Protests erupt as Greeks accuse authorities of Tempi train tragedy cover-up
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered on January 26 outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, demanding justice for the 57 victims of the 2023 Tempi train disaster.
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Greece: corrupt elites bring a nation to its knees, Brussels beware
The numbers from Eurostat’s 2024 report are indisputable and grim: While politicians spin tales of recovery and progress, the cold, hard data tells a very different…
Scores of migrants arrested on Greek island
The Greek Coast Guard has arrested 124 migrants on the island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers.
Real name Glucksburg: Former Greek royals’ Frenchified name-change sparks ridicule
As the Greek government allows citizenship for ten members of the former royal family, many Greeks have continued to pour scorn on the family's Christmas decision…
Greece ‘will support Albania’s EU bid if Greek minority is protected’, says PM Mitsotakis
Greece has pledged to support Albania's long-standing bid for European Union membership.
Greek parliament pulls funding for hard-right Spartans Party
A large majority in the Greek parliament has approved an amendment from the Ministry of Interior on suspending funding for the Spartan Party.
Greek police crack down on Turkish criminal gangs amid rising violence
Greek authorities have detained 16 individuals and confiscated weapons and drugs as part of a targeted operation to dismantle Turkish criminal groups operating within…
UK Conservative opposition attacks ‘deal close to return Elgin Marbles to Greece’
A deal to send the Elgin Marbles back to Greece from the UK was brought closer after Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, said…
New leader for Greek wounded and weak hard-left Syriza Party
After a long period of infighting, the Syriza party in Greece has elected a new leader. Sokratis Famellos won 49.
Greece in talks with Israel to develop €2bn ‘Iron Dome’
Greece is in talks with Israel to develop a €2 billion ($2.
ECHR fines Germany for deporting Syrian migrant to Greece
The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Germany and Greece to pay damages to a Syrian man who was deported by German police.
Greece to give homeowners incentives to ditch short-term rentals
The Greek Government has said it would give a three-year tax break to homeowners who converted their short-term rentals to long-term ones.
Coup at Greece’s Syriza party sweeps its leader from power
Serious infighting has erupted out in the hard-left Syriza Party in Greece after its central committee removed Stefanos Kasselakis as its leader.
Netflix wants to degrade Western culture by insulting classical history
Netflix strikes again. Its new series "KAOS" has already stirred controversy and caused reactions.
Albania releases ethnic Greek MEP on probation
“After 16 months of continuous detention, I am now free and proud, but certainly not happy.
Unprepared Greek Government reeling as wildfires sweep country
The Greek government has been left on the ropes as devastating fires sweep Athens and the Attica region, leaving a trail of destruction.
Cyprus: 50 years after the invasion, is reunification such a good idea?
Fifty years have passed since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Greek court approves extradition of Turkish citizen awaiting asylum appeal
Greece's Council of State has ruled in favour of extraditing a Turkish businessman, legal sources told Reuters on July 23.
Greece rejects Turkey’s migrant pushback claims
Greece's coast guard has denied accusations by the Turkish defence ministry on July 22 that it had pushed back migrants from the island of Lesbos into Turkish territory.
Greek border guard shot at Turkish border
A Greek border guard has been shot and wounded on the Greece-Turkey border at the Evros River.
Albania grants leave to jailed ethnic Greek mayor for European Parliament opening
Fredi Beleris, an ethnic Greek who won local elections in Albania but was arrested on charges of vote-buying, has been granted a five-day leave from prison to attend…
Italy and Greece go after free speech: authorities prosecute dissidents
A few months ago Brussels Signal warned that the freedom of speech and expression in the European Union would be endangered by the European Parliament’s resolution…
North Macedonia’s Macedonia, or Greece’s Macedonia? Feud goes on
The feud between Greece and the country now known as North Macedonia was one of the longest-running and bitter in post-communist Europe.
Prized Greek bronze sculpture can be retrieved by Italians from US Getty Museum, ECHR rules
According to a unanimous ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Italy is allowed to take back an ancient Greek bronze statue, named Victorious Youth…
Greek ruling party to run jailed politician in EP elections
Greece's ruling conservatives have announced that they will run a jailed Albanian politician as one of its candidates for the upcoming European Parliament elections.
Greek government survives no-confidence vote, but anger swells after reports of rail crash ‘cover-up’
The vote, 159 votes to 141, follows claims from both the Left and the Right that the government engaged in a cover-up to protect certain politicians connected to…
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian nation to approve same-sex marriage
The Greek Parliament has approved same-sex marriage, despite strong objections from the Christian Orthodox Church.
In a further sign of the decay of the EPP, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s hopes of snaffling a top EU job have been dashed
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament on February 7 accuses the Greek government of violating the rule of law, controlling the media, spying on its opponents…
Migration, restoration, and shellfish: Stories from Lesbos
Lesbos, Greece. Close to the Turkish the small island of Lesbos tackles a wide number of challenges, dealing with issues in the present, past, and future.
Albania’s arrest of Greek mayor reaches European Parliament
The ongoing controversy between Greece and Albania has reached the European Parliament with the arrest by Albanian authorities of a mayor belonging to the nation's…