It is only a few years since the Grexit horror movie ended. But sadly Greece’s creditors, investors and allies need to start worrying about the country again. A bugging scandal threatens Prime...

Criticism as more than 100 ministers, general secretaries and others are set to be vaccinated.

Satellite imagery, sealed court documents and interviews with survivors suggest that hundreds of deaths were preventable.

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The country’s financial crisis sapped media profits. Outlets grew more partisan. Critical reporting waned. Threats toward reporters rose.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis spotted attending a gathering of 30-40 at the weekend.

It was the only EU member country not to comply.

Human rights groups and opposition parties say the government is cracking down on protests under the pretext of fighting the virus.

Some 33 people have been found to have traces of the illegal spyware Predator on their devices, including several members of the Cabinet, according to a newspaper report.

POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels, by Sarah Wheaton, Nicholas Vinocur and Eddy Wax.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister said Ankara ‘will do what is necessary’ to stop Greece from militarizing the Aegean islands.

Investigation is latest dent to the reputation of EU’s post-pandemic support, coming after police arrested more than 20 suspects linked to alleged €600 million fraud plot in Italy.

POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels, by Sarah Wheaton, Nicholas Vinocur and Eddy Wax.

Flooded region of Thessaly produces a quarter of the country’s food.

Copenhagen left looking sheepish after feta cheese judgment.

Parliament brushed off EPPO’s suspicions related to Greece’s worst train smash, which killed 57 people.

‘Democracy and rule of law are at stake,’ says MEP Saskia Bricmont.

Complaints of excessive violence, brutality and corruption by police are on the rise.

28 Aug 2023 - Pro Article - By Zia Weise, Nektaria Stamouli

Greece ranks 107th globally, behind Qatar and Thailand.

Several people have died waiting for ambulances including a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

Frontex offered to send a plane from Italy to monitor an overcrowded fishing vessel that ultimately sank, but got no response from Athens.

Trust in news in Greece saw a large decline this year, partly due to perceptions of undue political and business influence on journalism. The media market in Greece is further characterised by...

Parliament brushed off EPPO’s suspicions related to Greece’s worst train smash, which killed 57 people.

The sprawling facility — the first of five the EU is funding — has amenities like playgrounds and air conditioning, but is also heavily policed and remote.

The flow of asylum seekers crossing the Greek-Turkish border at the Evros river is rising for the first time since 2015 as Turks flee President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dragnet against real or imagined...

Dogiakos hits out at criticism of Greece’s handling of wiretapping scandal investigation.

‘Walls and barbed wire’ are not the answer, pontiff says on visit to Greek refugee camp.

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POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels, by Sarah Wheaton, Nicholas Vinocur and Eddy Wax.

How the Greek celebrity politician soared to the top of EU politics — and crashed into jail.

France set to benefit from Athens’ plans to boost military spending.

POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels, by Sarah Wheaton, Nicholas Vinocur and Eddy Wax.

POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels, by Sarah Wheaton, Nicholas Vinocur and Eddy Wax.

The government can’t, in good faith, continue to ignore pushback allegations — and it must act now.

Cyprus has gone a long way toward untying its bonds to Russia. But with new wartime sanctions, it will have to untie many more, instantaneously. 

The pandemic is a catalyst for a long-overdue technological upgrade in Greece, though there are pockets of resistance.

Athens and the EU hail the end of the bailout as a historic day when Greece recovers its national freedom, but many Greeks find it hard to believe that this truly is the end of an era.

Opposition lawmakers cry foul as Mitsotakis administration neutralizes officials investigating Athens wiretaps.

Opposition MP calls Mitsotakis administration ‘rickety’ when it comes to managing catastrophes.

The left-wing governments of Greece and Spain are banking on an unorthodox strategy ahead of elections: raising the minimum wage despite high unemployment.

Για τη διαδικασία έκδοσης των νέων ταυτοτήτων αλλά και για όσα σενάρια ακούγονται γύρω από αυτή μίλησε σήμερα μεταξύ άλλων στον ΣΚΑΪ, ο Υπουργός Προστασίας του Πολίτη, Γιάννης Οικονόμου.

Sofia Bekatorou’s decision to go public on being sexually assaulted inspired others to come forward.

Uncertainty reigns over whether the country can form a stable government after the upcoming election.

Greece is hosting more American troops and buying US energy, frustrating Russia.

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November 30, 2020 The United States, at the highest levels, has welcomed Greece’s interest in acquiring the F-35 for the Hellenic Air Force.  We

What led to the transition from innovative transparency to the "sealing off" of data during the pandemic?

Much of Greek society has long been suspicious of U.S. power as a result of Washington’s support for Greece’s 1967-74 military dictatorship. Yet Greece’s current government is cultivating the...

The flow of asylum seekers crossing the Greek-Turkish border at the Evros river is rising for the first time since 2015 as Turks flee President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dragnet against real or imagined...

The surveillance scandal made headlines but did not hurt the Greek government at the ballot box. Experts say this reflects a general ambivalence about privacy violations in the digital era.

Several people have died waiting for ambulances including a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

Greek leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is being accused of looking the other way in the hopes of keeping right-leaning voters in his camp.