Greece
‘What I saw, I hope no one will ever see’ says Greek diplomat returning from Mariupol
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's consul general in Mariupol, the last EU diplomat to evacuate the besieged Ukrainian port, said on...
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Greek farmers on tractors protest ‘unbearable’ fuel, fertilizer costs
ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Greek farmers, some on tractors, protested in Athens on Friday, demanding more tax cuts and...
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Kosovo president asks Washington for help in joining NATO
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has asked U.S. President Joe Biden to use Washington's influence...
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EU court adviser faults Denmark for misusing ‘feta’ name on cheese exports
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Denmark has breached European Union law by failing to prevent local companies from...
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Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal PMs to hold meeting on Friday
ROME (Reuters) -The prime ministers of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece will meet in Rome on Friday ahead of a...
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Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Russian Patriarch Kirill's full-throated blessing for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide...
Read moreForeign tanker with Russian cargo bound for U.S. sails to North African coast
LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) -Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Elli, which made a Russian port call and had been bound for the United States,...
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EU to keep talking with Bulgaria until enlargement spat solved, Borrell says
(Reuters) - The European Commission will continue talking to Bulgaria to get its approval for accepting North Macedonia into the...
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EU to propose enhancing security of Western Balkans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will propose enhancing the security and defence of Western Balkans countries to "anchor" the...
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Greek PM Mitsotakis tests positive for COVID-19
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a video message on Instagram...
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Over 2,400 civilians died in Mariupol since Russian invaded, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than 2,400 civilians have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russia invaded...
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Greek PM tells Zelenskiy EU sanctions will help pressure Russia
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday the full implementation of sanctions...
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Turkey, Greece agree to improve ties amid Ukraine conflict
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed in talks on Sunday to improve...
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Greek PM to meet President Erdogan in Turkey on March 13
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet in Istanbul on Sunday, the Greek...
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As Ukraine evacuates trapped seafarers, foreign mariners count cost of war
By Jonathan Saul and Ruma Paul LONDON/DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck...
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Queen meets Canadian PM in first in-person meeting since catching COVID
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Queen Elizabeth met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday, in her first official...
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In Greek migrant camp, Afghan woman finds strength in art
By Karolina Tagaris THIVA, Greece (Reuters) - In a tiny classroom in a migrant camp in Greece, 18-year-old Roya Rasuli...
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Southern Europe grapples with changing face of tourism
By Karolina Tagaris CORFU, Greece (Reuters) -It took one electricity bill to crush Dimitris Diavatis' hopes that his Greek summer...
Read moreCountries seek UN meeting over shipping dangers after Ukraine invasion
LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) - Over 15 countries have called for a special meeting with the UN's shipping agency to discuss the...
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Greece backs sanctions against Russia, ready to take in Ukraine refugees -PM
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece, the birthplace of democracy, backs European Union sanctions against Russia after its unlawful invasion of Ukraine...
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