Athens football game called off after fans riot
NBC News –The Athens derby between Greek clubs Panathinaikos and Olympiacos was called off today after fan violence erupted at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. The two clubs are […]
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Greece faces EU court over energy performance
energylive — The European Commission is taking Greece to the Court of Justice for not calculating the energy performance requirements for buildings. As part of […]
High court orders state to tackle Asopos River pollution issue
Greece’s Council of State has ordered the state to take immediate action to tackle high pollution levels in the Asopos River, in central Greece. The […]
Lost island of ancient Greece discovered in Aegean Sea
National Geographic — An international team of archaeologists and geophysicists believe they have discovered a lost island in the eastern Aegean that was once home […]
The end of Schengen as we know it?
(AFP) – The European Union agreed Friday to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns […]
EIB rejects PPP plan for Line 4 of the metro
eKathimerini — The European Investment Bank has reacted strongly to the effort by the Greek Infrastructure Ministry to proceed with the construction of Line 4 […]
Popular Lefkada beach destroyed in earthquake
An earthquake which destroyed one of the world’s most beautiful beaches on the Greek island of Lefkáda was captured in a dramatic video by Australian […]
Government presents recessionary budget to parliament
Sputnik – According to a Friday statement from the finance ministry, the final economic forecasts are more optimistic and there will be no contraction in 2015. The preliminary […]
Balkan border restrictions ‘untenable’, putting refugees at risk, says UN
AFP — The United Nations warned Friday that tightening restrictions imposed by countries along the migrant route through the Balkans is creating an increasingly untenable […]
Europe closes borders leaving migrants trapped
According to the ANA-MPA News Agency, 200 migrants, most of them from Iran, are at the border with FYROM and are blocking the narrow path into the […]
Greece taken to EU court again over wastewater
Energy News — The European Commission is taking Greece to the Court of Justice over poor wastewater treatment again. The country was previously found guilty […]
Two Greek businessmen jailed by Danish court over ‘joke’ that led to Copenhagen airport closure
AFP — A Danish court has jailed two Greek businessmen for 13 days for making remarks that sparked the brief evacuation of one of Copenhagen’s […]
Greek police arrest 6 over forged passports for migrants
(Reuters) – Greek police said on Thursday they had arrested six foreigners for supplying forged passports to refugees and other migrants arriving in the country. […]
Greece’s coalition government weakened by EU-backed reforms
The Guardian — Greece’s coalition government has been weakened as it pushed through another round of controversial EU-mandated reforms at the cost of losses to […]
State of emergency called on Lefkada as island is hit by aftershocks
eKathimerini — As state engineers on Wednesday sought to assess the damage wreaked by Tuesday’s 6.1-Richter earthquake on Lefkada, which killed two people, a series […]