The Latest Breaking News from Greece

Asylum seekers in Greece ‘facing two great injustices of our time’

Amnesty links wildfires and lack of legal migration routes to deaths of 19 people believed to be asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

Deaths in Greece wildfires highlight the plight of asylum seekers

Firefighters find 18 burned bodies in Dadia Forest, suspected to be asylum seekers, as wildfires ravage northern Greece.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023

Major wildfires sweeping through forests in Greece force evacuations near Athens and the northeast

Major wildfires burning for days in northeastern Greece and on the fringes of the country’s capital are incinerating forests and forcing more evacuations

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece

Water-dropping planes from several European countries have joined hundreds of firefighters battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes are also burning in Spain’s Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Greece accused of 'blatant opportunism' in claiming British Museum is 'not safe'

The chairman of the British Museum All-Party Parliamentary Group has accused Greece of “blatant opportunism” in claiming the institution is…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 23, 2023

MP accuses Greece of ‘blatant opportunism’ following British Museum thefts

Legal action is being taken by the museum against an unnamed member of staff, who has been sacked.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

Greece's miserable summer of wildfires has taken its deadliest turn with the discovery of 18 burned bodies where firefighters have been battling a blaze for several days

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Greek authorities find 18 bodies as they continue to combat raging wildfires

Firefighters have been battling blazes across the Mediterranean nation for weeks. Extreme weather and gale-force winds have worsened the fires, authorities said.

WEKU · Aug 22, 2023

Albanian leader makes conciliatory comments after not being invited by Greece to regional meeting

Albania’s prime minister has responded to not being invited by Greece to a dinner for top officials from nine Balkan nations and the European Union by saying that in “such turbulent times” Europe’s unity is “larger than what divides us.”

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

18 people found dead in area devastated by wildfire in Greece

The bodies are suspected to belong to migrants

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023