Sources: WAtoday
Eight people are killed and 18 others are rescued when a speedboat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Rhodes, Greece. 2024-12-20
Two air force members are killed when a Canadair CL-215 waterbomber crashes on Evia island, Greece. 2023-07-25
Russian forces shell the city of Sartana, Ukraine, and the nearby village of Buhas, killing ten Greek nationals. 2022-02-26
Police in Star Dojran, North Macedonia discover 42 migrants hiding in a truck. Authorities say that most of the migrants were of Syrian descent and were likely travelling through Greece. 2021-11-8
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
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs an order requiring anyone arriving from Croatia, Greece, Spain, and Malta to be tested for COVID-19 in an attempt to avoid a spike of new cases in the country. The country is also banning travellers from Colombia over concerns of new infections. 2020-08-13
Greece recalls its ambassador to Austria in response to Austria's hosting of a meeting with Balkan states, to which Greece was not invited, about European migrant crisis policies that would make it harder for migrants to head north across Europe. Greece's foreign ministry called the move an "unfriendly act." More than 100,000 migrants have entered the EU illegally so far in 2016, nearly all of them arriving in Greece. 2016-02-25
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
Eurozone finance ministers reject a request by Greece to extend debt negotiations past Tuesday's deadline. 2015-06-27
People in Greece protest against the latest austerity measures imposed on their country, as more senior politicians resign. 2012-02-10