Sources: AP
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
Greek firefighters rescue a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in the Evros region as flames from a wildfire approached. 2023-09-2
Greek patrol boats rescue nearly 80 migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea who were trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents. 2023-08-21
A Turkish coast guard vessel exchanges warning shots with a Greek coast guard vessel near the Greek island of Farmakonisi. 2023-01-5
Greece seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker "Pegas-Lana" off the island of Euboea as part of European Union economic sanctions on Russia. The ship had 19 crew members on board, according to the Ministry of Shipping. 2022-04-19
Greek riot police clash with hundreds of migrants near the Diavata refugee camp, attempting to enter North Macedonia, after rumours were circulated on social media that the border would be open. 2019-04-6
Macedonia says it will no longer let any migrants through its southern border with Greece, effectively blocking the Balkan route for migrants. The decision came after Slovenia barred access to migrants transiting the country. There are around 13,000 migrants now stranded at the Macedonia-Greece border. 2016-03-9
Greece and its creditors harden their stances after the collapse of talks aimed at preventing a default. 2015-06-15
Vassilis Rapanos, chairman of Greece's largest private bank, is named finance minister. 2012-06-21
Protesters are also reported to have stormed Syrian embassies in Kuwait, Egypt, Australia, Germany and Greece. 2012-02-4