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EU official favors Western Balkans integration into the bloc

A senior European Union official said Tuesday that a summit next month will reaffirm the "European perspective" of the ...

Greece to investigate claims over UNICEF branch's finances

A Greek prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement in the local branch of UNICEF.

Cyprus regains rare Orthodox Christian mosaic stolen in 70s

A rare 6th century mosaic depicting the St. Andrew that was taken from a looted church in the Cyprus' breakaway north has ...

Greek police arrest 120 migrants after violence by islanders

Police on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos on Monday arrested 120 asylum-seekers for illegal camping, following overnight ...

Greece beats budget target as it looks to post-bailout era

Greece has beaten its budget targets for a third year and trimmed its massive debt burden, according to data released Monday.

AEK beats Levadiakos 2-0, moves closer to Greek title

Tassos Bakasetas scored twice in the first half as Greek league leader AEK Athens beat Levadiakos 2-0 on Sunday.

Greece rejects Turkish leader's proposal to swap soldiers

The Greek government is rejecting a proposal by Turkey's president to exchange two Greek soldiers detained since early March ...

Greece: Man electrocuted at rail depot thought to be migrant

Police in Greece say a man was killed after he came into contact with an overhead power line at a freight train depot.

A willingness to fix the euro's flaws is fading fast

When Angela Merkel was re-elected as Germany's leader in March, the way looked open for European nations to finally patch the ...

Greek court backs release of Turkish officer seeking asylum

Greece's highest court on Thursday approved the release from custody of one of eight Turkish servicemen who have applied for ...

Federica Mogherini, Zoran Zaev

EU envoy: Macedonia can settle name dispute by late June

The European Union's foreign policy chief says she believes Greece and Macedonia can overcome a long-standing name dispute ...

Greece vows to respect landmark court decision on migrants

Greek officials say the government will respect a landmark court decision against a European Union policy that allowed ...

Greek police: head of international crime ring arrested

Greek police say they have caught the suspected head of a European organized crime ring specializing in burglaries, robberies ...

Strike extended, Greek ferries stuck in port until Friday

Greek seamen are extending their strike for a further 24 hours, leaving the country's mainland and islands without ferry ...

The Latest: After nod from EU, Macedonia pledges new reforms

The Latest on the political situation in the Balkans (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Macedonia's prime minister has promised to ...

New Greek port owners face repair cost setback

Owners of the newly-privatized port of Thessaloniki, in Greece's second-largest city, say they will need to spend an ...

Under threat of relegation, Greek club settling Essien debt

Panathinaikos says long-delayed payments have been made to Michael Essien and two others in an effort to avoid losing nine ...

Greek PM: Greek-Turkish relations in period of "instability"

Relations between Greece and Turkey are experiencing a "period of instability," the Greek prime minister said Tuesday, ...

Hundreds of refugees, migrants cross into northern Greece

Greek authorities say hundreds of refugees and other migrants have crossed the land border with Turkey in the past two days, ...

Cyprus leader says UN could scope out restarting peace talks

The Greek Cypriot president of ethnically divided Cyprus said the United Nations secretary-general could dispatch an envoy ...