Greece’s government has removed hundreds of archaeological museums, ancient sites and castles inadvertently put on a provisional list of properties up for private development under the country’s bailout terms.
Read moreMacedonia late Friday fulfilled its part of a historic deal that will pave its way to NATO membership and normalize relations with neighboring Greece, after lawmakers approved constitutional changes to rename the country North Macedonia.
Read moreWith mounting evidence in hand, non-government groups are renewing accusations that authorities in Greece and Croatia are using harsh, even violent, and illegal methods to keep asylum-seekers and immigrants out of the European Union.
Read moreGreece violated a prohibition on discrimination by applying Islamic religious law to an inheritance dispute among members of the country’s Muslim minority, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Wednesday.
Read moreVying to recover four religious manuscripts looted from a Greek monastery in World War I, the Eastern Orthodox Church brought a federal complaint Thursday against Princeton University.
Read moreA Greek court on Friday acquitted 21 people accused of raiding prospective gold mining facilities that some see as a welcome foreign investment but many local residents strongly oppose on environmental grounds.
Read moreTwo Greek shipping companies pleaded guilty to Clean Water Act violations and agreed to pay a $4 million fine for discharging oil from a tanker into the Port of Houston and Port Arthur, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read moreA Greek cleaner jailed for 10 years for forging an elementary school certificate to get her state-paid job was freed Wednesday after a court ordered her temporary release on compassionate grounds.
Read moreGreece’s bailout creditors have approved a request by the country to scrap pension cuts planned in 2019 after the country delivered a strong budget performance.
Read moreBecause Greece was wielding its public authority when it devalued bonds during its financial crisis, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a foreign bond holder cannot rely on the EU’s commercial or civil rules to bring a suit in Austria.
Read moreCalling out Greece’s failure to recover about $700 million worth of aid granted to the owner of a Greek shipyard, the European Court of Justice ordered a fine of $8.85 million, plus about $6.46 million for every six months of delay.
Read moreA former Greek finance minister, who headed the country’s effort to join the euro, is due to be jailed while awaiting trial on corruption charges.
Read moreA lawyer for a Greek far-left extremist convicted of terrorism and murder for killings by the defunct November 17 group says her client is seeking early release from prison on health grounds.
Read moreGreece’s culture ministry says archaeologists have found an undisturbed grave with pottery, weapons and jewelry at a heavily plundered cemetery that is more than 3,500 years old.
Read moreA Greek union representing staff at the country’s ancient sites and state-run museums has called a 24-hour strike for Oct. 11.
Read moreCanadian gold mining firm Eldorado Gold is seeking 750 million euros ($875 million) in damages from the Greek state over delays in permits for mining work in the north of the country.
Read moreGreek authorities have sent fire department rescue crews accompanied by a sniffer dog to a popular secluded beach on the western island of Zakynthos after a landslide Thursday in the cove caused at least one injury.
Read moreA fire broke out on a ferry sailing to the island of Crete from mainland Greece early Wednesday, forcing hundreds of passengers to don life vests and wait on the deck for hours before they were safely evacuated when the ship returned to port.
Read moreAuthorities have reported a robbery on a tiny Greek island once used as a leper colony.
Read moreGreek authorities have declared a state of emergency on the resort island of Hydra after a power failure blacked out the island and disrupted its water supply.
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