Greece

  • Fugitive Turkish soldier granted asylum by Greek committee

    Fugitive Turkish soldier granted asylum by Greek committee

    Jul 05, 2018 10:06

    Another Turkish soldier from a group of eight officers who fled Turkey after a failed coup two years ago has been granted asylum in Greece by an independent committee.

  • Greek minister breaks ranks with government, declares bid to block Macedonia deal

    Greek minister breaks ranks with government, declares bid to block Macedonia deal

    Jul 03, 2018 07:32

    Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, a key ally in the delicate left-right coalition government, has announced plans to block an agreement inked with neighboring Macedonia last month to end a long-running dispute over the latter country’s name.

  • Greek rally against Macedonia name deal turns violent

    Greek rally against Macedonia name deal turns violent

    Jul 02, 2018 05:34

    Protesters were seen clashing with police at a demonstration in Athens on Sunday held in protest over the recent agreement between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to settle their ongoing naming dispute.

  • Greeks clash with police over Macedonia name deal

    Greeks clash with police over Macedonia name deal

    Jun 26, 2018 09:58

    Dozens of Greeks clashed with police on Monday when they tried to storm a presentation by the ruling Syriza party aimed at explaining the virtues of a deal to change the name of Macedonia.

  • Protests continue in Macedonia as deal with Greece proceeds

    Protests continue in Macedonia as deal with Greece proceeds

    Jun 24, 2018 04:45

    People in Macedonia have staged a rally in the capital, Skopje, to protest an agreement between their government and Greece that would officially modify the name of their country.

  • Greece hails 'historic' eurozone deal to end debt crisis

    Greece hails 'historic' eurozone deal to end debt crisis

    Jun 23, 2018 07:39

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has hailed as a "historic" step an agreement with eurozone ministers that will put an end to the country's eight-year bailout program.

  • Greece, Macedonia sign deal, face opposition still

    Greece, Macedonia sign deal, face opposition still

    Jun 17, 2018 09:08

    The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia have officially signed an accord to rename the former Yugoslav republic as the “Republic of North Macedonia,” potentially ending a dispute between the two countries.

  • Greece's parliament passes fast-track reform package

    Greece's parliament passes fast-track reform package

    Jun 15, 2018 00:01

    Greece's parliament on Thursday (June 14) passed a fast-track reform package to unlock 12 billion euros of bailout funds and wrap up a fourth and final review of its loan program as it as it seeks more debt relief from its official creditors next week.

  • I will not approve deal with Greece: Macedonia pres.

    I will not approve deal with Greece: Macedonia pres.

    Jun 14, 2018 08:47

    Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says he will not sign a “damaging” deal reached between the small Balkan country and Greece on changing the former Yugoslav republic’s name, shattering hopes of an ultimate end to a decades-long diplomatic dispute.

  • Greece’s PM faces impeachment over Macedonia deal

    Greece’s PM faces impeachment over Macedonia deal

    Jun 13, 2018 14:55

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may face a no confidence vote in parliament over his decision to finally sign on a deal that allowed neighboring Macedonia to keep its name, which is identical to a northern province in Greece.