News: Greece

We have started to collect the most important news related to Greece in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Greece – overview

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• January 5th 2015 – July 31st 2014
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• December 18th 2012 – October 30th 2012
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• August 16th 2012 – June 18th 2012
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Greece: news

EU to take in some child migrants stuck in Greece

Monday, March 9th 2020, 12:48
related countries: Turkey

Unaccompanied minors and sick children will be relocated from Greece, amid tensions with Turkey.
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Greece migrant crisis: Refugee centre ablaze as tensions rise

Saturday, March 7th 2020, 22:40

Flames engulfed the centre on Saturday, as Greece announced fresh restrictions on asylum seekers.
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Water cannon and tear gas at Turkish-Greek border

Saturday, March 7th 2020, 15:14
related countries: Turkey

Clashes have erupted at Turkey's border with Greece, where migrants seeking access to the EU have gathered.
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Syrian refugees on Turkish border wait to cross into Greece

Friday, March 6th 2020, 10:20
related countries: Syria, Turkey

Refugees from Syria are among thousands now at Turkey's western border, hoping to enter Greece.
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Turkish police move to stop Greece pushing migrants back

Thursday, March 5th 2020, 13:33
related countries: Turkey

Thousands of migrants trying to get into the EU remain in the border zone between the two countries.
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Turkey claims migrant killed in Greek border clash

Wednesday, March 4th 2020, 21:58
related countries: Turkey

Greece denies a Turkish claim that a migrant was shot dead by its security forces.
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EU chief says Greece is Europe's shield in migrant crisis

Tuesday, March 3rd 2020, 14:53
related countries: Turkey

The head of the European Commission says the EU's first priority is to keep order on Greece's border.
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Greek coast guards fire into sea near migrant boat

Monday, March 2nd 2020, 21:24
related countries: Turkey

The dinghy was also shoved around with boats by coast guards trying to force it back towards Turkey.
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Turkey says millions of migrants may head to EU

Monday, March 2nd 2020, 17:47
related countries: Syria

President Erdogan says EU inaction over Syria means he cannot stop migrants heading for Greece.
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'Turkish authorities drove us to the border'

Monday, March 2nd 2020, 5:04
related countries: Turkey

Migrants in Greece told the BBC Turkish authorities encouraged them to cross into the EU from Turkey
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Greek protests: Dozens hurt as island clashes intensify

Thursday, February 27th 2020, 7:47

Police and protesters clashed on Lesbos and Chios over plans to build new migrant centres.
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Greek clashes break out over new migrant camps

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 12:56
related places: Chios

Residents of the Greek islands Lesbos and Chios clashed with riot police over planned migrant camps.
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Lesbos: Tear gas fired as migrants hold protest over conditions

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 21:09

Greek police attempted to break up angry protests over conditions for migrants on the Greek island.
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Greek plan to stop migrant boats with floating barriers

Thursday, January 30th 2020, 14:42
related countries: Turkey

A netted installation with flashing lights is planned for the Aegean Sea between Lesbos and Turkey.
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Migrant crisis: Eight children die as boat sinks off Turkey

Sunday, January 12th 2020, 8:41
related countries: Turkey
related places: Chios

Three adults have also died as their boat sank off Turkey's coast near the Greek island of Chios.
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The tobacco farmers chasing a sweeter crop

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 0:13

Greek farmers have hit a sweet spot after growing sugar substitute stevia instead of tobacco.
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Woman arrested after baby rescued from bin in Greece

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 10:13

A local woman found the baby after hearing crying deep inside a public rubbish chute.
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Bronze Age royal tombs unearthed in Greece

Wednesday, December 18th 2019, 5:32
related countries: United States

A team of US archaeologists finds gold jewellery and artefacts dating back more than 3,000 years.
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Lesbos migrant camp children 'say they want to die'

Tuesday, December 17th 2019, 0:06

An increasing number of children are self-harming and attempting suicide in a Greek migrant camp.
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Pushy pig steals spotlight during live TV broadcast

Wednesday, November 27th 2019, 13:46

Presenters at a Greek TV station cry with laughter as the nosey intruder take centre stage.
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Turkey to extradite American IS suspect 'stranded on border'

Thursday, November 14th 2019, 14:01
related countries: Turkey, United States

The alleged militant spent four days stuck between the Turkey and Greece borders.
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American Islamic State suspect 'stranded on Turkey border'

Tuesday, November 12th 2019, 21:55
related countries: Turkey

An alleged US Islamic State militant is stuck after Turkey deported him and Greece refused him entry.
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Tourist lost at sea off Greek island 'survived by eating sweets'

Tuesday, November 5th 2019, 0:42

Kushila Stein was rescued north of Crete after 37 hours at sea in a rubber dinghy.
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WW2 Jewish survivors in rare reunion with Greek rescuer

Monday, November 4th 2019, 9:36

Melpomeni Dina helped hide six family members from the Nazis in 1941-1944.
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Brazil oil spill: Greek-flagged tanker believed to be source

Friday, November 1st 2019, 17:28

The spill has stained 2,500km (1,553 miles) of coastline, affecting marine life and beaches.
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Greece: Migrant camps 'on edge of catastrophe', EU watchdog says

Friday, November 1st 2019, 11:28

As conditions are described as “abysmal”, Greek MPs back moves to speed up migrant deportations.
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Exarchia: How Airbnb angered Greek anarchists

Friday, October 18th 2019, 23:21
related places: Athens

Home rentals site Airbnb sparked a heated debate about sustainable tourism in an Athens district known for its radical politics.
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TWA Flight 847: Hijack suspect freed after same-name error

Tuesday, September 24th 2019, 16:40

Greek police release Mohammed Saleh after concluding they have the wrong man in the 1985 incident.
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Greece: 'Volleyball team' of migrants arrested in Athens

Sunday, September 22nd 2019, 14:54
related places: Athens

Greek police say the group was arrested at Athens airport after turning up in matching sports kits.
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TWA Flight 847: Greek police arrest aircraft hijacking suspect

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 18:25

The man, 65, is suspected of involvement in the TWA Flight 847 hijacking that left one dead.
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Greece wildfires: Blaze forces evacuations on island of Samos

Monday, August 26th 2019, 9:59
related places: Samos

The Greek coastguard collects hundreds of people from hotels and beaches on the island of Samos.
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Iran tanker row: Greece closes out ship after US warnings

Wednesday, August 21st 2019, 9:53
related countries: Syria, United States

A Greek minister says the country is "not willing to facilitate the course of this ship to Syria".
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Paros - the Greek paradise island that wants to ditch plastic

Monday, August 19th 2019, 0:20
related places: Paros

Paros in Greece is at the centre of a drive to turn it into the world's first island free of plastic waste.
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Greek island suffers 'terrible' wildfires

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 11:52

Hundreds of villagers have been evacuated as firefighters battle the flames in Evia.
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Greece wildfires leave blackened forests in their wake

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 11:39

Hundreds of villagers are evacuated as flames ravage a dense forest on the Greek island of Evia.
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Greek earthquake: Buildings collapse as powerful tremor shakes Athens

Friday, July 19th 2019, 17:44
related places: Athens

The 5.1 magnitude earthquake knocked out telecoms and power in parts of the city.
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Suzanne Eaton murder: Man arrested for murder of US scientist

Monday, July 15th 2019, 17:51
related countries: United States
related places: Man

The man who allegedly killed Suzanne Eaton was reported to be a father of two from the Greek island.
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Suzanne Eaton, US scientist, found killed in WW2 bunker on Crete

Wednesday, July 10th 2019, 18:48
related countries: United States

Police on the Greek island say Suzanne Eaton, who was there for a conference, died of suffocation.
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Greek elections: Mitsotakis promises change after New Democracy win

Monday, July 8th 2019, 9:41

The New Democracy party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins the election with an absolute majority.
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Greece elections: Centre-right regains power under Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Monday, July 8th 2019, 4:08

The New Democracy party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins the election with an absolute majority.
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Why young people have suffered the most from Greece’s economic collapse

Friday, July 5th 2019, 15:56

How a decade of economic unrest has affected the employment prospects of three Greek graduates.
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Greek general election: Five issues that matter

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 23:21

From austerity to name-calling controversies; why Alexis Tsipras's leadership hangs in the balance.
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Greek election: Why frustrated young voters are turning conservative

Sunday, June 30th 2019, 23:55

As Greece goes to the polls on 7 July, many young Greeks are turning from the left-wing Syriza.
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Chatty cockroach gets Greeks talking on Athens streets

Sunday, June 23rd 2019, 23:52
related places: Athens

How two female artists reignited debate on the streets of Greece by imitating an insect.
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Migrant crisis: Children among seven killed as boat sinks in Greece

Tuesday, June 11th 2019, 12:37
related countries: Turkey

A small vessel carrying migrants from Turkey overturns near the island of Lesbos, officials say.
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European elections: Love and hate in EU after economic rescues

Sunday, May 12th 2019, 23:11
related countries: Ireland

Enthusiasm for the EU is strong in Ireland, weak in Greece - yet both had huge EU bailouts.
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How Greek crisis helped removed taboo on mental health

Saturday, May 4th 2019, 23:03

Mental health has always been a controversial subject in Greece, but the economic crisis changed that.
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Cyprus serial killer: Police find another suspected victim

Sunday, April 28th 2019, 15:18
related countries: Cyprus

A Greek-Cypriot army officer has confessed to killing seven women and girls, all of foreign descent.
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