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Greece expels second batch of refugees to Turkey
Apr 08, 2016 09:00Greece has expelled a second group of refugees from its Lesbos island to Turkey as part of the controversial EU-Turkey refugee deal.
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Some refugees may have been wrongly returned by Greece to Turkey: UNHCR
Apr 06, 2016 10:34The UN says some people in the first batch of refugees returned from the Greece to Turkey as part of an agreement between Ankara and the EU may have been dispatched mistakenly.
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Police clash with anti-refugee protesters in Greece
Mar 28, 2016 09:43Clashes have erupted in Greece between police and a group of far-right protesters who were demonstrating against the influx of refugees into and the growing presence of Muslims in the country.
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Greece empties refugee camp as arrivals slow down
Mar 26, 2016 14:39Greece has started evacuating refugees from a major border camp as the country starts to see near-zero arrivals as a result of a deal between the European Union and Turkey.
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refugees demand Greek-Macedonian border opening
Mar 13, 2016 14:52Hundreds of refugees have staged a protest on Greece’s border with Macedonia, demanding the opening of the border.
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Greek protesters slam EU policies on refugees
Mar 03, 2016 07:02Thousands of Greeks have hit the streets in the capital, Athens, for a mass protest rally against EU policies towards refugees mainly coming from the Middle East.
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Greece in talks with Iran to buy LNG, deliver fuel to Europe
Feb 25, 2016 17:10Greek Energy Minister Panos Skourletis says Athens is in talks with Tehran to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) for domestic needs.
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Greece warns EU as minister plan to curb refugees
Feb 25, 2016 08:44Greece warns any EU deal on the refugee crisis must incorporate mandatory distributions of the refugees as ministers of the bloc meet to tighten regulations.
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Iran to export 60k bpd of oil to Greece
Feb 20, 2016 12:25Iran said on Saturday that it has finalized a deal with Greece to sell as much as 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to the country.
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Athens protest shows solidarity with Greek farmers over pensions program
Feb 13, 2016 12:02Thousands of people held a demonstration in Athens, Greece, on Saturday to show solidarity with farmers who have blocked dozens of highways and border crossings in recent weeks to protest the government’s proposed pensions program.