World news about “Greece”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Injuries and arrests on the streets of AthensViolence erupted on the streets of central Athens on Tuesday night with up to 13 policemen reportedly injured, one… 18/11/2009 - tags: Greece, Clashes
H1N1 vaccination campaigns begin in Spain & GreeceSpain has launched its mass H1N1 flu vaccination campaign, which will initially target the highest-risk groups. Unlike… 16/11/2009 - tag: Greece
Gun attack on Greek policeSix police officers and a passer-by have been wounded in a gun attack on a police station in Athens. One of the… 28/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Attack
Vancouver flame begins Olympic journey… Olympia in Greece, the Olympic … travel around Greece, only arriving … 22/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Olympic Games, Vancouver
Report: boom in illegal migrants to Greece… by sea in Greece has … Greece forms a … 14/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Immigration
Down to business as Greek government sworn inGreece’s new socialist government has been sworn-in in a solemn ceremony in Athens. Prime Minister George… 07/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, George Papandreou
Papendreou’s government takes shapeGreece’s new Prime Minister Georges Papandreou has wasted no time naming his economy and finance ministers, as he faces… 07/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Unemployment, Politics, Socialist party
Tough challenges for Greece’s new PM… to form Greece's next … to lead Greece out of a … heirs of Greece's famous … 05/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections, George Papandreou
Immigrants hail Greek Socialists’ poll win… of Greece's immigrant … problem in Greece. Tens of … 05/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections, Immigrants
Greece: Costas Karamanlis admits defeat in Greek electionOutgoing Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has admitted defeat in the Greek elections and resigned as leader of the New… 04/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections, Costas Karamanlis
Greek elections: Socialists oust Conservatives in Greece to take powerGreece’s Socialists have won Sunday’s election with enough seats to form a government and oust Costas Karamanlis’ New… 04/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections, George Papandreou
New Greek government faces hard budget decisionsAnalysts have been highlighting the scale of the challenges facing George Papandreou and the incoming socialist… 04/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections
Greek candidates vote in snap pollVoting continues in Greece for a new government, with the country’s leaders casting their ballots. Recent… 04/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections
Greek elections: Greek Conservatives may rue snap poll… the teeth of Greece's slowing … Last year Greece saw its worst … 04/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections
Greece votes for new government SundayGreek voters go to the polls on Sunday, to choose a new government. Surveys suggest the conservative Prime… 03/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Greece faces competing election campaigns… economy, Greece, will have a … of recession. Greece faces a battle … must deal with Greece's ballooning … 01/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections
Greek PM pledges tougher reforms ahead of poll… days before Greece goes to the … to deal with Greece's ballooning … 30/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Small bomb in Athens as election day approaches… the run-up to Greece's early … Arguing that Greece is suffering … downturn, Greece is now on the … 23/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections, Attack
Papandreou wants to improve ties with Turkey… between Greece and Turkey … to respect Greece's borders and … 20/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Turkey, Elections
Greek opposition lead election opinion pollsThe leader of the socialist opposition in Greece has promised to weed out corruption and make citizens believe in the… 20/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Socialists ahead in Greek campaign… polls in Greece show Prime … and lower Greece's ballooning … one issue. Greece has been under … 06/09/2009 - tag: Greece
Greece gears for early poll… Adding to Greece's woes the … different in Greece, whoever … investors see Greece as one of the … 03/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Greek PM gambles on early electionGreece is preparing itself for up to a month of political campaigning following its prime minister’s decision to call… 03/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Greek premier calls snap poll for OctoberBeleaguered Greek premier Costas Karamanlis has called a snap general election which is expected to be held on October… 03/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Elections, Costas Karamanlis
Greek PM calls snap electionThe Greek prime minister has called a surprise early election. In a televised address to the nation, Costas… 02/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Leftist militants suspected of Greek bombingsGreek police suspect leftists or anarchists were behind bomb attacks in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki… 02/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Athens, Bomb blast, Attack
Greek bombers target stock exchangeGreece has been hit by two separate bombings. The biggest blast occurred outside the stock exchange in Athens early… 02/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Terrorism, Athens, Bomb blast
NATO chief calls for closer Greek/Turkish ties… called on Greece to improve its … From Greece Rasmussen … 27/08/2009 - tags: Greece, NATO, Turkey
After the fires in Greece: red hot angerThe Greek wildfires which roared around outskirts of the capital Athens devoured more than 30,000 hectares of forest… 26/08/2009 - tags: Greece, fires, fires in Greece
Greek wildfires: Suspicion falls on greedy buildersLarge areas on the outskirts of Athens have been reduced to ashes, leading to accusations greedy builders started the… 26/08/2009 - tags: Greece, fires, fires in Greece
Greeks shocked by Athens firesIt is an ecological disaster. With the fires now being damped down and extinguished, Greeks are measuring the extent of… 25/08/2009 - tags: Greece, fires, fires in Greece
Firefighters start controlling Greek wildfires… sweeping Greece. … burned all of Greece, have just … 25/08/2009 - tags: Greece, fires, fires in Greece
Forest fires lay siege to Greek capitalThousands of Greeks are in a battle to save their homes from being consumed by forest fires raging to the northeast of… 24/08/2009 - tags: Greece, Natural disasters, fires
Locals flee as Greek fires advanceThe fires’ seemingly unstoppable advance on Athens has forced thousands to abandon their homes, taking what they can… 24/08/2009 - tags: Greece, Athens, fires in Greece
Greek forest fire rages near AthensFirefighters in Greece are battling to control a large wildfire on the outskirts of the capital, Athens. The… 22/08/2009 - tags: Greece, fires, fires in Greece
Greece battles to limit wildfire damage… mainland Greece. … menace in Greece. In 2007 … 22/08/2009 - tags: Greece, fires, fires in Greece
Athens shrouded in smoke, two firemen arrested for arsonA blaze close to the Greek capital has blanketed Athens in smoke. The fire started in forest scrub about twenty… 28/07/2009 - tags: France, Greece, fires
Flames force evacuations on CorsicaOnly hours after a major fire was brought under control near Marseille, French firefighters were busy with wildfires on… 24/07/2009 - tags: Greece, Corsica, Natural disasters
Soldier suspended after fires threaten MarseilleOne of France’s biggest wildfires in recent years has now been brought under control but the controversy surrounding it… 23/07/2009 - tags: France, Greece, Natural disasters
France and Greece on wildfire alertWildfires are also keeping the French emergency services busy. Flames have come close to homes near the southern… 23/07/2009 - tags: France, Greece, Natural disasters
Greek police raid illegal immigrant camp… the north of Greece. It is not … Greece has often been … 12/07/2009 - tags: Greece, Immigration
Greece introduces new smoking ban… introduced in Greece, Europe's … cigarettes in Greece remain cheaper … 01/07/2009 - tags: Greece, Health
Greek smoking ban comes into forceGreece has joined the growing club of countries with extensive smoking bans. From today, smoking is banned in… 01/07/2009 - tags: Greece, Health
NATO & Russia resume dialogueNATO and Russia have chosen a nice place, Corfu, for their first Council meeting in nearly a year. The… 27/06/2009 - tags: Greece, NATO, Russia
Greece demands return of Elgin Marbles… marbles back. Greece has been … symbolic move, Greece's Culture … Greece is calling on … 21/06/2009 - tags: Greece, Athens, Museum
Greece opens new Acropolis museumGreece is making last minute preparations to open the gates of the long-awaited Acropolis Museum. Dignitaries from… 20/06/2009 - tags: Greece, Athens, Museum
A museum fit for the Elgin marbles?… occupation of Greece and sold to … that even if Greece did have a … be returned to Greece, how many … 18/06/2009 - tags: Greece, Art, Exhibition
Guerrilla group suspected of shooting in Athens… targets in Greece since a … sparking Greece's worst riots … 17/06/2009 - tags: Greece, Terrorism, Attack
Courthouse squatters focus attention on immigrationUp 800 illegal immigrants are occupying an old courthouse in central Athens, transforming it into an enormous squat… 11/06/2009 - tags: Greece, Immigration
Violence erupts over illegal immigration in GreeceAn anti-immigration protest has sparked violent scenes in Athens. Far-right activists clashed with police… 10/05/2009 - tag: Greece
Big Fat Wedding success prompts comedy to return to GreeceOn the back of the success of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” Canadian-American actress, writer and producer Nia Vardalos… 09/04/2009 - tags: Greece, USA
Mass strike paralyses Greece… much of Greece to a … while Greece's vital … 02/04/2009 - tag: Greece
Greece paralysed by nationwide strikeMuch of Greece has shut down today, as a nationwide strike paralyses daily life. Public- and private-sector unions… 02/04/2009 - tag: Greece
Greek firefighters stage demoThere’s been more violence in downtown Athens This time Greek fire fighters have been demonstrating and clashed… 26/03/2009 - tag: Greece
Device explodes in central AthensA bomb blast in central Athens has damaged an estate agency office, linked to the government. No injuries were… 20/03/2009 - tags: Greece, Bomb blast
Riot police clash with protesting Greek farmersFarmers in Greece have taken to the streets in protest again – this time demanding more financial help from the… 02/02/2009 - tags: Greece, Agriculture, Clashes
Protesting Greek farmers block roads… and central Greece, and on the … to cross. Greece's Agriculture … 22/01/2009 - tag: Greece
Greece faces fines over fly-tipping… rubbish tip in Greece, evidence of … Greece landfills more … 21/01/2009 - tag: Greece
Illegal immigration, SIS II and biometricsItaly, Greece, Malta and Cyprus have called on their European Union partners to help combat a growing wave of illegal… 15/01/2009 - tags: Cyprus, European Union, Greece, Italy
Riots in Greece head into third week… in Greece entered its … so familiar in Greece played out … worst unrest Greece has seen in … 21/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Greek riots head into third weekThere has been no let-up in the continuing violence between protestors and police in the Greek capital, as civil unrest… 19/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Athens hit by fresh clashes… to rock Greece, anger spilled … across Greece was sparked by … that has swept Greece comes from … 18/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Further Greek rallies underwayDespite torrential rain, protesters have taken to the streets of Athens once again to demonstrate over the shooting of… 18/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Demonstration
More strikes, more protests in GreeceSocial order continues to unravel in Greece as anger at the shooting of a teenage boy by police earlier this month has… 18/12/2008 - tag: Greece
2nd week of Greek protests over police shootingThe worst rioting in decades may be over but calm has by no means returned to Greece. Athens has seen a 10th day… 15/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Semblance of peace returns to AthensPeaceful rallies have been held in the Greek capital Athens and in other cities a week after the police killing of a… 13/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Violence leaves Athens but threatens other capitalsThere has been minor violence in Athens overnight as a week of urban riots appears to be tailing off. It’s estimated… 13/12/2008 - tags: Europe, Greece, Clashes
Greece’s frustrated youth says riots no surprise… people in Greece dubbed … people now in Greece is 25 percent, … unemployed in Greece, which has the … 13/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Unemployment
Greece takes stock after a nightmare weekGreece is counting the cost of a week of rioting that has shaken the government and laid bare long simmering social… 13/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Demonstration
Fresh clashes in AthensAthens has seen its seventh day of rioting. Despite a night of relative calm across Greece, fresh violence broke out… 12/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Demonstration, Clashes
Greek shop owners count cost of riotsGreek shop owners are counting their losses after nearly a week of riots in the capital Athens and the rest of the… 12/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Further street clashes in Greece… the streets of Greece. … described as Greece's worst unrest … 12/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Athens calmer but unrest continues in suburbsThere have been skirmishes in the suburbs but security forces say tension has eased in Athens in the wake of Greece’s… 11/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Greek protests go globalDemonstrations against the response of the Greek police have spread well outside the country’s border. In Italy, police… 11/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Italy, Demonstration
New strategy in Greek shooting protestsNew tactics are emerging in protests over the shooting of a teenager in Greece. In what students say is organised… 11/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Costas Karamanlis
Jail for policemen charged over Greek teenager’s deathA court in Greece has ordered two policemen to be held in prison pending their trial over the fatal shooting of a… 11/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
No let-up for Greece as riots go on… a fifth day in Greece as police and … in trouble. Greece was hoping … 10/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Disturbances continue outside police tribunalThe investigation into the death of 15 year-old Greek boy Alexis Grigoropoulos was disrupted by rioters who threw… 10/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Fresh clashes as general strike paralyses Greece… has paralysed Greece, huge crowds … are braced for Greece's worst riots … 10/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
Up to one billion euros of damage feared in AthensHopes of a busy Christmas shopping season have been left in ruins for many traders in Athens. It is feared shops and… 10/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Mass arrests after 4 nights of rioting in GreeceAmid the whiff of teargas, flares from Molotov cocktails and the rattle of rocks hurled at police, Greece is witnessing… 10/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Greek crisis deepens… crisis in Greece is deepening … be imposed in Greece, giving the … 10/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Crisis
More riots in Greece as teen is buriedViolence has broken out in Greece for the fourth day running. Hundreds of protesters threw stones and bottles at lines… 09/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Greek prime minister decries violenceThe worry on the face of the Greek prime minister was plain to see as he arrived for his meeting with the president… 09/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Costas Karamanlis
Riot police in Greece braced for more unrest.… of violence in Greece, and it is not … anger at Greece's unpopular … denied reports Greece is about to … 09/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Anti-Greek protestors storm London embassyIn London, dozens of people have tried to storm the Greek embassy in what is said to have been a show of solidarity… 08/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Policeman injured in Thessalonika riots… are the worst Greece has seen for … time among Greece's disaffected … 08/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Greek PM appeals for calmThe Greek Prime Minister has appealed for calm as the street violence threatens to spiral out of control. Costas… 08/12/2008 - tag: Greece
Greece hit by new riots after teenager’s death… both here in Greece and across … in years in Greece, as gangs … 08/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Demonstration
Greek protest spreads to BerlinProtests at the killing of Athens teenager Alexandros Grigogorpoulos have spread abroad. About 15 self-proclaimed… 08/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Blockade, Embassy
Greece rocked by more protests… to erupt in Greece in years. … nerve among Greece's young people … 08/12/2008 - tags: Greece, Clashes
