Greece
Greek PM says pensions to rise for first time in more than a decade
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday the minimum wage would rise again next year and pensions would…
Greece tells state entities to save energy or risk losing funding
ATHENS, (Reuters) - Greek state entities will risk losing government funding if they fail to implement a government energy-saving plan, ministers said…
Greece complains to NATO and United Nations over Turkey’s remarks
Greece has sent letters to NATO and the United Nations, complaining over what it called "inflammatory" statements by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan…
Erdoğan repeats threat against Greece: We can come suddenly one night
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday repeated his stark warning to neighbouring Greece regarding alleged airspace violations over the Aegean Sea.…
Greece to tap tourism revenues to keep subsidising power bills
ATHENS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Greece plans to tap higher than expected revenues from tourism this year, the country's biggest cash-earner, to…
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region – EMSC
Sept 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake's epicentre was…
Greek parliament sets up inquiry commission to probe phone tapping scandal
Greek lawmakers on Monday voted in favour of setting up an inquiry commission to probe the phone tapping of an opposition leader…
Photo Story: Athens hit by storm
People seek a way to cross a flooded street during a storm in Athens, Greece, 24 August 2022. Various parts of Greece…
Photo Story: Flamingos in Greece
Flamingos stand in the wetland of Nea Kios near Nafplio, Greece. Via EPA-EFE/BOUGIOTIS EVAGELOS
UPDATE – Greece’s exit from enhanced EU scrutiny ends 12 years of pain – PM
ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Greece's exit on Saturday from the European Union's so-called enhanced surveillance framework for its economy ends 12…
Dozens missing after Greece rescues 29 migrants from capsized boat
ATHENS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants are reported missing from a sunken boat after Greece's coastguard rescued 29 in the…
Greek PM tells nation was unaware of phone tapping of opposition party leader
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Monday that he was unaware that Socialist Party (PASOK) leader Nikos Androulakis' phone had been…