Sources: WAtoday
The Hellenic Coast Guard open fire against a motorboat carrying 14 migrants near the island of Symi, Greece, killing one of the passengers. 2024-08-23
At least 10 people have been killed by floods caused by torrential rain in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. 2023-09-6
The US seizes a Russian owned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude oil in Greece and has transferred the cargo to another ship destined for the US. It is unclear if the seizure was due to US sanctions against Iran or US sanctions on Russia. 2022-05-26
Greece bans music at New Year's Eve celebrations and orders all entertainment venues to close at midnight due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. 2021-12-30
Greece imposes new restrictions for access to the hospitality and entertainment sectors to those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19, particularly for those who want to visit indoor spaces like restaurants, bars and cafés. 2021-07-16
Greece officially reopens its borders to all visitors who present a proof of vaccination, a negative PCR test result, or a document certifying a recent recovery from the COVID-19 as tourism season begins, hoping to revive the sector badly affected by the pandemic. 2021-05-14
Greece reports 13 new deaths taking the nationwide total to 449, a new record since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-10-11
Thirteen are killed and 34 others injured after a bus carrying Erasmus exchange students returning from the renowned Falles fireworks festival in Valencia, crashes near Freginals, Spain. The regional government of Catalonia said in a statement that, "... according to the latest data, the ill-fated bus had students from Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Italy, Peru, Bulgaria, Poland, Ireland, Japan, Ukraine, Holland, Belgium, France, Palestine, Turkey, (and) Greece." 2016-03-20
EU ministers discuss suspending the Schengen passport-free travel zone for two years, on the basis that the migrant crisis has exposed “serious deficiencies” at the Greek border that endanger the overall area. 2015-12-3
The Euro zone tells Greece that it must stay with its reform package or risk being forced out of the euro zone by cash-flow problems. 2015-03-19