Greece

Greece adopts law allowing 13-hour workdays despite protests

October 17, 2025 7:05 am

Greece is recovering from a debilitating 2009-2018 debt crisis, marked by years of belt-tightening, that wiped out a quarter of national output.

Strike against 13-hour work day in Greece: 5 key questions answered

October 02, 2025 3:00 pm

As thousands of workers in the public and private sectors halted their duties and took to the streets during the 24-hour strike that disrupted to services across the country on Wednesday.

Wildfire burns through suburb of Greece's capital Athens as residents are told to evacuate

July 27, 2025 10:22 am

Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometres northeast of Athens, reportedly received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas.

A strong bomb explosion targets a Greek prison guard's home and wounds 2

July 26, 2025 11:49 pm

A witness reported seeing a man walking along the street shortly before the explosion, police said.

UC Berkeley marketing professor shot dead in Greece, gunman at large

July 16, 2025 5:17 am

Jeziorski, 43, an economist and professor of marketing at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business was shot multiple times from close range in a residential area in Athens.

Greece shuts the Acropolis due to high temperatures

July 08, 2025 4:40 pm

The heatwave currently devastating Europe has led to the closure of several notable landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower

Greece wildfires trigger state of emergency, 5,000 evacuated

July 03, 2025 11:17 pm

The wildfire is being driven by 50 mph winds, triggering flare-ups that are making containment efforts difficult for firefighters

Woman faces arson charges after her cigarette sparks Chios wildfire

June 26, 2025 2:15 pm

The accused, a Georgian national working as a housekeeper, has reportedly admitted to causing the fire during questioning by fire brigade officials.

Greece's Dodecanese Islands, near Turkey border, hit by 6.2 magnitude earthquake

June 03, 2025 6:06 am

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake was at a reported depth of 68 km (42 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre added.

Fire brigade in Greece on high alert after 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Crete

May 22, 2025 10:29 am

The epicenter was in the sea 58 kilometers (36 miles) north-northeast of Elounda, which is on the northern coast of Crete.

Greece battles worst wildfire of the year as flames encroach on Athens suburbs

August 13, 2024 3:42 am

Firefighters are struggling to control the inferno. The flame has threatened apartment blocks, schools, and businesses.

Hundreds of firefighters battle raging Greece wildfire

August 28, 2023 6:32 pm

20 people have lost their lives in the wildfire that has been raging uncontrollably for the last ten days

Violent protests in Greece after Romany boy shot by police

December 07, 2022 2:18 pm

Flash floods hit Greek island of Crete, wash away cars

October 16, 2022 5:22 pm

A man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away in flash floods.

Devastating wildfires rage in Greece, forcing mass evacuations

August 09, 2021 9:35 pm

Greece's island, Evia, has been battling a massive forest fire for the last seven days, since it started on August 3. The country has been facing its worst heat wave in three decades, with temperatures soaring to 45 degrees Celsius for days.

Successive fires in Greek refugee camps leave thousands homeless

September 12, 2020 5:42 pm

Officials have said the Tuesday and Wednesday night blazes were deliberately set by some camp residents angered at quarantine and isolation orders imposed after 35 people in the Moria camp tested positive for COVID-19.

Refugee women find relief in Greece soccer

July 11, 2019 6:58 am

The United Nations Refugee Agency, known as the UNHCR, says there were 76,100 pending asylum claims in Greece at the end of 2018, in a report prepared for World Refugee Day on Thursday.

Snow coats ancient monuments in Athens amid record cold spell

January 14, 2019 10:25 am

The ancient monuments in Athens got a rare dusting of snow on Tuesday as temperatures across Greece hit record lows, bringing transport to a standstill in some areas

Greece referendum says 'No' to bailout

July 06, 2015 11:35 am

GREECE REFERENDUM: More than 60 percent of voters in a hastily called referendum have rejected creditors' demands for more austerity in exchange for rescue loans.

Greece debt crisis: How people are coping with the financial meltdown

June 30, 2015 12:11 pm

Greece’s bailout program ends on Tuesday, when the country is unlikely to make a 1.6 billion euro ($1.8 billion) repayment to the International Monetary Fund.

Greece: Tsipras urges EU states to 'behave responsibly' towards refugee crisis

February 25, 2016 6:44 pm