Because 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.
Read moreGreek authorities say a pro-Kurdish former lawmaker convicted of insulting Turkey’s president is requesting asylum in Greece after illegally crossing the border.
Read moreGreece’s eight-year bailout ordeal will forever be bookended by two of the country’s iconic islands.
Read moreNew research into ancient tree rings from half a world away could settle lingering questions about when the Greek volcano Thera erupted and resolve long-standing questions about Mediterranean archaeology, scientists say in a study released Wednesday.
Read moreGreece lashed out Friday at Russia’s expulsion of Greek diplomats from Moscow this week, as a spat between the two traditionally friendly countries grew more acrimonious.
Read moreRescue crews were searching Wednesday through charred homes and cars for those still missing after the deadliest wildfires to hit Greece in decades decimated seaside areas near Athens, killing at least 79 people and sending thousands fleeing.
Read moreWildfires raging through seaside resorts near the Greek capital torched homes, cars and forests, killing at least 74 people, authorities said Tuesday. Twenty-six of the dead were groups of families or friends found huddled together, some of them clasp in hugs. Others swam out to sea to escape the inferno and some never came back.
Read moreThe fire came suddenly, and the group of friends ran. When they reached the beach and there was nowhere more to run, they swam into the ocean, choking and blinded by the smoke and pulled by the strong current.
Read moreResidents fled their homes Monday as a swift-moving fire blazed through a mountainous pine forest west of Athens and churned out smoke that turned the sky orange over the Greek capital.
Read moreAn Austrian investor in Greek bonds who is suing Greece over a forced exchange of bonds he purchased into bonds of lower value cannot invoke EU rules for seeking redress in his home country’s courts, a magistrate said on Wednesday.
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