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A woman feeds her baby after their arrival from the island of Lesbos to the port of Piraeus near Athens in early October

A struggle for survival in 'hell on Earth'

A man and a boy react after police fired tear gas during clashes outside the refugee camp of Moria

UN calls for transfer of migrants from Greek camp

Europe / 30 Sep

Firefighters battled through the night to tackle the blaze

Firefighters battle to control blaze on Greek island

Seasonally adjusted data showed the number of unemployed in Greece stood at 833,858 in April

Greek unemployment levels drops to lowest since 2011

Business / 11 Jul

A police officer cordons off a caravan damaged in the storm

Six tourists killed in storms in Greece

Europe / 11 Jul

Conservative New Democracy had a commanding lead of 39.6% of the vote based on 73% of the votes

Greek Conservatives take charge in landslide win

Tonnes of plastic waste and ghost nets are removed from Greek seas every month

Greek fishermen paid to recycle plastic caught in nets

News Lens / 03 Jul

31 people were rescued after the boat went down on the stretch of water between Kos and Bodrum

12 people dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been forced to call a snap election

Greek stocks up, bond yields fall on snap election call

Business / 27 May

Pierre Moscovici said the decision 'gives a new, very strong signal to the markets'

Eurozone releases debt relief to Greece

Business / 05 Apr

Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong turns out the lights

Landmarks turn off the lights for Earth Hour campaign

The epicentre was in the Gulf of Corinth (Pic: Google Maps)

5.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Greece

Europe / 30 Mar

This girl from Afghanistan arrived in Samos in early March. She is living in Vathy camp with her parents and three siblings

EU-Turkey deal: What has its impact been?

Andrew Foley was determined to come up with a solution to give migrant children in camps a proper education (Pic:Fionn MacArthur)

Lesbos school: 'Normal kids with traumatic stories'

Europe / 14 Mar

Greece's December's unemployment rate was the lowest reading since July 2011

Greek unemployment falls to 18%, lowest since July 2011

Business / 07 Mar

Most of the victims were unable to escape from a maze of poorly planned streets

Greek prosecutors charge 20 over deadly wildfire

Europe / 05 Mar

Fires swept through the coastal resort of Mati on 23 July last year

Greek resort struggling to recover from deadly blaze

Children waiting at the clinic with their parents

The makeshift clinic offering a 'lifeline' to refugees

45 minutes inside Greece's notorious migrant camp

Greece / 29 Jan

Greece currently has no urgent need to draw money from the bond markets as it has built a cash cushion of at least €15 billion

Greece prepares for first bond issue since bailout exit

Business / 28 Jan

Tear gas was fired to disperse the crowd

Clashes in Athens over Macedonia name change deal

Europe / 20 Jan

The man, a dual citizen of ethnic Greek origin, was killed by police in a shootout in the village of Bularat (Pic: Google Maps)

Relations cool after Greek man shot dead in Albania

Europe / 01 Nov 18

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev holds a press conference after the closing of the polls

Macedonia leader vows to press on with name change

Macedonia / 30 Sep 18

A vote takes place this weekend

Why is Macedonia voting on changing its name?

News Lens / 26 Sep 18

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the 'lessons' of the bailout would not be ignored

'A new day is dawning' as Greece exits bailout

Business / 21 Aug 18

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