Sources: WAtoday
A state of emergency is declared on the island of Rhodes, Greece, with evacuation orders issued for several mountain areas. 2023-07-20
The two Greek tankers that Iran impounded in May to reciprocate Greece's seizure of an Iranian tanker are discharged. 2022-11-16
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell threatens Turkey with sanctions unless it and Greece reconcile their differences over maritime borders and gas drilling rights near Cyprus. 2020-08-28
Several European Union states, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and Spain, officially recognize Juan Guaidó as interim President of Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro rejects the European ultimatum to call a new snap election. Other European Union countries, such as Greece and Ireland, stop short of recognizing Guaidó, while Italy's leading coalition party, the 5 Star Movement, declares that it is not "for the EU to tell another nation what to do". 2019-02-4
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. 2018-06-12
Greek authorities rescue 340 people from a boat carrying around 700 migrants that capsized 75 nautical miles off the Greek island of Crete. So far nine bodies have been recovered. 2016-06-3
Moody's Investor Services cuts Greece's credit rating to C claiming that there is a still a significant risk of default despite the Eurozone bailout. 2012-03-2
Greek port authorities prevent the Swedish vessel "Juliano" from joining the flotilla at the Port of Athens. 2011-07-5
Greek authorities prevented a US-flagged vessel, "The Audacity of Hope", carrying dozens of U.S. activists, from departing for the Gaza Strip, towing it back to the port of Perama after commandos, reportedly carrying weapons, intercept it. 2011-07-1
More than 50,000 Greeks with diabetes are left without insulin after Novo Nordisk, the world's leading supplier of the drug, withdraws from Greece in a "brutal capitalist blackmail" after being asked to reduce the cost of its medicine by the Greek government. 2010-05-29