Sources: WAtoday
The Greek Coast Guard rescue more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands. 2023-09-2
Greece and Norway report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. 2022-05-21
Greece reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first detected in India. 2021-04-25
Macedonian police fire tear gas at refugees as they attempted to break through a fence at the Greece-Macedonia border near Idomeni, sparking clashes that injured 200 people. 2016-04-10
A bomb blast at the Hellenic Business Federation offices in central Athens, Greece, damages the Cypriot Embassy across the street. While there is yet no claim for responsibility the authorities suspect a domestic guerrilla group set off the blast. 2015-11-24
Unions in Greece call a general strike over new austerity measures. 2013-07-16
The President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, fails to broker a coalition deal between Greece's major political parties. 2012-05-13
European sovereign debt crisis: Eurozone finance ministers agree to give a further €12 billion over the next two weeks to Greece as it fights bankruptcy. 2011-07-2
The Greek Parliament approves sweeping cuts in its budget; some Greeks disagree and protest. 2010-12-23
The European Union and Germany deny a report of a 20-25 billion euro (£22 billion) aid plan for Greece, and Athens pledge again to take new steps if needed to keep tough deficit-cutting plans on target. 2010-02-22