Greece

Greek public sector workers stage strike against new austerity reforms

Nov 24, 2016 14:58

Greek public sector workers have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the austerity measures planned by the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to secure bailout loans from its international lenders.
Attackers throw grendade at French embassy in Athens

Nov 10, 2016 10:55

Assailants on a motorcycle have carried out a grenade attack on the French embassy in the Greek capital, Athens, wounding a security guard.
Pensioners protest new round of planned cuts on pensions in Greece

Nov 03, 2016 15:09

Thousands of retirees have staged a protest in Greece to demand that the government scrap a new round of planned cuts on their pensions.
Greek top court cancels government auction of TV channels

Oct 27, 2016 10:28

Greece’s highest judicial body has ruled that an auction of television licenses conducted by the government last month was flawed, delivering a blow to the country’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose left-led administration had held the auction as part of an anti-corruption drive.
Greece rejects UN criticism about deported Syrians

Oct 22, 2016 14:23

Officials in Greece have defended a decision to deport 10 refugees to Turkey, saying none of the Syrians had sought to stay in Greece as claimed by the United Nations refugee agency, also known as the UNHCR.
Thousands of Greek protesters denounce NATO

Oct 21, 2016 04:02

Thousands of protesters have gathered in the Greek capital of Athens to protest against what regard as war-mongering policies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Greece’s ruling party urges recognition of Palestine

Oct 18, 2016 11:29

Greece’s ruling party, Syriza, has urged the government to recognize Palestine as a state, 10 months after the Greek parliament recommended Athens to do so.
Iran, Greece stress close banking ties

Oct 01, 2016 03:39

Officials from Iran and Greece called for the expansion of trade and banking relations between the two countries, with the Greek side expressing enthusiasm for investment by Iranian companies in the South European nation.
Greeks stage anti-refugee rally on Chios Island

Sep 29, 2016 05:28

Hundreds of people on Greece’s Aegean island of Chios have staged an anti-refugee demonstration, calling on the government to implement immediate measures to limit the arrival of further refugees on the island.
Large fire at Greek refugee camp forces thousands to flee

Sep 20, 2016 02:50

Thousands of refugees have been forced to flee after a large fire erupted at their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.