Greece

At least 60 killed in wildfire raging near Athens, people flee to beaches

Jul 24, 2018 06:59

At least 60 people were killed and about 170 others wounded as a wildfire swept through woodlands and villages near the Greek capital of Athens, trapping families with children behind walls of smoke and flames as they tried to flee to the beach.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.