Greek MEP Eva Kaili to stay in custody after corruption charges, says court
Kaili is one of four charged with corruption and money laundering in relation to Qatar and will go on trial in Belgium Eva Kaili, the...
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Pope Francis orders Parthenon marbles held by Vatican be returned to Greece
Three 2,500-year-old pieces will be ‘donated’ to Greece’s Archbishop Ieronymos II amid wider conversation about future of Parthenon marbles held by Britain Pope Francis has...
Afghan refugee freed in Greece after two years of wrongful imprisonment
Campaigners hope overturning of Akif Rasuli’s 50-year sentence will be ‘first victory’ for criminalised migrants in Greek jails An imprisoned Afghan refugee wrongfully accused of...
Greece passes intelligence bill banning the sale of spyware
Vote comes as government tries to mitigate impact of a phone-tapping scandal involving Pasok party leader Greece’s parliament has passed a bill overhauling the country’s...
Migrants face ‘unprecedented rise in violence’ in EU borders, report finds
Asylum seekers beaten and sexually assaulted before being illegally removed, says Border Violence Monitoring Network Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers are facing “an unprecedented...
Thousands of police on street in Athens amid protest over 2008 shooting
Police tactics again in spotlight after shooting of Romany boy on eve of annual march for Alexis Grigoropoulos Greek security forces have flooded central Athens...
Violent protests in Greece after Romany boy shot by police
About 1,500 people take part in protest march in Thessaloniki with teenager in critical condition Violent protests have broken out in Greece’s second-largest city over...
Greece in ‘preliminary’ talks with British Museum about Parthenon marbles
Officials say they have met with George Osborne, and are keen to see the masterpieces back in Athens Senior Greek officials have been in “preliminary”...
Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed
‘It has to be recognised as a term and as a crime’, says government opposition, after unprecedented number of women murdered by partners The Greek...
