Record number of Britons head to Greece as nation enjoys tourism boom
UK nationals outnumber Germans for first time, as post-pandemic rebound helps Greek economy to grow by 5.6% in 2022 UK travellers are leading an extraordinary...
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Cyprus needs two-state solution, claims head of Turkish-occupied north
Ersin Tatar, president of unrecognised Turkish republic, says north will otherwise become more dependent on Turkey Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus will become ever more dependent on...
Greek PM survives confidence vote but phone-tapping scandal rumbles on
Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras describes Kyriakos Mitsotakis as mastermind of ‘a criminal network’ Greece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has survived a no-confidence vote over a...
Long-awaited trial of 24 aid workers accused of espionage starts in Lesbos
Trial of Sarah Mardini and fellow defendants lifts lid on ‘farcical’ treatment of humanitarians, say campaigners Sarah Mardini, the refugee immortalised in the recent Netflix...
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...
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...
