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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• December 24th 2009 – November 17th 2009
• November 12th 2009 – August 22nd 2009
• August 10th 2009 – March 30th 2009
• March 20th 2009 – January 5th 2009
• January 2nd 2009 – December 9th 2008
• December 8th 2008 – August 21st 2008
• August 17th 2008 – April 22nd 2008
• April 20th 2008 – March 4th 2008
• March 3rd 2008 – September 17th 2007
• September 17th 2007 – August 25th 2007
• August 21st 2007 – May 23rd 2007
• April 25th 2007 – February 5th 2007
• January 30th 2007 – September 14th 2006
• September 3rd 2006 – May 25th 2006
• May 24th 2006 – February 22nd 2006
• February 20th 2006 – December 4th 2005

Greece: news

Greek farmers clash with workers

Sunday, April 20th 2008, 18:45

Fighting breaks out in southern Greece between strawberry farmers and striking migrant workers.
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Macedonia to hold early election

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 20:28
related countries: Macedonia

Macedonia will dissolve its parliament and hold early elections amid a row with Greece over its name.
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Symbolic Cyprus border crossing

Friday, April 11th 2008, 17:06
related countries: Cyprus, Turkey

Mehmet Ali Talat becomes the first Turkish Cypriot leader to enter Greek Cypriot territory through Ledra Street.
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Greek weightlifters fail tests

Friday, April 4th 2008, 13:54

Eleven out of 14 members of Greece's weightlifting team test positive for banned substances.
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Symbolic Cyprus crossing reopens

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 22:43
related countries: Cyprus, Turkey
related places: Nicosia

The Ledra Street crossing in the divided Cypriot city of Nicosia reopens, despite a brief dispute.
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Greece hands China Olympic torch

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 13:46
related countries: China
related places: Athens

The Olympic flame is passed to Chinese officials at an Athens ceremony, amid protests over Tibet.
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Olympic torch lit despite protest

Monday, March 24th 2008, 22:09
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

The Olympic torch is lit in Greece, in a ceremony briefly disrupted by pro-Tibet demonstrators.
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Peace talks on Cyprus to restart

Friday, March 21st 2008, 13:19
related countries: Cyprus, Turkey
related places: Nicosia

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agree to resume talks on reunifying the island and to open a street in the capital.
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Greece passes pension reform bill

Friday, March 21st 2008, 0:16

Greece's parliament passes a controversial pension reform bill that has triggered mass public protests.
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Greece to vote on pension reform

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 7:59

Greece's parliament is to vote on a controversial pension reform bill that has triggered mass public protests.
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Greece gripped by pensions strike

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 2:08

Greece's civil servants hold a general strike against pension reforms, paralysing transport and closing public offices.
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Greek common-law marriage row

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 11:49

The Greek Orthodox Church opposes government plans to give more rights to unmarried couples.
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Greek tourist ship runs aground

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 18:32
related places: Poros

Greek authorities evacuate a ship carrying 313 people after it runs aground near the island of Poros.
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Greek tourist ship runs aground

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 15:04
related places: Athens, Poros

A boat carrying 280 passengers runs aground north of the Greek island of Poros near Athens, officials say.
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Many injured in Greek train crash

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 4:59

A passenger train derails near Larissa in central Greece with at least 23 people injured, police say.
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Nato presses Macedonia on name

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 10:37
related countries: Macedonia

Nato's chief calls on Macedonia to settle a long row with Greece over the ex-Yugoslav republic's name.
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