Greek priest suspended after girls help in service A priest in the Greek capital Athens has been suspended after including two girls as altar servers in a church service, angering hardliners in the country's all-male Orthodox church, according to parish and media reports. Europe • 08 Jun 23
Greek priest suspended after girls help in service A priest in the Greek capital Athens has been suspended after including two girls as altar servers in a church service, angering hardliners in the country's all-male Orthodox church, according to parish and media reports. Europe • 08 Jun 23
Greece eyes new vote as PM seeks absolute majority Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he was seeking a new vote as soon as on 25 June in order to obtain a ruling majority, a day after his party won national elections that failed to produce a single-party government. Europe • 22 May 23
Greece eyes new vote as PM seeks absolute majority Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he was seeking a new vote as soon as on 25 June in order to obtain a ruling majority, a day after his party won national elections that failed to produce a single-party government. Europe • 22 May 23
Greek PM's party wins election, but short of majority Greece's ruling New Democracy party has stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own. World • 21 May 23
Greek PM's party wins election, but short of majority Greece's ruling New Democracy party has stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own. World • 21 May 23
Rivals in last pitch before Greek general election Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged voters to return him to power to build a "new Greece", while his rival called for an end to the "nightmare" of his term, in closing rallies today ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade. World • 19 May 23
Rivals in last pitch before Greek general election Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged voters to return him to power to build a "new Greece", while his rival called for an end to the "nightmare" of his term, in closing rallies today ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade. World • 19 May 23
Greece shuts 'shipwreck' beach over landslide fear Greece's tourism ministry said that it was blocking access for safety reasons to one of the country's most popular beaches, where seven people were hurt in a landslide in 2018. World • 16 Mar 23
Greece shuts 'shipwreck' beach over landslide fear Greece's tourism ministry said that it was blocking access for safety reasons to one of the country's most popular beaches, where seven people were hurt in a landslide in 2018. World • 16 Mar 23
Clashes in Greece as thousands protest train tragedy Greek police fired tear gas and protesters hurled firebombs as more than 40,000 people took to the streets to slam the government and voice outrage at last month's train disaster that killed 57 people. Europe • 16 Mar 23
Clashes in Greece as thousands protest train tragedy Greek police fired tear gas and protesters hurled firebombs as more than 40,000 people took to the streets to slam the government and voice outrage at last month's train disaster that killed 57 people. Europe • 16 Mar 23
EU behaviour on human rights defenders 'shameful' The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 75 years old this year. But people who take peaceful action to promote and protect the rights of others are still facing risks, threats and rights violations themselves. World • 15 Mar 23
EU behaviour on human rights defenders 'shameful' The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 75 years old this year. But people who take peaceful action to promote and protect the rights of others are still facing risks, threats and rights violations themselves. World • 15 Mar 23
Greek station master charged over rail disaster The station master implicated in Greece's deadliest rail crash, which killed at least 59 people, has been charged and taken into custody, a legal source told AFP. Greece • 05 Mar 23
Greek station master charged over rail disaster The station master implicated in Greece's deadliest rail crash, which killed at least 59 people, has been charged and taken into custody, a legal source told AFP. Greece • 05 Mar 23
Greek station master court hearing delayed The station master involved in Greece's worst-ever train disaster was due to appear in court today but the hearing has been delayed until tomorrow as mass protests broke out over the crash that killed at least 57 people. World • 04 Mar 23
Greek station master court hearing delayed The station master involved in Greece's worst-ever train disaster was due to appear in court today but the hearing has been delayed until tomorrow as mass protests broke out over the crash that killed at least 57 people. World • 04 Mar 23
Police search Larissa station after Greek train crash Police raided the Larissa train station in Greece as part of the investigation into a collision between two trains that killed at least 57 people, a police spokesman said. World • 03 Mar 23
Police search Larissa station after Greek train crash Police raided the Larissa train station in Greece as part of the investigation into a collision between two trains that killed at least 57 people, a police spokesman said. World • 03 Mar 23
Greece: Refugees report pushbacks and sexual violence A new report from the Greek Council of Refugees highlights the Greek state's illegal practice of migrant pushbacks. Analysis and Comment • 02 Mar 23
Greece: Refugees report pushbacks and sexual violence A new report from the Greek Council of Refugees highlights the Greek state's illegal practice of migrant pushbacks. Analysis and Comment • 02 Mar 23
Outrage in Greece as train crash death toll reaches 57 Anger is mounting in Greece over a fatal train collision that has killed at least 57 people, with protests and a national strike as authorities admitted failures overseeing the rail network. Europe • 02 Mar 23
Outrage in Greece as train crash death toll reaches 57 Anger is mounting in Greece over a fatal train collision that has killed at least 57 people, with protests and a national strike as authorities admitted failures overseeing the rail network. Europe • 02 Mar 23
Station master charged after Greek train crash - police The station master of the central Greek city of Larissa has been arrested and charged, police said, hours after a head-on collision between two trains that left at least 38 people dead. Europe • 01 Mar 23
Station master charged after Greek train crash - police The station master of the central Greek city of Larissa has been arrested and charged, police said, hours after a head-on collision between two trains that left at least 38 people dead. Europe • 01 Mar 23
Storm brings snow, disruption to Greek capital A winter storm brought snow to the Greek capital Athens, closing schools, nurseries and courts and disrupting both traffic and power supplies. Weather • 06 Feb 23
Storm brings snow, disruption to Greek capital A winter storm brought snow to the Greek capital Athens, closing schools, nurseries and courts and disrupting both traffic and power supplies. Weather • 06 Feb 23
Europe's royals bid farewell to Greece's last king European royalty gathered in Athens for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, who ruled for just three years in the 1960s before being forced into exile, with his subjects voting to abolish the monarchy in 1974. World • 16 Jan 23
Europe's royals bid farewell to Greece's last king European royalty gathered in Athens for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, who ruled for just three years in the 1960s before being forced into exile, with his subjects voting to abolish the monarchy in 1974. World • 16 Jan 23
Greece drops espionage charges against Seán Binder A court on the Greek island of Lesbos has dropped espionage charges against volunteer aid worker Seán Binder, who grew up in Ireland, and 23 others. Ireland • 13 Jan 23
Greece drops espionage charges against Seán Binder A court on the Greek island of Lesbos has dropped espionage charges against volunteer aid worker Seán Binder, who grew up in Ireland, and 23 others. Ireland • 13 Jan 23
Last king of Greece dies aged 82 Greece's former king Constantine II has died at the age of 82. World • 11 Jan 23
Last king of Greece dies aged 82 Greece's former king Constantine II has died at the age of 82. World • 11 Jan 23
MEP concerned over rescue worker's trial in Greece A rescue worker who grew up in Co Kerry has said his trial in Greece over smuggling-related charges is "deeply damaging" to the European Union. Ireland • 10 Jan 23
MEP concerned over rescue worker's trial in Greece A rescue worker who grew up in Co Kerry has said his trial in Greece over smuggling-related charges is "deeply damaging" to the European Union. Ireland • 10 Jan 23
'Frightening personal cost': Binder set for Greek trial A rescue worker who grew up in Co Kerry is due to go on trial in Greece tomorrow, facing charges including espionage and forgery. World • 10 Jan 23
'Frightening personal cost': Binder set for Greek trial A rescue worker who grew up in Co Kerry is due to go on trial in Greece tomorrow, facing charges including espionage and forgery. World • 10 Jan 23
Greek island rattled by strong earthquake A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has shaken the island of Evia in central Greece and was felt in Athens, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute. World • 28 Dec 22
Greek island rattled by strong earthquake A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has shaken the island of Evia in central Greece and was felt in Athens, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute. World • 28 Dec 22
UK, Greece in 'secret talks' on Parthenon Marbles The British Museum and the Greek prime minister are in the "advanced stage" of "secret talks" over the "possible return" of the Parthenon Marbles, according to media reports. World • 03 Dec 22
UK, Greece in 'secret talks' on Parthenon Marbles The British Museum and the Greek prime minister are in the "advanced stage" of "secret talks" over the "possible return" of the Parthenon Marbles, according to media reports. World • 03 Dec 22
Migrant death toll rises to 21 after Greece shipwrecks Greece's coastguard has said it has recovered 21 bodies from two migrant boat sinkings earlier this week. World • 02 Nov 22
Migrant death toll rises to 21 after Greece shipwrecks Greece's coastguard has said it has recovered 21 bodies from two migrant boat sinkings earlier this week. World • 02 Nov 22
Migrant boats capsize off Greece - One dead, 65 missing At least one person died and 65 were missing after two migrant boats capsized off Greece, the coastguard said today with rescuers facing gale-force conditions. World • 01 Nov 22
Migrant boats capsize off Greece - One dead, 65 missing At least one person died and 65 were missing after two migrant boats capsized off Greece, the coastguard said today with rescuers facing gale-force conditions. World • 01 Nov 22
Tory ex-minister hopes for deal over Parthenon Marbles A former UK culture minister has said he is confident that a "deal is within reach" on returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. UK • 13 Oct 22
Tory ex-minister hopes for deal over Parthenon Marbles A former UK culture minister has said he is confident that a "deal is within reach" on returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. UK • 13 Oct 22
At least 18 migrants dead in shipwreck off Lesbos The bodies of 18 people have been recovered in two separate migrant boat sinkings, with several more feared missing, Greece's coast guard has said. World • 06 Oct 22
At least 18 migrants dead in shipwreck off Lesbos The bodies of 18 people have been recovered in two separate migrant boat sinkings, with several more feared missing, Greece's coast guard has said. World • 06 Oct 22
