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Greece's Eurobank heads for state control
Greece's Eurobank says it will not be able to privately raise money to complete its 5.84 billion euro ($7.61 billion) recapitalization, and will rely ...
Greek former defense minister goes on trial
A former Greek defense minister strongly denied felony charges of money laundering against him Monday, the first day of a corruption trial against him ...
Greek poll compares dictatorship to fiscal crisis
On the 46th anniversary of a military coup that installed a dictatorship for seven years, 30 percent of Greeks think that things were better during ...
Greek champion Olympiakos finishes season with win
Olympiakos polished off its 40th Greek league title by beating Panionios 2-1 Sunday on the final day of the season. Costas Mitroglou and Avraam ...
Greek farm shootings highlight migrants' plight
After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near.
AEK Athens to be relegated after fan violence
AEK Athens was condemned to relegation after Greek league officials deducted three points for violence by club fans at a match last weekend.
Greece pledges swift punishment over farm shooting
Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 ...
Chinese investors eye Greek airports
Greece's finance ministry says Chinese investors have "confirmed interest" in Greek airports that are due to be privatized. Finance Minister Yannis ...
Greece halts deportation for Syrians
Greece has suspended the deportation of immigrants from Syria who entered the country illegally, amid growing concern from human rights groups that ...
20 migrant strawberry pickers wounded in Greece
At least 20 migrant strawberry pickers were shot and wounded in southern Greece on Wednesday, in a pay dispute after a foreman opened fire on them ...
Council of Europe: Greece could ban Golden Dawn
The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights said Tuesday that Greece has the legal right to ban the far-right Golden Dawn party, the first ...
Greece seals deal with debt inspectors
Greece cleared an important hurdle in its drive to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. But even though ...
AEK fans force Greek league game to be abandoned
AEK Athens' home game against relegation rival Panthrakikos in the Greek league was abandoned on Sunday after its fans stormed the pitch when the ...
Greece charges German with smuggling silver
A German man has been charged with trying to smuggle hundreds of pounds of silver out of Greece, part of a crackdown on the pawnbroker trade ...
Unknown Greek group claims bomb attack
Police in Greece say an unknown militant group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack near the ancient Acropolis last month against a prominent ...
Greece, Germany bicker over war reparations issue
A long-standing debate over whether Germany still owes Greece war reparations stemming from the Nazi occupation erupted anew Thursday in a spat ...
Greece signals faster state reforms
Socialist coalition partners in Greece's government said Tuesday that overhauling the country's bloated public sector is crucial for the success of ...
Greece: Stalled bank merger tests investors
Greek banks NBG and Eurobank on Monday said their planned merger has been postponed, causing huge volatility in their share price amid fears they may ...
PAOK beats Veria 2-0 in Greek league
PAOK moved into a second place in the Greek league with a 2-0 victory over Veria on Saturday. PAOK was 14 points behind league champion Olympiakos, ...
AEK player gets 5-match ban for Nazi-style salute
A Greek professional football player has received a five-match ban for giving a Nazi-style salute last month while celebrating a goal for struggling ...
Greece's creditors start new austerity inspection
Greece's conservative prime minister said the country is showing its first signs of recovery, as international debt inspectors returned to Athens ...
Greece ends tax spat ahead of new inspection
Parties in Greece's coalition government announced a compromise Wednesday over an emergency tax seen as a symbol of harsh austerity measures — a move ...
Greece: 5 jailed for militant anarchist attacks
A Greek court on Wednesday convicted five people on terrorism-related charges related to a militant anarchist group which claimed responsibility for ...