Greece

Greece

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  Greek anti-austerity strike threatens school exams

  A union representing teachers at Greek state high schools on Friday called a series of strikes to start next week over new austerity cuts, in action ... 

• Greek policeman allegedly tries to attack lawmaker

  A policeman on a small Greek island on the Aegean Sea has been suspended for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to attack a visiting lawmaker over ... 

• Cyprus keeps limits on money flows

  Cyprus will keep limits on money transfers and withdrawals until it is more confident that its ailing banks will not face a run, the central bank's ... 

• Greece: Economic recovery in sight

  Greece's recession-wracked economy should start recovering next year and its sky-high unemployment rate should edge lower from the end of 2014, the ... 

• 5 arrested on Greek-Turkish border

  Greek authorities have arrested five foreign nationals from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany on the Greek-Turkish border on charges of illegally ... 

• Yugoslav queen to be reburied in Serbia

  Twenty years after she died and was buried in her homeland of Greece, Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia's remains are being exhumed so she can be buried ... 

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  Jewish group warns of neo-Nazi parties in Europe

  The World Jewish Congress said Tuesday it is greatly concerned about the emergence of what it called neo-Nazi parties in Europe, singling out Greece's ... 

• IMF report praises Greece, calls for more reforms

  A report released Monday by the International Monetary Fund praises Greece for its efforts to reduce big deficits and improve its competitiveness, but ... 

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  Greek lawmaker accused of trying to punch mayor

  A lawmaker from Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party allegedly tried to punch the mayor of Athens on Thursday, swinging at him but reportedly ... 

• Greece's Alpha Bank shares soar on recap deal

  Shares in Greece's third largest lender, Alpha Bank, have shot up, a day after the bank announced it had secured enough support from the private ... 

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  Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day

  Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced ... 

• Greece completes first major privatization

  Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras says Greece has successfully completed its first major privatization, selling off a controlling 33 percent stake ... 

• Greek police say 2 arrested on terrorism charges

  Police say they have arrested two men on charges of membership in a domestic terrorist organization and of being accomplices in a bank robbery in ... 

• May Day strike disrupts transport in Greece

  Ferry and train services in Greece have ground to a halt as unions hold a strike for May Day. And hundreds of people are gathering for planned rallies ... 

• PAOK fires coach Donis after Greek Cup loss

  Greek club PAOK has fired coach Giorgos Donis after a surprise Greek Cup semifinal loss. The 43-year-old former Greek international took over the ... 

• Greece's largest bank backs cash infusion plan

  Greece's largest bank has approved a recapitalization plan worth 9.76 billion euros ($12.8 billion), insisting it will raise enough money privately ... 

• Greek unions call for mass participation in strike

  Greece's two largest unions are calling for "mass participation" in a 24-hour general strike and demonstration they have called for May 1 to mark ... 

• 2 dead, 8 missing after freighter sinks off Greece

  A cargo ship sank off southern Greece within minutes of colliding with another freighter in fair weather Monday, leaving two Syrian seamen dead and ... 

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  Greek bill opens way for civil service layoffs

  Greece's Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector layoffs and free up 8.8 billion euros ($11. 

• Police say they have nabbed gang of counterfeiters

  Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki say they have arrested three men and a woman involved in currency counterfeiting, plus the owner of ... 

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  UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action

  Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" ... 

• Official: Greeks pull nudes from Qatar art exhibit

  Greece has pulled two ancient statues of nude males from an Olympic exhibition in Doha after Qatari authorities insisted on veiling them. A Culture ...