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Six COVID-free Greek islands to visit this summer

Looking for a worry-free getaway? These six Greek islands are entirely COVID-free.

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Marble quarry in Russia plays host to concert

The 'Marble Mile' festival, which is in its third year, is organised by the Erza International Art Foundation and Polevskoy Local Government, with support from other state and public organisations

Green News

Anger after young seal is killed in a protected marine area

A search is underway to find the person who killed the animal, despite him living in a marine protected area.

Bulgaria

Smugglers crammed these 15 migrants into one vehicle, say police

Leaders of a gang of smugglers who transported hundreds of migrants across the border from Turkey to Greece have been arrested.

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Turkey

Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands

A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said.

World News

Euroviews. The EU must act now to protect Thessaloniki's antiquities | View

"In Greece, an archaeological site of incalculable value is today at great risk of being irretrievably damaged."

Greece

Greece: Police break up protesters against new vaccine law

About 1,500 demonstrators gathered in Syntagma square as the Greek government introduced a new bill to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for care home staff.

Sport

NBA Finals MVP Antetokounmpo celebrated back home in Greece

The "Greek Freak" finished with 50 points, 14 rebounds, and five blocked shots as he was named the NBA Finals "Most Valuable Player".

Greece

Sluggish start to tourism season in Greece

Uncertainty over the Delta variant is blamed for the low number of visitors

Travel News

No more quarantine-free travel from the Balearic Islands to the UK

The Balearic Islands have been added to the UK's amber list, while Bulgaria, Croatia and Hong Kong have joined the green.

Greece

Four people injured and suspect arrested after knife attack in Greece

Four people were hurt in a knife attack in Athens and a suspect has been arrested after he called the police.

Cult

This is what the future could really look like

An AI exhibit that consists of 25 works examines how we view artificial intelligence, and how it views us.

Greece

Greek teens offered €150 in vouchers if they get a COVID-19 jab

Bad news, you can't spend it all on booze.

Greece

Greek trio arrested for selling priceless Roman statue for €40,000

One of the three found the statue in his garden and asked the other two to sell it, police say.

Greece

Seven Greek bishops, three others injured in suspected acid attack

Greek authorities said that ten people had been hospitalised with burns after being attacked with a caustic liquid, allegedly by a priest facing a disciplinary hearing.

Greece

Amnesty accuses Greece of 'systematic' policy of migrant pushbacks

Athens has disputed reports accusing Greek border police of violent returns of refugees and migrants to Turkey.

Greece

Greek pilot has confessed to killing his British wife, say police

A Greek pilot who initially claimed his wife had been killed by robbers during a dramatic home invasion has now confessed to her murder, say police.

My Europe Series

As diplomats return, is Europe rebuilding bridges with Assad's Syria?

At least five EU countries have brought back diplomats to Damascus despite the bloc's sanctions against the Assad regime, Euronews has learned.

Greece

Strikes across Greece as parliament set to approve labour law reform

Public transport staff in Athens went on strike for the second time in a week on Wednesday before the vote.

Republic of North Macedonia

Greece complains to UEFA over North Macedonia acronym at EURO 2020

Greek ministers have urged North Macedonia to change the name of their football association to reflect the Prespa agreement on the country's constitutional name.