Greece
Greece bans parties with convicted leaders from running in elections
ATHENS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Greek parliament paved the way for banning political parties whose leaders have been convicted of crimes…
Three drown, dozens feared missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
Three people drowned and two dozen are believed to be missing in the second migrant shipwreck off Greece this week, authorities said…
Snowstorm shuts schools and shops, disrupts traffic in Athens
ATHENS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall and plummeting temperatures shut schools and shops in the Greek capital on Monday, with many…
Greek unemployment unchanged at 11.6% in December
ATHENS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate stood at 11.6% in December, unchanged from an upwardly revised 11.6% in November, data…
Pilot dies in Greek F-4 jet crash in Ionian Sea, second pilot missing
One pilot died in an F-4 fighter jet crash in the Ionian Sea off western Greece on Monday and rescuers were searching…
Greek opposition presents no-confidence motion against government
Former prime minister of Greece and current leader of the leftwing opposition Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday presented a no-confidence motion against the…
Greece detects African swine fever in a wild boar
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Greece has detected African swine fever in a wild boar in the north of the country, the World…
Greece expands fence along border with Turkey
Greece will almost double the length of the 5-meter (16-foot)-high steel fence on its border with Turkey amid concerns over a surge…
Europe’s royals, in Athens, bids farewell to Greece’s last king
ATHENS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, born…
Greece to hold parliamentary election in spring, PM says
ATHENS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Greece will hold a parliamentary election in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, confirming…
Malta lags behind in sanctioning Russian assets – EU
Malta, together with Greece, lags behind their European Union peers in freezing Russian assets sanctioned over Moscow's war against Ukraine, according to…
Greece to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China
Air travellers to Greece from China must show they have tested negative for COVID-19 48 hours before arrival, a new requirement that…