Sources: France 24
Thousands of tourists flee their hotels in Rhodes, Greece, in what officials say is the largest evacuation in the country's history. 2023-07-23
Two wildfires near the Greek seaside towns of Lagonisi, East Attica, and Loutraki, Corinthia, cause significant property damage and prompt the evacuation of thousands. The Athens urban area and most of southern Greece are on the second highest level of wildfire alert. 2023-07-17
Greek Minister of Health Vasilis Kikilias announces that the country's schools and universities will remain closed for two weeks. 2020-03-10
A Hellenic Navy helicopter crashes while taking part in a military exercise in the Aegean Sea, near the Greek island of Kinaros, three Greek naval airmen are feared dead. 2016-02-11
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
Greek labor unions begin a general strike to protest ongoing government austerity measures shuting down public medical, educational, and transportational services. 2014-11-27
A bomb explodes outside the residence of a Greek shipowner near Acropolis in central Athens; no one is injured. 2013-03-27
Trade unions in Greece call a general strike in protest against continuing austerity measures. 2012-09-26
A man is killed and at least 74 people are injured in major riots in the Greek capital Athens on the second day of a nationwide general strike, as Greeks protest in their thousands against new austerity measures intended to alleviate the country's ongoing debt crisis. 2011-10-20
Amid major riots and a general strike, the Hellenic Parliament approves a highly controversial package of austerity measures aimed at resolving Greece's ongoing debt crisis. The austerity measures include higher taxes and cuts to public sector wages. 2011-10-20