Greece

A 10-year old boy from County Armagh in Northern Ireland has been honoured by the Greek Sports Journalists’ Association after striking up a

16/12/2014

Greece

Greece: government condemns 'terrorist' attack on Israel embassy in Athens

The Greek government has condemned a pre-dawn, drive-by gun attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens. “Any terrorist attack hitting at the heart of

12/12/2014

Greece

Greek pensioners protest austerity cuts

Hundreds of Greek pensioners have gathered in the capital to protest against austerity measures. Their message for the government: “We will not live

10/12/2014

Greece

Greek government announces snap presidential vote

In a gamble to end nationwide political uncertainty, the ruling coalition party in Greece has announced a snap presidential election will be held on

09/12/2014

Greece

Greece to hold presidential vote two months early

The Greek government decided to bring forward the parliamentary vote to select the next president after eurozone finance ministers approved an extension to the bailout programme.

09/12/2014

Europe News

Eurozone ministers extend Greek bailout by two months

Eurozone finance ministers have given Greece’s bailout a two month extension after Athens failed to agree on the necessary economic reforms to

08/12/2014

Greece

Priceless statue loan to Russia by Britain riles Greece

It’s not certain what comes first here: diplomacy or politics. The 2,500-year-old sculpture of the river god Illissos is on a pedestal in St

08/12/2014