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Greece launches ‘drastic’ rearmament programme to the tune of $27bn

A multi-year strategy will include balance of US and European weapons, marking a transition towards greater EU autonomy.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2025

Protests across Greece as hope to find shipwreck survivors fades

Greek authorities have been criticised for not acting to rescue hundreds as their boat sank off the coast of Pylos.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

Greek opposition parties unable to form alliance, new election seen

Greece's two main opposition parties on Tuesday turned down mandates offered to them to form a coalition government, setting the stage for a second election in June after an inconclusive vote on May 21.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

Greek passenger trains resume at lower speeds on route of deadly crash

Greek passenger trains resumed service at lower speeds and with stricter safety rules on Monday along the route where dozens of people travelling to northern Greece were killed in a crash in February.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Greece restarts suspended train services after deadly crash

Greece reopened some train routes on Wednesday, three weeks after a deadly train crash forced authorities to suspend all rail service across the country over safety concerns.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Thousands rally in new Greece protests over train crash

Demonstrators demand punishment for those responsible for train collision that killed 57 people.

Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2023

Cyprus politician Christodoulides wins presidential vote

Former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected president on Sunday in a runoff vote, promising a unity government tasked with breaking a deadlock in peace talks with estranged Turkish Cypriots.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

Greek opposition submits censure motion over phone tapping scandal

The head of Greece's largest opposition party submitted a censure motion against the conservative government on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2023

Greek farmers on tractors protest 'unbearable' fuel, fertilizer costs

Hundreds of Greek farmers, some on tractors, protested in Athens on Friday, demanding more tax cuts and subsidies to combat high fuel and fertilizer prices which have soared since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022