Ioannis Giagkinis

Greece

Greek police fire tear gas at farmers threatening to blockade airport

Protesters have argued the delays amount to collective punishment, leaving honest farmers in debt and unable to plant their fields for next season.

05/12/2025

Culture news

A day in the life of an Olympic lighting ceremony priestess

This week sees the Olympic flame pass from Greece to Italy en route to Milan for the Winter Games. Euronews spent a day behind the scenes with the dancers and actors who perform at the historic lighting ceremony as it's been practised since the start of the movement in Ancient Olympia.

02/12/2025

Greece

Athens vows 'Greek FBI' crackdown on 'cyclone' of crime in Crete

Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced a crackdown on organised crime in Crete, including stricter gun penalties, after a deadly shooting in Vorizia.

07/11/2025

Cyprus

Crews in Cyprus battle huge wildfires, villages forced to evacuate

Wednesday's fires broke out on the first day of a heatwave in Cyprus with forecasters expecting temperatures on Thursday to hit 45 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day of the year.

23/07/2025

Cyprus

At least seven dead off the coast of Cyprus in migrant boat disaster

Local officials say the bodies were recovered by Port and Maritime Police vessels during a search and rescue mission around 24 to 25 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco.

18/03/2025

Greece

'I don't think in terms of fear': basketball coach Blatt on MS battle

Last week, professional basketball coach David Blatt made a surprising announcement in a letter on Greek team Olympiacos' website — he has been diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS).

29/08/2019

Greece

Greece's claim for war reparations from Germany explained

07/04/2015