Fire department officials in Greece arrest two men on suspicion of setting fires amid ongoing wildfires. 2023-08-26
The Greek Supreme Civil and Criminal Court bans the far-right National Party, led by Ilias Kasidiaris, from participating in the upcoming general election, after the court accused the party of being a "continuation of the Golden Dawn". 2023-05-2
The EU plans to boost aid to Greece and declare the route north through the Balkans closed. Presently, about 13,000 people are stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border. 2016-03-7
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
A boat carrying Syrian migrants sinks in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece with seventeen people on board. 2015-09-27
The Greek bailout program by the European Union ends today with Greece failing to make a payment to the International Monetary Fund. 2015-06-30
At least three people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants runs aground on the Greek island of Rhodes. 2015-04-20
Greece is the first developed market to be demoted into an emerging market by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. 2013-11-27
Officials in the European Union acknowledge that Greece will need a second bailout program soon, and American ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrades Greek bonds to junk status. 2011-05-9
A Greek truck drivers strike ends with the situation expected to get back to normal quickly. 2010-08-2