Tag: Athens
Turkey says Greek FM to visit Ankara next month
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister says his Greek counterpart is set to visit Turkey for talks next month following a meeting of senior...
Greece issues 30-year bond to smooth debt costs
ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Wednesday launched a 30-year government bond auction, hoping to take advantage of low interest rates to improve its debt...
Greeks fly kites for Clean Monday holiday despite pandemic
ATHENS, Greece — Colorful kites danced in the skies above the hilltops and seafront promenades of Athens on Clean Monday as Greeks turned out...
Greek, Turkish diplomats hold talks after year of strain
ATHENS, Greece — Senior diplomats from Greece and Turkey are meeting in Athens on Tuesday in an effort to ease long-standing tensions between the...
Watching the watchers: who’s at the helm of EU’s Frontex?
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex, the pride of the 27-nation bloc’s vast effort to keep watch over its...
Greece: “Lockdown fatigue” blamed for fueling mass protests
ATHENS, Greece — Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister accused political opponents...
Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has outlined a new 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) package of relief measures for businesses and workers affected by...
Greek court declines speedy action on jailed hunger striker
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's highest administrative court on Tuesday refused to take immediate action on the bid — backed by a weeks-long hunger strike...
Greek police, protesters clash in Athens suburb
ATHENS, Greece — Greek police clashed with more than 500 protesters in an Athens suburb on Sunday evening, using tear gas and stun grenades...
Greece: Tougher lockdown rules target exercise cheats
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece said Wednesday that police will target people making false exercise claims to bypass stay-at-home orders as part of...
